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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30
Too Much Practice.

"Does your minister practice what he
breaches" the newcomer questioned.
"He does" the citizen answered, with
a sigh, "and I'd be perfectly willing to
have him stop. He lives next door to
me and begins at o'clock Sunday
morning to practice what he is going
to preach. New York Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30
His View of Il.

Wife-That girl In the opposite iat
Is quite a promising singer. Hub
Well, get her to promise that she won't
sing any more.-Boston Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30
Fashionable,

Willie-Paw, what is a fashionable
resort? Paw-A place where you can
obtain the least comfort and the most
style for the most money, my SON.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30
COLONEL OFFERS A REWARD
somebody Cut Down Mr.. Roosevelt's
Sassafras Tree at Sycamore.


Oyster Bay. y. Y.-Colonel Roosevelt
On the trail If malignant malefac-
wS again. This time it is one or more
uuepld wOolSmcn who. unknown to
unl, saved Gown a large sassafras tree
VI tAe cOlonclS estate. Sycamore Hill.
colonel Roosevelt offered $50 reward
WI information leading to the "discov-
=! OF the Individual who maliciously
w leloniouSly entered my land and
'Ha croSSrUt saw felled a large and
y. %,uaOe SaSSafraS tree, which by its
=. ~ partially destroyed an even more
unable beech tree"
= uere are any trees to come down
%@SamOre Hill the colonel wants to
"~e ehopping himself.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30
Struck the Wronu SPOT.

A man lost his wife and his cow
both in the same week. His neighbors
tried to console him by limiting that
they would see that he got another
wife.
"Yes; you're willing to get me an
other wife," said he, "but none Of you
offers to get me another cow"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30

Honorable industry always travels
the same road with enjoyment and
duty. and progress Is altogether I'm
possible without it-Samuel Smiles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30
Very Active.

Bing-He's very active In financial
matters, isn't he? Bang-You bet! he
owes me $40. and every time he sees
me he lodges me.-Town Topics.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30
Diplomacy In the Home.

Every now and then wife urges hus-
band to buy some new clothes for him.
self, but If he is pretty good talker
he can get out Of 1t without making
her mad.-Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30
No Joke, Either.

isn't It awful the way prices have
gone upT
cit surely Is. Just think, my hus-
band will have to work three weeks to
get money enough to pay for this SIM
pie little gown I have on."-Detroit
Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30
DRIVES MILES FOR MAIL.
Farmer Will Not Allow Rural Carrier
to Bring IL.

farmer VIII NOT HIIoW mural OdrFIsf
to Bring Il.
Smith Center, Kan.-Frank Nichols
lives on route No. out of this city.
For years Nichols has stubbornly re-
fused to have his mail come by carrier.
although a route runs right by his door.
Each Saturday he makes the eleven
mile drive from home and gets his mail
out of the postoffice here.
He insists the carrier system is an
unnecessary expense to the government
and that it is putting false and injuri-
Gus notions into the rising generations
on the farms.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30
Vary Unruly.

Miss Paul-Grace doesn't obey any
body. Miss Pry-No: she doesn't even
mind her own business.-Town Topics.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30

Oh, how bitter q thing 1t Is to look
into happiness through another mans
eyes!-"As. You Like It." II, 4.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-12-30

Consult duty, not events - Waltss
Savage Lander.
Evening star., 1916-08-07
HAS BIG FLEET IN VIEW.
Reported That Germany Is Planning
Tremendous Mercantile Equipment.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, July 5.-That Ger
many is building a tremendous mer-
in the world was declared by Herr
Ballin, general manager of the Ham
burg American line. in an interview
with the Hamburg correspondent of
the Frankfurter Zeitung.
The ship referred to is the Bismarck.
of $4,000 tons being constructed for
also the turbine ship, Tirpitz, of $1,000
tons. under way, and the list also in
cludes three others of 1000 tons. At
the Vulcan yards, Bremen, nine ships
are building. four of them having a
CARRYING capacity of 1900 TONS these
being the worlds greatest freight
steamers.
In addition, Herr BalIin continued,
three big liners are under way at the
of $4,000 tons and three larger pas
senger freight steamers are being con-
structed Two cargo ships of 1900
tons each are being constructed espe-
cially for the Panama canal trade at
the Tecklenburg yards at Geestemu-
ende The North German Lloyd is
building al DantZig two fast liners of
35, 900 tons. the Columbus and the Hin
denburg These are to be speedy, de-
signed to cut down the time between
the continent and New York. The same
company is building twelve other ships
of 1000 tons, the Minchen and the
Zeppelin of II, 900 tons each
The Bremen Africa line is construct
ing, six steamers, the Hansa line eight
and the Cosmos line, ten. ranging from
5000 to $4,000 tons.
Evening star., 1916-08-07
FLIES PLAGUE MESOPOTAMIA.
So Thick on Men and Horses They
Look Like Chain Armor.
dcnce Of the Associated Press.

