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The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
HOROSCOPE.


THE stars incline. but do not compel"
Sunday, September II, 1915.
This is an unfortunate day, according
to the reading of astrologers. Neptune
is in a place strongly evil. while the Sun,
Mars and Uranus are also in malefic as
pect
menacing to the commercial interests of
the United States. and again strikes and
serious riots are foreshadowed.
On the sea great perils are presaged.
American interests will be jeopardized
in unexpected quarters. 1t Is prognosti-
Gated.
This is a most unfavorable time for
shipping. Severe storms. as well a.
other dangers, are indicated.
Mars presages excitement in military
matters and internal troubles in various
States
The President is subject to a rule held
to -foreshadow criticism and jealousy in
political quarters. He will gain great
glory in the end. but he is likely to be
accused Of welding too much power, II
his horoscope il correctly interpreted.
On this day 1t In wise to avoid all con-
troversies. The Catholic Church may
have serious dificulties.
While Uranus il unfriendly It Is wise
to delay any serious decisions, as the
judgment IL said to be impaired by the
power of the planet that sways the mind
toward delusions as well as toward psy-
chic insight
Lovers should beware Of this days in
fuences. While the coniguration pre-
walls Misunderstanding multiply and de-
ception IL common.
The seers predict a reign of such cru
city in Europe that even the recent
bloody records Of the war shall appear
commonplace. A winter Of supreme nor
ror IL foretold.
The autumnal equinox. when the sun en-
ters Libra. gives little encouraging sign
of peace or better times In Europe, and
warning IL indicated for the United
States.
Cruelty to children viii excite public
indignation. In several cities scandals In
asylums ana other public institutions will
be revealed.
Persons whose birthdate 1t IL may be
much inclined to waste time In smuse-
ment during the coming year, but they
should devote attention to busiuesa
Young persons probably will engage in
love affairs
Children born on this day. may Be too
light-hearted ! to take life seriously
These subjects Of Virgo are often ex-
travagant ana slothfui. Girls should BE-
guarded against unfortunate marrin@.
toop5risht. lSs)
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under a heavy fire and found that the
farm was in the possession of the
enemy.
Instead of turning back. the three men
cautiously crept up to the house under
the cover of an orchard. In the yard
they found slightly wounded French
soldier whom they took prisoner before
he could give an alarm. Behind a green
house they found another Frenchman,
whom they quickly disarmed. Wher
Pausch and Glaesel smashed the front
door of the farmhouse three enemies ap-
peared and threw up their hands.
In the meantime Sergt. Schlierf had
climbed to the roof of the greenhouse
and discovered eleven Frenchmen in
this building. Covering them with
his gun. he ordered them to surrender
and they obeyed without resistance.
Thus the three members of the patrol,
who have all received the iron cross
of the second class, made sixteen
prisoners in a few minutes.
Small Force Whips Russians.
During the second invasion of the
Russians in Eastern Prussia, Lieut..
Won Robendorff, of the Forty-sixth
Mounted Chauseurs Regiment. was or
dered to advance from Roessei to Sor-
Quitten with two corporals and twenty
men. Near Sorquitten the small de-
tachment met a Russian cavalry d.
vision. Lieut.. Won Robendorff drew
his men up behind a hill and ordered
them to dismount for an engagement
on foot.
When the Russian advance guard
appeared near the hill IL was greeted
with a sharp fire. The Russians were
completely surprised. and fed, leaving
several dead and ten or twelve wound
ed. Two hours later the Russian cav
airy returned. supported by a regi-
ment of infantry. Then Lieut.. Won
draw, but they held the enemy at Q
losses.
On its retreat toward Roessel the
detachment learned that Russian cav
place Drawing his small force out
to a line of 200 yards. Lieut. Won Ro-
bendorn dashed into the town, and
the Russians were surprised and
fooled again. A squadron Of Cossacks
which had pitched camp on the mar.
ket place fed in wild disorder. be-
lieving itself attacked by q numeri-
caily superior force. Lieut. Won Ro-
bendorff hauled down the Russian
nag from the tower OF the, town hall
and collected 4 large amount of>booty
For these and other daring deeds
the lieutenant was decorated with the
iron cross Of the frst class, but q few
weeks later two Russian bullets end-
ed his life when he tried to break
through the positions Of the enemy
near Piasznos In Northern Poland.
