davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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shells whatsoever manufactured in the
United States" The French embassy
in Washington also issued a statement
from which the following is an extract ::
'One of the German princes was asked
the percentage shot by the French. in
the great drive north of Arras, in the
course of which the French captured
,, the Labyrinth and some other impor-
tant positions. His royal highness
vouchsafed the opinion that it was
rather difficult to estimate this accu-
rately. but he thought that at least SO
per cent were American Shells adding
that the last French offensive would
not have been possible without Amer
lean ammunition. In view of such fire.
quently repeated assertions. it cannot
be amiss to state once for all that
France has bought no shells of any
sort in the United States since the be-
ginning of the war"
The. German prince referred to in the
statement from the French embassy
was Prince Ruprecht Of Bavaria
Inough war orders aggregating many
miilons OF dollars have been placed in
the United States, and while ammuni-
tlon plants have been enlarged and are
working day and night on filing these
orders. it has been said that the June
Shipment of cannon ammunition was
the first to be made by any of the war
material contractors in the United
states. No denial has been made that
small arms ammunition in considera BILE
quantities has been going out from the
United States for several months. The
June shipment of shell and shrapnel
had not had time to reach the war
zone. The result of the conflicting an
nouncements is that there is confusion
In the minds Of Americans.
y
From figures compiled by the New
York customhouse authorities it is
shown that the value of American
cartridges sent abroad has materially
increased since the beginning of the
current year and that there has been
remarkable increase in the export Of
smokeless powder. There has also
been great and increasing value in
the exports of unloaded shells-that is
the steel cases of shell and shrapnel.
Firearms are going abroad in increas-
ing quantities, but the customhouse
statistics do not show whether quick
firing field guns are included in that
classification.
The output of munitions from the
United States will probably show a tre-
mendous Increase during the remainder
Of the war. The increase in the ship
ment Of unloaded shells and the in
crease in the export of explosives are
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Dearest" he said, cant I get you a
nice diamond ring for Christmas?'
mo. darling" whispered the farseeing
young thing; II will take the ring now.
Let Christmas bring its happy sur
prises, just as usual."-Newark Star. =
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PROPAGANDA for the preserva-
ton of snakes may be one of
the reform movements of the

n LOT In0 preSeTNd-
~ tion of snakes may be one of
= the reform movements of the
future. There are certain signs in the
| times today to support the suggestion
that another generation may be taught
to understand that the non-venomous
! snake is the friend and not the enemy
Of mankind and that the valuable rep
tile has been maligned and misunder-
stood and slain without provocation
throughout all the ages
Here and there in the vast amount Of
reading matter circulating in the world
the eye catches a plea for a better un-
derstanding and a truer knowledge of
the snake and men are asked to for
swear their lifelong-in fact, their age
long-aversion and hostility to snakes
In general 1t is pointed out that
among snakes, as among other families,
there are good and bad members, and
that while the bad should be destroyed
the good ought to be preserved. 1t has
been written by an expert on the sub
ject that one hundred and eleven dis
tinct species of snakes occur in the
United States, of which only seventeen
are dangerous to man. Thirteen of the
latter are rattlesnakes, with an unmis-
taxable mark of Identification, the tail
i
ing dangerous species comprise the
copperhead and water moccasin and
two small, brilliantly colored coral
snakes.
One Of the great economic values of
the snake is that he is an active and
Industrious destroyer of rats and mice
and that as rule only the -venomous
snakes will live around human habita-
tions. Men who study snakes are always
loud and positive in their declarations
that the average man is densely ignorant
on the snake subject and usually shows
hostility against being enlightened.
X X
In the District of Columbia and those
parts of Maryland and Virginia ada
cent to the District about forty species
and sub-species of reptilia have been
observed. and of these four are lizards,
eight are turtles and the rest are
snakes, SO that around Washington
about thirty-eight different kinds of
snakes have been found and may yet be
found.
The copperhead is the snake most
thought of by Washington trampers,
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woman servants 81 to 81 a month. and
seamstresses $3.50 a month. These
wages were considered high.
x%
In those days the modern shoe fac
tories of Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey were undreamed Of A shoemaker
who was able to make a pair of shoes
a day could earn $3.50. as the leather
cost 81 and the shoes sold for $3.50
Three sources of great concern to the
inha bitants of the District were wolves
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Courtesy Appreciated.

