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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
Writer Paints SorroWful Picture
of Trip From Lemberg
to Przemysl.
SWEPT Three Times BY WAR
Only Cities Were Spared, and They
Have Recuperated With Speed
That Would Seem Almost
Impossible.

The Hague.-Lemberg and Przemysl
how long it seems since our thoughts
were concentrated on those two Ga
lician towns! In reality it is but
few short months. To ride from Lem
berg to Przemysl today is to ride
through one huge, vast churchyard.
Wherever you look you see graves.
There they lie in groups in the wilder
ness!
On some are transfixed small gray
cap or German helmet, already rot
ting. On others the rough wooden
crosses are sinking into the ground,
as though they knew the plow would
soon be there. Sometimes you see
huge graves, from which many-colored
regimental flags wave vigorously
above the pitiful landscape. 1t is al
most as If someone were laughing in
the grave below. The only break in
this terrible churchyard is formed by
some blackened, tumbled ground, once
a village.
Such is the country over which the
fury of war has ragged three times.
Only cities have been spared, and have
recuperated with a speed which would
seem almost impossible. Lemberg is
as gay and busy as ever; Przemysl is
once more the peaceful provincial
town of peace days. The streets are
clean the hotels are adequate and the
shop windows are full.
Then and Now.
l stood gazing into the well-filled
windows of a confectioner. And the
thought came to me, what were these
windows like a year ago." A year
ago horse-fillet was the best that
riches could buy, and only very occa-
sionally countryman crept into the
town to sell chicken, for which $40
was gladly given. Winter clothes
were not to be had then, and rich men
did not hesitate to walk the streets
wrapped in some womans cast-off
mantle.
In this war forts have fallen like
ninepins. To Przemysl alone has
fallen the honor of long siege. To
the garrison fell hardships which the
siege Of Paris did not know. In the
dead of winter there was not a window
in the town, and no glass could be had
The bombs of Russian aviators had
broken them all. Horses were fed on
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
Heine,s Monument in Paris.

Paris has it's monument to Heinrich
Heine. 1t is at the tomb of the 'liber-
ated Prussian," in the cemetery Of
Montmartre. But no more, as former
ly, does the little basin at the foot OF
the pedestal contain the cards of Wis
itors. 1t was German tourists who had
the custom of depositing their cards
there when they went to the tomb of
the poet, a pilgrimage recommended
by Baedeker. 1t was quite rare that
a week should pass without many new
cards ornamented with German names
to add to the heap that had accumu-
lated in preceding weeks. Today there
is not single card In the little basin
where the winter leaves little rain,
the, birds come to drink. One might
conclude from this like the project of
police, that there are no more Ger
mans in Paris. But this without doubt
would be an error.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
Heroic Deeds of Picturesque
Force Serving in French
Foreign Legion.
SON OF GORKY is KILLED
Poets and NoVelists Give Their Lives
for Their Adopted Country
Squadron of American Fly
ing Men Being Formed.

on.-Innumerable stories have
been written about the doings Of the
French foreign legion, and the heroic
deeds of the picturesque force have
employed the pens of many eminent
writer's in fiction. In an article in the
Daily Express H. j. Greenwall pays
tribute to these famous soldiers OF
fortune.
"All sorts of famous men have fall
en- on the field of honor while fight
ing with the legion" he says. "Binet
Valmer from the Argentine; the Lux
emburg writer, Sosthene Kurth;
son of Maxim Gorky; Camille Ram
irez from Venezuela; Colombian
poet, Fernandez de Bengoecha; an
other from Ecuador, Rodolfo Semi
mario; the novelist Sanchez Carrero
all fell for France on the battletields
of Artois and Champagne.
"The poet Ismail Urdometa was
killed in the Dardanelles while rush
ing Turkish trench at the point of
the bayonet, and the son of the Rus
sian ambassador at Paris, M. lsvol-
sky, was severely wounded while
fighting beside Lieut.. Alexis Com
meme, the great-grandson of the en-
peror of Trebizond. Bob Scanlon, the
negro boxer, is with the legion, and
Francois Faber, from Luxembourg, the
public idol who carried off many
prizes as a professional cyclist, fell
in action. So also did Alex Carter,
the famous steeplechase jockey.
Refused German Money.
winnie O'Connor, one of the best
jockeys. that ever crossed the Allan
tic, joined after writing a letter to
Walter de Mumm returning all the
money he had earned while riding I'M
der his colors. OConnor wrote: 1
hate Boche money; your gold burns
my fingers. l want to get rid of it.
Fifteen young students from the
Beaux Arts in Paris Joined the legion
in body. Not only all classes but all
races are blended together in the won
derful First Marching regiment. When
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
LIKE ONE HUGE VAST CHURCHYARD

