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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

shells, from battery OF Austrian
guns, 305's, disinterred their dead, 20
that when we charged we stumbled
over arms and legs and limbless
trunks.
Our attack was launched from
three sides; the first charge only took
US forward about $50 yards. and then
we had to return to our original posi-.
tons: it was heartbreaking. Before
we could attack again the enemy sent
up re-enforcements, but something
must have gone wrong, for hundreds
Of their men were cut down by their
own artillery firing from the ruins OF
the Hitzstein chateau.
I'VE ceased our attack when night
fell. but our artillery redoubled its III.
rious bombardment Of the enemy's
trenches. Their guns fred at ours,
and ours fired at theirs and at their
trenches. Thirty feet below the
ground, snug in our dugouts, we could
feel the earth trembling. The Ger
mans kept their men in the trenches
because they never knew when our ar.
tillery would cease firing and our in
fantry attack begin again. That Is
why we captured more than thirteen
hundred prisoners. They were nag
gard and shaking when they were
marched into our lines. for no soldiers
on earth could stand what our artil'
lery gave them.
I'VE had very slight losses, COM
paratively, when we stormed the posi-.
lions the next day, and II it had not
been that the enemy had few ma
chine guns undestroyed by our fire our
losses would have been very much
smaller.
II have been here in Alsace for SIX
teen months" he added. Il have been
wounded three times, and always on
the slopes of Well Armand Terri
BILE? Not at all. Think what an aw.
full time the Boches must be havins!'
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
KNIFE AND PISTOL
Effective Combination to Be Car
ried in Pocket.
Discharge Small Cartridge, but One
Capable Of lnfiletlns Damage At
,t,. Close kan0e--Useful Defense
Against Burglars. -. Z.

The smallest breech-loading cannon
in the world is now being made for
pocket use. 1t is not toy, but takes
a 22-caliber rim-fire cartridge. Ill.,,
or course, 1t is not easy to hit any.
thing at a distance with 1t, on account
Of there being no sights and the barrel
being only half an inch long and con.
cealed, but a 22-caliber bullet Is USE
less except at very close range. The
special use Of this cannon" Is for
soaring of burglars, as when fred
with blank cartridge 1t makes q ire
mendous bang, and fires bullet that
would inflict nasty wound at close
range. %5T
Its inventor is Edmund c. Moore OF
New York, who IL also the patentee
of q rife grenade. u.-
It is in the form of pocket knife
no larger than the usual knife and has
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
Survival Among Birds.

The struggle of life among the birds
and other wild creatures is 50 severe
that the feeble and malformed, or the
handicapped in any way, quickly drop
out, writes John Burroughs in Har-
per's Magazine. Probably none Of them
ever die from old age. They are cut
off in their prime. A wedding out proc
ess goes on from the time they leave
the nest. A full measure Of life, the
perfection of every quill and feather,
and unerring instinct, carry them
along. They are always in the en-
emy's country: they are always on the
firing line; eternal vigilance and cease
less activity are the price of life with
them. The natural length Of life of
our smaller birds is calculated to be
eight or ten years, but probably not
one in thousand reaches that age.
Not half a dozen times in my life have
I found the body of dead bird that
did not show some marks of violence.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
ONCE. A GREAT STRONGHOLD
karirlets Polish Fortress That Pro
tected Europe Against tho Bar.
barians Of Asia.

