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The sun., 1916-10-08
GERMAN WOMAN SAYS
EMPIRE LOSES HOPE
Food Shortage in Towns and
ProlongatiOn Of War
Dcpress People.
Special Calie Despatch 10 TIN stv.

LONDON, Oct. THE Times prints a
narrative Of conditions in Germany by
an educated woman Of German birth. re-
Gently allowed to Join her husband in
England. h says that the food short
ago In Germany Is not really serious in
the country. but that IN the cities and
towns the problem grows moro d!ficult.
Life there IL very hard" she writes.
The very poor and many In better cir
cumstances have been compelled TO draw
on their savings. There is some teal-
ousy In tho towns because tho country
population gets better and moro varied
food.
III rations are further reduced. I do
not know what the people will do. Those
with little money get barely enough 10
eat now. When l left Germany there
was no general alarm over the war,
although everybody was eager for peace.
It was never believed IN the early days
that the war would go into It's third year.
The dragging war and the food shortage
together are having a depressing effect.
The belief that Germany cannot be
defeated is not yet seriously shaken, but
there IL no longer any real enthusiasm
for tho advertised victories. The people
are getting suspicious. The Jutland<bat-
tie and the entry OF Rumania produced a
gloomy effect, for the people had been
told continually that Rumania would
join the winning side,
people In Germany realize that the
Somme IN worse than any previous bat
tie and what they hear from soldiers
home on leave makes them very anxious,
The soldiers speak Of the terror caused
by tho British artillery and also say thai
the English and French flying men give
them no rest. A German officer was
ever permitted to say in II German news
paper flesh n blood cannot stand the
bombardments OF the allied batteries
much longer"
TIT narrator was IN Germany when
tho Zeppelin was brought down at Cuff
fey. She heard little discussion about
II and says that It was firmly believed
In Germany that great damage was done
In London. The moro Intelligent Ger.
mans, however, now discount what they
read In the newspapers about the raids
They are convinced that the Brit ish dc
not always admit everything and fee
that tho Germans reports Of the damage
done by the raiders are often only sur.
mise.
The sun., 1916-10-08
YANKEES LEFT
IN FOREIGN LEGION
Most Of Those Who Joined
Daredevil Corps Killed
or Wounded.

wirH THE FRENcH ARMY ON THn
soMMs FRONT, Oct. . (Via Paris)-A
private from st. Louis. Mo. . youth
who has been serving only nine months
In the Foreign Legion. OF which nve
months have been passed at the front.
was selected for the decoration OF the
war cross. which was awarded him at
n parade OF the entire famous regiment
after the battle of Belloy-en-Santerre.
south OF the Somme River.
The Foreign Legion forms part NJ the
division which Is composed OF troops
from Morocco and which during many
months has been transferred from n
po!nt 10 another of the front line. wher-
ever the fighting was the hottest. There
Is only one complaint among the men
OF the legion. This Is that they are
occasionally sent TO a quiet portion OF
the line for rest"
The correspondent saw them resting
tonight when detachments In the mud
soaked trenches and cantonments were
altered with tho intention Of going
to see what IL happening in the German
trenches" n couple OF hundred YARDS
away, where a division OF the Prussian
elite troops also were "recuperating
after the terrIHc HSH'ihS VI to '~
month or two.
THE major, who Is the only battalion
commander In the legion who survived
the fghting at Belloy-en-Santerre. IL a
New Zealand Scotchman and shares
with the colonel what can only be de-
scribcd as the alteration OF his men.
The major called out the rergean
from New Orleans. whom he introduced
10 the correspondent as the first volun-
teer from the United States after the
outbreak OF hostil!ties, he having Joined
the ranks August 4. 1914.
Other Americans in the ranks are a
lieutenant from Seattle and privates
from San Francisco M New York. who
! are believed to be n only remaining
| Americans from the first batch Of volun-
teers. Most of the others have been
| killed or wounded. but about thirty OF
! them have been transferred to other
corps or have taken up aviation.
Every nan in tho legion carries .
twisted cord around his left shoulder.
showing that tho regiment Al . whole
has been mentioned In dispatches for
heroic conduct, while the regimental nag,
on the top OF the pole the cross OF the
Legion Of Honor.
Tho legion has fought on every part
Of the front-in Alsace. Champagne. the
Argonne and the Somme region-and has
always borne itself with tho utmost gall
lantry. Tho General who commands
the legion has under his orders also
Zouaves and African rifles. both of
which corps are composed entirely OF
Frenchmen who have served beside the
legion in virtually every part Of the
world. Dozens Of the men have their
breasts covered with medals for war
service and for bravery.
The sun., 1916-10-08

