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The evening world., 1915-09-14

Mr.. Rittenhouse shifted in his
chair and grinned a bit sheepishly.
Il suppose It's perfectly natural
for man to be lazy" he said. II sup
pose laziness began with Adam. But
modern improvements in material
9mfort are constant temptation
to Incidence. and a temptation. I'm
bound to say. which meets with any
thing but iron resistance.
You know that man who will
never stand II there's a comfortable
chair IN sight, who leans against a
lamppost while he's waiting for a
car to carry him two blocks? II
seems 10 me I never saw 80 many of
him around as I do to-day.
As . people We are devoted to
Enthusiastically and vioarious-
ly. We'll flock to q baseball or .
football aamn and shout our
heads off. But athletics for the
many mostly consists Of noise"
thought Of what Maxlmilien
Harden has admitted-that the indi-
vidual Englishman In the physical
superior Of the individual German.
because Of the formers personal
participation In outdoor sports.
TOO MUCH RICH FOOD; NOT
ENOUGH APPETITE.
Our eating has changed material
ly in the last fifty years." continued
Mr.. Rittenhouse. The per capita
consumption Of butter. sugar and
other rich foods has increased enor-
mously. Yet my father and his
friends had healthier appetites and
digestions than the bankers and
business men at the club where
10 to lunch.
You take a horse that has been
doing regular work every day and
turn him out in a pasture filled with
rich grass where he has nothing to
do. In IA few months he will be
winded and out OF condition. Sur
round man with the same condi =
lions, speaking figuratively and he,
too, VIII lose his physical fitness
There are thousands of Ameri-
cans who could not pass the
army's physical tests. OF tho
young men who volunteer, ! be-
lieve the number accepted aver
ages only two out Of five. And
the next war that America fights
won't be decided by the youna
men, az was the Civil War. The
call will como to the mon of
forty, to tho mon OF almost every
age.
Every year Uncle Sam spends
thousands of dollars inspecting his
forts and his ships. But tho first
limo Of defense IL men. Why not
have an annual inspection of
their physical prepsredness7"
And you think in that way
the physical efficiency of Americans
would be improved?" | asked.
"Of course it would be improved, -
he argued earnestly. I'm the first
place, arterio-sclerosis. kidney trouble
and other degenerative diseases fire.
quently can be checked. If not en-
tirely cured, provided they are taken
in time. But when they are merely
incipient the sufferer often thinks he
is perfectly well. When l was with
the Equitable Life Assurance com
pany we found 40 per cent. OF the
persons who wished TO take out poll
Giles afflicted with some form of or
ganic disease. And at least 80 per
Osnt 0t t6AsA psssous bad No tdAa
The evening world., 1915-09-14
MRS. WALLACE PAID EXPENSES
OF CONTEST.

Mrs Wallace testified that but for
the Intervention OF Taylor the contest
would not have succeeded. Out OF
her own pocket, she declared. she
maintained herself and daughter for
several years and advanced the funds
TO carry on the fight until her own
bank account had almost vanished.
When the litigation was finally ended
the major portion OF the estate was
placed In trust for the benefit Of the
six-year- daughter,
Referee Quinn recommended an al
lOwanCe Of t22,500 to Taylor, but the
Court held that since $4,000 in coun-
sci fees had been allowed from the
estate IL did not feel justified In
awarding the full amount recon-
mended by The referee, although Tay-
Tor handled the situation with great
Judgment and skill and achieved a
fine result for the infant"
The evening world., 1915-09-14
BURIED BY SUBWAY SLIDE.


While working with q gang OF eN-
cayatCrs in the new subway construc-
ton work ut 'latbush Avenue and
Bergen street, Brooklyn Mario Gulsi-
v'cki Of No Els Moth Seventh Street.
that borough, was caught under several
tons of sliding earth.
Ten men worked frantically to rescue
him, but when they found him after
fifteen minutes he was dead. DR..
SchrOuGe. Of No, SO Eleventh Street
said he had been badly injured by the
weight whIcn fell on him and died al
most instantly.
The evening world., 1915-09-14
Prison Fugitive ~ Hours on Top al
NefrigeratOr.