Kaminiets Podolsk, the city upon
which the latest largescale Russian
offensive was based, that against thu
Austro-German lines In eastern
Galicia and Bukowina, was at one
time the greatest fortress in the king
dom of Poland. the stronghold tina
held back the wild hordes of Asia
through many years Of battle. says
war geography statement given out BY
the National Geographic society The
Tartars struck time after time agains:
its high, rocky bluff in vain, and many
skirmishing parties of Poles and Rus
slams left the fortress to carry terro!
into the steppe around the southern
Dnieper.
The town lies but few miles from
the Austrian frontier. and ia built ove
a peninsula formed by the Smotritcb
river, an affluent of thes Dniester
Odessa is 235 miles in the southeast.
and Kief about an equal distance in
the northeast. Kaminiets is the seat OF
administration of the Podolian govern
ment, and, since the war, It has b.
come important as one Of the larger
supply depots just back of the Rus
sian front. 1t is divided into two
parts, one, the old town, spreadin.
over the hills, while the other nestle:
around the base. Across the river, tn.
ancient castle still frowns defiance up
on the country. though Its war-worl
walls could offer but little resistance
before the power Of modern guns.
"Batu. the cruel leader of one O.
the waves of Mongol buccaneerinf
against Europe, laid Kaminiets vast
in 1910. In the fifteenth and six
teenth centuries, storm after stor'
of Tartar, Turk and Moldavian inva
sion broke upon its walls. and thu
principal industry of the people
this outpost became that Of fightin:
and weapon forging The adventure
some from all parts of Europe foun'
their way into garrison there, an
took part in the great drama in which
the East was finally turned back upoI
itself. The city passed to Russia ir
1885,"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
SELLS AN EGG FOR $1,000
Mrs. Gilfort Sends One, Laid by
Tabled Roc, to Denver
-., Museum.

Orange, N. J.-Thrifty housewives
who blame their grocers for demand
ing 60 cents dozen for eggs may
congratulate themselves that they are
not compelled to make their purchases
from Mrs. Robert Gilfort. Yesterday
shs disposed of her egg supply at the
very satisfactory rate of $4,000 a
dozen. $ 5a.@s
The transaction was not as extern.
sive as Mrs. Gilfort may have desired.
however, since 1t involved but one
egg, that, Of the tabled roc. Of Arabian
Nights lame, and the purchaser was
the Denver museum. Technically, It
is the egg Of the Aepyornis. the fossil
bird Of Madagascar, but three of which.
are to be found, in this country.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
H0OCO0 SHIP MAKES MONEY
The Old Freighter Aiooa Has More
Than Paid Her Purchase
Price.

San Francisco.-The old Algoa, for
merly hoodoo freighter Of the former
Pacific Mail, has blossomed out as
real war baby. 1872 =.
This steamer, which in times of
peace used to be tied up in the lower
bay with cold boilers for long periods.
has earned 100000 that was paid for
her when she was rechristened the
California. Also she has earned $780,
900 more. ~ -.
Furthermore. the California-nee Al
goa-has now been chartered to q
powder company at $1,70o day, or
s51, 1000 a month, or $612,000 year, or
more than twice as much as her own.
ers paid for her. .
It is stipulated in this last charter
that she shall ply only between neu'
trail ports, which is taken to mean that
she will become a nitrate carrier be.
tween South America and the Du
Pont powder mills in the United
States. ~ II ..
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
Mules Now kerchoo.jno,

Even the mules in the mines here
are suffering from the ravages Of the
grippe epidemic and stable horses and
hostlers are kept busy caring for the
sick animals. Many miners declare
that they have caught the infection
from the mules, who sneeze in the
limited air supply in the underground
workings and spread the germs all
over. 81 "
The local veterinarians have thus
far vainly sought to find remedy to
combat the disease. In some cases
quinine and whisky appeared to help
the animals temporarily.-Hazleton
(Pa.) Dispatch to Philadelphia In
quirer.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
WORK IN THE, ROSE GARDEN
BY HUGO ERlcHsEN.

