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How to Protect Yourself Against Colds and Deadly Infectious Diseases

them or at least keep them in check. Colds
seem only to occur where there is excess
Of acid in the system. Twenty grains OF
bicarbonate of soda (about a mustard
spoonfuD in glass OF water, taken before
each meal, three times day for three or
four days will correct the acdity. If the
mucous membrane Of the throat is strong
and healthy this course Of bicarbonate Is
likely to prevent IL cold breaking out, or
drive it away if it has appeared, but if the
mucous membrane is enlarged or UNI
healthy, that is to say, if you have catarrh,
the bcarbonate will pot cure il, and only
local treatment can do so. 1t is said that
% per cent OF persons in our Northern
American cities, outside certain exception
ally high and dry regions have catarrh.
Some simple remedies will keep catarrh
IN check. Dissolve level easpoonful
each Of common cooking salt, bicarbonate
OF soda, and boraX in pint OF warm
water. With nasal douche. obtainable
at the drugstore, pour this into each nos
tril using douche full in each Then
gargle the back OF the throat thoroughly
with the liquid. DC this every morning
before going out and every night before
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the Summer. The catarrh during this sea-
son should practically disappear With the
beginning of cold weather in the following
Winter, use the oily spray as we'll as the
solution. AT the beginni' & OF the follow
ing Summer take Il doctors treatment as
on the previous year and keep this regime
up permanently. This means some trouble
but 1t is necessary to prolong your life
and prevent yourself from being danger
to everybody about you. Some doctors be.
liere that day will come when we shall
isolate person who goes about with ca
tarrh, sneezing and splitting disease germs
i'll public, as we DOW isolate sufferer
from scarlet fever.
y good many persons suffering from ca
tarrh have naturally been discouraged by
the cost Of obtaining treatment from a
recognized nose and throat specialist of
high standing. Much OF this expense can
be avoided without any harm TO yourself
II you have an intelligent. conscientious.
and capable general practitioner whose
charges suit your purse. ask him to, ar.
range consultation with the specialist
for you and after that he can give YOU
the specialists remedies and treatment at
a moderate cost.
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II T OST people have sense enough to
mi know that this is the time of year
in which they take cold. but many
of them do not realize that ii is also the
time when they and their children catch
deadly infectious diseases which come
along with the colds.
Remember that the great majority of
infectious diseases enter the system
through the nose and throat. and that, as
rule, they only enter when these parts
are weakened by cold or an unhealthy
state of the mucous membrane of the
nose and throat. This Is particularly true
Of scarlet fever, measles, diphtheria, pneu-
monia, grippe and meningitis.
DR.. Goldwater, the Health Commissioner
of New York, recently pointed out in these
columns that people are squeezed face
to face in the subway and public convey
ances. so that every person Is liable TO
receive the full force of any specific in
lection that may be carried in the nose or
throat OF his neighbor If you have a cold
the danger of infection is enormously in.
creased.
The great thing then is to avoid catch.
ing colds, or, when you have them to cure
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with feet bound up In rags and pastered with mud,
they rush into the river and into the sacred tank,
emerging to dress in clean garments
Disease and death dispose of their many thousands,
corpses buried in holes scooFed in the sand and
the hillocks with bones and skulls washed
from their shallow graves by the tropca; rains.
The temple kitchen has the monopoly of cooking for
the multitude The food is first presented to ugger
naut, thus becoming too sacred for the mnutest por
ton to be thrown away Under the influence OF the
heat this food purifes and in ortyeieht hours
much of it is a loathsome mess. Yet it forms the
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chief of the pilgrims is the sole nour
ishment OF thousands of beggars. Some one eats it
TO the last grain. Then there flies which convey
the germs from the discharges or the vomt of the
sick the cadavers of the dead to the food OF those
yet unaffected.
Those fortunate enough to have temporary shelters
live in novels built upon platforms four feet high
in the centre of which holes that receive the
households ordure and around which the pilgrims
and sleep.
The great festival falls at the beginning OF the rains
when the water descends in solid sheets Thus are
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German Dead Scattered for
Miles Over a Battlefield ir.
Northern France. Many of
These Corpses Have Been
Hastily Buried in Shallow
Graves, and Others Have
Not Been Buried-Left for
Months Covered with Snow
Just Where They Fell.
The Second Photograph Shows
a Funeral Pyre Where Some
Of the Dead Were Gre
mated. This Sanitary Meas
ure Was Seldom Possible.
Diagram Showing How the
Returning Pilgrims from
Mecca, the Fountain-head
of Cholera, Spread the Dis
ease All Over Europe.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
URGE ENGLANDPAY
RMEAT CARGOES
Representatives of American
Packing Houses Here to Con-
fer With State Department.

