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Evening journal., 1915-03-12

armies southward for a distance OF
20 miles.
New guns have been mounted at
Przasnysz since the Russians recap
tured the town. These command the
three road approaches from Choir
zelc, Mlava and the Orzec river. The
most furious fighting in the next few
days is expected in the region be-
tween Mlava and Orzec
The Germans have renewed the Of
fensive against I.omza and Ostrolenla,
guarding Warsaw from the northeast
and the Warsaw-PetrOgrad railway.
while the bombardment of Ossowctz
continues. They are directing a par
ticularly vigorous offensive near
Mysyniec. on The road to Ostrolenka.
CONTINUED on Page 12)
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
T0 pREsENT PLAYLETS.

The Junior Endeavor Societies of
Eastlake Presbyterian Church will
present two playlets in the lecture
room of the church tonight The
plays to be given include "A Search
For Happiness" and children of
Many Lands" They will be given
in costume and about forty members
of the societies will take part The
proceeds will go 10 mission work.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
FLASHES FROM THE WAR
BRITIsM wARsInra noNRARu wpsrEzpE.

81 Uuitsa Press
BERLIN Wa Wireless to sayvnle, L = l1ases is--1vo
British wahips accompanied by several torpeaohoat hprisl
than shells he positions AZ West
tbe Belgian yesterday the oacs
ed today shell Ineffective The warship retired
Unen the German land batteries became acslvs
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
ERNIEs - 0K 80.

~ The uuHed Press
PARIS March PA I'm II the hshans III the cAanyaga
region and at almost every afe pont IN tas sss las
reported oihcia dspatahes e var once is arrncon
Two divisions Of Beeans gained from 400 to 500 yards 81
different points the notably IN The direction q
sohoorbakke southeast Of Newport
Evening journal., 1915-03-12

The American Hospital in Paris.
which is the largest there. is filled
with wounded soldiers. The surgeons
and nurses are for the most part
Americans. Since the war began many
new nurses from the United States
have obtained employment there.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
HELD on THEFT CHARGE.

James Caldwell was given a hear
ing in City Court this morning. on
the charge Of stealing a coil of cop
per wire from the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company, and
held under $500 bail for court
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
DECLINES PASTORAL CALL.

The Rev. A. r. Clattenberg. assist
ant rector Of Emmanuel and Christ
churches. has declined the call TO the
rastorste Of the Ridley Park Church
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
cnNnF,rN eEn,lAN PIRAcY.

by The United Press
LONDON. March 12-re british press saprCsed the 'ts7
today mat the sinking Of an American vessel sy ne P+Hs
ra,.i Friedrich win bring home to Ames rsalsaou o. -
pranya piratscal course
Evening journal., 1915-03-12

Fair tonight and Saturday.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
Photoaraphinn Bullets.

Moving pictures have unlimited pos abilities apparently for the study of rapidly moving objects. An apparatus capable of making pictures at the rate of 100000 q second has been made. With it seyenty-two pictures of re volver bullet were taken while the bull let moved ten inches. Pictures of a bullet passing through a stick of wood showed q curious condition. The bull let passed completely through the thin stick and was well on Its way before the wood gave any signs of distress; then some tiny splinters started out, following the bullet, the stick began to split, and after the bullet had proceed ed some distance the stick suddenly fell to pieces.-Chicago Herald.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19

Idea and ceased paylng 50 promptly. After that there were occasional ac- cumulations of cash on hand.
 One day Sykes was in the back of the store figuring over his cash ac- count. His clerk was at the front dusting the shelves. It was at an hour when few persons came to the place to make purchases, and no one besides the two were in the store. A man came in, said something to the clerk, and the two walked back to where Sykes was at work. He recog- nIzed in the man the person who had recommended hls clerk.
 "MOrnin', MT, Sykes" he said. How are you pleased with the young wom- an sent you"
 "Very muCh," Sykes replied.
 "He doesn't believe that women's services are worth as much as man's," said the clerk. 'T have been with him long enough for a raise, but I don't get it."
 Sykes looked uncomfortable. There was something icy cold in the tone in which she said this.
 Don't you find her trustworthy" asked the man.
 Perfectly" said Sykes. wondering what this was leading to.
 He has never trusted mo with the safe combination" said the woman.
 Hasn't he? We'll, I reckon he'd bet ter pay you some back salary" With that he whipped a revolver from his nip and covered Sykes. There was a weapon in the desk on which Sykes was figuring, but he dare not attempt to get 1t out.
 "Who are you and what do you want hereT he asked the man.
 "Im Andy Simmons, and that lady Is my wife. I don't think you've treat ed her fHIr in not giving her raise since she's been here, and I've called in to see about It. SuppOsln' you open the safe?"
 The game that had been played on Sykes flashed upon him at once. He opened the safe while the man kept him covered, and. after the woman had gathered some Sl,2OO that was in 1t, they bound and gagged Sykes, walked out of the store lelsurely, mounted horses standing at the door and gal lOped away.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
DARING BELLE BOYD.
Brilliant and Romantic Career of the
 Famous War Spy.