wood pulp soaked in sweetened water
some of the animals thrived on it;
others lay down to die.
In the Cafe Stieber you can listen
Tor hours to such details as these. Do
not think the house of Stieber is any
ordinary cafe. Its history is the his
tory of Przemysl. Long before Pre-
mysl was first threatened this cafe
was the great proscenium of the war.
The battle Of Lemberg, the battle of
Grodek, and hundred other battles,
lights and skirmishes took place with
in hearing. Almost the whole Austro-
Hungarian army passed the windows
OF the cafe on their way east to fight
the Russians. And later, during the
hrst and second sieges, Cafe Stieber
was the center of this town. No one
wanted to stay at home with his own
dismal thoughts, guests could not be
received, gas there was none, and Pc
troleum must be used sparingly.
Occasionally Newspaper.
The best thing to do, therefore, was
your pocket and grope through the
streets to Cafe Stieber. And then
there was always something to read
there. In the beginning there was
even from time to time a real news
paper brought by an aviator. Later
there was only the war bulletin, which
was slowly reduced from ordinary
white paper to the backs of paper
bags, and finally to the backs of menu
cards.
Last of all there was only one copy,
and that was on view in the Cafe Site
Der. In the last weeks of the siege
any bit of paper in the street was ca
gerly picked up and used as a ciga-
rette paper.
Nor was tobacco any too plentiful.
In February, 1915, $50 was offered for
100 cigarettes of poor quality. The
offer was refused with contempt.
And if you had tobacco and ciga-
rettes you could not smoke them
where you would. For that you had to
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
WORSE THAN AT THE FRONT
soldier Escaped steel and Shell in the
trenches to Meet Disaster When
He Came Home.

In the taproom of the Crown and
Anchor the returned warrior was tell
ing some wonderful stories of the
fierce fighting around the User.
"You see that?" he exclaimed, with
dramatic suddenness, drawing atten-
tion to a half-healed scar about two
inches long over his left eyebrow.
His audience shivered in anticipa-
tion of a new and thrilling adventure.
"'Twasnt shrapnel, nor yet a coal
hoy, as did that" he said slowly, after
getting rid of his beer in a hurry. q
went through the retreat from Mons,
fought at Wipers, chased the Boches
ont of Festubert, and all without re-
ceiying a scratch. But the very first
dav was home on leave had a scrap
with the missus. Suddenly assuming
violent offensive, she seized the COM
missariat-I mean, before knew wot
she was up to, she drank my bloomin
beer and hit me over the head with the
tankard !"-London Tit-bits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
TrueBlue!
lg1n
NYY
By SAIDEE BALLOON
Copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)