From the London Mail.
Did you tell that young man of
yours that am going to have the light
switched of at ten?"
"Yes, dad" ---t.-...
"Well?" .-t...,
Hes coming at ten in future.i
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AMNlUNJlTlON FOR
ALLIES I'm THE GREAT WAR

RRHE promise is that from now until
world peace comes American am
q munition will play a great part in
the war. Because of a certain degree
of secrecy and many misleading and
conflicting statements by directly in
terested parties. there has been great
confusion in the news relating to Amer
lean ammunition on the battlefields of
Europe.
Accounts from German sources dat
ing back almost to the beginning of
the war have told of the use of Ameri-
can-made ammunition by the allies.
These accounts related not to rife and
machine gun cartridges. but to high
explosive shell, plain shrapnel and
high explosive shrapnel. 1t has been
narrated that much of the unfriendly
feeling inP Germany and Austria toward
the United States has been due to the
use of American shell and shrapnel by
the allies A capable correspondent
under date of the headquarters of the
crown prince of Bavarias army, wrote
as follows:
THE German bitterness toward Amer
lea resulted from the thought that il
1T were not for the quantity and su-
perior quality of the American shells
they would not have half as many cases
, of shell wounds. and consequently
would have fewer cases Of the deadly
gas phlegmOnie. The generals and
higher staff officers discussed the ques-
tion quite dispassionately. usually con-
tenting themselves by saying: 'Ameri-
can ammunition Is very good"
On the other hand. it was announced
at the same time on authority of ord
nance makers in the United States that
no American cannon ammunition had
been fired in Europe. 1t was said that
steel company which has received
heavy orders for shell and shrapnel and
! for some time has been turning ont
these two classes of projectfles at the
rate of $4,000 day had made it's first
shipment late in June. though 1t had
been under contract to begin its de-
| liveries in July.
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limits is not altogether satisfactory,
yet it is of such a character as to
make it seem extremely probable that
the species is still to be found about
the rock slides along the Potomac river
above the CITY,"
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In addition to all the other evidence
that American shells had not been used
in France. at least by the French army
up to the beginning of July. the minis
try of war of France issued a state
ment that neither now nor at any
time since the war began has the
French artillery made any use Of any
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RARE

MONG the Washingtoniana in
the Public Library there is a
book so old and rare that it
is now kept securely wrap
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BOOK REVIEWS

A BIT o. LOVE, Play in Three Acts.
BY John Galsworthy, author of THE
Fugitive" etc. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons. Washington: Wood
ward & Lothrop.
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Cooper Mrs E. B. The Women of Egypt.
G71-C7s6w.
Johnston, Sir H. H. Pioneers in South Africa.
G74-J645p.
Markham V. R. The Solth African Scene.
1918. G74-M345s
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Hyatt Verrill New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons. Washington; Wood
ward & Lothrop.
boy without a live pet of one sort
or another is only about half the boy
he would like to be. and only about
half the boy he really would be IL he
had one or more Of these to engage his
forethought and affection. y person
on the outside-teacher or parent-can
learn more about the disposition of a.
boy. more about both his shortcomings
and long. from his treatment OF live
pets than from any other one source.
And. happily, most boys possess at
least one of these. But not one boy
in nifty has more than a merely acci-
dental and wholly unsatisfactory
knowledge of the care of pets. Here
is the point at which this very COM
plete and useful book steps in with
an abundance of practical and definite
information on the subject As first
feature the volume enlarges the field
from which pets may be chosen. in
Guiding certain animals that can be
domesticated easily. and that remain
contented in this condition. The au-
thor shows how to build suitable shell
ters for the animals. He tells how to
keep them clean. a most important
The Washington times., 1915-08-08
Weeks Summary For
Your ScrQpbOOk