AUBURN, N. Y. Sept. S.-Michaei
zalowski. the convict who disappeared
mysteriously from his place In the
prtson kitchen saturday night, was
found last night covering on top Of one
~ the great refrigerators In the rear OF
; re kitchen lie had been there forty
,ght hours without food. Warden Rat
RnnA ~ hAya his sanity tpQuiS0A Into,
The evening world., 1915-09-14

Those are the new questions added to th'
catechism OF preparedness by Elmer L. Rittenhouse
President Of the Life Extension Institute National
defense" Mr. Rittenhouse wrote recently, has beer
publicly discussed from many angles during the last
few months. There is, however, important factor
which appears to have been overlooked. That is the
physical fitness Of the men who to defend the
nation or what value is high efficiency machine
in the hands of low efficiency men?
vital statistics indicate that as a body American,
The evening world., 1915-09-14

"f the American people are TO
prepare properly for national de-
Tense they must give oonsidsra-
ton to the great national prob.
lem Of individual hygiene, which
means tho rational caro- Of tho
body and its organs. Why should
not tho campaign for national do
fonse include q programme for
teaching people how to live
healthful lives-how to build up
and maintain . high standard Of
physical fitness7"
Not seeing why even the most pas
stonate paclfist should object TO such
a programme | thought I'd ask Mr.,
Rittenhouse to tell more about 1t. Sc
| went to the offices of the Life Ex-
tension Institute, No. 70 West Forty
fifth Street, where for many months
a large and lively public health cam
padgn has been conducted.
ALL HOPE NOT GONE; Amsai.
CANS ARE WAKING UP.
Il want to make 1t clear. first OF
ALL" Mr.. Rittenhouse began cheer
fully. that | view this question Of
physical preparedness enthusiastically
rather than pesslmistically. I've Just
come from a meeting of the American
Public Health Association. and
know that all over America people
are waking up to the fact that they
can live longer and be stronger. That
is encouraging, even though there
still remains much to be done to
check our present tendency toward
deterioration through the marked in
crease of diseases Of the heart, arter-
les and kidneys.
There are those who deny that
this increase is a sign OF deteriora-
ton, and attribute it to the decrease
In the number OF deaths from com
munity diseases, since everybody
must die some time. However, our
control of community diseases has
practically been obtained in the last
twenty years, and most of the per-
sons whose lives VIC haNo So'oN
should not yet have reached an age
where they must die in large numbers
from organic diseases. 1t is fftt,
backed up by the most careful statis-
tics, that at least thirty per cent. OF
the adults in this country are in some
stage of one of these diseases"
STRONG PEOPLE OF THE SOIL
NOW WEAK PEOPLE OF CITIES.
But wby2" / asked. What have
we done?"
I'VE have failed to adapt our
selves to changed conditions
From a people of the soil we have
become a people Of cities. For
life Of physical activity we have
substituted a life of physical in
activity. Even on tho farm tho
man who once walked in tho fur
row behind the plough now sits
on a spring seat. In shops and
factories machinery has decreased
greatly tho muscular activity Of
the workers. In offices there 10
mental labor and mental exhaus-
GiOn, but Rhysioal inartia." -..-
The evening world., 1915-09-14
STRENGTHENING THE NATIONS
FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE"

annual medical inspection,
combined with . campaign for
personal hygiene, is what ws need
to strengthen our frat line of de-
tense. We must learn to adjust
ourselves to tho new conditions
OF life. I'm not foolish enough to
imagine that we shall ever return
to the days Of almost universal
hand labor; that we shall de-
stroy our elevators, our autor,o-
bi les, our push buttons and other
labor-savinq devices. But there
10 plenty Of natural exercise left
for US to take, IL wo once realize
the importance Of il.
Almost every man can walk one
way or part OF the way TO his work
Almost every community can form q
hiking club for Saturday afternoons
and Sundays. 1t isn't necessary &c
play golf or 10 own an automobile In
order to get outdoor life. II isn't
necessary TO be a food faddist In
order TO eat more frugally and sanely
only by such efforts can we do
velop a nation of Americans strong
enough to fight the country's battles
In peace and war. This increasing
mortality from degenerative disease
Is not to be found In the great nations
OF Europe, but IL a local American
condition. II must be overcome II the
future Is not to find us physically un.
prepared to hold our place in the
world"
The evening world., 1915-09-14


decline the the American
modern life
softmuscled nmsyibred people
Republic he O
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

