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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
Great Cannon Which
TerrOrized Town Is
Hunted Down
SHELLS DRAW
STEADILY NEARER
ID Dom ed Crew See
Death Approach Yard
BY Yard

b. WILLIAM PHILLIP SIHHS.
lStJT Correspondent fited Press
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
CHAMPAGNE. Oct 20.-tBy NALL
The aviator who discovered the
big $50 m.limeter gun which bonn.
Darded DuukiTk, today told me how
be aid il. He is French captain.
but beyond that the censor com
mands silence
Il was flying in Flanders" he
said. when DuuNlrk Underwent her
first commandment Il seemed that
The big shells must come from war.
ships a. sea- out as you know. they
Nere fred from point in Belgium
some two miles back OF the German
lines. or about 20 miles.
1T takes a thief 10 catch thief.
so as German ayiators gave the
range 20 the big gun, French avia.
tors watched them and gave the
range to the allied artillery. We
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
psraolT OPERA HOUSE.

Unfruthful publicity might have
kept some folk away from the
~zeixfeld Follies." Monday evening
IN the Detroit opera house. but II
attracted 40 many hundreds OF per
xons more than the theater wouio
hold and whose disappointed depar
ture from the lobby impeded the en-
trance OF those fortunate enough 10
poesess tickets that the first men
toned were not missed ~ all.
The real truth OF the matter Is
that the 1915 edition Of the famous
concoction OF beauty, song' dance
and comedy known "a the "Zeigfeld
rolles." Is clean. sparkling run
beautiful in it's scenic and costume
equipment, peopled with clever en-
tertainers who amuse without re-
course 10 risqueness or yulgarity'
and presenting a beauteous array
of giriish loveliness
The young women in the man
ara fully clothed. the exceptions CIV
ing no offense because OF the artisuc
verities or because tho style OF cos
tune Is plainly a satire on the ex
tremes of fashion for which other
wise perfectly sensible women seem
10 fall. The latter instance Is EN-
nhasized In the dressing OF the
chorus In one scene in chiffon
gowns of rose color. the wearers
back being completely uncovered
while the front OF the frock Is car
ried ND TO the throat for a choker
collar. huge muffs being carried and
nantaIets OF furs affording still
more marked contrast in the ABB
surdities OF dress at present obtain
ir~
,..e of Josef Urban's finest con
ceptions In scenic settings, showing
m oriental harem guarded by two
huge elephants, brings into startling
relief In the background the scarf
draped agure of lovely wisp of
girl and the ebony skin Of a huge
black slave. Urban is a master In
creating a picture OF this sort. and
concesfing all evidences of the fact
that II Is a stage scene.
This new stage art. of which Orb
an Is the leading exponent in this
country, has been made known pre-
viously 20 Detroit theatergoers by
Anna Pavlowa. and in the recent
weeks by Mile. Pavlowa and the
Boston Grand Opera company. To
the Follies, Urban has given some
~ the finest productions of his mind
and workshop and the scenes are a
constant delight TO the eye.
The big company is still led by
Leon Enrol. black Bert Williams,
Nd Wynn. w. c, Fields and viii
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