SUNDAY August 1.-The British steamship Iberan sunk by
submarine with loss Of three Of whom
Americans Lublin falls the Teutons The Austrian losses
the Italian campaign placed at $4,000 by the Italian
Office. There is change on the French front.
MONDAY August 1.-The Teutons take Chom southeast Of Ivan
sorod During July Germans took 10000 Russian prisoners
The Popes appeal peace with considerable criticism
in France Italy and England There aerial battle the
between six German and fifteen French aeoplanes
the Germans claiming victory
TUESDAY, August 3The Russians continue retreat fighting
guard actions while appears that the Germans
are doing trap portion Of the Russian force The
liquid Marie Therese in the Argonne brings
slight gain Germans The British steamship Clntna
sunk by German submarine, with the loss of eleven lives
British submarine Turkish steamship in the Sea OF Mar
WEDNESDAY, August 4eat Britain sends three notes to the
United insisting upon right of blockadng neutral ports
and furnishing arguments for the contention The
aneuve which Russian general staff has been attempt
ing to withdraw entire Russian armies from the Warsaw
salient have been successful according London ad-
vices members Of the foreign office in France
are reported missing The Italians OF entire
Austrian regiment the Carso plateau.
THURSDAY August 5-The Russians driven back from the
Bone fortress of Warsaw while elsewhere the
long Russian the Teutons continue advance Great
Britain the st anniversary of her against Ger
many church services in the empire and in the colonies
deliver violent against the Italian
line which is gradually encirclng Goritz.
FRIDAY August ewsaw falls Bavaran troops under Prince
Leopold that Austria is sending 10000 fresh
troops Great Britain appeals its citizens
to pay gold into the banks The political parties OF France
form union which endure until the end OF the war 1t
is unocialy reported the British cabinet has decided to
inaugurate a system of conscrpton
SATURDAY, August angood falls the Teuons but the Rus
sian which had been holding Holland reports
saw that the preparing for movement
OF troops the western 'front.' appears likely
that British government will seek to purchase all OF the
available export cotton the United States keep from
reaching Germany heights OF the Meuse
in considerable strength but fail to make headwy Rome hears
that Goritz is about to fall
The Washington times., 1915-08-08
GETTING AMERICA TOGETHER

There are signs that the Pan
American Financial Congress is 60
ing to produce results. The first
fruit Of its meeting in Washington
in May was reported yesterday in
the acceptance by Panama and Ecua-
dor of the invitation of the United
States to appoint delegates to the
International High Commission on
uniformity Of laws relating to trade,
commerce, and international COM
mercial courts.
There has been much talk about
getting together" with the South
American republics. There has been
much publicity given to trade oppor-
tunities in South America: Our
youth are learning Spanish in the
hope of taking advantage of them.
To all interested in the knitting to-
gether Of North and South America
by the ties of commerce, the quick
action of these two republics will
be source of qualification. 1t is
to be hoped that others will respond
within reasonable time, and that
the commission then can get to work
to formulate the agreements and
rules that will divest South Ameri-
can trade of it's many present COM
plications for us.
The Washington times., 1915-08-08

models lately prevalent. But at
any rate she will have given proof
that she is not shackled to any par
ticular form or fashion after the
manner of her other 1--WE must de-
cline, apropos of clothes and in mid
summer, to say better) half.
Woman's sartorial versatility
demonstrates more than her posses
sion of an imagination that mascu-
Unity utterly lacks. For, whatever
she wears, she manages to make us,
before the new style is very old, feel
sure that it is quite the most becom-
ing she has yet essayed; thus indi-
eating a capacity for intellectual
domination which has too often and
quite too mistakenly been attributed
exclusively to man.
The ladies not only dare to do as
they please, but do it. The men
merely claim to dare do it.
The Washington times., 1915-08-08
THE EUOENISTS' MISTAKE