GTllllanE anu hOEHdHIlO OdToST UT InO
 Famous War Spy.
 stonewall Jackson's valley campaign was one of the great deeds of history. Not since Napoleon's time have men been so dazzled as they were by that great exploit of his. Yet Stonewall might have gone down the valley in defeat had it not been for q little col lege girl named Belle Boyd.
 The Union general, Shields, was Quartered at Miss Boyd's house. He held a council of war there. Miss Boyd bored q hole in the floor of her chamber, which was over Shields room, and lay there with her ear to 1t throughout the night The next morning Stonewall Jackson was in full possession of the plans for great bat tie and was able to defeat the Union army.
 She kept up her valiant work for the Confederates until the Union off, cers began to suspect her. and Jack son ordered her to move from her HOIllo lO " iiINhSSASA' A@A4S had been arrested by the federals and had flirted her way to liberty, for she was a pretty girl despite the Hbelous photographs of her. In Winchester Jackson conferred upon her q commts- sion as captain in tho Confederate army. By this time the whole north had become aware of the services she was rendering the Confectionery, and every officer and private was on the alert to get her. Yet she escaped until 1864, when she was caught on q block ade runner. Her cRptor lost his heart to her, deserted the navy and married her, and the Prince of Wales, after ward Edward VII, attended the we'd ding.-New York Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
A Startlinu Hat,

A lady's hat which would no doubt create as great a sensation today as 1t did at the time of its first appearance in 1852 was that worn by Blanche de Bourbon, queen Of Castile, wife of Pc ter the Cruel. It cost f35 and was made In Paris. The hat itself was composed of de chypre and relieved with great pearls, garnets and enamel work. Children, carved in the whitest of Ivory, were depleted picking acorns of pearls from the oak and scattering them to the swine below. Birds were singing In the trees, and at the foot were bees stealing honey from the flowers springing up from the verdure. London Mail.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
DISTRESS
It is Near at Hand to Hundreds of
 Alaskan Readers

Don't neglect an aching back.
 Backache is often the kidneys cry tor help.
 Neglect hurrying to the kidneys aid
 Means that urinary troubles may follow.
 Or danger of worse kidney trouble.
 Here's convincing proof.
 William M. Burcher. 1126 E. Tenth St., Olympia, Wash., sa,s. About three years ago was hay ing good deal of trouble with my back. It ached all the time and sometimes the ache changed to se- ver2, shooting pains. My back was weak and lame and I didn't sleep we'll On getting up in the morn 'ng, I felt tired and worn out. The secretions from my kidneys were irregular in passage and obliged me to get up several times at night The first box of Doan's Kidney Pills gave me such great r lief that I got a second, and this cured me-"
 Price 5Oc at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT Burcher had. Foster-Mil- burn Co, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
SYKES
 CLERK
By SARAH BAXTER