Representatives of four of the great
American meat packing concerns gath
cred here today for conferences with
State Department officials over the de-
tention Of meat cargoes in British
ports.
The packers are prepared to ask the
State Department to urge Great Britain
to hurry payment for cargoes valued at
on their way to neutrals adjacent to
Germany, and to ask more liberal treat
ment of such commerce.
All the representatives Of the packers
here say there is no thought of stop
ping meat shipments to England as one
way of forcing compliance with their
request. The packers will be received
by State Department officials tomorrow.
No Ship Yet Released.
The question Of aiding the meat ships
bound subject to the shippers orders"
has been under consideration by the
State Department for months.
Representations have been made to
Great Britain. but so far no meat ship
detained on the ground that supplies
destined to neutral ports subject to
shippers disposition was suspected of
being intended to aid the enemy has
been released.
The United States insists that the
burden of proof is not on the shippers.
but on the British government to show
that they are intended for a belliger-
ent.
At the same time the department has
unohicially suggested to the packers
that 1t would minimize difficulties by
inserting In the bill of lading a state
ment that the goods are intended" for
a certain consignee at a certain place.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
GERMANS MAY FALL
BACK IN THE WEST
London Hears They Will Yield
First Line to Release Men
Against Italy.

LONDON. May 24.-Although there Is
nothing confirmatory of the statement
in official reports from the front, tele-
grams from Rotterdam and Paris pub
lished here today agree that the Ger
mans on the west front are preparing
to withdraw to their second line, and
thereby shorten their front and enable
them to release troops for use against
italy.
The dispatches add that Bruges is
said to have been evacuated.
Claim Of French Victory.
PARIS, May "a. 1880 a.m.-"The cap.
ture by French troops Of the German
works at Blanche Vote the white way)
the evening of May 21. marked the VIC
torious conclusion of our offensive on
the 'Massif de Lorette.'" is the open.
ing sentence in the report Of the French
semi official eyewitness of conditionf
at the front, as given out in Paris to-
day.
last six months has often appeared IL
the correspondence of the German sol
diers," the witness continues. The i'm
perial general staff attached very grea,
Importance to the possession of these
heights. To conquer, defend and retakt
them the German soldiers have received
a formal order which was so expressed
as to make it operative until the las
man was killed.
"In spite Of the unusual difficulties o.
the ground and the desperate resistanct
of the enemy. we triumphed. The bat
tie of Lorette was a great battle. anc
ended in complete victory. In this par
OF the front fighting has been going OF
uninterruptedly since october. 1914"
Upper Hand for French.
Continuing, the eyewitness recalls
the leading Incidents since last Octo-
ber, referring among other things. to
the French withdrawal March 8. 1915.
after a heroic defense. Finally, on
March Is. the French began to get the
upper hand in their offensive move
ments.
Thousands of dead testified to the
desperate nature of the contest" the
eyewitness goes on to say. Facing
the French was a formidable organiza-
tlOn, llilco "a ShShShSos AC1AAO1SCO Wy
sacks of earth and cement and fur
ther protected by a double and triple
system of barbed wire entanglementa
and other defenses. the whole protect
ed by quick firing guns. At various
points heavy artillery. carefully con-
cealed, had been placed.
ITO overcome these obstacles we
carefully prepared our attack, multi
plying our trenches and placing our
n
..The division charged with the at
tack on Lorette comprised three regi-
ments Of infantry and three battalions
Of chasseurs.'
Evening star., 1915-05-24
AMERICAN is PRAISED
FOR BATTLE GALLANTRY