Sir Huberts grounds. where he had
gone 60 swim. His lagge fortune; IS
Inherited by Lady ware, who gener
ously pays her husbands debts, al
though determined 10 separate from
him.
The police suspect foC. play in
the death OF Lady Wares brother.
and suspicion points 70 Sir Hubert
re is placed on trial for the, crime
His wife, knowing him 20 De moral
ly bad. stu believes him incapable
OF taking life. She secures Michael
Adye, brilliant lawyer, who love.
her and whom she loves, 20 defend
him.
After a hard fight, Ware Is ac-
quilted and his wife, believing his
SUFFERING while on trial have atom
ed for the wrongs which he has in
ilicted on her in the past, renounces
Adye aud offers TO make a new
start with her husband Then. Just
as the stage is apparently set for a
conventional happy ending, Ware
confesses his guilt 10 Adye and as
Adve and his wife gaze at him hor-
TOR stricken. he swallows a quick
poison and dies.
As S!r Hubert, Mr.. Tellegen is
once more seen as man with a
yellow streak" a role which he has
seemed unable 10 escape since COM
Ing To this country The character
nevertheless affords ample oppor-
tuaity for the exercise Of bis finish
cd skill as an actor Perhaps the
most outstanding feature OF h&
work is the ease and grace OF his
movement combined with remark
able spontaneity 81 expression. He
is never guilty OF labored gesture
or spcech His enunciation OF Eng
lish. although slightly accented, is
wonderful when II Is considered that
he was born IN Greece ot French am
Dutch parents. Gladys Hanson as
Lady Ware played well up to Lou
Tellegen Maude Hannaford was
charming as Celia Wilson. an Eng
lish society girl, and Montague Love
as Michael Adye filed we'll the role
OF great attorney.
John Halliday. Charles Derickson.
Corliss Giles. eHnTy Won Weiser,
Robert Ayrton and Dana Parker
capably played he lesser parts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

OF our photos,p the officer said. I'VE
overflow the gun and gave direction
~ wsge.gss aRsi--eot the gJSn" "a
last photograph showed a yeritabl'
Pit about the German piece
must have been hit repeatedly. Tn
captain did not say SO. but his wOrt
Was done under hot hre from anti
aircraft guns below. and while fieh
ing air duels with German aero
planes sent up against him.
The officer showed me his photo
graphing aeroplane, The camera i.
in front and screwed. lens down. [,
the aeroplane's floor. To preven'
vibration the apparatus Is mounted
on four soft rubber cones. A tele
scopic lens registers objects a mil,
beneath II,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
TEMPLE

The appearance Of Nine Lima
Aharbanell. noted Viennese primd
donna and original Merry Widow"
and Madame Sherry" adds the
necessary touch OF fnesse 10 the
Temple bill this week Nine. Abar-
uanell makes her debut as a vaude-
Vile singer in Detroit under very
happy circumstances that insure a
hearty welcome and appreciation
for SC talented an entertainer. For
hnr vaudeville "excapade" Nine.
Atarbanen has had composed sew
eral exclusive songs. which she rem
ders With pretty effect. She also
sings several song bits from the
plays that gave her prominence
Her costumes like her songs are
distinctive
Sam Mann is back again, with his
little company, In The Now Lead
er." Sam does his old stunts In the
orchestra pit, and he lie as funny as
ever The trouble Is that Sam
doesn't provide enough work for
himself He purposely gidetracks
the real entertainment 10 allow the
introduction OF some cheap bur
lesque slush as hlIar The old
gag Of burying red rose in beer
foam and giving the generous brew
er free "ad," has been relegated
10 the smalltine circuits, Sam.
John O'Malley is another Irish
tenor who sings Tho savorite songs
Of Erin'S Isle with great effect The
Irish tenor is al~ay= popular sA-
dition u any vaudeville bill. and
the songs they sing seem never to
grow old
An ordinary straw hat can be-
made 10 do a lot ~ peculiar stunts
by those funny iugglers. Moran and
Wiser They also iniac. some good
comedy into the act, and they even
give the audience an opportunity TO
take an active part IN the fun
That frst quarrel between newly.
weds is made the subject OF an.
other little absurdty entitled "who
Was to Blame" IN which Elsie WI
liams stars Trouble starts during
the first meal in The cory, new fat
The salt shaker fell on the floor an
omen Of bad luck 20 follow N sure
does-in about three minutes. and
when tho little dove ~ peace. minus
a few tail feathers. flies back 10 his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

perch Uver the Wantel most OF the
family vIina has been broken
Lloyd and Britt entertain s.itd q
pleasing mixture of songs. dances
and chatter Rose Sehmet'au a
sturdy young miss. and her big
brother 40 some wonderful ieats OF
balancing IN the nrst aut. Ralph
Dunbar's Hussars. In ,he last acs.
alternate between martial music
and campfire SONGS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