Jeremiah Sykes was q clerk In small store in the east till he had by saving accumulated some capItali then he went out to Colorado to become a merchant ou his own account This was years ago.
 Sykes store was located at a cross roads in a mining district in the far west, and the proprietor did a thriv- ing business, supplying the wants of miners in circuit of fifteen miles. He did all his work himself because he couldn't hire a clerk for less than SlOO month, and that would eat up q good share of his profits.
 One day a man came into the store to buy some goods, and after settling the bill asked Sykes how he managed to handle so much business alone. Sykes told him that he should have a helper and why he didn't get one. The man suggested that he could hire q woman cheap enough, and after some conversation said he knew woman who would be glad to work for what ever Sykes thought he could afford to pay. The merchant told him to send her along and he would see about 1t.
 \ few days after that young wO- man appeared at the store, and Sykes hired her for q very small salary. He soon learned that she was as valuable to him as a man, but he did not raise her salary. Moreover, he tested her honesty by leaving cash where she could take 1t without being discovered, but she called his attention to 1t, at the same time remarking on his care lessness.
 At this time q desperado called Sim mons was doing good deal of dam- age in the neighbOrhood and Sykes thought 1t would be better for him to hire q man instead of a woman, since he might need help if Simmons came down on him. He mentioned the mat ter to his clerk and she said that she could use q revolver as well as a man, and if anything happened she would prove 1t. Sykes was persuaded and kept her in her position, but he didn't pay her a mans wages.
 Sykes clerk became so useful to him that he gradually left one duty after another to her that he had always con- sidered he must attend to himself, and finally be turned over to her his book keeping. Notwithstanding the evidence he had of her honesty, he couldn't bring himself to cOndle his cash to her. When rObber band dashed into a bank or store they threatened to kill whoever knew the safe cOmblna- ton unless 1t were given up. Sykes argued that if he alone could open the safe there would be less likelihood of loss than if another possessed 1t, espe- cially if that other was woman. He gave this to his clerk as an excuse for not entruStiug her with the combina- ton, and she admitted that 1t was a very wise precauuou.
 Sykes kept turning over his capital so steadily that there was never much cash on hand. He was always owing money for goods, and as soon as he received remittanccs to any consider able amount he paid 1t out to his cred itors. One day his clerk asked him why he didn't let his creditors wait for their money instead Of paying so promptly and make interest on 1t, add ing that If he should at any time find 1t impossible to pay cash they would suspect something was wrong with him. Sykes was in!HErr=;=7ed with the
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
Encourauement.

He was very bashful, but she liked him and was willing to encourage him, and she saw her opportunity when he said:
 'That's a beautiful dog you have there, Miss Ethel Is he affectiOnate2"
 "Is he?' she answered archly. "Here, Bruno! Here, good dog! Come and show Charlie Smith how to kiss me- Exchange.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
Not as She Thought.

Fond Mother-Our Johnny is q great favorite with his teacher. Sympathetic Frlend-Is that so? Fond Mother Yes, indeed. Why, only the other day she told Johnny if there were another boy like him in the class she would feel entitled to demand an increase in Times-Dlspatch.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
A Dark Hour Friend.

Jimson-Oh, yes; knew old Slmson. He was a good sort. He did a very kind action once for me when the clouds were dark and threatening and the world looked so black. Pimson- What did he do7 Jimson-He lent me an umbrella.-Boston Globe
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
Exclaimed.

"This isn't my suit" said Hawkins to the pawnbroker. "This Is a half dozen sizes smaller than mine."
 You are mistaken" replied the pawnbroker. "This is your suit, but it has been in soak so long that 1t has shrunk."
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
Meet Goodrich Hiking /

the man on the trail Nearly as high as hip boot, but can be rolled down when desired.
 The Hiking has all the strength comfort and ayn-one piece qualities all Goodrich Hpre boots and hoes which are nodded into nSepabe piece under high pressure
 HipreSS and made out of tough auto tread rubber stock They need leather half SoeS and will actually outwear steel
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-19
Safety First at Sea.

In nautical parlance the phrase "The three Us" means 'lead, latitude and lookout" these being the chief three things to be considered in keeping ship from running aground.
 Relieving Her Mind.
 Mother-Why don't you save some or your candy till tomorrow, dear? Hel- en-I'd rather eat it now, mother, and get 1t off my hands.-Judge.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-16
FAMOUS
EW~AN
1 RRHQAH
AND NOgRS
April l6-Ellen Farren.

One of the most successful of all
women condolences. Ellen Farren,
was born in England. April 16. 1S4S.
She was the daughter of poor
actor. and was usually known as
Nellie That she would one day go on
the stage was undoubted, but that she
should become one of the most brill
liant of all condolences was I'M
dreamed of. 1t must have been a
good omen that the first role in which
she appeared was that of ole of the
young dukes in Shakespeare's Richard
ILL.," for that seems to have been the
first rung on the ladder of success
for scores of successful actresses.
At the age of 9 she made decided
hit with a song in a light comedy in
which her father appeared, and it was
The Washington herald., 1915-04-16
HOUSE,
WIVES
DAILY
ECONOMY
CALENDAR
FOREWARNED AGAINST THE FLY.