LONDON. May 24.-Kenneth Weeks.
young American from Cambridge. Mass.
has been commended In army orders for
distinguished conduct at the taking of
La Targette and Neuville st. Vaast.
The corps to which Mr.. Weeks belongs.
the 4th Foreign Regiment, in which
there are a number Of other American
volunteers serving. covered itself with
glory It went into action four thousand
strong and came back with only 1900.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
PRESIDENT WILSON BIDS HEARTY
WELCOME TO VISITING DELEGATES

the way 10 peace. to permanent peace
The way TO peace for us. at any rate ia
manifest. It is the kind Of rivalry which
does not Involve aggression. It is the
knowledge that men can be of the great
est service to one another and nations
OF the greatest service to another when
the jealousy between them is merely .
jealousy of excellence, and when tha
basis Of their intercourse is friendsbin
ihere is only one way In which we wish
TO take advantage of you and that is hv
making better goods. by doing the things
that we seek to do for each other hettar
II we can. than you do them. and 90
spurring you on. IL we might. by 40
handsome a jealousy as that TO exceI ,,s
II am SO keenly aware that the ha s;s
of personal friendship is this competition
In excellence that l am perfectly certain
that this is the only basis for the friend
snip OF nations. this handsome rivalry,
this rivalry In which there Is no dislike
. this rivalry in which there is notbinp hut
the hope OF common elevation in great
enterprises which we can undertake in
common.
Means of Communication Lacking.
There is one thing that stands in our
way among others-for you are more
conversant with the circumstances than
l am; the thing ] have chiefly in mind
Is the physical lack of means Of COM
munication. the lack OF vehicles. the
lack of ships. the lack Of established d
routes Of trade-the lack of those
things which are absolutely necessary
II we are to have true commercial and
intimate commercial relations with one
| an other. and i am perfectly clear in
my Judgment that il private capital
cannot soon enter upon the adventure
Of establishing these physical means of
! Communication the government must un-
dertake to do so. We cannot Indefinite
CONTINUED On Fifth Page.l
Evening star., 1915-05-24
PAN-AMERICAN MEETING
EP0CH-MAKINC EVENT
IN WORLDS HISTORY
Delegates Representing Eighteen Re-
pubics Welcomed to Conference in
This City by President Wilson.

believed by be epoeh-makng in
history of the world begun this morning o'clock the
the PanAmer1can Union building, when
Woodrow Wilson, Of United States surrounded
members cabinet and other high officials incud
ing the federal board and the federal trade commission well
coined to Washington the official delegates Of eighteen other Ame
can republics gathered the capital Of the United States
of the problems brought to the American
publics by the European
William McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States presided of which will be known
Financial Conference having been
inspired execution by him. according statement
made by Secretary Bryan.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
JAPANESE FINDING FAULT.
Opposition Politicians Denounce
Failure" Of Chinese Negotiations

TOXIC. May "a. 1880 a.m.-At po1iti-
cal meetings arranged by opposition
politicians in Toxic and Kobe today
the cabinet was denounced for the fail
ure of It's diplomatic negotiations with
China, and urged to push the negotia-
tions on the outstanding questions, in
GLIDING those contained in group v of
the japanese demands.
These include the employment of
japanese as advisers in political. finan-
cial and military affairs: that Japanese
shall have the right of ownership of
lands; that China shall purchase muni-
tions from Japanese; that japan shall
have the right to build railways and
work mines. and that japanese may
propagate Buddhism in China.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
OLD-TIME MINSTREL DEAD.
Joseph Lang Passes Away After Ill
ness of Three Years.

CHICAGO. May 24.--Joseph Lang. one
of the last old-time minstrels, is dead
at his home here today, after an illness
lasting more than three years.
Joe" Lang; as he was known to
theater- -goers throughout the country.
had been identified with the manage
ment of theaters in Chicago since 1884.
when he gave up the management Of
the Adelphi Theater in Buffalo. N. Y.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
Presidents Welcoming Address.