the resolutions that 1t takes the labor
men to Its aristocratic heart in a very
warm embrace. The Amendment. MI,
briefly. favored the restriction or prc.
vention Of the importation OF cheap
manufactured goods produced at lower
rates Of wages or under worse labor
conditions that those prevailing In Grea.
Britain. This amendment was carried
by a majority of 3 to l..
Upon this the Morning Post cries ri.
umphantly: "Their eyes are opened -,
and claims the congress as n convert :,
protectionism. The free trade pap,l.
seek to blow this claim to Bit by a
concentrated fire of scorn but il may
fairly be urged that, although the con.
gress by no means committed itself To A
general adoption of the protectionist prln.
ciple, 1t showed itself ready To modify
the doctrine OF cheap imports to sui,
circumstances As the Times says.
''Thcy have not adopted protection a.
a general principle. but they have
thrown of the shackles Of an obsolete
theory"
Cancellations Are Blurred.
On the general work of the congress
the Times finds a difficulty In rawIny
any clear and summary conclusion. Tie
impression left. It says. Is rather blurred
ard hazy. 1t is. however. pleased at the
attitude shown toward the question ~
continuing the war to n winning end.
This point was not raised directly but
the strength Of labor's determination re.
vealed itself in the debate on the pro-
posal to hold an international trade
union at tho end OF the war
brought forward N behalf Of the Amcrl.
can Federation of Labor.
The Daily Mail rates Mr.. Costing FOR
his 'singularly n eyed view OF the
place that labor should take and tho
responsibilities II ought to assume after
the war" and adds:
What he seems to look forward 20 IL
an Industrial paradise established by the
employers m Inhabited on their own
terms by the wage %earners."
Fears for the future are intensified
among those who speak for capital by
the resolution Of the congress-. which
insisted upon the restoration OF the
trade union rules and restrictions which
were suspended for the period Of tho
war.
The sun., 1916-10-08
GERMAN SMOKERS THRIFTY
Tobacco Trade JsurnnI Predicts
Ruin OF Industry.

LEIPsIc, Sept, ~l5.-Lfolll l.|r - -
German tobacco Industry j. prod. .'' h'
tho Tdbdk 2cit,uG. the organ g.. 30"
combined tobacco manufacturers N"'
dealers In Germany, Il points nH' 'f
the snie OF clE trs m cigarettes. ".
had besn diminishing steadily s.ur e
end of 1914, sank to n minimum t,' :
August. 1915, tn" trade o'gC ."
plains that men who formc'IE s"l'n'
cigars costing at least 3 cru's an 80
have now descended to tweed =
I cent. while the smokers of t'' r'""i
brands OF cigars and Cigarette l''.
man. cases taken 10 the ~" az 90"
commonest kind Of tobacco.
The journal concludes by sar.'E e
tho position IL disastrous and 'h'
ook hopeless because tho nuti. .D
dition OF Germany eXcludrs tun b.,
bility Of any marked imprNv'm'
the war"
The sun., 1916-10-08
LIQUOR TRAFFIC CUT o "
scandinavian Countries Restricting
the ale Of Intoxioants.