BY HUGO ERlcHsEN. - y
Nothing can be said in praise of the
rose that has not been said before.
Universally recognized as the most
beautiful flower, 1t is the one child OF
Flora around which a wealth OF SEN
timent. history and poetry clusters.
The beauty of the rose is so widely
appreciated that the popularity it now
enjoys and the demand for hardy gar.
den roses are annually increasing No
garden is complete without roses, and
every family ought to grow them in
abundance, for never have roses been
so cheap and beautiful as now.
Moreover, the cultivation Of the
flower Is so simple that no excuse can
be offered for its neglect.
The first requisite for success in
rose growing is the selection of good.
healthy plants. Weak, sickly roses
are dear at any price. Many of these
plants lack vigor because they are
stunted by remaining too long in the
cutting bed or in small pots before
they are set out.
In order to obtain the best results.
therefore, 1t is advisable to restrict
ones patronage to first-class nursery.
men only. firms that are prepared to
furnish strong, well-rooted plants, such
Is will make a showing the first sea-
son and develop into vigorous speci-
mems.
In selecting roses for the garden, 1t
10 we'll to know that those plants are
grown in two ways; that is to say, on
their own roots or budded low on the
Manetti, a brier rose that has largely
superseded the dog-rose and other
stocks in this country, as it Is one
of the most desirable for our country
and climate. ,--s.s
Experts are divided on the question
as to which should receive the prefer
ence. and the beginner is liable to be
In a quandary, because growers are
apt to argue for their own method of
propagation.
We find many varieties of roses
grown on this stock (Manetti) adapt
tuOuI6CAVCS W 6AColC1 4on6O Va VII
mate and soil, bloom more profusely,
endure better the heat of the summer
and make far stronger plants than II
grown from their own roots.
Many object to budded roses on &C.
count of the suckers they sometimes
throw out; but If proper attention Is
paid to the planting this will rarely be
an annoyance.
Budded roses should be planted SUI
hciently deep, so that the junction of
the bud with the stock is from two to
three inches below the surface Of the
earth. If despite this precaution, a
wild shoot should happen to start from
the base, the growth and foliage of the
stock are SO distinct that it is readily
recognized by the most inexperienced
amateur and is easily removed.
When the rose plants are received
from the nurserymen they should be
unpacked as soon as they come to
hand. Thereupon the tops and roots
should be we'll sprinkled with water,
after which they should be covered
with bagging and placed in a shaded
spot until ready to plant. .-,.
If the ground is not prepared when
the plants arrive it is advisable to
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
CHINESE PRIMROSE

The Chinese primrose has few and
small roots and does not require q
large pot. In potting this flower, see
that it's crown is set we'll above the
soil. Slope the earth away from the
crown Of the plant toward the sides
Of the pot. If water stands in or
about the crown of the primrose, it
will decay it. , When foliage turns
brown, it indicates i'll health, caused
by too dry atmosphere, too little fresh
air, by the red spider or possibly de-
fective drainage. *G
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

put them in a shallow trench and
cover the roots with loose soil until
the ground can be put into a pr0per
condition. ..
The enrichment Of the soil, howl
ever, should not only be made at the
time Of the preparation Of the bed be-;
fore planting, but in the spring OIL
every year, for with such attention q
bountiful supply of flowers may be ex-@
pected every season.
When planting, spread the roots out
carefully and do not cross them or I
crowd them. They should be placed
well below the surface of the soil
and arranged, as far as possible. tn
their natural position. -.f
When the roots are covered, the
earth should be firmly pressed down
upon them, particularly around the
s-c-S ranure Is put in the bottom,
Of the hole, It should not be allowed to.
come iii contact with the roots.
After planting, the roses should be
well cut back to few buds, freely
watered and protected for few days
II the sun Is strong. After that they.
become thoroughly established.
n the ground is wet when the plants
are received It is better to postpone
the planting, as the soil is liable to
become caked and the safety Of the
plants may be thus endangered.
Roses may be grown to perfectfoni
in ordinary. garden SOIL provided they,
are planted in sunny, sheltered loca-
ton, away from the roots of large
trees, for these will absorb all the life
sustaining nutrition of the soil, where
as young trees and dwarf shrubbery
do no harm. If the soil is naturally
poor, however, 1t is advisable to lay
substantial foundation for future
good results. .
The question naturally presents It
self as to which is the best time to
plant roses, but the broad extent Of
our country precludes definite reply.
Generally speaking, however. mid
spring should receive the preference,
aLd 1t Is better to be little early
than too late; in a mild season, in
deed, planting may even be done in
March. g
Dormant roses, in fact, should be
planted as soon as the frost is out of
the ground and the soil can be worked.
But 1t is advisable not to set out tea
roses until the weather is thoroughly
settled and they should, of course,
only be planted in the spring. III
Unless a cold, wet or late spring
prevails, pruning may be done in
March or April. Old and decayed
branches and unripened wood should
be removed annually, leaving only the
strong and we'll matured. Fl,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

