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Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
TEA FOR MEN IN TRENCHES
Englishmen Believe French and Ger
man Soldiers May Form
Habit.

London.-Both the French and Ger
man troops are being supplied with
tea in the trenches. Tea is easier to
make and is better thirst quencher
than coffee and 1t also keeps warm
longer. which is an important consid-
Grafton in the trenches
1t is just possible that both the
French and Germans will get to like
tea, and both nations may become
large tea users after the war. At
present France and Germany with a
combined population of more than a
hundred millions. are negligible as
tea consumers.
It is likely that Englishmen too
many learn some new tastes and new
habits when the British soldiers come
home. They may bring back a taste
for strong coffee. cheap wine and black
cigarettes. French soldiers brought
back from Algeria the taste Of abb
sinIhe, and English officers brought
from Egypt in 1885 the cigarette
habit
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14

marsh and water against the Russian
border. and natural defense of her
eastern frontier. II Is, however, not
the dismal country of damp and de-
preston which so many have pictured
II to be.
Well Worth a Visit.
East Prussia's lake region is worth
a visit. 1t has nothing Of the impress
sive grandeur of the Alps, where one
never does get upon familiar terms
with surrounding nature, but 1t Is a
place-and, in this characteristic, It
stands in sharp contradistinction to
the rest of East Prussia-which re-
ceives the stranger upon the easy
terms of old friendship on his first
day out.
Poles migrated in large numbers to
this region In the fifteenth century.
and OF Its some 100000 population,
many are the descendants of these
early immigrants. These people speak
Polish language which bears about
the same relationship to good Polish
as Pennsylvania Dutch" bears to pure
German. The Polish peasants live
scattered through the marsh and lake
lands; the German settlers are found
mostly in the larger cities. Among
these cities are Angerburg. Johannis.
burg, Lensburg, Loetzen. Lyck, ortels.
burg and Neidenburg.
Many OF the lakes are bound togeth.
er by canals. and, thus form far-reach.
Ing navigable avenues. Lake Spird.
Ing is the largest inland water sheet
In the Prussian kingdom. II is about
forty.slx square miles in extent and
the depth varies to eighty feet
Masurenland is frozen over now,
freezing occurring between November
16 and December 10. Ice holds until
some time In March.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look. Mother! II tongue is
coated, give california
SVrup of EjOS."

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach. liver and bowels 80 nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels. and the result Is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, halfsick, feverlsh, don't eat.
sleep or act naturally. breath is bad.
system full Of cold. has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen.
Mother! See II tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup Of Figs" and In few hours all
the constipated waste. sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the sys-
tenn. and you have q well child again.
Millions OF mothers give California
Syrup Of Figs" because It Is perfectly
harmless; children love It, and II new.
or falls to act on the stomach. liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
OF California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
OF all ages and for grown.ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
SAVED FOR PRINCES SAKE
Germans Spare Maubeuse, France, Be.
cause of Treatment Given the
kaiser's Dying Nephew.

Boulogne, France.-Because young
French Red Cross nurse took interest
in an eighteen-year-old German lieu.
tenant. who was brought unconscious
into the hospital at Maubeuge. and
died three days later, the city Of Mau.
beuge has been favored by Its German
conquerors, and is enjoying greater
degree of freedom than any OF the
other French border towns In German
territory.
The wounded German was the prince
of Saxe-Meiningen, nephew of the EN-.
peror. He had suffered fractured
skull and died without regaining con-
sciousness.
At the suggestion of the nurse, the
local authorities gave the prince the
funeral honors due his rank. photo
graphed the body and coffin. and sent
the photographs, together with the
personal belongings of the prince and
a detailed account of his Illness to his
family at Meiningen.
The young mans father. the duke
of Saxe-Meiningen, acknowledged the
courtesies In letter expressing deep
est appreciation and later-when tho
Germans entered Maubeuge - he
proved his gratitude by directing the
troops occupying the fortress town to
treat the inhabitants with the utmost
consideration. The nurse was given q
safe conduct through the German
lines.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14

