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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28

The explosion Of an oil lamp Satur-
day, January Do, set fire to the home
of Charles Smart, on Lake Stephens,
near Everett. Three small children
were. burned to death.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28

Charlie Arbogast Of Peshastin, who
is attending high school here, went to
Wenatchee today. Wenatchee offers
a great attraction that causes Charlie
to frequent that place. There's
reason.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
GOD OF BATTLES
BY FRANK FILsoN.

Edwardes. listening could plainly
hear the sound Of the German saps
being driven toward the Canadian
trenches. 1t was eerie, listening there
by the light of the electric torch, bur
rowing like a mole beneath the slushy
Flanders soil, and %crouching knee
deep in water, to prevent striking his
head against the timbered roof.
He wondered often whether the Ger
mans had heard him. Each side was
projecting a sap against the trenches
of the enemy. When the saphead
was ready hundred of pounds of gun
powder would be ignited; there would
be a devastating explosion, and the
trenches. damaged beyond repair,
would be occupied by the troops be-
hind.
1t was thus a race between the Ca
nadians and the Germans. The sap,
extended outward from the Canadian
lines, was now parallel with that OF
the enemy, and the extremity of each
was barely a dozen yards from that
of the other.
The sappers were resting in the
traverse behind. Edwardos sat alone
in the water, figuring out the plan.
So many yards, sc many cubic. feet OF
timber Milly, in Toronto; his
thoughts always required to her.
AS he crouched there, to his aston.
ishment he found that he could hear
the voices of the Germans. There was
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
SPELLING CAUSES HER GRIEF
Never Having Used Final re" In SPELL
ING "corpse" Woman Mlsunder.
stands Message.

Portland. Ore.-Never having used
the final "e" in her own spelling OF
the word corpse" Mrs. Marceline
German Of Donaldson. Mich. was
Frustrated with griee upon receipt OF
an official communication announcing
the fact that her brother, Joseph Ell
Jollicouer, had joined the United
States marine corps and had named
her as next Of kin to be notified in
case of death
IF my brother is a corps, of what
did he die?" she wrote to Capt. H. T.
Swain in charge of the local recruiting
station of the United States marine
corps. who had enlisted the man and
vas responsible for the notification.
The recruiting officer, by return
mail, babe the sorrowing sister cease
mourning. and assured her that the
corps" to which her brother had late
ly attached himself was the "livest''
kind of an organization.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
GET TO KNOW YOUR WORK
SeIf-contdence and Hard Work Are
the Two Big Factors in a Mans
Success.

Get acquainted with your work if
you want to be n of the men whom
people will look up to. There is no
reason why any man should have to
be classed among the lethargists. You
must have confidence in your own
ability to do the big things in life be-
fore you can ever expect to accom-
plish anything which is worth while.
the Toledo Times observes.
Those who are prone to consider
themselves exempt from hard work
have never been known to obtain the
success which real people covet. You
have to keep working every minute to
get anywhere. Just as soon as you
stop the other fellow is bound to go
ahead.
II you feel that it is better for all
concerned that the other fellow have
the best things in this life, well and
good. However, a man cannot say he
has lived a real life II all he has done
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
HITS POLAND HARD
Land of Graves Shows Wars
Greatest DesoIation.
More Depressing Than Belgium or
East Prussia Is Picture of Ruin
and Destruction over Vast
Area of Country.

Warsaw.-Even more depressing
than parts of Belgium and East Prus-
STA, the worst parts, is Poland-a
land of graves and trenches, of ruin
and destruction on a scale that has
been wrought nowhere else by the
war. The conflict has been waged
back and forth across the ancient
kingdom so long that agriculture has
had but little chance, and, except in
those sections where the German
forces have been in control for some
time, the fields are barren and un-
titled, SCARED by miles upon miles of
earthworks.
From the East Prussian boundary
to approximately the old Rawka posi-
tions there is visible the maximum
amount of order and peaceful quiet.
At the Rawka, however. the intermin-
able graves with their helmet adorned
crosses. the deep slashes in the earth
that once were trenches but now are
the temporary homes" of countless
refugees, the maze of partly destroyed
barbed wire entanglements and the
succession of burned and ruined viii
lagos begin.
Fol miles, between Alexandrovo on
the boundary and Warsaw, and be-
tween Warsaw and LODI, the old
trenches line the railroad, while
graves, individual and common. line
the trenches. Eastward of Warsaw,
however, the trenches virtually stop,
for the Russians moved fast once they
abandoned the capital of Poland The
trenches stop, but the devastated viii
lagos do not. Rather they increase in
number, and there is scarcely a rail-
road station-and no bridges-left
standing.
The Poles from time immemorial
have been accustomed to building
their matched cottages-huts would
be a better word-close together. Ac.
cordingly, it vas necessary only to set
fire to one structure in order to burn
them all. In consequence, countless
villages have been reduced to forlorn
rows of chimneys, which, being of
brick and stoutly built, resisted the
flames.
Unlike the cities of Poland, the
country seems to have been stripped
of young men. One sees little else
than peasant women, barefoot. i'll
clad, who struggle under bundles of
wood through the mud. and who gen.
orally avert their eyes as strangers
pass.
The Germans. partly for their own
benefit. partly to give employment to
the Poles, have doLe much to put the
VIGOROUSLY bad roads in shape. They
have also altered the railroad from the
Russian to the German gauge-a stu
pendous work, for all the main lines
are now double track. and at impor-
tant points huge yards have had to be
built to conform to military needs.
The destruction in many parts Of
Poland is so general that village after
village has no single house standing.
Both soldiers and the civil population
have had to rely on their inventive
ness to obtain shelter. and all along
the railroad lines freight cars. Russian
and German, are being used as houses.
In the case Of the Russian cars the
wheels have been removed, the cars
have been set flat on the ground and
the interiors fitted up with some de-
gree of comfort.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