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West Point Notes

West Point, n. Y, Sept. 1.-THE
post is very busy with the opening
of academic work once more and the
many movings necessitated by the ar
rival of the new detail: people are
now about settled and can enjoy the
best motoring season of the year.
Golf tennis and riding are also very
popular.
Miss Mary Ingles, Of Washington.
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new class of student aviators will
be assembled and ordered to duty at
the aeronautic station on or about
October /, 1915. This class will be
composed of eight line officers of the
navy and two officers of the Marine
Corps.
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! To protect oe bases Of telegraph poles
against decay Q new French practice u
to surround them With earthenwars pipes
and hn the pipes with melted rosia and
sand. which sohdines and becomes va
terprooe
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Against Island Policy

Former President Taft predicts trouble
in the Philippines because Of the policy
pursued by the present administration
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New York produces more than half e
the tale in the United states. with vee.
mont IN second place.
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rURKo-BUIGAR PACT SIGNED.
large slice Of Thrace Conceded
AeeordfnE 10 Germans.

Geneva. Sept. li.-German journals are
publishing the concessions granted by
Turkey to Bulgaria According to this
story the treaty was signed last Mon
day.
Bulgaria is awarded 1.zo kilometers
tabout 70 miles) of.Sfhrace, which she
ing Of the treaty. 4
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Z. O'Neill.
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The board will also make further tests
of this equipment wherever necessary.
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Where there is only small area to be
covered the simplest method is to drench
the nests with boiling water. Another
simple remedy is to spray the lawn with
kerosene emulsion or with very strong
soap wash prepared by dissolving any
common laundry soap in water at the
rate of one pound or one-half pound to a
gallon of water. Such methods are par
ticularly well adapted to small lawns and
for the ordinary little lawn ant.
For larger ant colonies or other spe-
cies. bisulphide of carbon, a chemical
which can be purchased at any drug
store. will be found effective. This sub
stance can be placed in the nest by
means of an oil can or small syringe, the
quntity required varying from one-haIf
ounce for a small nest to two or three
ounces or more for large one
An oil can with a long spout is a con-
venient instrument. as it can be inserted
into the nests and the liquid injected
without its being brought close to the
operators nose, for the fumes of bisul-
phide Of carbon, although not poisonous,
are nauseating. To facilitate the en-
trance into the nest of the chemical, the
ant hole can be enlarged with sharp
stick or iron rod
After the bisulphide of carbon has
been injected, the opening should be
closed by pressure of the foot in order
to retain the bisulphide. This will pene-
trate slowly throughout the underground
channels of the nest and kill all the in
mates. 1t is important to remember that
while bisulphide is perfectly harmless il
kept away from all fire, it is very inflam-
mable and may, under certain circum-
stances, explode when ignited
Except from the unsightly appearance
of their nests, however. the lawn ants do
no appreciate harm. Thew are freouent-
ly noted on roses and on other orna-
mental and garden plants, and it is nat
urally supposed they are doing harm to
these. AS matter of fact, it is not the
plants that attract the ants, but the plant =
lice
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Dr. koga moved to Tokyo in. January.
1914. and continued his work in the Ia b.
oratory of DR.. kitazato Dr. Motojima
accompanied DR.. koga to Tokyo and the
experiments were continued. But the
subjects tuberculosis had been steadily
advancing and his condition daily was
more serious
In September Of last year DR.. Kosa
for the first time achieved satisfactory
results in his experiments and at once
went to the patient and told him of his
success expressing regret for the I'M
avoidabe errors of the past and saying
that he had found the cure. But the
discovery came too late to help the man
who had given himself over for expert
mentation and DR.. Motojima died in the
Negishi hospital. Yokohama, within the
month. Two months later DR.. Koga had
brought his treatment to a point at which
he was convinced Of it's usefulness, and
the medical authorities sharing his con-
viction he was permitted to use the
treatment in general practice. DR.. kita-
cato characterized the treatment as the
most efficacious anti-tuberculosis specific
so far discovered.