has been taken dissolved in alcohol.
Amber was one of the principal
things which served to keep sturdy
curiosity alive in the breasts of the
Phoenician, the Greek and the Roman
concerning the dreary North. The
greatest supply of this product is
found on the coasts of the Baltic,
where the coniferous trees of amber
resin grew in ages past, and most of
1t comes from Samland. Inferior am
bers are found elsewhere in the world;
some are found in the green sands of
New Jersey; but genuine amber, fra
grant when rubbed, comes from Sam.
land and other places along the south.
ern Baltic coast. 1t occurs in the
sands and in shallow waters in the
form of Jumps or in drops. Very rare
ly Jumps have been gathered weighing
as much as 12 pounds or more.
Insects, leaves and flora of a long.
decayed world are preserved in many
pieces OF amber Pieces containing
these insects are very valuable, one
perfect leaf having sold for $3.50. A
museum at Koenigsberg has price
less collection of amber-prisoned
memorials, containing more than So.
900 specimens.
MasurenIand Lake District.
A tangled land of marsh and brake,
Of forests of pine and fir and birch,
of canals and sluggish rivers, sprin-
kled over all with lakes of every size
and figure, lakes similar to the gla-
cier-scooped basins in northern Ohio
where summer vacationists go, big
lakes, little lakes, frog ponds-this is
the Masurenland lake district. 1t
makes up the southern part of East
Prussia and forms one of the most
difficult of military districts to be
found upon the war map. Masuren-
land is a great natural barrier OF
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14

are chiefly sold to the Poles, Russians
and people of the East. There is
superstition among the folk Of Russia
and Poland that amber beads worn
by an infant make teething easier,
and that amber beads worn by the
baby's nurse draw all contagious dis
Eases to them and away from their
charges, thus guarding the baby's
health. So it is that one hardly ever
sees Polish or West Russian nurse
without heavy chains OF these orna-
ments.
To its uncanny or at least mysteri-
,us virtues, the value of amber has
been largely owing. According to an
,ient lore. It was the substance of the
ears of the sisters OF the incompe-
.ent sun-charioteer. Phaethon, who,
,fter their brothers death, were
changed to poplars. The old Greeks
and Romans set an immense value
upon 1t. and in the days when Scythia
and the Alps marked the ends OF the
earth. Greece and Etruria traded with
Samland's amber fishermen.
Orient Buys Amber Charms.
Even today amber is sold because
+ its mystic qualities. The people Of
The East value 1t as n stuff of proper
potency for amulets, and amber
charms against death. disease and the
levil are made In practical Prussian
Samland for the eastern markets.
Thales of Miletus. an ancient Greek
philosopher, first of the physicists, es-
tablished the mystic powers of amber,
and incidentally dabbled In electricity
when he found that 1t would attract
.hings after u little rubbing From
listory's dawn to the present day
many people have had faith in amber's
curative properties. As a medicine It
las been worn around the neck and
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
l50 french SOLDIERS IN GERMAN
LINES FOR MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS
Fugitive Fighters Cut off From Retreat in Belgium in Early
Stages of War Conduct Guerrilla Warfare Against Foe
InfIctng Heavy Losses and Damage and Success
fully Eude Every Attempt to Capture Them.

