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The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
CONVERSATIONS

The huge revolving light which has
been placed at the lighthouse on the
Island of Heligoland, in the North sea,
is perhaps the most powerful fash
light in the world. 1t is equal to 40
100000 candlepower, and in calm
weather can be seen for distance or
30 miles. The tower in which the
light is stationed is 272 feet above the
sea level. 1t costs $4,000 a year to
maintain the light.
Shears for trimming grass, mount
ed on wheels and with the handles
so extended that they can be used by
n person standing upright, have been
patented by a Canadian woman.
According to the naval critic, Hector
c. Bywater. so far as building ways
and construction plans are concerned.
there is no reason why Germany could
not have 25 battleships or battle
cruisers under construction at one
time. Though he admits that this fig
u.e may be astonishing, he shows that
an examination of the various yards,
governmental and private, in Germany.
iustifes the estimate. In fact, he says
that. simultaneously, program includ'
ing light cruisers, destroyers and sub
marines, could be put through, since
there are many German yards which,
although they cannot build capital
ships, are well equipped to produce
the lighter craft. He estimates the
total working force in all these yards
at 100000 men.
Far off the coast of Maine Is a
Jagged ledge of rock, known as Sad
dleback island, on which the only
means of landing is by derrick to
which a sort of chair is attached. A
lighthouse Is maintained on this ledge
managed by keeper and two assist
ants with ten men on duty at all
times
Hollands mines are now producing
coal at a rate OF about 100000 tons
year.
II is estimated that $1,000 plants OF
Easter lilies, representing n value OF
more than $4,000, were sold In Sc
attic. Wash. on last Easter Sunday
and that the Easter price of lilies In
that city averaged about PA cents less
a blossom than in any other city of the
| United States.
The first street railway In the Unit
ed States was built in New York city
In Fourth avenue, between Prince
street and Harlem, In 1912, and horse
cars were introduced into the ptfnspa
American cities between then ant
1881. when the use OF electricity wal
begun.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31

Two firemen were killed and four
injured as the result of fire when
did damage estimated at $15O,OOO at
the plant of the Milwaukee Piano
Manufacturing company at Milwaukee.
Senator Charles A. Culberson won
in the Texas senatorial primaries.
Culberson's majority was 10000. Gov
ernor Colquitt was defeated by Gull
berson.
Fire destroyed nearly a score or
buildings in OccOquan, Va, historic
village on the Potomac 20 miles south
of Alexandria. The loss was $4,000.
In collision between two autOmo-
biles trying TO pass each other in
narrow country road near Fisher, ILL.,.
Miss Jenell Bailey, eighteen years old'
of St Marys, o., was killed.
Curt Gosnell, Muncie, Ind. grand
circuit driver, was still unconscious at
st. Alexis hospital, As hours after be-
ing thrown at the North Randall race
track at Cleveland. O.
A bitter attack on the entire Morton
family was made at Delaplane, Va, by
Roger Bayly, husband of Helen Nor
ton Bayly, in announcing that he Is
broken in health and fortune and is
about to depart for New York in an
effort TO regain mt least the latter.
Mrs. Bayly has sued him for divorce.
Capt. f. j. Spratling. + company
Fifth infantry, National Guard OF
Georgia, was shot and killed at the
state mobilization camp near Macon,
| Ga. Mrs. ii. G. Adams of>Atlanta was
arrested on the statements of several
officers that she shot the militia OH
Ger.
The most violent earthquake felt al
Eureka, Cal, since April. 1906, when
! san Francisco was destroyed, rocked
the city and northern Humboldt
county.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
transmitted through the Italian minis

transmitted through the Italian minis
ter at Berne. 1t says:
1.-THE hostile acts of Germany to-
ward Italy have become more fire.
quent. Suffice it TO mention the per-
sistent military aid rendered to Aus
tria and the constant participation
of German officers, soldiers and sail
ors in the war against Italy. Owing to
German help Austria-Hungary was en-
abled TO concentrate her maximum ef-
fort against Italy. Germany gave up
Italian prisoners who had escaped
from Austrian concentration camps
into German territory. The imperial
government instructed the banks to
consider Italians as enemies, stop
ping payments and also stopping pen
sions due Italian workmen, violating
the law openly and revealing syste-
matte hostility.
This state of things was intoler-
able. aggravating and wholly to ltaly's
detriment, the situation resulting from
the fact that Italy and Germany are
allied to- different groups of states at
war.
"For these reasons the Italian gov
eminent declared in the name of the
king that Italy considers herself in a
state of war with Germany as from
August %, requesting the Swiss gov
eminent to inform Germany to this eff
feet"
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
WdshingtOn