Presidents Welcoming Address.
President Wilson was the first speak
er on the program. He delivered an
epierammatic address, short and to the
point, taking for his keynote the state
ment. which was wildly applauded. that
the American republics "are not trying
to make use of each other. but are try
ing to be Of use to each other"
The President laid stress upon the
necessity of drawing the American re-
publics together, in view of the Euro
pean war, .in the bonds of commerce in
terest and mutual understandings. He
said it is surprising that II snouio
have required crisis in the worlds s
history to bring the Americas together,
and that 1t would be very great dis
tinction II the American republics could
show the way to permanent peace. He
apoke of the Jealousy of excellence
.s heine the only jealousy between the
Prasident Wilson declared that one
thing stands in the way to closer IN
tercourse between the American ma
eiEn delegates. IT was noted. greatly ap-
nIauded him when he said II private
canital cannot remedy this situation.
the government must.
Responses by Delegates.
President Wilson's address was re-
.~.nded to in turn, by the chairman OF
Zach foreign delegation, and when ar
~.ntina.s spokesman, Samuel Hale
Pearson. delivered his address 1t was
noted that he came out positively with
a proposal for Increased American
reciprocity in commerce and finance,
which Is interesting in connection win
reports that many of the South ana
Central American nations now wish 10
negotiate reciprocity treaties with tne
government of the United states. Cuba
having already announced that that
country wishes a more equttabie reci-
procity treaty than that country now
enjoys with the United states
The Presidents advocacy OF the idea
of more ships between the United
states and South and Central American
countries was followed in speeches
this afternoon by cabinet officers. In
Guiding Mr. McAdoo and Mr.. Redfeld.
who also dwell upon the necessity Tor
an adequate merchant marine.
Thus II was developed early in the
conference that two OF the principal
subjects to be considered during the
sessions, which will last week, are
10 be the possibility of repicrocity
treaties and better merchant marine
between the Americas.
Greets Each Delegate Personally.
President Wilson remained on the
platform throughout the speaking and
as each foreign delegate came to the
stand the President and his advisers
arose to their feet and personally
greeted him.
Col. W. W. Harts. U. s. A.. chief
white House aid and Mr.. Tumulty.
secretary to the President. accompa-
MED him.
Secretary Bryan followed the Presi-
dent in speaking and was surrounded
by a number of the delegates.
when Mr. Bryan arose to speak he
was heartily greeted by the members
Of the conference and he provoked q
storm of applause when he repeated the
doctrine of President Wilson's famous
Evening star., 1915-05-24
INVENTION BY EDISON.
Recorder Which Combines the Tele-
phone and Phonograph.

WEST ORANGE. N. J., May "a
Thomas A. Edison announces the in
vention of a recorder for telephone
conversations. a combination Of the tel
ephone and photograph. The device is
intended to give to both parties to a
telephone conversation. no matter at
what distance from each other they are
talking. a photographic record Of what
each has said.
It is expected by the inventor that
the mechanism will be not only val
uable as a commercial instrument, but
that its records will be admissible in
court cases. where in the past it has
been difficult to obtain the admission
of telephone messages as evidence.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
F4 Brought Nearer Surface.

HONOLULU, May 24.-The submarine
F-4, which sank in Honolulu harbor two
months ago with the loss Of twenty-one
lives, has been raised to within 10s feet
OF the surface. divers reported today.
They viewed the submarine through a
Rlass-bottom box, after raising it twenty
six feet higher yesterday. 1t is thought
that the F-4 will be brought to the surface
Thuysday.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
tn Strengthen Pan-American Ties.

R1yENOS AIRES. May 24.-Dr. Lauro
Mn,ler. foreign minister Of Brazil; Ale
,andro Lira, foreign minister OF Chile,
and DR.. jose L. Murature. the Argentine
foreign minister. arrived here yesterday
from Chile. They are touring the South
American countries with the purpose Of
strengthening the political ties existing
between them.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
SOLDIERS CHERISH WHISPERS.
"Clean Shave" Order Causes Storm of
Protest in French Army.