DR.. koga tried the perfected treat
ment on ten patients with success and
up to date it has been given to more
than 300 patients in the Kitazato labor
atory and the Negishi hospital with
noteworthy results. The scientist now
expresses the hope that other scientists
will take up the work and develop it on
the foundation which he has laid.
The raw material for the manufacture
of the remedy is abundant In Japan and
Is sufficient to meet any demand which
may arise.
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and a thorough course Of training for
10th pilot and a mechanic.
This donation comes from the Curtiss
Aeroplane Company. Of Buffalo, n. Y.
Mr.. Glen H. Curtiss, the president OF the
company, in a letter commencing the
movement to develop aviation corps for
the national guard and naval militia OF
every state in the Union. says:
I'VE are heartily in favor Of this
movement and will do whatever we can
to assist In its development. We shall be
glad to present to the naval militia OF
New York state. through the Aero Club
Of America. flying boat. and will train
an aviator and a mechanic"
Commodore R. P. Forshew. command
ing officer Of the naval militia of New
York state, with headquarters on the
L. S. S. Granite State, has been advised
by the Aero Club of America of the offer.
Commodore Forshew will decide to
which of the three battalions Of the New
York naval militia the flying boat will be
assigned.
At present there are no aeroplanes IN
the naval militia Of any state. Last Feb
ruary the navy department requested the
commanders Of the naval militia OF the
states having such organizations to cre-
ate aviation corps.
The commanders appealed for volun-
teers, and In some cases were successful
in securing the services of sportsmen
with aeronautical experience. Command
er Charles L. Poor. First battalion, New
York naval militia. appealed to the Aero
Club Of America and secured the services
Of two members. Messrs. William Fitz-.
hugh Whitehouse and Harold H. Brown,
both Of whom are trained aviation pilots.
But the navy department could not
supply the aeroplanes. and as there were
no prospects of obtaining aeroplanes for
either the national guard or naval militia
the Aero Club Of America and its afili-
ated aero clubs started q public sub
scription, similar to the French and Ger
man subscriptions - 1928, to raise a
fund with which to develop aviation
corps for the national guard and naval
militia Of all the states. and bring about
the utilization Of 100 aeroplane6 for mall
carrying. forming an aeronautical re-
serve which. while being used daily, for
peaceful purposes. shall be ready for
military service In case Of need. Nearly
s7.0oo has bssn raised for this purpose.
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the specific it was too late to save his
heroic comrades life.
DR.. Koga at first refused to accept the
offer of his body made by DR.. Motojima
While DR.. koga was working in the
medical laboratory of the Kyoto uni
versity, DR.. Cemura, a physician who was
leaving shortly for Hawaii visited him
and DR.. koga told of his researches and
the partial results he had achieved Ar
rived at Honolulu, DR.. Uemura CHANGED
TO speak of the labors of DR.. Koga in his
search for a tuberculosis specific and OF
the degree of success he already had
attained to DR.. Motojima. a physician
in the charity hospital of the Japanese
society at Honolulu. DIR. Motojima at
once said he would offer himself to Dr.
koga for purposes of experimentation,
and resignng his position in the hospital
sailed for Japan
When the young physician-he was
thirtysix years od-told Dr. koga of
the purpose of his visit the scientist at
first declined the offer. saying that he
was not sufficiently confident in the
treatment to warrant his trying it on a
human subject. Dr. Mortojima retorted
that his body was nothing as compared
with the ends for which DR.. Kcga was
working and rebuked DR.. Koga FOR his
weakness of faith in himself. adding that
human patient was better suited than
rabbits and frogs to supply the investi-
gator with reliable data.