Family ties, in Europe, always
have counted too much. Perhaps in
this country they have counted too
little. At any rate, the eugenists
are coming to the rescue of the
genealogists. The newest "science"
is to rescue one of the most ancient
pastimes from oblivion. The eugen-
lists would utilize the family tree.
Likewise they would enlarge it.
They admit it is fairly useless af-
fair, as it is now cultivated, but they
are launching campaign for a new
sort of genealogy which shall in
clude much information.
If your great-grandmother had
astigmatism; if your great-great-
uncle died of alcoholism, a record of
the fact should be hung on the fam
lily tree. Your ancestors should not
only be described, but photographed.
Bertillon measurements, presuma-
bly,, would help, though they are not
definitely mentioned. The eugenists
see the day when young folk will
not look to beauty or fortune, but to
family trees.
Mary Smith will not calmly fall
into John Jones; she will call for his
family record. Then John Jones will
bring forth the cryptic parchment
and Mary may read that Johns
father was the son of James Jones
whose brother had the St. Vitus
dance. Then Mary will pass Johr
by.
All of which sounds we'll on paper
The only trouble with our eugenist
friends is that they insist persons
should do things they probably
never could be induced to do. They
prove, in scientific terms, that tn,
world could be made better; thel
comes spring, and the young man.
fancy turns in the accustomed yer
nal direction, and fouts all eugene
laws, for brown eyes or a wealth O.
auburn hair.
The eugenists point out that farm
ers breed plants by being careful o
their genealogy, and decline to tax
into account that human nature pre-
cludes breeding the human race il
just that way. Their urgings to
ward cold science, with human ma
ture left out, make fine material fo
Edward Carpenter and other gentle
men who delight in pointing out tina
science, like poetry, has it's littl
fallecies.
The Washington times., 1915-08-08
Rum Lures Butterflies,
Then Trapped at Profit

LOS ANGELES. Aug. S.-Mrs. c. 8.
Elgin, Of San Benito county. VINO IS
visiting In Sawtelle with friends. has
given her acquaintances an impetus 10
Join the butterfly catching brigade as
an occupation that yields harvest OK
gold for the little time devoted to II.
She says that while wandering on
hill side near her home one morning
she succeeded in capturing twenty per-
feet specimens of the Pergamus swaI.
lowtail and received 81 each for the
females and 81 for the males. The exc
cursion proved so profitable that she
has gone into the business and Is now
breeding butterflies. moths, and mliiers
of the rare varieties much sought 10
be added to the collections OF colleges
and millionaires who are riding lhe
butterfly hobby.
Before capturing enough females ahH
eggs to establish her breeding pen Mls;
Elgin discarded the old-time method OF
catching the elusive winged heauties
nv means Of the net and at the end OF
n long stick. She says her methoo was
to attract them at night by means OF
LIGHTS and sweetened bait. The nectar
used was a combination of stale bear.
run, and molasses. One taste OF the
| temnting decoction calls for more. soon
| tho butterflies are in such state OF M
| toxica ton that II was no trick TO enect
| their capture by ficking them into
| cyanide bottles.
The Washington times., 1915-08-08
MlLADY'S TOOOERY

The philosophy of clothes, duly
developed, would be a telling argu-
ment in favor of giving the ladies
a larger part in the running of this
world. Nothing is quite % near to
folks as their clothes, wherefore a
study of the attitudes of the two
sexes toward clothes should illu-
mine basic characteristics.
Woman is, in respect to her raj
ment, aggressive, experimenting, in
ventive. She is always willing to
try something new. Man on the con-
trary is notorously conservative.
Woman seeks new styles, combina-
tions, forms, colors, methods; man
sticks grimly to fashions that fail
utterly to distinguish the current
models from those of two or three
Of half a dozen seasons ago, or to
differentiate the waiter from the
guest. Woman may be too variable
but quite as certainly man, in coat
garrote, and perspiration, is the re,
verse.
Announcement comes from The
fashion authorities that the ladies
are to abandon the sensible and com
Portable models of recent seasons
the skirt of moderate but practicable
volume and plausible length, for {
return to fullness and length. Sh'
will be criticised for doing it, ant
the guess is ventured that sh'
ill presently return to the sane
The Washington times., 1915-08-08
RAISING THE LUSITANlA