CORES spondcEc" OF inc Assoclated PresS
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN MESO-
POTAMIA. July 3.-Flies, heat and dust
the three principal plaques of Mesopo-
tamia. are what have stopped the fighting
for the past several months in this the
alter of the great war.
Flies are SO thick that soldiers say it
is impossible to keep them out of their
food. A squadron of cavalry coming
down road looked as if they were wear
ing chain armor. When they came close
enough it was found that what looked
like mail was the steely blue metallic
mesh of flies.
At night the flies disappear and the
mosquitoes and sand flies relieve them.
Many species bite or sting.
The thermometer runs up to 130 degrees
in a tent. All the men wear sunguard
over their helmet and spine pad, for
a person can get sunstroke here through
the small of the back.
The persistent hot wind is better than
complete stiffness. though II filings sand
and dust in the faces of the men, who
eat sand. breathe sand, lie in sand, have
sand in their ears, eyes and clothes.
There are different kinds of heat-the
moist and tropical heat of the swamps
of the Euphrates, and the Shatal- Arab,
the parchcd and desert heat of the Tigris
and the karun. Each variety has its
attendant insects and peculiar ailments,
which often take the form Of boils and
eruptions. Disease has incapa citated more
troops than bullets.
Evening star., 1916-08-07
MAKES HIS NAME IN WAR.
Gen. Brussiloff Little Known Outside
of Russia Before Conflict.
'ondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
PETRoGRAD. July 1o.-Gen. Alexis
Brussiloff. commander of the Russia n
army which swept through Bukowfna,
was little known outside of Russia be-
fore the present war. In fact, 1t was
not until 1914 that he was given COM
mand of an army corps. His work in
the war won him promotion. He is
almost the only one OF the many promi-
nent social figures in the army who
have made good.
Gen. Brussilof is sixty-eight years
old. but looks more like forty-hve. He
steady. searching eyes and nose with
a high. commanding curved bridge
and a square jaw. His hair Is close
cropped: he wears a long, thin gray
mustache.
1t was Gen. Brussioff who command
ed an army in the first Carpathian
campaign when the Russians were
ready to pour down into Hungary. but
were forced to retreat for lack of am
munition. Unlike many Russian gen
erals. Brussiloff had the advantages
OF an excellent education. and began
army life in a fashionable cavalry regi-
ment. Ability and influence combined
to make his advancement rapid. He
held many positions. was recognized
favorite at court. distinguished him
self daring rider. encouraged cav
airy officers to so in for polo and cross
lar in Petrograd society. Then came
the war to try out the capacity and
characters of men. Brussflof was one
OF the studious. professional type OF
officer who came to the front and made
good.
Evening star., 1916-08-07
All Sorts of Complaints.

There have heea complaints about
the food. there hav. been complaints
'hat there was nc water; no sheets; no
slecpers: 10 elbow room. There have
been stories of men finding 1t neces-
say 20 beg food on the way. There
arc we'll authenticated instances OF
citizens of various towns contributing {
food and comforts 20 National Guards
men en ro;te. Whether the men would
have starved or not has not been ue-
tcrlniucd. The fact that people gave
been !ulletned forth with the most
omirou5 conclusions as to what Would
aave hlrpcned had this mama not
dropped lrym the skies.
The general impression among THINK
ia-. persons has been that if the 1oou
.-tIpptN VAS short it was the fault OF
uationa! guard officers, but that the
railroad equipment ard NOV ement may
have aecr faulty The aforesaid willy
politicians. once they got it into their
heads that too much criticism of the
,-,.a.- Is ss..rN might rebound TO the dis
ci.c.iit OF their own dear voting nation
Il :;ua-dsn en-. began to tread Lightly
oI that end of the proposition.
\ study of the situation was under
aiken by p Texas representative who
criticised many of the phases of the
''Me,,ics.n situation" as handled By this
administration. He is James L. Slay-
Gen who has made such study of TIE
complicated and intricate matter known
as the "ar.ny ration" that he can dis
course intelligently upon it--a thing
whic! fevv laymen can Go.
Evening star., 1916-08-07
Willy POLITICIANS
EYE|NG GUARDSME:N
Would Like to Make Men on
Border & Campaign
Issue.
PROSPECTS CURTAlLEl
BY MAJ. GEN. FUNSTON
viii Souelcil Stories Ct 'Haydzh;2a'
Which Are Declared 70
Be Myths.