Oeen uSeu 66 u
windmill to W er
by q California
farmer. In search
of good running
water, the farmer
found q spring
U n d 9 r n 9 at b
q grove Of euca
lyptus trees. II
was found that in
order to cree,
a windmill stand
ard ov err I h e
spring 1t would
be necessary to
8 a crifice the
beautiful trees
FINALLY solving
the problem o.
b uildin g the
windmill without
destroying the
trees. he mount
ed the fan on one
of the centraf
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
USE FOR POCKET FLASHLlGH1
May Be Made to Serve the Purpose o.
the x-Ray When Minor Operation
10 In Question.

James M. Kane of Doylestown, Pa
sends to Popular Mechanics Magazin.
an account of how splinter may b.
found under the finger nail. To remov'
splinter in that position is usual
a matter of guesswork, for it canno
be seen unless its end projects.
Putting the finger over poke
fashlight in dark room makes tn
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
War Unkind to the LAWYER.

: war OUkIUu 70 Sne lawyer
The war. while having q pretty de-
pressing influence upon litigation, is
having a still larger effect upon calls
to the bar. Only 30 students have
donned wig and gown this term, and
half of them bear oriental names, in.
dicating that they belong to distant
parts of the empire.-London Mail.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
Firing the knifs.PistoI.

hole, the block is swung back into
place, the trigger on the side is opened,
thus cooking the pistol, which is now
ready to fire. 1t is held in the hand
and the trigger pressed down with the
thumb.-New York World Sunday
MAGAZINE.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
:, s ul,, Kills Three Deer.

Aberdeen, s. D.-Wylie park and the
city Of Aberdeen are out three deer.
A bulldog got into the Enclosure
where the deer were kept at Wylie
mark and when the caretaker went
to feed the animals the next day he
found Ill three deer dead. The old
buck deer had made q valiant light for
life, hut had been worn out ~ tho
tenacity 81 the dog. sis M N.Y.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
Cool Headed.

Il must say that is cool" said the
sweet young thing a. the young man
laid his head on her shoulder.
Eyes" replied the young man. Il a.
wayy had the reputation Of being cool
headed. s5s 81 "A II 5:s VII 4,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

III i should meet that girl I know
| chould fall In love with her" said
Gonzales when he FIRST saw the photo
graph.
Last fall Miss Kaufman went to
Chama to visit her sister, Mrs. Sewell
She never returned East. but stayed
In the West to marry the man who fell
In love with her picture.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
A Suspicious Document.

"All this here business education
among women is tough on us cooks" "
"How so @3i q. /, :.::lEs i
THE last lady worked for gimme q
reference written in Shorthand. What
did she say about me wonder.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

(: An rieaH Tfss u Europe.
Tho locust tree w. ono u tho Arst
zasrtcan 49, a u e. - = "a nusoIal
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
Want Kisses steriIized.

The New York health board is out
for the sterilized kiss. you've got to
stop kissing while the present grippe
epidemic is on" says the director Of
the bureau Of public health education
1.-THE deadly grippe bacilli love nothing
better than to spring from the depths
of a lovers throat, speed across the
bridge made by a kiss and jump with
clutching tentacles down the throat
at the other end of the kiss. II you
kiss when you have grippe you are al.
most certain to transmit the malady
with your affection" Grippe or no
grippe, Broadway celebrated the New
Year with promiscuous kissing. Five
minutes before midnight every glim-
mer In the restaurants were put out,
and the order was let kissing be un-
confined" And It was.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
MADE TREE SERVE AS Tower
California Farmer Solved Windmill
Problem In Peculiar but Salts
factory Fashion.

A growing eucalyptus, partially
cleared of leaves and branches, has
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
Just So.