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 12.-In company
with the nations at war tho neutral
states Of Scandinavia have made some
effort recently to restrict the liquor
traffic. II may be added. however. that
the regulations so far in effect cannot
be classed as in n sense oppressive.
The greatest restriction enforced Is IN
Norway. where spirits may be bought
only on Tuesdays. Wednesdays, Thurs
days and Fridays. and then only within
specified hours. which vary slightly In
different sections Of the country. Beer.
ales n light wines. including cham
payne. may be bought at almost any
time. The consumption Of the latter has
materially increased since Norway's war
time prosperity set in.
In Denmark the effort ( restrict
drinking has not progressed very far.
1t has been decreed. however. that in
rural communities all drinking places
must close at II p. NJ. while in Copen-
hagen the closing hour has been placed
at ! A. NJ.
Here in Sweden there is quite a stric,
control over bottled spirits, with more
restaurants and cafes. the saloon In the
American sense being unknown. Be
tween the hours of ~ and 8 p. NJ, nc
liquors can be sold except with food. In
Gothenberg and other communities the
drink cannot exceed q certain percentage
of the price spent for food.
The sale OF whiskey. gin and other
spirits IN bottles is under Government
regulation. Each adult wishing to buy
spirits must provide himself with q book
In this all purchases are entered and nc
one Is allowed more than one quart g
week. As in other European countries
a strict line Is drawn between spirit,
on the one hand and beer and wine or
the other, no limit whatever being placed
on the amount of the latter to be bouah h
| at any time. Scotch whiskey, although
expensive. 10 coming into greater popu
larity every day among the drinking
classes. A Scotch and soda costs any
where from 80 to Is cents. but Sweder
| and her sister states Of tho north ar,
exceedingly prosperous just now.
The swedish Government does not fee
II 10 called upon to look after the vel
fare OF foreigners 80 far as drink Ia con
ccrned, Upon the production Of q for
eign passport the visitor can get an!
amount OF spirit he desires. bottled o.
otherwise.
The sun., 1916-10-08
BRONZE FOR CARs0 HEROES.
Ettoro ximenes. scuiptor-soldier,
mpletes Model At Front.

ROME, Sept. l5,-The Italian sculptor
Icttore Ximenes. who although co years
old Is serving Mt the front as an engineer
officer. has just completed the model OF a
bronze nun which will be erected
on the Carso to commemorate the Ital-
ian soldiers fallen there. 1t will be cast
Of bronze from captured Austrian guns.
The monument represents al angel of
charity with outstretched wings lifting
a dead soldier and holding him up In
such a way that the two figures form
a cross. the emblem OF sacrifice. The
attitude Of tho angel. as wei, as that Of
the dead soldier. expresses forctbly the
idea that the man offered hts liz for
hts country. g
The sun., 1916-10-08
MARC0NI NOW IN THE NAVY.
Wireless Inventor Has Rank OF
Lieutenant-Commandsr,

ROME. Sept 20.-Marconi. who since
the outbreak of the war has been an
pointed n lieutenant In the engineers and
attached to the %aeronautical service,
has now been transferred to the navy
with the rank OF lientenant-commander,
equivalent to hat OF major In the army.
His transfer has, therefore. been also a
promotion.
II Is reported on good authority that
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Marconi will
have charge OF both tho naval wireless
and a~eronautical services. which will be
~reorganized n improved with the intro
duction Of recent Inventions, already
successfully experimental. and destined
TO play an important part IN the forth.
coming naval operations In the Adriatic.
The sun., 1916-10-08
INTERESTING SIDELIGHTS ON WAR AS SEEN BY SUN" COR