FIX in Jackson hole. the famous
Wyoming hunting ground. where
there are more OF these animals
than anywhere else i'm this country.
are threatened with determination
by wolves \ trapper recently count
ed siNty-sevpn carcasses of the mag
niflccut beasts. The Jackson Hole
country borders Yellowstone park
aud receives continued fresh migra-
tion OF game from that preserve.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

rieht receive more applause, for
Tire uild but popular stuff known as
~ fbes nor 'nsurc I'm her roper
,otN Davenport and Kerr have a
sn4inr tHlkm- and dancing act
which is lair The HearstSelig pic.
.toiial review OF news of the world,
and satnral reels of motion pictures
are shown as usual
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

Owing 10 cloud hanging above
the horizon and serving as screen
an aurora was observed about half
an hour before sunset at Viking. Al
berta. Canada, some months ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

Numerous bright, .hazy. milkiike
streamers. appearing 10 have their
source 1as, Ss'oV 49, ,s'eStS fere
observed darling upward to a height
OF about 10 degrees
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

Druggists refund money II PAZo
OINTMENT fails TO cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
First application gives relief. soc.
ADV.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

Printing-thc plain neat ktnd-fhat
In riEht--'rimrS Job Dept-Mnin ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

we'll send one to your home, connect it up and
leave it there for you to try, FREE.
You'll have a chance to see just how it fits in
your kitchen and how perfectly it bakes and broils
Notice what relief it is not to have to stoop
to see into the oven; how handily you sweep
under the range what convenience the automatic
gas range lighter is.
If you decide to keep it, when inspector calls
for your answer pay him Just
So down. then So a month with gas
bills: S33 in all. 50 less for cash.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
Borrow These Citigas ''Specia1s -

How often have article that pleased
that might looked home before decd
just the Oaning appliances people in their
install the appliance reasonable length CALL 70
SWER We the appliance WITHOUT QUESTION
$500, Appliance Dept any appliance
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18


and Industrial
in Barnes Co
tension department of the Agricultural
college.
About five years ago the contest was
again broadened and bread, butter,
and pOultry were added to the list.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18


5ricultural Reso
sibilities of Bou
ent indications the farmers of Barnes
county as class are not going to fol-
low the continuous one crop system to
the point of soil exhaustion. In every
part of the county can be found large
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

-
i u u II - =
Agriculture:
itie'
About II years ago the first corn
contest was held in the county. The
Agricultural college furnished several
bags of corn which were distributed
by the county superintendent or
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

poultry industry OF the state was CIV
en- boost.
The newest additions to the contest
list are vegetables and fruit cannin'
and sewing. These industrial con
tests afforded abundant opportunity
for the expression and exercise of the
native desire to do and to do better
than any one else, for every child has
a liking for contests.
In order to further organize and
stimulate these industrial activities,
II boys and girls clubs were organized
last spring Meetings were held regu-
larly each month to study industrial
and agricultural topics in connection
with their work, and under direction
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

grounds, five acres Of ground at least
in each case and one, the Noltimier
school, has a 40-acre plot for expert
mental farming and a township park
each department. They are chosen to
do the work for which they are best
fitted. For instance, the primary
teacher besides being trained in that
work is also a specialist in domestic
science. The grammar grade teacher
is a specialist in manual training, an
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN
COUNTY
ed by King Bros, Valley City, N. D.
flood a part of the school grounds this
winter and have neighborhood sl1at-
ing rink. They have a trained play
ground director who directs the out
door activities of the school. Much
credit is due the Baldwin school board,
Neil Mckay, VIM. Burchill and Jacob
E,einer. for the energy and enternrise
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