DR. Koga. moved by the younger mans
earnestness. at last accepted his offer
and began his experiments. Through
these experiments he learned of the eff
feet of his injection on the human body.
particularly with regard to the Injurious
effects of overdoses.
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Humble ANT With His COW
Easily DISPOSSESSES BEE as
CLEVEREST of Insect World

THE virtues of the ant are we'll known
to amateur students of natural his
tory, but there has recently been
made known a new characteristic that
firmly establishes the humble ant as the
superior of the busy little bee" While
the bees, with their queen and drones and
industrious habits, have been extolled
for years, it seems the unassuming little
ant has possessed customs which dwarf
the industry and ingenuity of the bee.
ANT cows" have been known to deep
scholars in the realms of natural history
for some time, but it remained for the
department of agriculture to make us all
familiar with this striking custom of the
ant.
There is very small member Of the
animal kingdom commonly referred to
as a plant louise. This is the "ant cow"
1t secretes a sweet liquid of which the
ants are very fond and which they collect
without injuring the plant lice. And in
winter time the ants coolly take these
lice into their nests, shelter them
throughout the cold months and return
them to suitable plants in the spring
very much as men are accustomed to
feed and shelter cows throughout the
winter, putting them to pasture when
spring arrives.
This is the only way in which ants can
he said to injure plants. They enter
houses very rarely and, on the whole,
may be said to do no harm of any kind
except in so far they lessen the at
tractive appearance of the lawn.
On the other hand. 1t is quite possible
that by bringing up from the lower
depths sand and earth they may distinct
ly increase the fertility by forming top
dressing of soil mulch, and at the same
irna hot 81 %ha
AS a whole, ants are declared to be al
most harmless, so far as property is con-
cerned. The bureaus bulletin empha-
sizes the fact that the only harm they
do is to render lawns unsightly by their
nests. Ants are easy to get rid Of
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therefore. a rough plan of action in the
organization of a system for patrolling
our coast which would eliminate the pos
sibility of a surprise attack on any par
tiCular section of our coastal territory.
''On the northeastern division of our
coast line | would have five acres Of fifty
mile radius constituting the patrol areas
for five aero scouts. In the center Zap
proximatelyI of each area would be
radio receiving station connected with
Land lines. Each aero scout is equipped
with a radio transmitter of sixty miles
daylight radius. Each scout is in con-
slant communication with his central
radio station. and each station Is direct
ly connected by phone or telegraph with
the existing land system. The move
ment of ships. their disposition and the
strategy of the enemy will be readily dis
covered with the information obtained
from scouts covering such an extended
front An intelligent understanding of the
enemy's purpose would be gained and
our forces could be concentrated at de-
cisive points to meet the invader.
From New York to Mt Desert five
areas would be located. From New York
to the Mexican border seventeen areas
would be established. and on the Pacific
coast there would be eleven more. 1t
would be necessary. therefore, for the
" nave % oolo
scouts to cover the entire coast line OF
the United States. In war, however. It
is likely that If a single nation were the
enemy, that only one coast need be
actively guarded. in which case the bal
ance Of the scouts form a valuable re-
serve.
1T is obvious that a number Of exist
ing radio stations could be used In this
work. and also existing buildings for re-
ceiving stations"
The governors Of the aero club con-
slider Mr. Hammond's proposal Of great
Importance. The proposal will be sub
mitted to the heads Of the national guard
and naval militia Of the states who are
cooperating with the club in developing
aviation corps for the national guard
and naval militia.
The latest, and. to date, the most sub
stantial contribution to the Aero Club OF
Americas national aeroplane fund IL
$500 Curtiss flying boat. Of the same
type a. used In the United States navy.
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tuberculosis Remedy Costs Life of Heroic Physician

= UPROCYANIDE of potassium as a
remedy for tuberculosis has been
used successfully by a japanese
physician, DR.. Genzaburo Koga. but ex-
perimental work first cost the life of
another Japanese doctor who volun-
teered to submit himself for the pur-
pose.