most varied scenes of activity. On one
side is a vast aeroplane camp, with some
twenty enormous hangers of basket
steel construction covered with canvas.
Across the road Is u riding course run
ming for miles, where officers can ex-
erciee their mounts and cavalry can
push forward in emergency without
blocking the highroad. Every now and
then one sees a pig vehicle shoot by bear
ing the sign American Ambulance
Corps
MuIes In Good shape.
The thousands Of horses and mules
along the road are In good condition.
Many OF the horses came from America
and were run down by sea voyage. but
after a months feeding they proved very
serviceable. On seeing tho mules one
Of the officers said
The rehabilitation Of the Greek army
had one very important re ult for the
Aiiles-it released 10000 mules which
the Greeks n been using. and now
these mules are proving invaluable to
the Allies"
While the nelds back OF verdun are
rich with yellow grain. yet there Ia one
melancholy evidence Of the war In the
burning Of manure. usually the very life
blood Of the soil. The grain he
gathered by the soldiers and the women
who remain. but there is no time to dis
tribute the manure over the land. and
so II 10 burned.
The last glimpse OF verdun came 40
the party passed . detachment Of French
soldierr Just out OF the trenches and
going TO the roar for rest. They were
tired and heavily laden. but happy and
cheerful as they swung along In ir.
regular ranks. laughing and smoking az
though they came from some agreeable
young fellows. and they typihsd that
calm and %invincibls spirit which the
young French soldiers are putting into
their service.
The sun., 1916-10-08
CURE FOR LOCKJAW
Is FOUND BY ITALIAN
Professor Ingianni Invents
Portable Bath for Hot
dimensions.

Special c~orrsspe~de~es to Tas suH.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ITALIAN Amt
IN THE FIELD. Sept. s.@Surseon-MaJor
Professor Ingianni Of the Italian Med
ical Corps, in charge Of . field hospital,
has applied on . large scale a special
treatment for iock1aw which Is giving
most satisfactory results.
The antitoxin treatment Of iockJaw IL
extensively used In the italian army az
q preventive and. thanks to II. the cases
of tetanus have boon greatly diminished.
Unfortunately. however. h disease has
not been stamped out and nothing so
far had been discovered to check its Al
most certainly fatal course.
Naturally in field hospitals local con.
ditions are such that II IL impossible to
resort to prolonged antiseptic bathing Of
tho wounded or infected part. and the
most effective remedy consisted In ampu-
tation. But even early amputation often
proved Of no avail when the germs In
the wound already had set free a iethal
dose Of their toxin. Besides. even when
amputation saved . mans life It left him
q cripple.
Doctors Anpatate Tee Freely.
Often for fear Of infection surgeons In
the field resort freely to amputation
hito it8 oAt ehob - "Sese W sbh-
possible for them to keep the wound
clean until It 10 completely healed.
Professor lngianni instead - con-
WINGED that amputation should only be
resorted to In extreme cases. A. a doc
tors first duty 10 TO cure. not to cripple
a man. Prolonged warm bath OF the
wound Is an almost infallible remedy
against lockJaw. and nothing prevents
its being administered even in the field
under ordinary conditions. The profess
sor has invented a special portable bath
which can be folded. as It 10 made OF rub
Der inc shaped in such a way that any
limb can be immersed In II. The bath Is
then lied to the patient by means OF
bandages md placed in any position,
either horizontal or vertical.
A~ntissptic Solstion Il Used.
A warm a~ntiseptic solution can he
easily kept In II at the same temperature
for ive or six hours. As a rule . 8 pei
cent. solution of hypochlorits 10 used or
ton Of one-half per 1000. But perman.
ganate Of potassium. iodine or lead
water also a be used to advantage. I,
has been found better to alternate the
employment Of these antiseptics.
The results Of this treatment are won
der Il. After . few days the wound DO.
CIR to heal. suppuration disappears
swelling subsidies and fever ceases. Re
covery follows n a matter OF course
wen In cases where amputation va,
considered the only remedy Ths danger
Of lock5aw II entirely obviated.
The sun., 1916-10-08
Japane-s Ports Quarantinea.

