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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
GaIicia MAY and June).

At the opening of the great German
offensive against Russia the armies OF the
Car in Galicia were in the Carpathlans,
their flank toward Germany protected by
strong defensive works behind the Dun
ajec-Biala rivers.
The first operation was directed against
this flank. which was suddenly struck by a
huge army under Mackensen provided
with an enormous artillery train. In few
DAYS the entire front crumpled up, uncov-
erinp the rear of the armies in the Car
pafhians. Along the Dunajec the Rus
slams suffered real disaster, losing thou
sands IN prisoners. In the first stages OF
their retreat more thousands were capt
ured and the whole Carpathian army was
threatened in front by the Austrian armies
coming from Hungary, in flank and rear
by the German troops coming east IN
Galicia.
Efforts to stand at the Wislok the San
and at the Grodek lakes failed. Although
the Russian resistance steadily stitfened,
the German advance could not be checked.
Jaroslav, Przemysl and finally Lemberg
were recaptured and the Russians were
driven north into Poland and east toward
the Bessarabian frontier. All but thin
strip of Galicia was reconquered, after
having been occupied by Russia since Sep
TENDER.
Russian disaster was explained by the
lack of ammunition and by the great supe-
riority of German artillery. Probably this
explains the rapidity of the debacle, but
the Russians were clearly outnumbered,
outgeneraled and outfought.
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
CARVED JADE.
Its Great Charm Lies In Its Exquisits
Color Effects.

Its Great Charm Lies In Its Exquisite
Color Effects.
There is great charm about the
stone called jade. which. from pre-
historic times. has been carved into
ornaments and implements. 1t Is q
close grained. hard. massive substance,
showing peculiar luster on the cut
surfaces and possessing a distinctive
color. usually some shade or blending
Of green or blue. 1t is sufficiently rare
to prevent objects made Of 1t from be-
coming commonplace. being found only
in moderate quantities in certain parts
Of the world.
China has always been famous for
its Jade, and 1t Is found also in Siberia.
Turkestan. New Zealand. Egypt and
northwestern America. Another name
for it is nephrite. from the Greek
word for kidney, an old belief being
that 1t had curative powers over kid
ney diseases.
Much of the charm Of jade objects
arises from the exceedingly rich and
These colors are not glaring or con-
spicuous. but subdued and beautifully
harmonious. and the artists in the fin
est specimens have taken advantage
of the distribution Of the various tones
and tints TO heighten the effect Of
their designs while bringing out the
contrasts Of color.
Often the most exquisite effects are
produed by the varying shades Of
color running through the carved fig
ures. Among the colors characteristic
Of jade and jadeite are emerald green.
mutton fat" tea green. violet. cam
phor" and yellow. Nearly oil these
shades are sometimes found distribut'
ed through a single specimen. The
rarest combinations are said to be OF
violent and emerald green.-Garrett p
Serviss In Spokane Spokesman'Review
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
KEEPING A. PIANO IN TUNE.
Jss All the Keys Every Time che N.
strunrent 10 Played.

The trained musician has little trou-
Bile In keeping his piano I'm excellent
tune. But the amateur pianist who
just plays little snatches of this and
that soon finds that some Of the keys
are In much better tune than others.
The fault is not always that of the
piano tuner. nor Is II always due to the
fact that the piano has been exposed to
dampness or left I'm a strong draft Of
air. Usually 1t is because the amateur
player doesn't use every key when he
plays. The musician who plays merely
for his own benefit and who is far
from being a skilled pianist discovers
THAT he plays better In some one key,
Sapd consequsptly. be selects all bis
kmusic from that hey. The true musl.
cian plays all keys and has no prefer
fence for any particular one. 49, l
\ If for any length of time we play nj.
most entirely In one key the notes
cYhich are not used are bound to pro-
duce a different sound from those
which are used constantly. '~-...
The skilled musician runs his fingers
lightly over the whole keyboard before
sstarting any piece. thus bringing all
the notes into action. But the clumsy
famateur usually starts without the
sslightest pretense Of a prelude or call
! ing forth the different tones Of the
piano. No piano caif be expected to
keep long in perfect tune unless every
key Is used about as much as every
! other key. The well modulated instru.
! ment is the one whose notes all see
equal amounts Of service.
The piano, like the voice. must be
evenly used to be perfect Any one
who talks in a high pitched voice and
only calls forth the high tones Of his
throat cannot expect to talk in a low.
well modulated voice when he never
uses the low. soft strains. A cheap
plano well taken care Of will sound
better II played by a musician who
uses all the keys than higher priced
one which Is only allowed to produce
the tones Of the single key which the
amateur player can read best.-New
York American.
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
POWDER HOUSE PERILS.
A "Jas" Without Whisky and a Woir,
Nervous Disorder.