Engineers in England are serious
ly discussing the possibility that the
Lusitania may be raised from the
ocean bottom. She lies at depth
of 300 to 400 feet, on a bottom that
is supposed to be hard enough to
have prevented her becoming packed
in mud and grown into the seas
floor. This is in many cases the
greatest difficulty about raising a
ship.
The Lusitania and her cargo are
estimated to weigh about 100000
tons, which is a greater weight than
has ever been dragged up from the
seas bottom. Moreover, the depth
at which she lies is perhaps 100 feet
greater than any at which divers
have ever successfully operated. But
it is suggested that greater power
and bigger appliances might cope
with the greater weight; while there
have been recent improvements in
diving paraphernalia which might
make the work possible despite the
great depth. Especially is it claimed
that a spherical diving machine has
been perfected, in which men coulc
go to much greater depths, and still
work, using artificial light to guide
them.
Most plausible of the plans pro
posed is that which looks to attach
ing cables to the ship and lifting
her a few feet and then towing he
inshore to shallower water till sh'
would again rest on the bottom
then lifting her again and takini
another towing step upward; and s.
on until she should be brought t.
such a depth of water that ordinar,
diving apparatus would serve tn
sal Sers. The problem is considere
to be, at least, one Of whether tn
lcost would be greater than tn
'syalue Of the salvage. ..-.-
The Washington times., 1915-08-08

thought of by Europe until all Eu-
rope is at the Kaiser's feet. It Is
yet many years from that estate,
even if Prussian arms should con-
tinue as successful, year after year,
as they have been in the first
twelvemonth of war.
The Washington times., 1915-08-08
AN ENGLISH COTTON PLAN


Cotton was not nearly SO properly
to be called a munition of war in
our civil war time as it is now, be-
cause it was not then used in ex-
plosives as it is now. There have
been various guesses as to the weak
point in the economic armor of the
federation at which the
entente powers might make attack
effective. Recent occurrences strong
ly suggest that cotton is regarded by
them as the weakest point-provided
the lance can be driven home there.
How to keep cotton out Of Ger
many and Austria, and yet not
offend the United States,
is the problem that British state
craft faces. It will not do to let q
blockade inflict on this country, for
another season, the sort of calamity
that the cotton crisis brought to the
South last year. 1t might be pos
sible to make blockade SO complete
as to starve the central empires out
of the fiber; but if that were done it
would leave the United States with
out market, producing bad results.
1t has been proposed, therefore, that
Britain and her allies buy the entire
export surplus of United States cot
ton and distribute it among them
selves and to the neutrals Of the
world in such fashion and under
such restrictions as will make quite
certain that it shall not fall into the
hands of the enemy and turn up as
explosives in the guns or shirts on
the soldiers backs.
This plan would be difficult Of or.
ganization, because there would be
less demand for cotton, if the Ger
manic countries were to be Topped
off the worlds market, and therefore
a normal price level could not be de.
termined, at which the purchases
should be made. If, say, 10 cents
were offered and accepted, states
manship Of the Hoke Smith -Riddel
sort would charge that the price
would be Is cents if Germany ant
Austria were added to the market
They would denounce the pact, n,
matter how reasonable, and claim
that we were not only discriminat
ing against the Germans, but wer,
robbing the poor cotton planter il
order to do it.
The alternative, Of course, is II
have cotton made contraband by tn
allies, as they have perfect right t.
do, and to keep it out Of German,
by force, as they have ample powe
to do. That would be vastly wors
for cotton and the cotton grower
but vociferous cotton "patriotism
and pro- German neutrality" In thi
country are very likely to brinI
about just that solution by the allies
1t is at bottom a practical ques
tlon. This Government could NO
very easily make a deal Of the sor
The allies might instruct thei
American agents to buy all the CO,
ton, as it has been charged the Gel
mans tried to buy control of som
industrial plants; but suppose col
ton, under such an order, went boom
ing as Bethlehem did! There woul
be a bonanza for the planter, an
huge losses for the government
trying to execute the plan. c
course, if this country were in tn
war, as a war measure the deal coul
be made in a jiffy; and that is or
reason why Germany will be ver
thoughtful about any moves th'
might embroil US.
The Washington times., 1915-08-08
Superseded by Daughter
AS Housekeeper, She Sues

LANCASTER. Pa. Aug. S.-Because'
as she alleged. her husband cut off her
allowance of IS pin money and gave
to a daughter the money to run the
house. Mrs Henry WE'LL. wife of horse
dealer, appeared in court to push her
suit for maintenance
Ten weeks ago the wife was forced to
give up supervision Of the mousse ana
VAS lett without money. WELLS income.
she testified, is $4,000 a year. and she
wants A5 week for support and $500
for clothing.