Following series Of stormy sessions
at Washington. the railroad presidents
agreed to make counter-proposal to
President Wilson. conceding the prin-
ciple of the eight-hour day, but de-
handing arbitration OF the question
of the wages to be paid for such day.
The house at Washington concurred
In the senate amendment to the army
bill, and the measure was passed, con-
taining a revision of the articles OF
war, but without the clause that caused
the president to veto II last week. The
bill now goes back to the president for
his signature.
The federal trade commission, &C
cording to one of its high officials at
Washington, will take steps on Its
own initiative to prevent any increase
10 the price of bread II the present
agitation among bakers for an In
crease continues.
With the railroads of the United
|
higher freight rates If increased wages
are to be granted to trainmen, four
large associations of shippers appealed
to the interstate commerce commission
at Washington for rate reductions on
food products.
Secretary Lansing and Scion Menos,
minister from Haiti, signed u proto-
col at Washington under the terms
of which the United States will estab-
lish a financial protectorate over the
islands.
The American members Of the inter
national commission appointed to set
tie the differences between the United
States and Mexico are Franklin K
Lane, secretary of the interior, Judge
George Gray of Delaware and Johr
r. Mott OF New York. The official
announcement was made at Washing
ton by Secretary of State Lansing.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
Mexican War NezoS

The Twenty-second battalion. So
nora infantry, was practically ami
Inflated after IT had been ambushed by
Yaquis near Batamonte, Mex.
Punitive preparedness was exempi-
fed in review of the 5000 American
troops ON station in Mexico. The
5000 infantrymen, cavalrymen and ar
tillerymen, hardened by months OF ac-
tive service, and re-equipped after
their hardships, marched past Brig.
Gen. John J. Pershing in the hrst
grand review held since the troops
crossed the frontier March 10.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
Usinq Old Bottles.

A bottle may be cut off by wrapping
cord satursted in coal oil around IL
several times, then setting fire to tho
cord, and just when 1t has finished
burning plunging the bottle into cold
water and tapping the end you wish
to break OFF. Oddly shaped or pref
tily colored bottles make good vases.
The top OF a large bottle having a
small neck makes a good funnel.
Large round bottles make good Jelly
glasses.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
Reuove Temptatjon.

Little Eugene. aged three years, who
is just beginning to learn he should
not eat cake before his meal, was
seated at the evening meal when all
OF a sudden he saw a cake on
the buffet and remarked, "Oh, my
dosh, tower up dat take till / eat my
tatoes."
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
For AiIIna Plants.

AS an antidote for fungous diseases
as we'll as scalicide. lime mixed with
a little sulphur and stirred into the
soil about plants is excellent. This
should be used frequently and when
the soil Is rather dry.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
How Edison Works.

l never did anything by accident,
nor did any OF my inventions como
directly through accident except the
photograph. No, when l have fully
decided that result is worth getting
/ go ahead on it and make trial after
trial until 1t comes.-Thomas A. Edi-
son.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
Personal

j. IL. Ray, former lieutenant gov
ernor of Illinois, died at Joliet, ILL.,,
after an illness of two weeks. He
was eighty-six years old.
Rev. Thomas b. Cleland, DID,, one
of the most prominent men In the
Presbyterian church, is dead at Mime
apolis, MINI. He was member OF
the board of directors of Manchester
college of st. Paul, and of Mccormick
Theological seminary of Chicago.
Archbishop John Lancaster Spaldlng,
ing. noted prelate of the Roman Cath
Ollie church in Illinois and a resident
OF Peoria continuously since 1877,
when he was chosen for the position
of bishop Of the newly created Peoria
diocese, died at Peoria, H..
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31

The skeleton OF man was found by
workmen, who were digging a trench
at Birmingham for village water
main. The keleton that was down
in the ground about four feet was per-
feet when found, but fell to pieces
when moved.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31

New York-National Democratic
leaders began to arrive here in readi-
ness for conferences which will pre-
cede the Wilson notification ceremony
at Long Branch next Saturday.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
rru. Friend a Constant DELIGHT.