TOXIC. Aus. 3l.-The gradual Increase
Of cases OF cholera In Japan has caused
the Government to order a rigorous
quarantine In all japanese ports ard
harbors. 1t will be especially effective
against all steamers and other craft
coming from Nagasaki or touching at
Nagasaki. where the epidemic 10 chiefly
current. There have been sl7 cases In
Nagasaki with l62 deaths. There are
several cases In the cltiesPf Yokohama,
Kobe and Osaka and one at Omoro, near
Toxic. No cases have been found IN
Toxic itself.
The sun., 1916-10-08
Must DO More Thinking.

But II adds this desirable end
cannot be attained by wishing alone. II
the hearts OF the trade union leaders are
In the right place. what are their heads
doing? To judge by the III assorted med
ley OF the CONGRESSES agenda and the
easy going passage of resolutions. one
would say very little. 1t remains. we fear,
true that at this juncture much more
organized and systematic thinking needs
TO be done by the trade union leaders
than 10 In fact being done"
The protectionist Morning Post II 30
elated by the fact that the congress
adopted q certain amendment to one Of
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-26
Post Chagrined Ouer Peace in Water Fight


of
a much
conducting for the benefit of all the people
outfit champa
attacking
daily However people ceased
unelth efforts of
without
o understanding
S
having
of
a
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-26
Attacks on Bryan Make No Hit in Denuer


OF
of
their Or
nd the mlia andtho of all "a
named for president of the
himself often thrilled thousands
By his asterye in of
Meal of the
Wilson
diplomatic
Organ Rabbi w Friedman
received
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-26
ANY NICE YOUNG GRocERs?

Poor Mrs. Newlywed had very short
memory, and her husband had asked her
to have chicken for dinner that night
She was afraid she would forget to order
them. 50 all the time she was dressing
she kept repeating to herself-"Chickens
grocer; chickens-grocer.''
Finally she went to the phone and got
on to the grocer's.
Have you any nice young grocersr"
she nervously asked.
-er--er-er-yes ma'am."
This is Mrs. Newlywed speaking" she
went on. ~ want you to send me "A
couple dressed"
Dressed" gasped the grocer.
"Wcll-no. you had better send them
undressed, and my husband will wiring
their nocks when he comes home, and
the cook can dress them"
II was some time before the grocer
realised what she really wanted.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-26
Women and Child Wage Earners Condition

of
of the
be
the fact that
o three-ifths
significant
clothing affm of
industries examination of the earnings
WI o to be freouen
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-26
Thatchers Neuer Foreclosed a Mortgage
THATCHER


legitimate methods editable
its
accuse o r grating public
of the
wealth thew no Thachers
Pueblo worked
postofce
Invariably National
to learned
Colorado It
Of
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-26
G1oomD Dispe11ers
A STRONG MANS JOB.

Some time ago colored man applied
for work at a building operation and va
taken ON. The first duty assigned him
was carrying planks from one corner to
another. The planks weighed a whole
lot more than heavy conscience. and as
the colored man wearily trudged along he
b, came exceedingly thoughtful.
Look yeah. boss" he remarked finally
going over to the foreman, did tell yo'
what nah name was when l started in
to work."
why, yes" answered the foreman,
wonderingly. you said it was ThouA Y
son. y
Oats jes' what l did, boss. OATS
jcs' what did, was the smiling rejoin-
der OF the colored party. But | was
afraid dat yo' done made mistake and
fink il was Sampson"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-26
FORGET IT.!