No better sermon against ill advised investment in wildcat stocks was ever presented than in "A Change of Heart" t is 8 powerful story of confidence man, who, under the sym pathy of sweet old lady whom be is planning to defraud. changes his ways and becomes a better man.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28
SCENE FROM THE PLACE. THE TIME AND THE MAN"

Lloyd V. Hamilton, who appears In the Marshal Neilan comedies, declares that a motion picture comedian must possess the endurance of a mule and the nine lives of a cat. Hams" re, cent adventures bear out his assertion In "The Bold Banditti and the Rah Rah Boys" he is blown up by bomb; The Reformation of Ham" sees him in terrific battle with Chinese pirates. sent to the bottom of the ocean tied to m anchor and being chased by snakes; Love, Oil and Grease" reveals Ham dragged all over town on his back by an automobile, while the other come dies show him encountering even more strenuous adventures
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

The adventures of a cowboy who buys a half interest in a theatrical company because he admtres the sou brctte are cntcrtainingly told in "The SOubrette and the Simp.'
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

Lillian Drew. astoniShed when a friend told her she had heard she had been married four times. traced the re- port and discovered that it came from q person who had heard her discussing the comedy "The Fable of the Club Girls and the FOur Times Veteran" by George Ade. in which Miss Drew takes the part of the widow. Miss Drew related how. in the scene. she sat back and laughed at the girls who never were married, telling how to manage a husband, when she knew all about it from quadruple experience and the listener thought she was talk ing from personal experience.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

Patriotism may be a noble senti- runt. but for every man who goes to tau front there is some woman, some girl, who must experience the agonies Uf waiting for the news that never comes. h "rhgir Soldier Boy' the young clerk volunteers at his COuntry's caN. notwithstanding that he must leave mother and sweetheart behind. What happens after his departure is thc subject of tense little drama.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

A hate maddcncd man causes an ex- ploSiou which buries q score of men under tons of earth and stones. But for the work of Helen, a plucky teleg- rapher. many lives would have been lost. The story is told in "The Plot at the R. R. Cut" an exciting episode of "Tnc Hazards of Helen"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

Lee Willard, who takes the part ot a desperate gun man in many western dramas, is in reality as tender hearted as a chicken and wouldn't kill but tcrhy. He accidentally injured a bird recently and spent a whole afternoon in doctOring it's wing and took care of 1t for q week until it could fly again.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

VAT OULD girl marry a man she Ev did not love to protect her ia
 ther from the charge of mur- der. the man she marriCs knowing that her father was guilty, and would she live with him for years without speak ing and what would be her course when her father died and her husband could no longer harm him by exposing his crime? These are some of the questions asked and answered in "The Price Cf Silence"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28
a..FoyEaI~E SNOW.

a S>I NlNG 0ao ia#'.t~ of ancthcr "A nHu in ar3e" ta inherit n fortune
 may seem rasy ut first. but when yuu learn that you have also inherited a connection with a gang of counter letters of whom you had never heard the task becomes difficult. And then if you marry a beautiful maiden, agree ing to make no inquiry into her past and not to find fault with what might be learned accidentally, and then learn th4t she was also member of the Cnng-wcIl there would be comp'ica- tons. These are all tangled and un- tangled in Face Naluc." a two reel drama with forty characters.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

John Emerson is to appear in film version of "The Conspiracy" the play he wrote and in which he starred in New York and London. He plays the role of an eccentric writer of crime stories who puts his theories into prac' tice in solving q murder mystery and capturing a criminal band
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

Putting d fly in the dish of ice cream after it had been nearly tiuiShed en- a0,cd the angry guest to leave the cafe without paying. The scheme works well several times hnt fails when tried twice on the ~am" waiter, aS k clearly and cOnlirH'y shown in Bud. Bill and the Waiter"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

Marguerite Snow has gained many new laureS as photo pay actress by the work she has done in "Thc Million Dollar MyStery.'
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