| drew his revolver instead, but the
Frenchman was quicker and shot him
dead
The report was heard by the sentry
at the chateau and brought strong
force of Germans on the run. The
French soldiers were waiting near by
to assist their chief. but one glance
was enough to see that they were
greatly outnumbered and all fed back
to the woods. not one being even
wounded.
similar incident had occurred only
few days before at Beauraing, ten
miles away, when German captain
had been killed, and the military au-
thorities thereupon decided to make a
thorough search of the forest to round
up the French troops. More than one
thousand men took part in the search.
but not Frenchman was found.
Meanwhile the attacks have con-
tinued and the Germans in the regions
of Houyet Geduine, Saint Hubert,
Beauraing and Givet are terrorized.
No officer dares venture out alone, no
stranger is allowed to pass. NJ. Speyer,
Wv 1SieAoh oChdtOI, VIII HAS tdhcit
charge of the feeding of the remain
ing inhabitants Of these regions, has
been subjected to a close watch dur
ing all his visits, and he Is practically
the only one tolerated in these towns.
The authority for this story saw the
French commander only two weeks
ago and succeeded in getting through
the German lines and back to Paris.
At that time the German military au.
thorities had posted throughout the
two Belgian provinces of Luxembourg
and Namur the following announce
ment addressed to the fugitive SOL
diers:
French soldiers:
I'VE know where you are and have
full information regarding your
strength. In your own interest we ad-
wise you to surrender and promise
that your lives will be safe. If you re-
fuse every one of you will be shot"
On the following morning the Ger
mans were amazed to find written in a
bold hand across several of the post
ers the following line:
IF you know where we are why
don't you come and get u.s."
And underneath appeared the sigma
ture of the French commanding Off
Ger. with his full name and rank and
the number of his regiment.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
SYSTEM FULL OF URIC ACID
THE GREAT KIDNEY
REMEDY.

Two years ago l was very sick and
after being treated by several of the best
physicians in Clinton, l did not seem to
get any better. 1 was confined to my bed.
Seeing DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root adver-
tised, resolved to give it trial. After
using it for three weeks, l found l was
gaining nicely, so 1 continued until
had taken a number of bottles l am
now restored to health and have con-
tinued my labors. My system was full
of Uric acid, but Swamp-Root cured ma
entirely. l am sixty years old.
Yours very truly,
w. G. COOK,
1908 Eighth Ave. Clinton, Iowa.
State of Iowa
Clinton County
On this 18th day of Juiy, A. d. 1909,
w. c. Cook, to me personally known ap--
peared before me and in my presence
subscribed and swore TO the above and.
foregoing statement.
DALE II. SHEPPARD.
Notary Public.
In and for Clinton County
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14

~ MALL indeed Is the knowledge
in America of the amber-bearing
district and the lake district of
~ East Prussia, one of the most
important parts of the eastern
theater of the European war. The
National Geographical society gives
an interesting description of this re-
gion.
Samland is an unsung strip OF
cheerless plain from which tb ) whole
known world has purchased for GEN.
turtles. 1t is the heart of ancient am
berland, and it has remained virtually
unknown to the ultimate consumers of
its product from early Phoenician times
down to the present day. 1t still sup
plies the bulk of the worlds amber,
and the pipe-stem OF cigar-holder or
jewel that is of this fragrant, trans
lucent substance was likely gathered
in its -unmanufactured state on the
beaches, in the sand mines or from
low water around this peninsula.
Samland is an oblt ,g arm of East
Prussia, Is miles in breadth, and
reaching out 43 miles toward the Bal
tic sea. 1t lies some one hundred
miles from the Russian frontier, and
the soldiers of Russia who recently
crossed its fiat, southernmost
stretches first drew attention toward
it.
koenigsberg the hmber Center.
Koenigsberg, the capital of East
Prussia and the central amber mar
ket, is situated at the southwestern
corner of the amber-producing terri
tory upon the Pregel river. Much of
the amber produced is worked in
Koenigsberg, and quantities are sent
to Vienna, where it was manufactured
into all sorts Of smoking appliances.
Amber heads form an especially large
item in the Koenigsberg trade, and
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
LEARN TO DISCOUNT DANGER
British Medical Officer Studies the
Psychology of Courage Among
the Soldiers.