nervous ptSoruef.
Alcohol is greatly feared by the pow
der people. and rightly 50. But they
cannot eliminate n strange malady that
appears among their workmen In the
I'm compressed air produces 1.-THE bends.
work In the powder mills creates the
powder house jag" which Is describ
ed us follows by Merle Crowell In the
American Magazine:
A powder house is no place for an
unsteady hand or an unseeing eye. But
the powder house jag" freak prod.
uct of the plants themselves. Is some
hing which no amount of diligence can
'orefend. Large quantities Of alcohol
ire used In the making Of smokeless
,owder. and the air In the shops FIRE
luently gets heavy with its fumes
hen have been known to leave the
,lanfs reeling and stupefled. while one
erious accident was caused because a
'ume fuddled workman threw on both
he high pressure and low pressure
,rakes at the same time.
A weird nervous disorder that steals
ipon powder makers has been called
'powderitis. Treading all day with
'ubber sole shoes In a shop which a
'agrant spark will change into era
er. they ger keyed up TO n nervous
ension that never runs down. with the
esult that even when OFF duty they
learly jump through their collars at
n unexpected fash OF light. Although
owder. unless II Is confined. does not
xplode at spark under normal con
itions. a powder shop may he changed
ITO an inferno of wildtlre In few sec
uIs
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
QUlZzING THE CHEMIST.
vrious and Amusing Experience Of Sir
Hiram Maxinn

vrious and Amusing Experience Of Sir
Hiram Maxim.
uaving occasion to use some metal
: mercury In his London laboratory,
r Hiram Maxim sent his man, Silver
an. out to purchase "one pound Of
etallic mercury In strong glass bot
with cork stopper" In MY
ife" he tells the story of what hap
,ned.
Silverman soon returned and said
at he could not find any metallic
ercury. asked him whether he had
led at a shoe shop or beer shop.
NO." he replied, at u wholesale
lemist's."
told him he must have made a
less of II somehow, and I sat down
nd wrote out carefully, "Wanted-
ne pound of metallic mercury In q
trong glass bottle with a cork stop
err o.. ia~-...-.
Before long he came back Hni said
hat there was no such stuff as metal.
ic mercury" known In the chemists
hop and that he had been to whole
ale place. as the shop was not more
han 200 yards away. ! went around
With him and said to the man behind
he counter:
Il have sent this young man here
vice for some metallic mercury. and
'le tells me that you have nothing of
the kind"
mo. we never have any call for It,"
he replied.
"But Is not this chemists shop?"
"Yes; one of the largest in London"
"Do you sell all kinds Of chemicals?"
"Yes."
"Then how does 1t happen that you
have no metallic mercuryY'
1--WE have never Ind any call for It
before. We do not know what 1t is."
"Have you any bicarbonate Of soda ?"
"Yes: tons Of it."
"Have you any bicnrbonate Of pot.
ashy
Certainly; any amount Of It,"
"iNhat Is bicarbonate Of potash a
off,
''Why. naturally OF potash"
'Could you let me have some potash
before 1t Is made up into bicar
bonatew
Certainly"
"Have you any bichloride of mer
cury?'
"Yes; lots Of It."
"What is bichlorde Of mercury al
bichloride Off"
Here I hnd him. l asked him IL 1t
were his first day on duty.
mo: I have been here twenty years"
The head man. who had overheard
our conversation. then came up and
said. "Why. Of course the gentleman
wants quicksilver"
Curiously enough. It had never oc.
Cured to me to call It by that name
although l ought to have thought Of
It. However. II Is never called quick.
silver by scientific men.
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
uSELW.VER-LAx
For Lazy Liver and
the Troubles OF
Constipation.