PARIS, May 24.-The decision of the
military authorities that soldiers at
the front must be clean shaven as
hygienic measure has brought forth a
storm of protest from large number
of bearded men on the firing line.
Letters reaching Paris from the front
are interspersed with humorous COM
ment. inferring that boards and mus
taches are a necessary part of a fight
ing mans equipment.
Evening star., 1915-05-24

Mobile speech. to the effect that this
nation has no desire to take one foot
of land from any other nation"
Mr. Bryan alluded to the arbitration
| treaties he has negotiated since he
has been Secretary of State and in
discussing world conditions Of today
pointed out that the provision in those
treaties that a years time must elapse
for the discussion of alleged wrongs
before hostilities may begin will al
ways enable the countries subscrfb-
ing to them to find peaceful means of
settling any disputes.
Mr.. Pearson, the Argentine delegate.
who was accompanied by the ambassa-
dor of his country, all the other dele
gates also being accompanied by the
ambassadors and ministers to Wash
ington of their country, said that Ar
gentina sincerely hopes that I'VE shall
find a way of restoring economic con-
ditions as they prevailed before the
war, through pan-American efforts"
DR.. Ignacio Calderon. in a scholarly.
polished and forceful address in Eng
the American republics is not and shall
not be based upon any artificial al
liances, The living forces" he said.
are right and Justice
DR.. Amaro Calvacanti spoke for Bra
zil. He said 1t was unnecessary to
point out that the opening of the Pan
ANA canal and the European war have
created new economic conditions for
the Americas which must be altered.
He characterized the European war as
the most fragrant crime against Chris
tian civilization"
He arraigned the European govern
ments for disregarding treaties, and
said that the situation in Europe en-
phasizes the contrast there Is between
those countries and the United States
OF America-"this great republic, de-
voting her efforts to consolidating a
permanent peace among the peoples
OF this hemisphere"
Cites Policies Of J. 6. Blaine.
Dr. Calvacanti said that the words of
President Wilson. in which he analyzed
the relations between the United States
and the other American republics. were
almost identical with the policies an
nounced by James q. Blaine at the
pan American conference Of 1919, when
Mr.. Blaine was Secretary of State
The Presidents words, he said. were
characterized by such lofty sentiments
as to justify the confidence of all the
other American republics.
DR.. Luis Izquierdo spoke for Chile
declaring that since the days of Chilea n
independence that country has opened
wide her doors to the commerce and
trade Of the world, but that now a
change has come. in which it seems
likely that the United States is abou,
to play greater part in this trade and
commerce.
Dr. Izquierdo also spoke Of the lack
of what he called proper shipping
facilities between the United States
and the South and Central American
| countries.
DR.. Santiago Perez Triana declared
| for the Republic Of Colombia:
TT Is not for us to view the Euro
pean war with censorious arrogance
but the American republics are the
| trustees Of the liberties Of the world
and whatever work tends to strengthen
the solidarity Of the American repub-
lies TENDS to strengthen the peace OF
| the world"
The delegates for Costa Rica. Cuba
and the other republics then spoke
being called upon by Mr.. McAdoo in
alphabetical order Of countries.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
AUSTRIASTRIKESITALY
FROM OCEAN AND SKY
IN OPENING new WAR
Warships andAeroplanesA sAttackAdriatic
Coast, but Driven OF, Rome Says.
Germany Declares War.

The first blows struck today the between Italy and
Hungary Austrian aeropanes
Vena and also visited several other Italian cities passing along
According reports they
An attack by Austrian warshps the Italy.
along the Adiatc also announced by the Italian Office which
declares that the Austrian ships driven off after
nonading.
With the exception of clashes between frontier patrols
fighting has yet been reported
Itals declaration of took effect today but unusually
rigid censorship established by royal Decree
sion of information concerning military
message coming from Germany by roundabout way
semo6cial Wolff Agency Germany
has declared Italy
Both Austria and Italy have armies along frontier
campaign will open up region
Italy said have assembled army
coast of country, Adriatic Albania
Evening star., 1915-05-24
Kills Two Girls and Himself.

CATSKILL, N. Y, May 24.-Henry
LanE, thirty-six years old, unmarried and
a florist, yesterday shot and killed Ruth
Hammer and Ida Beach Of Catskill. tilir-
teen and fourteen years old, respectively.
and later killed himself. The girls were
slain in a grove northeast of the city.
Lang killed himself In his room Tha
cause Of the slayinSs d q lnystsrx
Evening star., 1915-05-24
Mine Sinks Swedish Steamer.

LONDON, May 24.-Reuter's Stock
holm correspondent telegraphs that the
Swedish steamer Hernodia Sunday morn
ing, east Of the Soderhamn pilot station,
struck an anchored mine and sank In six
minutes. Her crew Of twenty-five msn
waS sayod