London.-A medical officer who has
been making a study Of the "psychol-
ogy of courage" at the British front,
says that most men confess to feel
ing of fear which only wears off after
several days in the trenches. But
once this physical instinct of terror
is conquered, there comes" says the
medical man. "a second courage,
which. while not despising danger, is
able to discount 1t. Under fire these
men fine a self hitherto unsuspected.
an elusive quality which for want of
better title is called manhood"
"Tha soldier learns first TO control,
then 10 measure. his fear, he says
He learns to discount possibilities
just as the ordinary railroad traveller
does. And the work In hand generally
engages and holds more and more Of
his attention. Then comes a time
when he wants to go back to the fir-
ing l'ne, not because 1t is pleasant
there, but because staying away is
Just impossible.
While the man who has not yet
been under fire cannot safely count
upon experiencing this or that
particular feeling when his hou-
comes-this depending upon tempera.
ment and circumstances-he can, I
believe, count upon soon achieving
the second courage. which is the price,
less possession of the veteran. I'm.
der fire he may lose every precon-
ceived notion he ever cherished or
Stunned. but 1t is highly proba BILE
that he will find himself"
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
Letter to
DR.. kilmer q Co.
Bin6hamtop. N.

Prove What Swamp-Root viii Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, y. y, for sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone You
will also receive booklet of valuable in
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and men
tion this paper. Regular fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores. Adv
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
Bar English Language.

Berlin. The Berliner Tageblatt
asks all Americans to communicate
with German firms. associations in.
diyiduals IN German, explainins' "Wc
all know English. but we'd rather have
you approach us in our own langusre
lust now"
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
'CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIiousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box now.


Turn the rascals out-the headache,
-biliousness. indigestion. the sick. sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take =
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by o lazy
liver. clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food:
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
Liberal Doses,

Subbubs-How often is this medi.
cine to be taken?
Doctor-Between cooks.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14

Why is 1t that the average man will
economize on his luxuries rather than
OH his necessities?
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14

Your own phonograph always
sounds better than your neighbor's.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14

Gossip generally means taking two
and two and making three.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14

II you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL You
Try Murine Eye Eemsdy 70, Ned, Weak, Watery
just Eye comfort. Write for Hook OF tho I'VE
by mall FREQ. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicngu
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
Almost Human.

I'm going on strike" said the
match.
Better not" responded the old pipe
You'll lose your head II you do
Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14
The Wise Fool.

The Wise Fool.
Time works wonders" observed
the sage.
80 could If we're as tireless ss.
time" responded the fool.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30
Reasons for Delay i'm Q1ermamy's Reply
Professor Usher Presents Considerations which
R1iqhG Move Germany to Desire War with the v. s.

one-half as feasible as interfering
with the imports which the Allies
are receiving from the United
States. Without ammunition the
soldiers in the trenches are power
less. Without an almost unlimited
supply Of ammunition it seems to
be difficult to carry on modern war
fare, which is largely a matter OF
artillery. If the Allies are thrown
upon their own resources, the ex-
cellence of the German preparations
NAV conceivably enable the latter to
win the war this summer or WIN
ter. This is not prophecy nor
speculation, but sober fact-at-
tested by all the combatants.
How can this be done' The Ger
man press campaign to change the
sentiment Of the United States and
thus prevent the sale OF ammuni-
ton has hopelessly failed. The sub
marine warfare meant to blockade
the British Isles has not materially
interfered with the stream OF sup
plies. There is one way left, last
resort, perhaps, one which may not
work as anticipated, but worth try
ing: The dragging OF the United
States into the war in such a way
that the United States would begin
to arm on large scale and utilize
at home most, if not all, of her
output of military supplies for some
months 10 come.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30

selves indefinitely, but they certain
~ cannot hope indefinitely to win
the war. The number OF their foes
is increasing. Every month swells
the total troops against them; each
month makes greater the resources
of their adversaries, and makes less
their own preponderance in troops
and munitions OF war. They must
win the war before il comes to test
OF endurance. In that they will in
fallibly be beaten.
The great difficulty which Ger
many's enemies are experiencing at
present is that Of making immediate
ly effective their greater numbers
and resources. Men they have in
abundance, but just at present they
lack decisively three things, and
these they are not able to supply Tor
themselves in sufficient quantity
unlimited ammunition, unlimited
equipment and food supplies.
Only France seems TO be reason
ably we'll supplied with all three, but
she has no surplus. England con-
fesses TO a shortage in ammunition
and equipment which is alarming IN
the extreme. To all intents and
purposes the English government
has admitted its inability 10 carry
out the proposed campaign this sum-
mer because OF this shortage. IL
also confesses England's entire IN
ability to produce the necessary
amount herself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30