ONE OF THE MANY DAIRY HERR
BARNE
The above herd of HoIsteins is ov
Barnes County Consoli-
dated Schools
The first township consolidated
school to be built in Barnes county
was in Uxbridge township.
Seven years ago two school dis
trictc 11nita6 thuc lzipU II noccihlo
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18


rCeS and
[te0uS Barnes
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

}A I
,oboCl, , cucnocc in pornoc county
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societies and other community actlV-
tiles may be held. These schools are
proving a large factor in rural life
advancement, as they not only permit
the country boys and girls to have as
good an education as the town pupils,
but also enliven the social life of the
whole community
Work and Play
An extended tour of Barnes county
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

Baldwin. Their fine new building
was dedicated Feb. %. 1t is some
what larger than UXbridge. 1t has an
additional room and several other i'm
provements They are planning to
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

--IDATED SCHOOL
vast surrounding region. According to
the soil survey made of the county in
1914 they were classified as the Car
rington series, with two types, the Car
ringtOn soil clay loan and the Caring
ton loan. To quote from the descrip-
ton of these types Of soils as given in
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

work done by these schols and eXhi-
pited at the county fairs surely indi-
Gates a good work being done.
The Barnes county girls are coming
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

better, than in some regions where the
rainfall is much greater but not SO
well distributed
liar in most respects to the soils in a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

II O
cnnC tructi0n nos Sihlp-mannal TRIM
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Y .z.a.+z##&#= $= ####@#
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UXBRIDGE con
lto their own inheritance too, 70
7hile the boys have the manual trai1
ng the girls have training in domesti
cience, including sewing, cooking, an
ousehold arts. This work is bein
iven in ten of the town schools and
lso a part of the training in ever
=, +bo
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18


cessful. Each year has been marked
by tremendous increase in the acre
age of corn. While the season of 1915
was decidedly unfavorable for corn
here, the same conditions exist to a
greater or less extent all over the
Northwest and even northern Iowa and
Illinois has its share of Immature corn
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

active in seeing that their schools
have been we'll equipped with up-to-
date maps, globes, text books, single
seats, curtains and other things which
tend to make for the mental and physi-
cal advancement of the school child.
Small Capital for Start
Editor Times-Record:
Your request for letter at hand.
came to Barnes county when eight
ctead On sect ion 11111.hQ and he had
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18
Thn SrhnQls of the cnuntY haua

library Of 10000 volumes; 1,7S0 were
added the past year.
The school grounds were fenced this
past year and 800 trees planted. Many
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

state IN the State contest, and tnelr
places among the winning few.
Potatoes were added to the contest
list soon after starting with the corn.
Barnes county was the first county in
the state to introduce this and boys
and girls alike StrOVe for hOnOrS in
the potato field. Seed was as first dis
tributed from the office of the county
superintendent of schools, each con-
testant being given ten fine potatoes
which seed had been carefully selected
by potato experts. Later the young
agriculturists were encouraged to save
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

busses to the cendal school in town.
Lucca school dstrft has also CONSOLE
dated the four schools of the district
and the pupils are conveyed to the cen
trail school in the rWn of Lucca. VAL
ley City is also tdvnship school. The
rural boys and gits are brought into
the city by automobiles.
The Nome scho0 district has closed
it's two one-room d0untry schools and
the pupils are bought into Nome,
where they have Ane advantage Of a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-05
A Bows Work.

AS general rule, the man that is
worth anything to his country and the
world is he who, when boy, had
learned to work. The only channel of
reform lies in the direction of boys
life. The only worth, the only truth,
the only happiness is in doing. This
does not mean drudgery. 1t is the en-
ployment of ones thought or ones
hands in the accomplishment of some
thing of value to life. There is no
value in mere learning. A man may
know all mathematics and I'll classics
and then be no more than a mere fig
urehead And this disposition to work
cannot be talked into boy It comes
the same way flower does-out from
under some gentle influence. What
that influence is is the greatest prob.
lem of life Columbus Ohio State
Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-05
Bismarck on Russian.