NSOPShA6AAe ]1ASs ~ ~ ~ ~ANNNSNAAAS
Robert Laidlaw faced life, serious
and practical, at the age of eighteen
and took up it's burdens like the sen
sible young man that he was. A sud
den call from home had torn him away
from pleasant student life, to find his
father dying.
ITS the breakup, Robert" his faith
er had the strength only to say, "life,
fortune, future for me. l have lost
about all l had. The doctor says
have only a few hours to live. l saw
what was coming and l wrote to my
two brothers, James and Henry. Here
are their replies. Choose for yourself,
Robert, between the two"
LAS to what, father?" inquired Rob-
ert.
LAS to which you will live with.
Both want you. Both are bachelors.
Both will leave fortune. 1t is vast
relief to me to know that you will
not be without prospects"
1t was a week later and after the
burial of his father and the settlement
of his poor business affairs, that Rob-
ert sat down to read over the two let
ters his father had given him.
One was from James Laidlaw and it
read: Il shall be willing to practically
adopt you, but want to state the situa-
ton clearly at the start so there are no
afterclaps. l have acquired fortune
and my high position in life by fol-
lowing a system. If you come to me,
] shall expect you to accept and live up
to it's conditions. You are old enough
to have done with the follies of youth,
and my disposition is such that at the
evidence of any delinquency or short
comings on your part l would dismiss
you promptly"
Rich, but selfish, as father has often
told me- unused Robert over this cold
formal epistle, and then his face bright
ened as he perused the second letter.
Il am lonely old bachelor" wrote
Uncle Henry, but not SO old or per-
verified that / do not realize that If you
are a live, up-to-date young man we
shall have famous time together. 1t
will do me good to have a general
shake-up through such companionship
as l am sure yours will be. l under
stand that Brother James is also bid
ding for you. Well, he has the rocks,
end if you come with me you will have
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
Feminine Punctuality.

Patience is a virtue, we are told.
If that is so, a certain young man in
a certain provincial town is truly vir-
tuous.
On a recent evening he stood at a
street corner, referring now and then
to his watch with an anxious air. Pres
emily a girl, with young Covent gar
den on her head, approached.
What time you've kept me wait
ing, Maud" said the youth, in gentle
reproach.
The girl tossed her head defiantly.
Its only just seven o'clock" she
retorted and I didn't promise to he
here till 6:30!"
YES" sighed the young man, sad
ly; but you've mistaken the day. I've
been waiting here since last night"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25

dignity of the state, as formally al
legged, is that they didn't tell the truth
about their ages when they got their
license to wed.
The banana peel in the path of love
was an angry mother Albert slipped
up and dragged down his bride when
Mrs Mary Decker, who objected to
Mamie getting married, heard that the
girl swore she was eighteen, when she
was seventeen, as her mother reckons
it. White, who gave his age as twen-
ty, is said to be nineteen.
The families lived on adjoining
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
Kills bird With Golf Ball.

Pinehurst, N. C.-The Pinehurst
Country club will have stuffed and
placed in the clubhouse the robin
killed by Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow with
a golf-ball drive. Mrs. Barlow, who
won the woman's North and South
links championship, topped tee drive
in her final match and it went into a
clump of robins feeding few yards
away, and killed one Of the birds.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
THEIR "AT HOME" IN JAIL
Michigan Bride and Bridegroom Ac-
cused of Not Telling Truth
About Ages.

Hart, Mich.-Albert White a-wooing
went. Went all the way from Colfax
township, Oceana county, to Battle
Creek Now he's back and with him
the bride he won, and they are spend
ing their at home" period in the
Oceana county Jail
Their offense against the peace and
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
Shoes a Horse at Ninety.

Kansas City.-That he intended
shoeing horse on his ninetieth birth
day has been the assertion of Josiah
Collins, and when the birthday rolled
around Mr. Collins was on the job.
Friends of Mr.. Collins claim for him
the distinction of being the oldest
active horseshoer in Missouri if not in
the United States.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
FRECKLES
Nov In the Time to Get Rid of These
w" - IIglY Spots.

Tbere's no longer the slightest need OF
+oeline ashamed of your freckles, as the
nrescrIntion othine-doubfe strengths
guaranteed to remove these homely spots
strenFth-from your druggist, and apply
little of it night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
nnes have vanished entirely. 1t is seldom
Thai more than one ounce Is needed to COM
pIetey clear the skin and gain beautiful
Re sure to ask for the double strength
othine as this is sold under guarantee Of
money back If it fails to remove freckles,-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25