A true friend embraces our objects
as his own. We feel another mind bent
on the same end, enjoying 1t. insuring
1t, rejecting it and dclighting in our
devotion to it.-William Ellery Chan
ming.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
Sporting

AID wolgast, one-time lightweight
champion of the world, got licking
from frankie Callahan In a ten-round
bout at Washington Park, Brooklyn.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
European War News

European War News
Charges that the French have intro |
duced new body of men whose sole
duty is 70 assassinate all living Ger
man soldiers in conquered trenches
were made In statement given out
by the semiofficial news agency at
Berlin.
An official announcement issued at
Berlin says: The Italian govern
ment has declared, through the Swiss
government, that from August % Italy
considers herself at war with Ger
many" The declaration has been ac-
knowledged formally by the German
government.
A five-days' leave of absence has
been given to General Dousmania,
chief of the general staff of the Greek
army, says dispatch from Athens.
Gen. Constantine MoschopoulOs has
been appointed acting chief of staff.
He is friendly toward the allies.
-
All but one of the forts about the
Greek port OF haNaia' OH 'ne Aese"n
sea, nave Deeh occupied ny 'ile pui
garians. Two BRUSH monitors anu
cruiser bombarded these posi-
lions, according I" ulspa'cn from
Paris.
| patroprod announced that the Rus
slams have resumed thelr auVance
along the entire Asiatic 'front.' Inc
| Turks have evacuated Bltlls' In SOUTH
ern Turkish Armenia near Lake van
Eight persons were ki'eu anu 90 -"
Light, II was announced ofhcially' one
hundred bombs we're dropped. ohe
Zeppelin reached the outskirts OF Lon
don.
| The BUiga riunS have attacked Ine
Greek port of Kavala ana the lnpor-
tant Greek town of Drama, Doth heiu
by Greek gnrrisons, says farls war
Office statement.
Russian troops have defeated -FOUR
Turkish divisions 10000 mem IN
great battle at Rachta, near MoSul'
ments, II was announced at retro
grad officially. Many cannon anu
much other booty were taken.
Russian forces operating In south,
ern Turkish Armenia nave reoccupieu
gust 8, says an official communication
issued at Petrograd. The statement
adds the Russians captured Z'5o,
prisoners.
The capture of the German steam
ship Desterro. with a cargo OF iror
ore, was made by Russian subma
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
AUGUST 81, 1915.

August 81, 1915.
Russians checked Teutonic al
lies in Galicia.
Russians captured 1000 pris-
oners near lutsk.
Germany stated British had
lost $4,000 men In Dardanelles
since August s.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
FAST and FREQUENT
SERVICE
PORT HURON
TO
DETROIT
BY THE
Rapid Railway

Limited cars leave Port Huron,
Eastern Standard time.
1880 a. m. and avery two hours u
1880 %. m, also $40 a. m. Mondays
and 10 D. m Sunday.
Limited cars leave Detroit,
Sis a. m. and every two hours 70
s:I5 D. m. Sundays only IL p -
Mondays only 6:1b n m
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September 8, 1915.

September 3, 1915.
Germans stormed bridgehead
at Friedrichstadt on the pVlns.
Italians repuIsed by Austrisns
at Tolmino.
German submarines sank Brit
ish steamers Roumanie and
Churston.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
September I, 1915.

September I, 1915.
Austrians captured Russian
fortress Of Lutsk.
General Alexieff made chief
Of staff of Russian army.
Allies in command of BuVuk-
Anafarta valley on Gallipoii
peninsula.
Germany promised America to
sink no more liners without
warning.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
September 2, 1915.

September 2, 1915.
Russians evacuated Grodno
fortress and retired to right
bank Of the Niemen.
Four Turkish transports sunk
by British submarines in the
Dardanelles.
Heavy fighting in the Isonzo
valley.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31

Optimistic Thought.
Lawyers houses are built OF fools
heads.
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31
Domestic