Babe Hardy Is big and fat. If h' were different he would have to play roles unlike those he now plays, so ht might not get such a large salary Therefore he is not open to making tests of anti-fat remedies.
 All may be fair in love, but 1t is no' always advisable. Rival suitors whl substitute vegetables for the flowers and fruit each had intended for thcii adorcd one learn this in "Flowers and Fruit" Il photo play comedy.
 Mary PickfOrd will be seen about Christmas in q film version of the old story of Cinderella There is comedy and pathos both in the play.
 An mtelligent horse plays a prom ncnt role in "The Fates and Ryan. Tho horse, belonging to a mounted policeman, Is sold after being injured while rcscuing a girl in a runaway an later saves its former master from a gang Of counterfeiters.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

The danger of a filtration is shown in "The Butterny's Wings" A young society girl who unthOughtedly wins the love of rural swain and gives him up on the plea of his country sweetheart iS never quite able to for get the young man even after she is lauuily married 10 q man in her own station
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

Hobart Henley, leading man. was a star football player when he was a student at the University of Cincin- natL After leaving college he travelled with a small travelling company play ing stock for year. Then he joined David BelNsco. and for five years he played prominent roles In various sue ccsscs. Two years ago he joined the movies
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28
M. o. PENN.

EN FFORTS of cue set of railroad - wasuates 10 crush those handling
 a competitive line are shown in The Place. the Time and the Man, w.u plotting even goes to the extent Of :a attempt to murder young engineer DO is seeking to find a way of eros ~..- mountain range. The intended Nrm.s bravery prevents his death and [. wins the daughter of one of the .t.lr1aI m1yuutcs
 IT, Q. Penn is fayoritc character a.ror. lis expressive face and long s. .-n training making him unusually ,....i.n
 rr "Tm White WoIr the North t-.,t.n ln.lau is pictured, the h. a..a uf those days long before the ad- vr#r rf thr white mans civilization.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

Mrs. Walker kept close watch CD her husband. so he had to sneak away to go to a masked ball as the ruler Of the lower regions, He returns late at night, wearing the costume, and hiS wife thinks he is satan himself He scares her into agreeing to be good to him in the future, and she is a differ cnt woman until she learns how she has been decciveL Then she became her old self again, as is quite apparent by the final scene of "The Devil and Mrs. Walker"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-28

A story of the civil war is told in His Brother Bill" Two New Eng land boys enlist. one is killed by a southerncr, who afterward saves the life of the brother of his victim. Ul- timatply the southern soldier takes the New EngIandcr home, meets and mar ries his sister.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

Continued on Page Sixteen.)
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
Fighting Around Przemysl.

London, May 29-The battle for the
fortress of Przemysl, in middle GaliCia
remains the wars outstanding feature.
There has been heavy fighting north
Of Arras, where the French continue
to progress, the Germans admitting
tonight their evacuation Of Ablain.
But this is a small affair compared
with what is going on around
PrZemySl
The Germans and Austrians with
ali enormous weight Of artillery con-
tinue to fight desperately IN an effort
to encircle the fortress which is al
ready reported to be under lombard
ment. Their armies on the San, north
of Przemysl. have, however. apparent
ly received check. The Russians
after driving them back across the
San near Sieniawa, have now turned
their attention to forces which cross
ed the river north and south Of
Jaroslau and have been delivering
furious attacks All of these the Aus
trains and Germans claim to have
repulsed. Southeast of Przemysl the
Teutonic allies are meeting with mere
success, but their progress is not so
| rapid as it was recently and com
rlunications to Lemberg, which Were
reported to have been severed. re-
main intact.
| Atthe other end of the line, in the
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
ITALIANS MAKE HEADWAY
Advance Reported On Austrian
Cities of Trent and Triest.
Town of Storo Captured.
German Submarines Still
Active; Reported Negotia-
tons Under Way
By the Associated Pressl