If you see good fellow ahead OF the
crowd,
A leader of mon, marching fearless and
proud,
And you know OF tale whose mere tcll.
ing aloud
Would cause his proud head in anguish
to be bowed,
It's pretty good plan to-forgct II.
II you know Of skeleton hidden away
In closet, and guarded and kept from
the day,
In the dark, and whose showing, whose
sudden display,
Would cause grief and sorrow and life
long dismay,
It's pretty good plan ro-forget it.
IL you know OF n spot in the life of NJ
friend
I'VE all have such spots concealed, world
without cnd). tft Ftff
Whose touching his heartstring. would
play on and rcnd,
Till the shame Of it's showing no griev
ing could mend,
It's a pretty good plan to--forgct ~
If you know Of thing, just the least
little sin,
Whose telling would cork up laugh 70
grin.
OF man you don't like, for the lord
sake keep II in.
Don't. don't he knocker; right her
stick pin tV
It's a pretty good plan to-forRSS~
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-26

fair way of wedding the poor miners
daughter. made an orphan during the
strike, when "Finis" is thrown upon the
screen.
Dean II. Martyn Hart of st. Johns
Episcopal cathedral has secured posi-
tion on the front page of the daily pa
pers again. This time it is not because
of any TRADE against organized labor,
but over the firing of his assistant rec
tor. the Rev. John William Jones, n
very likablc young minister who was
fast growing more popular with the con-
grsgation, particularly the female por-
ton. than the dean himself. Pressed for
n reason for discharging the assistant,
who is comparatively young man,
married, with five children, the dean i'll.
humorcdly replied. "Hc's round plug
in a square hole" This, of course, is
cniginatical. and merely indicates how
peeved the dean was over the young rec.
tors EVIDENT popularity with the aris-
tocratic parishioncrs. Recently the
board of church wardens increased
Jones' salary from 81 800 to $2,l0O.
which is evidence that he gave salts
faction to the congregation. The as.
sistant rector had succeeded in more
than doubling the Sunday school attend
anoc. and is said to have been literally
idolized by the children This, of course.
didn't made n hit with the dean, who
has held the spotlight there for nearly
thirty wears. The denoscd rector re
fuses to discuss the deans action, but
his wife declares that Mt last the peo.
pie will gain an INSIGHT into Hart's
petty character. A lively controversy
over the matter threatens n rupture in
the cathedral congregation.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-26
Peace and the Stars

One way to live is to be acquiescent:
the other, to fight back. If you seek
quiet days and downy nights, few enc
mics and 4 host of good-natured com
rades-in short, if you put your own
personal pleasure foremost-then choose
the life of acquiescence. You have only
to be as tolerant of your fellow mans
misdecds as of your own blunders; to
.ook with imperturbable complacence
upon the evils and injustices which
bring suffering. That is the featherbed
life. 1he other is bed of nettes. 1t
brings no calmncss of spirit, no wreaths
of flattery, no hail-fellow-wel met
greetings from contented drifters. Any
,hing but that To meet life face to
face, to strike blow for blow, breeds
nothing Tor seems at the moment to
breed nothingl but enemies and wor-
ries. Worse still, one is misunderstood,
even by ones friends. To steel oneself
to fight when the rewards seem all for
the acquescence-tha is the difficult
task. But the right one sometimes A
poet, modestly concealed under the
name of 'Morrie," sends up this In
vocation from the columns of New
York newspaper:
God. make me bitterl Let me rage
Against the cruelties of this age
Not gently would | bear my scars;
am not meek; | hate the bars
That strive to keep me in my cage.
Some walk across this earthly stage
In peace chains . e. | fling my gage
Of battle-I would see the stars
God, make me bitter!
I would find peace in the printed page.
And learn content from child and sage,
And love from woman-but who wars
Must clothe himself in the armor of
Mars.
Then, for the battles I must wage,
God, make me btteri
OF course bitterness against all life
curdles its possessor. But to cultivate
bitterness against wrongs and oppres-
sion is one way to lessen the bitterness
of life for others And that is the
surest means of seeing the star. your
selt.-Colliers
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-26
THE RIGHT PLACE.

Really, Kate" said the country cous
in. in considerable agitation, | am very
sorry / lost my head and kissed you.
didn't think what | was doing. IL is a
sort of temporary insanity IN our fam
ily." A
We'll, Roy replied the young woma
IF you ever feel any more such attacks
coming on, you had better COM right
here where your infirmity is known, and
we will take care of you"