FesLrlght all the time. Don't lay on
from wosk for DAYS BY taking ealomsl
when pleasant Lis- v.r-Lsx Keeps ye'
ssss T. sssss sasshss sss .as ss s' ~ s.s :' sIi
a. El9insies polsonsl CLEANSE. leans y.
TEN and rssyss % sar..'n.,.oa, = I, ','s nas
~ont be long bsfors iis- vseLas VII
.sss .s ,.,,s.s ssIs.ss .ss ss' sy ssss st, s ss'
luas u l. X. csIxsbs. W. ssls bs
T. ~ wilA.iAns. hartford. ~
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
Amianthine Cloth.

The finest variety Of asbestos Is
known as amianthus. and the most
beautiful specimens Of this come from
|Tarantaise. In Savoy. Hence the fabric
woven from asbestos Is sometimes
known as amianthine cloth. Charlie
magne Is said 10 have had an amian'
thine tablecloth. which he once ordered
to be thrown into the lire for the enter
|talnment OF his guests.-London Stand
LII ri
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
Window Glass.

II Is certain that there were glass
sindows In PompeiL. ~ the proof Is
nund In It's ruins In more moderi
imcs Il Is known 'hnt windows o'
ome kind were glazed 81 early ~ lhr
hird century. II not before, though thu
ashton was not fairly Introduced uutl
Z WIS done by Dene'llct Iiiscop about
a Windows of glass were rscd ~
,rivaic houses IN Italy as early as liTT
EXchan.e
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRINC WIFE

! had gotten so weak could not stand,
and ! gave up In despair.
At last. my husband got me a bottle a
cardul, the woman's tonic, and COM
menced taking II. From the very nrse
dose, ! could tell Il was helping me. y
can now walk two miles without IL
firing me, and am doing ali ny work." ~
you are all run down from wofnanIy
troubles, don't give up in despair. Tr
Cardui, the woman's tonic. Ithas heipedA
more than a million women, In its 50
years Of continuous success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
It will do. Ask him. He will recon.
mend It Begin taking Cardui today.
Write To-: chrtsnoosa Medicine Co.. Lsd,,<
Advisory Dept. Chattanoosa. Tenn, for Sp>ct01
Instructfons on your case and 6-psRe book. Home
rreatnsns fss Wsmen." sent In slan wrsppsr. JAs
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
Mother Carey'o Chickens.

Mother Carey's chickens" is a nauti
cal name for stormy pelrels. those tiay
webfooted birds which sailors regard
with such awe. When storm h in
n,lnent they collect under the stern oI
a ship. aud superstitlous seamen be
lleve they follow vessels with the In
tentlon of picking up the souls of
wrecked sailors aud carrying them a.
heaven.
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
Taking a chanes.

4 want 10 he'p YOU" sald the fussy
man. hut u give you nickel I'm
AFRAID you won't pat Il IA good use"
well" replied the philosophic tramp
"a nickel amt enough ter do much
harm Viii. or much good. either. ~
take a chance. sov'nor, liirmins hail
Age-Ilerald.
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
Hls eusinsss

THAT baker h the most valuable
man Ne have la the place. always
ready ~ hock NJ ans uos elnsnt With
a cash contribution"
"nVt. then, yoa know n y q baker.
business 10 ~ always Teaiy With ths
dough "-iialllmor AmeFlcan
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
Makinq n Pleasant.

Robbie ito young man who has come
q see his sisier,-pld you want the
Mr. nlnksf Mr. niaks-
'erewdrlverf What should want with
hai. nohhiei ilohble-oh ! heanl ma
ay yesterday she thought you had =
crew luose sounew heie. - undcn Mall
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
chanas 81 Direction.

"whai hccanls % that ulan Who snii
nc was TuinE "a be eanildalef'
"lIis opponenis masie him chanse his
ronie." repllsd senator soFEhnm. "Iis
started hy running foF oiilce aud ended
by running foF eoyes"-washiassoa
star.
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31

Hub Well u takes iwe ~ maks .
aaarvel. - ~ shut ~ wlfe-fhat's
laa lke q ssAlemrtlhle nian. lonil
~ thsrs ah,l think msan lhlnes -
boston TVans Elpt
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31
After fsur Years Of Discomagins
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Upin Despair. husband
Came to Rescue.

catron, Ky.-in In an Interesting letter
from this place, hrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: II suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, ! could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
|all. At times, I would have severe pains
ia my left side
The doctor was called In, and his treat
nent relieved me for while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
thai. nothing seemed to do me any good.
The Hartford republican., 1915-12-31

Msa's nuscls. move tsttss wbsa
thsir sculs are making mssry musia--
csosys Eliot
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-01
Driver SAVES WOMAN
IN RED FROM MAD BULL
Animal, lnAamed by Color of Sweater.
Pursues Her to Trolley
Track.