Germany's reply to the American
note sent after the sinking of the Luz
sltania was delivered yesterday to
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. 1t does
not specifically answer the American
representations concerning the sink
ing of the Lusitania and discontinue
ance Of present methods Of submarine
warfare. These points are left for
settlement in further negotiations
Germany expresses regret for at
tacks on American vessels which are
said to have been unintentional Com
pensation is offered in cases in which
Germany is shown to have been at
fault, and reference to the Hague of
disputed cases is suggested
Germany seas up the assumptions,
as a basis for negotiations, that the
iary, carrying mounted guns as well
as troops and war munitions, and that
1T was a violation Of American law
TO carry passengers on her. The
United States is asked what steps, if
| any, it has taken to induce Great
L
cutting off Germany's importations OF
| food supplies, provided Germany
abandons her submarine attacks or
| merchantmen: settlement Germany
has indicated her Willingness to dis
| cusS.
| Inc 1tallan campaign is developing
along two well defined lines, in tn,
shape Of advances toward the Austrian
cities Of Trent and Triest. Italian
troops are reported to be advancing OF
| Trent from the south, the northwes
and the southwest. On the eastern
line, north Of the Gulf of Triest, tn
invaders are said to have occupied ad
dltlonal territory. Resistance of tn
AUstro-German forces is reported t,
have become stronger, however. !
| Geneva dispatch states that the con
viction is growing that they will con
| duct defensive campaign
The advance Of the Austrians an,
Germans toward the Galician fortres
of Przemysl, threatening it's invest
ment, remains unchecked. The Ber
lin war office communication yester
day stated additional territory ha
been occupied and that determined at
tacks of the Russians had been re
( pulsed, one Russian regiment bein
wiped out.
Along the Franco-Belgian line n
new actions of first Importance ha
S bombs on ST. Omer and Graveline
e near Calais; on Dunkirk, and O
t Fismes in Marine, near Rheims.
t The British steamship Ethiope, 2
e AIS tons, was sunk by a German sui
e marine in the English channel He
crew was permitted to embark
e small boats.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
tBy the Associated Press).

Berlin, via London, May 29.-The
German reply to the American note
regarding the sinking of the Lust
tania was signed by Herr Won Jagow,
the foreign minister, at eleven O'Clock
last night and delivered to Ambas-
sador Gerard this morning for trans
mission to Washington.
The note expresses GermaEy's re-
pTet for injuries sustained by Ameri-
cans as a result Of submarine and
aeroplane attacks, and offers COM
pensation in cases in which Germany
j. found to be in the wrong.
DcfcrS Answer to LuSitania.
As indicated previously in these dis
patches. the note defers direct an
swer to the questions raised by PresI-
dent Wilson. pending a further eX-
change of views. Germany desires 10
establish whether the Lusitania was
defenseless merchant ship or was be-
ing used for the transportation OF war
! munitions and soldiers, OH which un-
suspecting passengers were permitted
To take passage to safeguard the war
materials.
The American representations ie-
tarding the torpedoing of the British
steamer Falaba, in which an Amerl-
can citizen lost his life, are answered
with the statement that it was ill.,
passengers and crew to leave the ship
The action of the captain in attempt
ing to escape, however, necessltated q
more summary action. Even then
the commander of the submarine
granted ten minutes for those on
board to leave the vessel and subse-
quently extended the time to % min
Utes before sinking the ship.
Rcgreats "UnintcntiOnal Attacks
Germany expresses regrets for "the
unintentional attacks on the Amer1-
can steamer Gushing and the Gulflight
The Cushing was attacked by Ger
man airmen in the North Sea and the
Gulfight was torpedoed off Scill!
Islands. Germany disavows any in
tention to attack harmless neutra
craft. She offers to pay compensation
wherever she is found to be in tn
wrong, and to refer doubtful cases u
The Hague for a decision.
The passages in the American not
concerning a possible disavoWal b,
Germany of intent to sink the Lusi
! tana and the GiScontinuance Of he
| present practices of submarine war
fare are not mentioned specifically i
the reply.
}mcrican Demands Unanswered.
The note states that pending the re
ply of the American government I
the German assumptions Of fact re
ShIuinS the real character VI tiC IL
sltania and her cargo, no attempt WI
be made to answer the demands cor
tanned in the American conmunicf
ton
These assumptions of fact are {
follows:
The Lusitania was built as an auXi
lary cruiser, subsidized and carrie
on the navy lists as such. She ca
red, according to German inform;
tlon two guns mounted and conceale
below decks.
British steamers sailing from Ne
York, according to information r
ceived from passengers and 9th
sources, repeatedly carried soldier
artillery, war supplies and contr
band to England, the Lusitania
inns trip carrying specifically 5,4
cases of ammunition in addition
other war supplies and Canadi;
troops enroute to the front.
Refers to American Law.
reference is here made to the ia
mat carrying explosives on passeng
steamers is contrary to Amerlc;
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