This is the time to make the real cam
paign against the fly, SO far as in
dividual housekeepers are concerned. And
here are some OF the things to do to
start the campaign:
Put the screens is as soon as single
fly appears.
If there are any rusty places in the
screens. grease them to prevent further
rustins. which eventually results in a
hole.
Paint varnish the screens il pos
sible. to help preserve them.
Have the cellar screened Many per-
sons with carefully screened houses
have no cellar screens and flies swarm in
their cellars. There they come in con-
tact with food and also find their way
through the house. up the cellar stairs.
and up pipes and chinneys.
Keep all food carefully covered. n
you have a ;;Ood refrigerator large
enough to hold all food. keep it there.
If the refrigerator will only contain such
fragile foods as fresh fruit and VeCe
tables. butter. eggs. meat. and milk.
keep other food in screened cupboard.
good cupboard made of wooden
frame covered with screening can be
bought. according TO size. for pieces rang
ing from couple of dollars up to many.
Then there are the net covers for meat
and other food that are useful There
is a new sort that is supposed to be
fyproof. 1t stands on a base raised
above the table. and the top of the
screening is covered with sheet of
metal to keep dust from lighting on
the food from above. The sides are
left open to allow Ventilation-open,
that is. save for the screening.
If flies do get into the house through
carelessness on anybody's part in leav-
ing a window or door screen open.
don't rest until you have banished
them. Sometimes if :ou pull down
dark shades at door and windows. and
leave ono window open ;-bout an inch.
where the light streams in. the flies
will leave the dark and go out through
the crack. There are also various
good poisons to kill the flies. and as
last resort, because it is troublesome
and rather unpleasant to use, there
are various wire devices for killing
them.
Never allow crumbs of food to fall
on the dining room floor, and never al
low the table TO stand uncleared for
long. A sugar bowl. or plate of cake
can apparently be sensed by the flies
in the next town. so quickly do they
become a focusing point for these
pets il they arc accessible.
Copyright. lslJ.l
The Washington herald., 1915-04-16

actually from this tender age that her
stage career began. She was success
full in such rather cheap comedies as
"Cinder Ellen Up To Date" and High
Life Below Stairs" which, however,
gave ample opportunity for the dis
play of her remarkable ability as
coincidence.
Ellen Farren's acting was charac-
terized by an almost unbounded fund
of high spirits and good humor. She
possessed a natural drollery which
was spontaneous in her acting. Be-
sides this. her sympathy with human
weaknesses added to the appeal OF
her acting.
But Ellen Farren was, as her crit
les put it, neither tall nor beautiful
nor gifted with a pleasing voice, either
in song or speech" 1t was simply
the force of her individuality and her
natural ability at the portrayal OF
comedy that made her gain success
tCopyrIght 1851
The Washington herald., 1915-04-16
Do You Long for Leisure?

Did it ever seem to you. after breath
lessly busy day at the office, a day of
confusion and a thousand distractions in
your own home or a feverish session at
the club. that it would be bliss, indeed,
to have nothing to do-nothing to do,
and nothing to worry about that seemed
almost like heaven itself.
Perhaps no one in Washington can tell
US more about this proposition of hav-
ing nothing to do and nothing to worry
about than that interesting little dark
eyed IIindoo lady MIS-. Eanerjee, who is
here working in behalf of the child wild
ows Of her own country: for before she
broke the bonds that kept her insured in
= rraEIic. her lot WAS just this-tO have
nothing to do and no responsibilities
''nr course" you suggest to Mrs. Ban
,:Jr" after she has explained that the
.cra=li" is surrounded 10y high wall
and quito separated from the part Of the
house orcuricd 10y the man of the fam
H.. won had many anlusements-music
and dancers and fountains playins?'
TIC Indian lady opened her eyes wide
=, this. ooh. no." she says. Those
things are for the men of the family. not
for the women"
Then. perhaps you did needlework, fine
sti:cherv TO while away your leisure"
and again the Indian lady answers in the
NEGATIVE. for to work at all would be out
Of the question for a high caste Indian
~uman.
Then. no Doubt YOU suggest. the
women spend time in play. games and
bail and thiAcs of that sore and again
the Indian woman says, No. There
is nothing at all for the high caste women
in India to do unless she have children
and then she plays with them as your
children do with their dolls. but that
nothing at all to do. She seldom sees
her husband. lie lives in the other
part of the house and nc never Is
friendly with his wife as an American
husband is There is none of that sort
of communicating. Before her marriage
tho wife has never seen him Her fan
er procures him for her and brings him
to her That is the way it is with the
high and middle caste women and the
lower caste women who have their free
dom to go about arc so very poor. and
have to do such hard, rough work that
their is no joy in their freedom"
Can YOU imagine it? Doesn't the very
thught of it make you thankful even
for those hectic days when you prayed
for nothing to do? Doesn't it make you
welcome even the confusion and dis
fractions of the city and modern life from
which you have sometimes wished de-
vOutly TO be freed.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-16
Hair Falling.
Y. M. C. A. TO GIVE VAUDEVILLE
Burlexque and Comic Songs on To-
morrow Nights Program.