Boulder, Colo. Feb 2S.-The presence
of mind and prompt action OF Larry Fox,
a motorman of a Denver and 1nterurban
car out of Boulder, saved Edith Fair
from death or serious injury.
Wearing a red sweater Miss Fair. who
is housemaid at the home of Frank An
derson. on the eastern limits of the city.
started for the junction to intercept the
car to Denver. While hurrying across a
vacant lot she heard the believing OF :.
big bull
one glance was sufficient to warn Miss
Fair that she was the object of attrac-
ton of the maddencd animal. The ter
rified woman fed toward the railway
track with the cnratEed beast not more
than fifty Yards behind her.
The interurban car at this moment
shot around the curve. but a short dis
lance away Motorman Fox was quick
TO see the young womans danger. and
after turning off the current and APP
pJving the brakes jumped from the ve--
tibule, seized her by the wrist aid lifted
her to the car almost at the same instant
the animal brushed against the coach
Miss Fair. who had tainted when the
excitement was over. was soon revived.
but postponed her trip to Denver.
August Harding, the owner of the
bull. says he has never known the ami
NAL to act unruly before. and attrib-
utes it's antics today to the red sweater
Miss Fair was wearing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-01
GIRLS USE OWN AUTOS
TO AID SICK CHILDREN
Sixteen in St. Louis Will Take Little
Patients to and from
Hospitals.

St Louis, Feb. 2S.-SiXteen young
women. constituting the hospital COM
mittee of the Junior LeaSle. have placed
not only themselves but their automobiles
at the service of sick children in the hos
pitfalls They have agreed to use their
automobiles at the service of sick children
in the hospitals. They have agreed to use
their automobiles in taking sick children
from their homes to the hospitals. to give
rides to the convalescents and return
them to their homes when they have re-
covered.
They call themselves the hospital
girls" Miss Katherine Semple is chair
man of the committee. The others are
Miss Jane Wells. Misses Nesta and
Ruth Brown. Mrs John Holiday. Mrs.
Charles Bascom. Mrs. Harold BiNby. Miss
Jane Taylor. Miss Grace Holland. Miss
Helen Morton. Mrs. Guy Oliver and
Misses Frances and Katherine Cameron.
They have placed themselves under the
direction of Miss Julia Stimson. social
service worker at Washington University
Hospital. They will read TO the sick and
Hind and do everything that they can to
max. more pleasant the lot OF hospital
patients
There is also a flower committee of the
league. of which Miss Helen Wood is
chairman. This committee will send
flowers to the sick i'm hospitals and to the
poor. 1t is expected that mar& flowers
used at weddings and other social events
will be placed at the disposal Of the COM
mittee.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-01
GETTING A START.
YES OR no.
ry NATHANIEL {. rom LER. Jr.

Nj e. +. +. FISHER is the passen-
ger traffic manager of the Canadian
Pacific Railway. the longest railroad
in the world. He could not help
being loaded with experience. for his
activities extend across The continent
and over two oceans.
The other day ] asked him to say
a few words before one Of my bust
ness classes. He made the shortest
speech of the ycar-Just sixty words
and every one of them weighed ton
He said
Young ladies are popularity sup
posed TO be concerned chiefly with
the words Yes and No bat. iudG
ing by my forty yea.s' experience.
YOU. who viii I've stenographers. are
chiefly concerned with the word Not
If it be omitted. and the stenOgrapher
makes ono say I am wilIinE,' when he
really said I am not willing great
trouble results"
Millions OF dollars nave been lost
because d telegraph operator wired
a stock broker TO buy, when the mes
sage read not to buy.
Even more millions of dollars have
been sidetracked because some stenog
rapher wrote Il will" instead of 81
will not" and her employer signed
less OF him. OF course-with a re-
sultant tremendous loss.
The moral world, well as the
business world. swings on Yes" and
NO" Il will and - will not"
Saying yes" at the right time ma y
stand for success. and saying No
at the wrong time may encourage fail
ure.
Il will do it, may he the phrase
II; rrfa int inc md
Il will not do it" may save your
money aud your reputation.
If you are stenographer learn the
use of yes and no Il Will and
81 will not" and never write them into
a letter repeat them. unless you
are sure that you understood your en-
ployer Alright: and then, if you are
certain that you did. but have a sus-
picion that what he said was not
what ke meant. be careful.
The clerks who rise from the ranks
are those who do not follow directions
blindly. They understand the why, and
when they write out what is told Them
or speak the words which they have
been ordered to deliver, they have
back of them the certainty that they
are following directions. and the fur
Their guarantee. due to their judg-
ment, that what their employer said
he meant to say.
First of all be accurate. In taking
shorthand notes, use the utmost care.
In delivering messages. use the ut
most care. In carrying out the most
important orders, in carrying out the
least important orders, use the ut
most care. And with that care. en-
ploy your brains.
Think, If a note. il a message, il
an order, seems strange TO you, think
. IL over quietly. II II still seems
strange after you have given it
thought. if you can see no reason
for it. go to the one who is response
BILE for it and learn the why, or at
least be assured that you have made
no mistake. No man wants an en-
ploye who does not think. nor does he
want one who will follow orders
blindly He is not infallible. Some
day he may make a mistake. and he
will then appreciate-perhaps substan-
tially-the clerk who thinks. and
shows that he thinks.
(Copyright 1851
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-01
A. R. YEAKLE ENDS
LIFE In BATHTUB
Despondent Realty Operator Found
Dead by Wife and Daughter in
Basement of Home.