. "A '.'eF. just SO. a-.... . .r f.
your work must be rather annoy.
ing" taa, Il. 4:
why so?" asked the man who pub.
lished q city directory.
mo sooner do you ret m issue com.
pleted than somebody IN town goes
ana moves. ssGG
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

barrel swings to open; D, muzzle.
two blades of fine steel. But at one
end Is = hole. Anyone asked to ex-
anime the article and say what it is
will be most likely to guess that 1t Is
some new-fangled pencil sharpener or
cigar cutter.
In the end of the knife is steel
block that turns out on a swivel, being
held by q spring that Is released with
the thumbnail and reveals hole
straight through the block. The car
fridge is inserted at the base OF this
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
COMO 5Hint

4 Gentle Hint si3
Toni kissed her just O. ! wass
I Dick What aid aha ~ 4 ss
IN Tom III ~ tlau eeyss. N,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
Twelve Battles a Might.

1Very often a battle lasting some
hours will take place for the posses
sion of a mere stump Of a tree. and a
tree stump has been known to change
hands twelve times during the course
of a night. An account given to me
by a French soldier of recent French
offensive on Hartmannsweiler-K opf
ts dramatic in its simplicity. This
man has taken part in no fewer than
fifteen battles for the hill.
J.. "'The crest Of the hill was white
with smoke he says. For two days
both sides had left the top Of the hill,
because both our guns and theirs were
raking the ground. We had buried the
German dead the first time the crest
came into our possession. but their big
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-01-19

If taken at his own worth A. Fl. Howe, secretary of the Goldfeld
Consolidated Mines company and recently elected vice president of the
John S. Cook bank of Goldheld, would make ideal timber TO represent
Nevada in the United States senate to succeed Senator Pitman.
Whoever first suggested Howe for the senate has not yet been dis
covered, but evidently his suggestion took root. for the gentleman, evil
une a few days ago and without confessng his political predictions,
which are supposedly Republican. he stated:
MANY friends have urged me to enter the field as a candidate for
the United States senatorship, and | have been giving the natter CON
siderable thought. 1t will be appreciated that a decision involves the
consideration Of a vast number of elements and conditions.
THE people of the state naturally have their WI ideas IS to the
kind of a person whom they desire to represent them in the national leg
islauve body. If it is their desire to be represented by a business ma
who has the habit of work. my candidacy would possess some fitness,
tate to enter the race until had ascerained public sentiment. In my
judgment it is the height OF efrnntery for a person to seek such a n
office merely because he has ambition.
Such a candidacy should be predcated upon the wish Of the people
to be represented. lnasmuch as the requirement OF this knowledge e
qures time and careful consideration, prefer not to give a immediate
indication of my possible future point of view until have completed al
investigation, which m making, for the purpose OF determining
whether or not a considerable number OF representative people through
ut the state would regard with favor the candidacy of a person OF my
experience and qualifications"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-01-19
RAD RETALIATION AGAINST GERMANY

Neither Germany nor Great Britain is Sc wholly absorbed in the
immediate problems OF the war as to neglect preparations for the ad-
restoration OF peace.
For almost eighteen months the sea have been closed to Germany
and its foreign trade has been at a standstIl. In interviews secured in
Germany by Gustav {. Roeder, staff correspondent OF the New York
World, it has been shown how the Germans are already planning, the
moment the opportunity arrives, to regain their old position III the
worlds markets and with the aid of German shipping and banking 10
fortify German industries.
That Germany will not find Great Britain indifferent or inactive is
plainly indicated by the speech OF President Runciman OF the Board OF
Trade in the House of Commons When the va of armies and nave5
ceases and the ar of trade is resumed, it is to be foreseen that Ger
man ships will not again have the freedom OF British ports n the old
easy terms, and that, i'll whatever lands the British flag flies, barriers
stronger than those OF prejudice will be raised against German trade.
When President Runciman speaks Of securing the cooperation of the
dominions, he outlines a policy for the British empire absolutely at var
lance with its past treatment OF Germany. Up to the beginning Oft the
var, Germany had profied immensely by the liberal laws and practices
OF its great rival. Under changed conditions it will face a industrial
struggle severer and more costly than anything that it has known i'll the
hall a century Of its marvellous growth.
In this one respect the tax on its powers of recuperation Will be
enormous, and for a a of trade retaliation it is unequaly equipped.