Your lofty Miss Darlington cut me
dead today, uncle" reported Robert
later in the same week.
ooh, you must be mistaken" remon-
strated Mr.. Laidlaw.
Not at all, it was palpable and
meant. You see, 1 had my working
clothes on and the CRIME of honest
labor shocked her sensitive spirit"
HIM" muttered the old man
thoughtfully, and then he went to his
lawyer. See here, Hunter" he began
to the attorney, I'm doing that boy
wrong"
'In what way?" was the pertinent
query.
Mr.. Laidlaw narrated his story Of the
disadvantages of mental employment
in the eyes of the higher social set"
He further deplored the arduous labor
which was hardening the hands of his
protege, the slow promise Of final ad-
vancement. The lawyer chuckled.
Tired of the program, eh, already
that laid out to make real man OF
yOuA hOplCM LIZ ShdlACh6SN' " AA~S
you want to do--rear him in the lap
of luxury and spoil him?"
"Well-er-you see"
mo, you see! Laidlaw," interrupted
the lawyer briskly, I've been studying
young Robert and I'm glad to observe
his sense, courage and fidelity to an
ideal. He'll work out right and make
you proud of him if you leave him
alone"
yes, but he may make friends
among the-well, the lowly-that may
be detriment to him."
What" rallied the lawyer, after
your proud-tempered Miss Caring
TONI"
But suppose he should fall In love
with some poor girl?"
Suppose he did? Do you want to,
spoil his happiness? No, you go right
ahead on the course we have marked
out. Robert is no fortune hunter or,
he wouldn't have chosen you instead
of your brother, he would never have
risked catching an heiress by under-i
taking mental employment. He's gem
uine," concluded the attorney. TRUE
blue all through and all of the time.
He'll land right. Mark my words"
There came a test. An unexpected
event transpired. James Laidlaw died
and in will he had planned to change
when his nephew refused to live with
him, but which he had neglected to do,
his sole heir was Robert.
Now he'll go off on his own hook,
suppose" grumbled Mr.. Laidlaw
to his lawyer; mo further use for me-"
Wait and see" advised the law
yer.
1t was a week later when Robert
came into the library and addressed
his relative.
Uncle Henry" he said bluntly, II
want you to accept half of the fortune.
Uncle James left me. You were closer,
to him than am, and should by right
inherit it. You are not rich"
"Who told you that?" exploded the
old man. of I've hidden my wealth
from you, 1t was for purpose. All
the same" he said in a lower tone,
I'm glad to see that you have loyal
grateful heart"
IT'S division, no matter what you
say" declared Robert, you see, IL we
could all live together"
"We-arent we? What you up to
now?" demanded the old man suspi-
ciously.
"Why-you see, there's Nellie"
And who is she?"
Let me bring her around and see,"
suggested Robert, which he did.
She was not of the born princess
type-only modest, retiring girl-but
inside Of five minutes she had wound
herself about the old mans ingenious
heart just as she had done with Robert
LaidlaW
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THANK YOU,
COME AGAIN

These signs face toward the town.
SO that they are read as the visitor
drives out across the borough line.
such signs will be placed along the
borough line at every road or drive
way. They are large and elevated.
The background is black with large
white letters. The attitude is that
such movement will advertise Had
donfield, rather than make the visiting
motorist feel that he is suspected Of
being speeder.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25

81 won $50 on the races yesterday
How do you know"
I've got the fifty. I'm going to bet
it on a sure thing tomorrow"
That brings up the real question. Is
it your fifty, or are you only holding it
in trust for the bookmakers ?"
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Approximate

I want pair of earrings, cheap hut
purity. They be fur a present" eyes
sir" said the jeweler. "You want some
thing rather quiet, suppose?" "WeIl
doan't ZEE go to making they too quiet
now, replied the farmer. ''My girl be
deaf in one car. It'll Bits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25

go to Cafe Stieber. There a huge fire
burned night and day, for of wood
there was plenty, but matches were
precious indeed. The soldiers in the
trenches got two matches day for
five men.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
A Hint

Kind sir, you behold me a child 81
nature starving"
On your way. You're the fourth
touch OF nature I've had this morn
Ing"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
First of the Breed.

The philosopher who said that It
is much easier to die for the woman
you love than to live with her was
the original slacker.-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
Rluht View of Friendship.

| have long made up my mind to
take for granted the genuine hearted
ness of my friends, notwithstanding
any temporary ambiguousness In
their behavior or their tongues
Keats
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
Simple Enouuh.

when do you think peace will
Gomez"
when some of the belligerents
send it an invitation. Detroit Free
Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
No Need to Search.

o, thou that pinest in the imprison-
ment of the eternal and criest bitterly
to the gods for kingdom wherein to
rule and create, know this of truth:
The king thou seekest is already with
thee.-Carlyle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
His Views.