there IS evidence or every hand thIt
:he Nat!onc, Gua:Ismen now on the
Mexican border are being locked -
,"nx:ns;y by the Willy politician who is
searching abou: for a campaign issUc
Tnere also Is evidence at hand that
:hs campaign natcria. sone Of the
WY politicians ila.e been collecting ie
aIo1t - b. ext or a: its source of
supply. rs reports have 1t that M2j
zen. Funston is about to sGGeIcf the
activities o. 4 lot o. the young re-
ocr.ers who have accom- panied state
troops TO the border l.re- Gen. Fun
SONS disgust st reading stories Of
"hardships," ut a tine wher thc-a are
TO har:ships in the .=nso Used b5'
military men. 10 rot az I'll disguised,
Tr7no or false, the sto:i IS whici: i.2Ne
co-as, from; the camps of the ,SstirSal
Gua-6snen on the border have created
great interest politically. D: course
no one mas made howl about tho
way the regulars have been treated
ard the probability is the regular
army man has been treated just as well
as ever On the other hand. with cleo
tiors approaching. the willy politician,
Evening star., 1916-08-07

was passed, and will do his bit" for
his country.
Six moro enlistments were secured
yesterday and ten today.
List Of Enlistments.
Yesterdays enlstments were: Hobart
W. Reynolds. Bath. n. Y: Leon j.
Compton, 1905 Sherman avenue north
west; Lowell T. Wakefield. Fairfax.
Va: James l.. Jordan, District of Co.
lumbia; Daniel Johnson. District of Co
lumbia, and John ]. O'Neill. 3524 10th
street northwest
Today's enlistments were William A.
Fletcher. Vienna. Va; John E. Will
liams. 1924 ID street northwest; Thorn
ton Glanton, IS l. street northwest;
Lawrence W. Davis. Roc:i Creek
Church road northwest; Roger E. Cur
tis, Winthrop Heights. District of Co
luinbia; Clifton Davis. 1919 9Th street
northwest; Alfred J. Schiller, 1857 Park
road northwest; William J. Jones. -
Parker street northwest: John Z.
Stephney, l04i y AZ street southwest.
and William T. Parker, Eoyds, Nd.
Evening star., 1916-08-07
USED IN CHARITY" FRAUDS.
British Titled People Unwittingl,
Permit Use of Names.
ce of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
LONDON, July 20.-London society
has been stirred by the revelation that
some of its titled and most prominent
members have unwittingly been lend
ing their names to fraudulent war
charity organizations. The names of
the frauds and of the leaders of Eng
lands aristocracy who served on COM
mittees were not given out by the gov
ernment committee which made the
disclosures.
Following close on the heels Of the
report the founder Of a war fund was
arrested. speedily convicted and SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment at
hard labor for converting it's money to
his own use. In passing sentence the
court condemned widely known persons
who had allowed their names to be
used on dummy comElittees."
Evening star., 1916-08-07
[. w. DAVIS is ACCEPTED
BY RECRUITING OFFICER
His Father Was Born in Ireland and
Fought in Civil War, Nit Son
Doubted if He Were American.

His father was born in Ireland and
fought in the civil war. but the son. who
applied for enlistment in the National
Guard this morning, was not sure he
was an American. The lieutenant in
charge reasoned that recruiting rules
were the same fifty years ago as they
are now, so on the strength of the fact
that the father must have bsen an
American citizen when he fought for
the Union, the son, Lawrence w. Davis,
Evening star., 1916-08-07
Italians Repulse Austrian Attacks.

ROME, August 6. via London. August
ATTACKS by the Austrians on Italian
positions at several points along the
line from the Trentino to the Isonzo.
none OF which was successful. are re-
ported in today's war off1ce statement.
The Austrians are keeping up a heavy
bombardment alcng the greater part of
the front =. =,
Evening star., 1916-08-07