Attracted by the sound of splashinG
water, Mrs. A. r. Neakle. of 5l35 High
land place. Cleveland Park. accompanied
by her daughter Miss Marie Yeaklc.
forced the door of the servants hath
room in the basement of the home. about
o'clock yesterday morning. and saw her
husbands body doubled up in the bath
tub. The basin was overlooking with
water. An Emergency Hospital amhu-
lance responded TO a call. and DT. Will
lam Earl Clark. of I62: l street north
west. also was called.
Efforts To revive Mi Yeakle failed.
Mr.. Geakle. a real estate operator, had
been Respondent for several weeks be-
cause Of business troubles. il was said
Yesterday morning he dressed and went
to the Ia Sement to fire the furnace.
Alarmed at his absence. Mrs. GUaklc and
Miss Yeaklc went in search of him Mr.
Yeaklc had stepped into the tub without
undressing and held himself under the
water. the Spigots opened wide
certificate Of suicide was returned
by Coroner hewitt.
Funeral services will hc held torror-
ROW afternoon al Mr.. Ycakle's former
homo in Frederick Nd. Mr. Ncaklc is
survived by his wife. Miss TcakIe, their
daughter. and brother living ia Fred
eriCh.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-01
WOMEN OF u. S.
AND THEIR
SISTERS IN LONDON

London.-The committee of Ameri-
can women, whose war relief fund has
already established a splendidly equip
ped soldiers hospital and presented
the government with six motor ambul-
ances, are now experimenting their
humane work with a relief scheme
for unemployed women and children.
Everywhere the women are aiding
and assisting the surgeons and field
hospitals in caring for the sick and
the wounded. The women of the
United States are always ready to aid
wherever there is misery and suffering
Mrs. B. F. DIcKovER, Route 4, Utica,
Ohio, writes: had painful times for
q number of years and for the past
three wears was so bad that life was a
misery to me. The doctors told me l
would have TO go to a hospital before
l would ever be better. A year ago
this winter and spring was worse
then ever before. | wrote DIR. Pierce
telling him how | suffered. He outlined
o course OF treatment which / fol-
lowed to the letter. | took two bottles
of 'Favorite Prescription and fifty
cent bottle of Dr. Pierce's Smart-Weed
and have never suffered much since.
] wish | could tell every suffering
woman the world over what boon
DR.. Pierce's medicines are. There is
no use wasting time and money doctor
ing with anyone else"
Thousands of women in the United
States after wears OF misery and sui
fering from the complaints peculiar TO
their sex have been restored to per-
feet health by the use OF Or. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. This IS Wom-
ans medicine, that contains no alco-
hol. is made with pure glvcerine from
medicinal roots and its ingredients are
not kept secret, hut are printed on
every wrapper.
When n girl becomes woman, when
a woman becomes mother, when
woman passes through the changes OF
middle lifr. are the three periods OF
life nen health and strength are most
needed to withstand the pain and dis
trpss often caused by severe organic
disturbances.
At these critical times women are
best fortified by the use of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, an old remedy