In Russia the facilities for manu-
featuring ammunition are hopeless
IL inadequate, and the shortage. al
ready serious, is becoming worse
every month. Even should the
Dardanelles be opened. England and
France cannot supply their ally with
as much ammunition and equipment
as she needs to fight the summers
campaign on the scale planned. We
are beginning to hear that even I'M
der the best Of circumstances the
Allies will be forced to fight a de-
fensive campaign this summer, sim
ply because Of lack Of wherewithal
TO take the offensive. The entry OF
Italy does not greatly change this
aspect of the situation.
1, will be apparent, therefore, that
the efficiency Of the defensive cam
paign OF the Allies-to say nothing
OF an offensive campaign-will de-
pend entirely upon the continuance
of the stream of ammunition, equip
ment and food, which the United
States is sending them every week.
This is a palpable and we'll known
fact and is not questioned. The as
sistance of the United States is vital
TO the enemies of Germany.
How now, can Germany deal her
enemies a most deadly blow, most
easily impair their ability to con-
tinue the campaign, and make Ell
fective resistance to her own often
Awe moyements1 There is no way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30

am Of American ancestry; that | do
not wish war with Germany, or any
steps taken which might give Ger
many an opportunity to declare war;
nor do ! feel that statement as
plausible as it can be made OF in
terests or reasoning which might
cause the Germans to make war on
us is a dangerous thing for Amer
lean people to read.
am not afraid OF the good sense
of the American people nor OF their
Judgment, and believe them quite
capable Of estimating the situation
and the evidence regarding it, if only
i, can be brought to their attention.
The true alarmist, to my thinking, is
the man who wishes to hush up all
thinking for fear it might suggest
war. Obviously he believes the sug-
gestion OF war is what creates IT.
am pot of his opinion. | am thus
explicit in my denial OF German SYM
pathy, because certain agencies are
now attempting to claim that such
is my attitude.
Let US look at the situation In
which Germany finds herself, and see
in what way the United States is
related to it. There is no half way
about it. The Germans must win
the war decisively within the next
year or two, or they will deeisively
lose it. The failure to win will be
as serious as actual defeat The Ger
mans may be able to defend them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30
By Roland /. Usher
Author Of Pan-Americanism and
Pan-Germanism."

Author Of "Pan-Americanism and
Pan-Germanism.'
TT is quite clear that neither the
President nor the American peo-
pie desires war with Germany
as an outcome of the present Crisis.
But we seem to have forgotten to
ask ourselves whether war with the
United States might not accord with
Germany's interests, and this tact
lead the Kaiser and his advisers to
utilize the Lusitania protest as
method of drawing the United States
step by step into the European con-
flict
We must realize that we shall have
war. If il comes, not because OF notes
on diplomatic quarrels, but because
GERMANY conceives it her interest to
force war upon US II she makes
amends. it will be because she does
not consider war advisable on general
grounds; if she does not meet the de-
mands of the President fully, it will
be because for far.reaching reasons
she does consider war expedient and
to her advantage. What could those
interests be? In a word, the entry OF
the United States into the war might
make possible, if not probable, a Ger
man victory in Europe, or at the very
least postpone a German defeat for
months. 4 not years.
1t NAV ne well for me to say at
once that / am not a German, but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30

American authority (Herbert Adam: Glib
bon.) has said: Fifty million people cut
of from the sea, to satisfy the national as
pirations of few hundred thousand Ital-
Ans" And,
4. Should irredentism of this kind grow by
what it fed on, possible demand, ,o-rnor-
row. for the Ultimate irrcdentism." which
would threaten the interests Of france in
Corsica and Savoy and even, in the opinion
Of some, the safety, finally, of Switzerland
a, well.
Whatever view we make take as TO the rela
tive weight of these four main classifoations