Of the army play an endless tune. a va
riety Of menus following which would
do the unscientifc houskeeper much good.
For the manner in which they substitute
mutton for beef at the specified pro rata,
and the way in which they shift the
beans for rice and hominy. etc. is Won
drous to behold. and Is the outcome Of
wears of hard practical experience and
scientific study. For the army ration as
shown here can .. Sc twisted that Christ
mas da, there will be a turkey on the
n,ess table and it will be actually part
CT The ration,
Evening star., 1916-08-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DeIinquents Under New Sewer
Tap Law Being Listed.
WILL BE CITED INTO COURT
Officials Also After the Unpaid Dog
Taxes-General and Per-
sonal Items.
Special spondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August "A list
of the property owners who have failed
to take out sewer permits is being pre-
pared by City Engineer E. c. Dunn and
within short time will be handed over
to the police force. AS soon as the list
is given the police all of the delin-
quents will be cited to appear in the
police court for explanation.
1t is estimated that there are at pres
ent approximately 200 persons who have
failed to take out the required per-
mits. Alexandria's compulsory's sewer
tap law became operative August l..
Failure to comply is punishable by the
imposition of fine of from IS to $50
for each day of delinquency.
Preparing to Collect Dog Tax.
City Auditor E. F. Price is engaged
in preparing list of the names of
persons who have taken out dog
licenses, which will be turned over to
the police the latter part of this week
AS soon as this is done. the members
of the police department viii start on
the work of rounding up all delinquent
dog owners and have them cited into
court. The cost of the license is sl.oJ; !;
the fine for failure to take out a license
is 50.
Up to noon today Auditor Price had
issued 53c licenses. of which num5e.'
about thirty had been obtained by resi-
dents of the recently annexed territory.
Tax Books Completed.
The tax books for the four different
wards of the city have now been complet-
ed and are in the hands of D. r. Stans-
bury, clerk of the common council, who
is now engaged in the work of making
out the city tax bills. 1t is thought that
all of these bills will be placed in the
hands OF Tax Collector p. f. German
within the next two weeks, 1t is eX-
Evening star., 1916-08-07
Don't Know What Ration Is.

A!ast civilians think os a ration as a
ls.eo. .---so or citing handed oat i'll a paper
bag. perhaps. or served in a hotel.
when rations are short the civilian
thinks the soldiers are going without
q rcgUlar meal. They don't know what
Il ration is.
However. a garrison ration is a GER
tain amount of 4 specified list Of foods
The basic ration is as follows:
Salt beef. 20 ounces; flour. is ounces;
h3a 3ak;u- powder, .CS ounce; beans, "a
ounces; potatoes. 60 ounces; prunes,
is ounces: coffee. 1.12 ounces; sugar,
30 ounces; milk. evaporated. unsweet-
eGeC, 5 ounce; vinegar. one gill; salt,
.G4 ounce; pepper, "a ounce: cinnamon
az: I2rG, 81 ounce: butter. 5 ounce
sirur, or. gill; Aavoring extract, .014.
Now or this the conmissary officers
Evening star., 1916-08-07
252 Deaths in Fire-Swept Zone.

TORONTO, ont. August &c. How
ard Ferguson, minister of forests,
works and mines. who has returned
from an inspection of the northern
Ontario fire-sWept areas. states that
according to an official estimate the
death list is 252
Evening star., 1916-08-07
NO ACTIVE DUTY PAY
FOR RETIRED OFFICERS
Controller Warwick Finds No Ap.
preparation to Compensate for
Recruiting Duty.

". w. Warwick, controller of the
Treasury. has decided that he knows
no appropriation from which can be
District National Guard, who were as
signed to active duty and detoiled for
recruiting duty in connection with the
recent mobilization.
When Gen. Harvey issued the order
assigning a number Of prominent re-
tired officers of the guard to active
duty in recruiting he stated in the
order that they would be paid for the
period they were on duty according to
their respective grades, named by him.
Reference From Disbursing Officer.
Capt Louis c. Wilson, disbu-sing Off
Ger of the guard. looked around for an
appropriation from which he could
make payment. and suggested to the
controller that it might be from the
appropriation for general incidental
expenses of the service"
Capt Wilson directs attention to the
act of February IS, 1909, making retired
officers of the District National Guard
eligible Tor service upon military boards.
courts of inquiry and courts martial. or
to perform any other special or tenn
porary duty, and for such service they
shall receive the same pay and allowances
as are provided by law for like service
by officers on the active list.
No Law Provides Pay.
The controller says he does not know
OF any law providing for pay to officers
'on the active list of the District Ma
tional Guard assigned to recruiting serv-
ice, and. in the absence of such law
there would appear to be no authority for
the use of any appropriation to pay sal
aries or compensation to retired officers
assigned to such duty, unless there exists
a regulation, prescribed in pursuance of
law. authorizing such payments. ! know
of no such regulation. but if there be one
the only appropriation available is that
for the pay of troops of the militia of the
District"
In any event that appropriation could
not be used except for officers not in gov
ernment service. Men holding govern
ment positions. taken from the retird list
and restored to active duty, could not be
paid under the law.
Evening star., 1916-08-07
More Ships Reported Lost.