A city of red, white and blue greet
ed the opening of the golden jubilee
encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic at Kansas City, Mo.
A new worlds record for distance
covered In ten hours, carrying pas
senger. was made by Victor Carlstrom
of the Atlantic Coast Aeronautlcal sta
ton at Newport News, Va, who made
ee1 miles flying in Curtiss twin mo-
tor land-and-water machine. His actu-
al flying time was hours and 40 min
utes.
John II. Shoop, superintendent of
Chicago schools, suffered injuries In
an automobile wreck near Paris, Ill.
Those hurt besides Mr.. ShooR are d: DIR.
Il. T.. Jones, Frank +. Hager, McFar-
rem Davis, editor of MattoOn news
paper.
Marion Arnold of Chicago and Jack
| Peacock of Brooklyn were killed and
eight other drivers and mechanicians
were injured when IL racing cars piled
into heap at the quarter-inile track
Mt Kalamazoo, Mich, on the getaway
of the third annual auto derby.
william A. Brady, the theatrical
producer; Jules Eckert Goodman, a
playwright. and John Turk, Brady's
business manager, were injured Sc.
verely at Dunellen, n. j., in an auto
mobile accident
The Yale expositor., 1916-08-31

The most violent earthquake felt at
Eureka, Cal, since April, 1906, when
san Francisco was destroyed, rocked
the city and northern Humboldt
county.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-05
About the Duck.

A little schoolgirl in Michigan has written the following essay on the duck: "The duck is a low, heayy-set bird. He is a mighty poor singer hay ing a coarse voice caused by getting so many frogs in his neck and he likes the water and carries toy balloon in his stomach to keep from sinking the duck has only two legs and they are set so far back on his running gears by nature that they come pretty near missing his body some ducks when they get big curls on their tails are called drakes and don't have to set or hatch but just loaf and go swim ming and eat everything in sight if were to be duck l would rather be a drake they have a wide bill they use it for a spade they walk like drunk man they bounce and bump about from side to side if you scare them they will flap their wings and try to make pass at singing.-Detroit Journal.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-05

The curtain of fire was so effective that the Germans were unable to send food to the front line. Men in these trenches were starving for days.
 The nightly raids on German trenches accounted for many of the defenders of these positions, and also enabled the British to observe the eff feet of the artillery fire during the preceding day, and thus returned with much valuable information.
 The number of prisoners taken in these raids has not been disclosed, but the correspondents have been permitted to say that men were cap- tured from every battalion in the Ger man line opposite the British forces.
 Will Affect German Morale.
 The information thus obtained shows that not a single German regi- ment has been removed from this front The number of Germans op- posite the British front and in re- serve behind the lines was estimated a month ago at S00,000
 The sector of the German front on which the British have assumed the offensive forms considerable bulge in the British line. The southern end rests on the Somme, which is a for midable river in military operations, because it breaks into many channels flowing thorugh a broad marsh, espe- clally at places where it has not been surveyed. It is broad rolling coun- try over which the British are push ing, although different from the flat, marshy and bleak aspect of Elan ders. It's rounded chalk hills are densely wooded.
 At many points on this sector of the British front it is possible to see the trenches of the Germans winding about the opposite slopes. A military expert, writing of the offensive, says:
 It is safe to say the Germans nev- CT expected a great attack in this country. We may hope, therefore, for a reduction of the German salient there and the securing of better straJ Jegic positions. Far more impor- tant than that, it is certain that this attack will be very destructive to the morale of the German troops. But what must be borne in mind now is the much greater length of front the British hold. We attacked on about one-quarter of the length of our front"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-05
Natural Born Spender.

When a long-forgotten cousin in Colorado died, and left Miss Mitfeld round hundred thousand, the entire village, after having recovered from the shock, fell to wondering whether the faded little spinster after having for sixty-three years pinched and scraped and plain-sewed just to keep soul and body together, would, after all. get much comfort from her eleventh hour opulence. The state of Miss Mitfields mind was revealed when her next-door neighbor inquired what she would do with her money did she mean to save it? Save it!" Her eyes flashed with new-found scorn. Listen to me, Betsy; all my life long I've wanted a pair of side combs with yellow glass beads onto 'em, and now I'm goin' to hev em; yes, ma am-even if hev to go as high as fifty centsl"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-05
Odd Way of Moving.

"On moving it's stock to another building a wholesale dry goods con- pany, at Wheeling, W. Va, recently pursued an unusual scheme in order to expedite the work" says the Popu- lar Mechanics Magazine. "The struc- ture which it abandoned is situated i'm mediately across the street from the new location. This convenient circum- stance prompted the construction of temporary bridge, to connect the2sec- ond-story windows of both buildings, over which the goods could be carried on trucks The plan proved success ful, for it saved the time and labor which otherwise would have been con sumed in loading and unloading wag- ons and lowering goods to the first floor in one structure and eleyating them to the second story in the other one"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-05
Human Nature.