DR.. Koga is using his specific in two
Tokyo hospitals, the demand for the
new remedy having been so great that
one institution was found Inadequate
The specific has been found efficacious
in both the first and second stages of
tuberculosis. but the weakness Of the
patients prevents 1t from acting success
fully in the last stages of consumption.
The potassium cuprocyanide does not
act directly by itself on the bacteria, but
mbines with an ingredient contained
in the tubercular tissue. The compound
thus produced has proved its efficacious-
ness. When the case is too far ad-
vanced and the patient becomes ex-
hausted the supply of disappears. Then
not only does the potassium cuprocyanide
fail to achieve the effect intended. but
its use implies some danger to the frail
constitution of the patient, who is I'M
able to resist the remedy's reaction.
In the case of Dr. Motojima. who sacri-
feed his life to advance experimentation
with the new remedy. the specific was
unable to save him because of the ad-
vanced stage of the disease Then, too,
1t is probable that the mistake made in
the first experiments with the remedy
fastened rather than retarded the prog
ress of the disease. DR.. koga realized
this and when finally he had perfected
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John HAYS HAMMOND, JR. the ra-
do expert. has submitted to the
Aero Club of America a detailed
plan to provide for coast defense. aero
planes equipped with wireless and a
chain of radio stations which will make
1t possible, with thirty-three aeroplanes
and the same number of radio stations.
to provide protection to the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts and the Mexican border.
Mr.. Hammond is a member of the
club, and being deeply interested in pro-
viding adequate national defense, Of
fered to cooperate in developing the
clubs plans to provide aviation corps for
national guard and naval militia of each
state.
In his proposal to the governors OF the
aero club to extend the efficiency of aero
planes fer coast defense by the applica
ton of the radio systems to aeroplanes.
Mr.. Hammond says:
LAS chairman of the subcommittee of
the Langley aerodynamical committee,
am much interested in the application Of
radio systems to aeroplanes. / believe
that the combination or these two
branches of science will prove invaluable
as adjuncts in the protection of our
country. With the Congressional apathy
existing in matters of national defense.
It is necessary that We apply directly to
our citizens to stimulate action in this
matter. With our extensive coast line
and our limited and low-speed navy. it
is essential that our scouting facilities be
extraordinarily efficient.
with a well-organized scout system
to cover our coast line, our feet and
land forces could cooperate with greater
unity against the enemy in its landing
operations. The intent Of the enemy's
maneuvers and his ultimate objective
could only be ascertained by aerial infor-
nation. and with adequate information
the limited force which the nation pos
sesses could be used to its best advan-
tAge. / take the liberty Of suggesting.
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Gas Masks for London Citizens!

are published explaining how to make
masks that will ward of the deadly
fumes.
The masks are offered at two shillings.
or fifty cents. Householders are advised
through the public prints that bath
towels soaked in a ten per cent solution
Of common washing soda make an effec-
tive protection against the gas. Dish
cloths and sponges can also be made
to serve as protection, these articles
point out.
Besides that, citizens are warned. IN
case Of falling gas bombs. to keep their
eyes tightly closed and to breathe slowly,
inwards through the mouth and out
wards through the nose.
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A THOUGH London has gotten over
~ a great part of its former fear Of
Zeppelins, the advent of poison
Gus gases into warfare has added a new
terror to raids. London is prepared for
q raid from Zeppelins armed with
poisonous gas bombs and every pre-
caution is being taken.
The populace is being educated through
the journals and newspapers what to do
in case of aerial attack by poison bombs.
Full page advertisements are being run
Offering for sale special masks that are
guaranteed to protect the wearers from
the effects Of the gas bombs and articles
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Human Ear Valued
at One-Third of Eve

THE value of human ear has been
judicially determined as one-third
that of an eye. The momentous
decision was made by New Jersey judge
in suit for personal damages. A work
man who had lost the hearing of one
ear sued his employers, who contested
the case on the ground the New Jersey
compensation law made no provision for
loss of hearing. The judge decided,
however, that the loss of hearing in one
ear was tantamount to the loss of the
sight in one eye and awarded the work
man 3333.2c