BurleSque ana Comic Songs on To-
morrow Nights Program.
Real vaudeville will constitute the en-
tertainment to be given tomorrow night
by the boys of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association for the benefit Of the
South River camp. Although the active
members Of the camp will be there, the
performance will be by the older men,
bers who have enjoyed the camp privi-
leges in years past.
The big surprise of the evening will
be the appearance of Charley" Chaplin
and company. He will be represented
by a Washington boy, who remains I'm
known for the present. The Camp
Band," composed of DuFour Brown and
Walter MARI, will entertain the music
lovers, and. for those who want comedy,
Mark DeGrange and Raymond Ellison
will burlesque camp life. Two sketches
are billed. one by s. T. Baldwin and
N. B. Frost. In the other sketch g. NJ.
Kirk and P. Etchison will appear.
Baby Ann" Suter, a juvenile artist,
will add to the evenings entertainment.
The STAR quartet. composed of four
Tech High School men. will blend har-
mony into the program. and Harold
Davis will give some late song hits.
The program will conclude with stereop-
ticon views of South River camp life
by DR.. G. H. Ashley. Of the Geological
Survey.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-16

VA1HAT is the reason that so many
w fail to accomplish something
worth while? The majority of
men and women are of good morals.
deficient neither mentally nor physical
ly.
In nine cases out of ten. it is because
they have no fixed purpose. They are
working toward nothing: there is moth
ing uplifting sustaining them, carrying
them onward.
The man or the woman with an ideal
is the man or woman with guiding
star. Generally he has confidence i'll
it. 1t is his destiny. 1t carries nm
above the trivialities of life. Dis
coura cement is only temporary. fall
ures but relative. obstacles but impedi-
ments to he overcome.
The quality of the ideal is less i'm
portant than the fixing of it. The fact
that We have formed mental picture
of our destiny gives us the incentive 10
work, to study, to progress.
If one has a fixed ideal and health
is poor, he makes it good: his ideal de-
mands good health. If his habits are
bad, he reforms them; the ideal calls
for efficiency. If lie needs more edu-
cation, he gets it: the ideal must pos
sess good working tools.
Never stoop to the common il you
would make your ideal a force Tor up
lift. The higher our ideal. the wider
our horizon, the greater our scope Tor
influence and power. Above all things
know that YOU can win. Keep success.
not failure before you. Set your goal
and step by step-not all at once-you
will reach it. Remember you can DO
ANYTHING any one else can do II you
have the tools" II you haven't the
tools set out to find them.
Take an inventory of your aualinca-
tons to know if you are using all your
resources. Have you quick percep-
ton a good memory, keen insight, a
mechanical. mathematical. poetic, practl-
cal, or artistic trend of mind: Are you
Industrious, tenacious. charitable, cheer
full. persevering. determining to succeed?
Decide what talent. what gift, what In
fluence dominates you; fix your IDEAL and
then take advantage of every oppor-
tunitv of study and experience to de-
velop it
Watch for the good points in your
self. Don't concern yourself too much
with the bad ones. They will die of
neglect. crowded out as you cultivate the
good This will not lead to egotism; on
the contrary, determination is the foe
to any undue exalting Of self.
Don't be afraid TO develop the ego
within YOU Reliance on resources with
in is better than reliance on those
without.
Most Of us do not prepare for a larger
career because we do not expect enough
OF ourselves Our foundations are too
narrow.