'Nobody-hod-durn him !-can stay in my hotel and sheer at our progress sive little city!' snarled the landlord of the Petunia tavern after he had kicked a guest out and hurled his grip sack after him-"He said that about all of the energy displayed by our citizens was in running for office Y
 But we objected, i've have often heard you declare that this town was the habitat of more crooks, deadbeats, hypocrites, fools and gossips to the square inch than any other hamlet on the face of the earth.''
 "Yes, and it's so, tool" he returned. But, by gosh, I live here and am privi- legged to find as much fault as I like with everything in town, but no stranger has right to criticize any thing !'-Kansas City Star.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-05
PETITIONS FILED
 FUR PRIMARY LAW
CONTAINS 14,o45 NAMES-TIME LIMIT FOR FILING IS
 JULY 7.
TO FILE ADDITIONAL NAMES
Substitute For Bill Killed By 1915 egislature-Measure Introduced By Senator John |. Moore Passed
 Senate-Killed in House.
Little Rock

Little Rock The petition for the initiation of the proposed primary election law to be submitted to the voters of Arkansas at the general election to be held in November, has been filed with the sec retary of state by Joseph W. House Jr. for Stephen Brundidge.
 The petition contained 14,045 names, a greater number than the eight per cent of the vote cast for governor fin 1914, which was 135,517. The time limit for filing the petition is July '.
 The proposed law is substitute for the bill which the 1915 Legislature failed to pass. The measure which failed of passage was proposed by a committee appointed by the Demo- cratic state convention two years ago, It was introduced in the Senate by Senator John l. Moore and passed that body, but was killed in the house.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-05
Governor Pardons.

On the request of Dr S. w. Colquitt, physician at the state farm at Cum mins, Governor Hays pardoned three negroes, Tom Nelson, Will Thomas and R. L. Johnson, who were affected with acute tuberculosis. The negroes were said by Dr. Colquitt to be a source of danger for the other prison CTS, as there are no separate tubercu- lar wards on the farm.
 Mrs. W. E. Smith of Hot Springs, wife of an alleged auto bandit, who was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to one year in the peniten- tiary, was pardoned.
 John Grice of Pulaski county, who was convicted in September, 1914, and sentenced to three years for robbery, was also pardoned.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-05
Inoornoration Matters.

I. Goldstein & Go. of Jonesboro filed certificate of dissolution with Earle w. Hodges, secretary of state. The officers of the company were I. Gold stein, president, and Abe Nossek, sec retary.
 The Farmers Gin and Seed Com, pany of Rison filed articles of incor- poration. The capital stock is S10,- GOO. fully paid, and the corporators are: c. K. Elliott, H. N Robertson, E. A. McMurtrey, w. H. Glover, N. A. Mckinney, A. B. Robertson, J. N. Rob. ertson, J. w. Carter, J. s. Watwood, J. S. Richardson, E. B. Atwood and S. A. Jones.
 The Osceola Realty and Improve ment Company surrendered it's charter to Secretary of State Earle w Hodges.
 The Index Publishing Company Of Marianna surrendered it's charter. s. F. Lyle was president and Hugh Mix on, secretary.
 Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state by the Marwell Electric Light and Power Company of Marmaduke. The corpo- rators are: A. Bertig, S. Bertig. J. R. Bertig and B. G. Brinkman. The capital stock is S15,O0O, which is ful. ly paid
 The Gurdon Electric Company oi Gurdon filed articles of incorporation The corporators are F. L. Slut, R Swartz and G. P. Wilmington. Be sides furnishing electricity, the com pany will also conduct an ice plant.
 The Watson Commission Company of Mena filed articles of incorporation The corporators are L. s. Watson, H M. Frederick and E. B Daniels.
 The Concordia Fire Insurance Com pany of Milwaukee filed notice O withdrawal from the state. The Model Drug Company of Ash down surrendered its charter.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-05
Lost.

The late Gilman MarSton of New Hampshire was arguing q complicated case, and looked up authorities back to Julius Caesar. At the end of an hour and half, in the most intricate part of his plea, he was pafned to see what looked like inattention. It was as he had feared. The judge was un- able to appreciate the nice points of his argument.
 "Your honor," he said, 'I beg your pardon; but do you follow mel"
 T have so far" answered the judge, shifting wearily about in his chair, but I'll say frankly that if 1 thought I could find my way back, I'd quit right here. Christian Register