In case OF war, what do you think
we ought to have in addition to the
general starr Il think we ought to
have an advisory board of moving pic
ture actresses"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25

Helen Lee. tiny three-year-old Chi
nese miss CARRIED in all the splendor
of the brilliant robes of her race, sang
Methodist hymns to a vast audience
in Carnegie hall, New York, on the
occasion of the 150th anniversary of
the founding of Methodism and the
semicentennial of the New York So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
Colored Help.

The One-What kind of help have
you now-colored?
The Other-Yes, green.-Harper
Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25

farms in Colfax. Decker and his fam.
lily moved to Battle Creek last August.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-05-25
Glad Hand for Visitors.

Haddonf1eld, N. J., has hit on a new
scheme to make visitors feel they are
welcome. In most towns roads enter
ing them are marked with signs call
ing attention to speed laws and other
regulations. Haddonfield is erecting
a new sign, which reads:
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A horrible example is often better
than none at all.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-20
LOOK 70 the TAX.

While many people in Iowa are
afraid Of bond issues for roads 1t must
be admitted that people in other states
seem to like them after once having
tried that method of concentrating the
taxes Of a period of years into pe-ma-
nent public works
After the stale OF New York had
been building state roads with the pro-
ceeds of $50 GEO 900 in state bonds an
other SSo,o0O,CO0 was voted by better
than TWO to one majority.
Thai was several years age. At This
last election in November the people
OF New Jersey authorized a second is
sue of state bonds by $1,000 majority
and the people Of California voted
more than four 10 one for more state
bonds and more state roads.
The California aud New Jersey bond
issues emphasize the mistake people in
Iowa are making in worrying about
bond issues when the thing they should
be concerned about is the distribution
of the IAN New Jerseys second issue
Of bonds to the amount of sT,0oo,ooo
are to be paid entirely out Of automo-
bile license revenues In Iowa we
could pay 100000 with interest in
about four years out of our auto Ii
cense revenues.
In California the state had completed
nearly 100 miles of paved roads with
$4,000. e01 Of bond money and asked
for sl5,0e0- 0e0 more in state bonds.
yes The bonds are 10 be paid from
taxes levied upon public service cor
county is 10 pay the interest on the
state money expended within its Dor
ders. The bonds mature a few each
year for q period of forty five years
and the people are going TO get over
1000 miles more Of paved roads to use
while The men of Today are yet on
earth
Dallas county. in Texas. which had
previously used a big bond issue for
roads voted another issue for 100000
by majority of 1900 votes.
Stanislaus county, California voted
bonds TO the extent of $500, 900 for
paved county roads in addition TO the
state roads it will get
On the other hand most OF the coun-
~ bond elections held In Illinois where
the use Of bonds for road construction
are little known were defeated in No
Femner' There seems to be something
ABOUT the bond method that scares peo-
pie at first just as the first automobile
did but after a fair test everybody
wants 10 ride in one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-20

The match is mild explosive
which is used to set a cigar on ire
The only time IL fails TO accomplish
this object is when II runs up against
a campaign cigar which has been car
candidate who does not smoke for fear
of alternating the church vote.
During recent years the making
OF matches has been reduced to an
exact science. The first attempt In
this line was highly disappointing TO
people whose olfactory nerves were In a
sound and rugged state. All matches
used twenty years ago were provided
with large head and a slim body
which had been carefully soaked IN
Kerosene. SO that when they were is-
nited they would throw off an asphyx-
fatIng gas capable of stranEling an in
flocent bystander at a distance Of one
hundred Yards When a handful OF
these matches, carried in the hip pocket
fubbed against each other and caught
on fire. the owner Of the pocket
would either be cremated on the spot or
be choked 10 death before help could
arrive.
In late years, however, the safety
match has become all the rage. This
article is put MP in a neat box and Is
shelled ont of slot machine. 1t Is a
protective device, and can not be Is :
nited by drawing it across the right hip
with careless. sweeping gesture. One
of the most maddening things that can
happen 10 lone hunter or fisherman
is 10 discover a cluster of safety