Although Bismarck knew Russian
well, he declined to take any notice of
dispatches addressed to the German
foreign office in that language. my
predecessor, he once related. wrote to
all the diplomatists in German, and
they replied each in his own language
Russian, Spanish, Swedish and whit
not. | decided that all communities
lions received in languages other than
German, French, English and Italian
should be left unnoticed. Budberg, the
Russian ambassador in Berlin, wrote
me screed after screed always in Rus
sian. No answer was returned, and
at last he came to ask the reason for
my silence. There is great pile of
documents in Russian downstairs,
told him; yours are probably amongst
them. We have no one who under
stands Russian, and ! have given In
structions for all documents written in
a language we do not understand to
be put away in the archives 1t was
then arranged that Budberg- should
write to us in French"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-05
NO BAKING POWDER MORE
WHOLESOME THAN ALUM
POWDERS.

Washington, d. C.-Alum baking
powders are no more harmful to per-
son than any other baking powders.
Such is the conclusion of the ref
cree board of consulting scientific ex-
perts of the department of agriculture
as the result of experiments to deter
mine the influence of aluminium COM
pounds on the nutrition and health Of
man. The report gives the results of
three sets of extensive experiments on
human subjects conducted independ-
emily by members of the board and
was in response to questions put to it
by the department of agriculture. The
boards report was unanimous and was
signed by Ira Remsen, president Of
Johns Hopkins university, Chairman:
Russell H. Crittendon, professor OF
physiological chemistry in Yale uni
versity and director of the Sheffield
Scientific school: John H. Long, pro-
lessor of chemistry in Northwestern
university; Alonzo e. Taylor, profess
sor OF physiological chemistry in the
University of Pennsylvania, and Theo-
balo Smith, professor of comparative
pathology in Harvard.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-05
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
California Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California syrnn of
Figs that this is their ideal laxative.
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach. liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish. or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look al
the tongue, mother! If coated. give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
OF cold, throat sore. has stomach-ache.
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a So
cent bottle of California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children Of all ages and grown.ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-05
OUR NATIONAL DISEASE
Caused by Coffee.

Physicians know that drugs will not
correct the evils caused by cofree ana
that the only remedy is to stop drink
ing it.
An Arkansas doctor says:
az was a coffee drinker for many
years and often thought that ! could
not do without it, but after years OF
suffering with our national malay
dyspepsia, attributed it to the drink
ing of coffee, and after some tnougnt'
determined to use Postum for IN!
morning drink.
"I had the Postum made carefuliy
according TO directions on the pkg. anc
found it just suited my taste.
aAt first used it only for breakfast
hit found myself getting so mucn
better. that had it at all meals, and
am pleased to say that | have been re,
lieved of Indigestion. gained IL
nonnds in months and my genera
health is greatly improved.
II must tell you of young iaoy y
Tll;nois she had been in i'll health for
many wears, the vital forces low WIN
hut little pain. wrote her of the gooo
that Postum did me and advised her 70
try it. ro+o
me- that she had gained 40 pounds IN
weight and felt like herself again.
Name given by Postum Co, Bate
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road 70 wen
ville." in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must Do wen Donsu
15c and 25c packages.
instant Postum--is soluble power
.o.snoonful dissolves quickly IL 9
c,,n If hot water and. with cream an0
ss .r makes 4 delicious beverage m
stantIy. soc and SOC tins. 60 g
7 The cost per cup of both kinds Is
about the same r.a.,,r,
sold by Grocers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-05
Quite Simple.

During school tea a kindly lady
sat regarding one Of the young guests
with evident alarm. Undismayed by
the lady's glances, the young hopeful
demolished plate after plate of bread
and butter and cake. At last the lady
could stand it no longer. Going up to
the urchin she said:
my boy. have you never read any
book which would tell you what to eat,
what to drink, and what to avoid? ?"
why, bless yer, MAJ am. = replied the
young gentleman, with his mouth full
Of cake, 4 don't want no book. It's
very simple. eats all can. drinks
all can, an avoids Dustin