LONDON. August THE following
vessels are reported as having been
sunk: Danish steamer Jaegersborg,
1877 tons: British steamer Mount Con-
iston, 3 01S tons. and British steamer
Aaro 2,603 tons.
Evening star., 1916-08-07
RAILROAD
WAGES
Shall they be determined by
Industrial Warfare or
Federal Inquiry?
To the American Public:

Do you believe in arbitration or indus
trial warfare?
The train employees on all the railroads
votedwhether they will give their leaders
authority to tie up the commerce of the
country to enforce their demands for 100
million dollar wage increase
The railroads are in the public service
your service. This army of employees is in
the public service-your service.
You pay for rail transportation billion
dollars year, and "A cents out of every
dollar from you goes to the employees.
On all the Eastern Railroads 1915 sevenyfve per the
employees earned these lowest highest and average
Of alb as shown by the payrolls-
Evening star., 1916-08-07

a. has been said. now casts his glance
upon the horizon and welcomes every
complaint from tho section drained by
the Rio Gl.,nde.
Evening star., 1916-08-07

pected that q special meeting Of city
council will be called for the purpose OF
arranging for a date for payment in order
to allow for the usual per cent discount
for promptness.
The tax bills are five weeks late
The fact that the city assessment
Is based on the state assessment and
that the state interrogatories were not
received early is said to be the cause of
delay in preparing the bills.
Civil Service Examinations.
Examinations announced to be held
here in August, September and Oc-
tober by the local board OF civil serv-
ice examiners follow:
Apprentice craftsman. male: scien-
tifc assistant in oceanography. male;
subinspector in radio towers. male; ap-
prentice male: supervising marine en-
gineer male: assistant material engi-
neer. male. explosives chemist. male :
trained nurse. male ana female, forest
assistant male.
Owing to the fact that its recent eN-
cursion to Colonial Beach was such a
success. the committee on excursion of
Alexandria Lodge. No. .oS, BeneH olent
and Protective order Of Elks. has ar
resort August 81.
Rrief Mention.
The work of laying the concrete
foundation for leXandria's new hos
pital at Duke and Washington streets
has been started Work of eXcavating
is rapidly nearing completion.
Earl Sims. twelve years old. son of
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Sims, residing on
Patrick street between Cameron and
Queen streets. died at o'clock today
at the Alexandria Hospital
a meeting of the auxiliary of the
Old Dominion Boat Club. composed Of
twenty-five women recently elected to
honorary membership. viii be held at
8 o'clock tonight at the clubhouse to
arrange for the dance and reception
next Saturday evening in connection
with the regatta. which will also be
held that day
The first-aid class of Alexandria
Chapter of the American Red Cross So
ciety win hold a meeting at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning in the office of City
Health Officer German in the chamber
of the board of aldermen
The third annual excursion of Lone
Star Camp. No. l. American Indian
Guard Band. will be given to Marshall
Hall Tuesday, August %.
Evening star., 1916-08-07

ELISHA LEE, Chairman.
p. r. ALBRIGHT. Gem honsg..
Atlantic Cosst Line Railroad.
l. q. BALDWIN. C~aI Manager,
Ceairsi of Georgia Railway.
e. l. DARDO. CesT Manager,
New York. New Haven 4 Hartford EsiiresA
l. n. COAPMAN, 1ioe-Pyssids~1
Southern Railway.
.. T. COTrER. Cs.T Aasases.
Wabash Railway.
2. T. CROWLEY, AssG vie>Presid.as
Nev York Central Rsilrosd.
6. n. EMERSON. Csn1 Msaaxss.
Creas hersher. Railway.
C y. EWING. CsnT Manager
fbiiadelphia a Reading Railway
z y. CRlCE. AssG - Prssfksns
Ghesspsshs q Okis Rsiissy.
Evening star., 1916-08-07

A. ;. GREiG, Hat. to Reosfesss,
ST. Louis & San Fraaeiseo Railroad.
- ". kOUNS. CsnT Nou0~.,.
Aiehi."n, Topeka 4 sasta Fe Railway.
d. ". McMAsTER, C<n1 Manager.
Wheeling and Lake Erie RaiiresA
a ID. MAHER, Yies-Prssid.ns
Norfolk and Western Railway.
JAMES RUSSELL, CssT Msnsxsr,
Denver q Rio Grade Railrosd.
A. N. SCHOYER, A-sidsns TSes-Pr.a
Penssyivs.is A.es West.
". l. seldom. Ties-P,ssiksss
seaboard Air Lns Railway.
4 J. STONE, Ties-PrssldsaS
Eric Railroad.
G. s. WAID, Yics-PrssL 4 Css1 lf.sssss,
0ssset Central Llnse