ing III introduction. 1t is understood that a cabinet officer may be met in
this formal way for 500, although contracts of this character are taken it
is said, o n a contingent fee of smaller proportions, because cabinet officers
not so available a members OF congress.
rhs operator was doing very well until he tried to take in too much
territory" He agreed to introduce a client 20 a certain public IA They
reached the mn and when the introduction a accomplished, the public
resented. This made the client suspicious and he subsequently told all
about the broker"
Washington has a number OF characters of this type, some OF whom
work among the politicians and others among society folk. AS in every
other city where society plays a big part, there are innumeable society
brokers in Washington. They work a bit more ceveIy than the "introduc-
ton broker" of the capitol but they work more slowly.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
INSISTS KAISER HAS CANCER
Matln Says Artificial Palate Was
Considered by French Specialists
Before War.

Paris.-The Matin revives the story
that the kaiser is suffering from can
Ger. The paper says a telegram dis
played at Zurich on December "a
said that the court physicians at Ber-
lin were of the opinion that the kai-
ser's illness is due to a fresh mani
f~estation of cancer.
The Matin adds that a practitioner
living in Paris was consulted by the
German emperor three months before
the war concerning the manufacture
of an artificial palate IL a serious OPP
Grafton on the kaiser's throat were
necessary.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

has been to sit down and watch other
people work and become better.
This world needs the efforts of ev-
eryone. There is no reason why the
burdens of life should be shouldered
by a few. Unless you intend to do
something that will make people think
better of you there is no reason why
you should inhabit this sphere.
Look to your own accomplishments
before believing yourself incapable of
doing as much as the other fellow.
Within you may lie dormant factors
which, if awakened, will lead you to
a greater success than you could have
dreamed of. Don't waste time trying
to figure out how easy it would be
for you to get along. but make a big
effort to do something that will make
you respected by all.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
LIVE LIKE ADAM AND EVE
spend Two Months In Maine Woods
to Prove Man Can Survive
in Wilderness.

Boston.-The weather sometimes
gets cold in the Maine woods. In fact,
it is said the mercury hibernates in
the thermometer bulbs when the
spruce trees start popping. And there
are wild animals there, too-deer, por-
cupine, rabbits and even bears. There
is no steam heat and there is not a
delicatessen about the place.
But all these things did not prevent
Walter F. Estes and his 114-pound wife
from proving to their friends that they
could live in the woods for two
months, kill their own food and pro-
vide their own clothing, and come out
in better health than when they went
in.
The lives of Omg and his mate TX
of the paleozoic age were copied by
the Estes couple. In the warmer
weather when they first entered the
forest their clothing was made OF
leaves and vines. Then came winters
blasts and snow and ice. They wore
then the skins of deer and other
smaller animals they had caught in
deadfalls. Mrs. Estes, by the way
was responsible for the first deer cap.
ture. One had run afoul of their trap
and. when she discovered it, the ami
NAL was about to escape. Mrs. Estes
flung her arms about it's neck in true
primitive style and hung on. too. until
her mate arrived.
The flesh of the animals they
trapped, with fish, nuts and herbs,
made up their menu for the two
months. Mrs. Estes came back to civil.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
SILVER DOLLARS BY MAIL
Ten, Sent One Year Apart, Have
Gone Through to Destination
Without a Mishap.

fredericksburg, Md.-About ten years
ago Henry P. Wright of Aberdeen be-
gan sending to his sister here, Mrs.
Mary Fleetwood, a silver dollar
through the mail as a Christmas pres.
ent, Recently the annual dollar ar.
rived with Mrs. Fleetwood's address
on n side and a two-cent stamp on
the other. In the ten years that
Wright has been sending these unique
membranes to his sister not one
has been lost or stolen, neither has it
failed to arrive on time.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

a flaw in the ground, a section of the
crumbling rock. soft as chalk, had
slipped" probably as a result of the
subterranean operations, leaving a
crack in the earth, imperceptible, but
conveying sounds clearly.
Suddenly the earth rocked about
him. He vas flung to the bottom of
the sap by a terrific explosion. The
plank root collapsed over his head.
Stunned, dazed. bewildered, he man
aged by a supreme effort to keep his
face above the water.
In a few moments he understood
what had occurred. A shell from a
German 42-centimeter gun had fallen
squarely above the opening of the sap,
o~bliterating it and destroying all the
men of his company.
He stretched out his arms and felt
the wall that blocked the entrance.
He called in a low voice, but there
came no response.
The air was already filled with the
creeping fumes of the explosive. Ed.
wardes crawled back toward the sap
head. He crouched there, consider
ing. He could still hear the murmur
of the voices of the hostile party. But
they seemed clearer.
Edwards felt the earth wall eau
tiously. His fingers touched the damp,
impenetrable mass and found no crew
ice; yet Of a sudden he was amazed
to see a tiny twinkle, apparently in
the heart of the ground.
He stared at 1t in doubt; presently
he could no longer deny the truth. In
credible as it seemed. the explosion
had shaken the collapsing stratum
still further, leaving a tiny gap be-
tween the two passages. And the en-
envy worked on, all unconscious of his
presence.
The only possible way of escape
from his underground hiding place lay
through that gap, into the midst of the
enemy.
Noiselessly as a mole he began to
scrape a way toward the light. But
suddenly he remembered that three
bombs had been left neal his own sap
head, in case of surprise. They could
not be discharged until the firing pin
was withdrawn. He crept back, FUN
bled in the darkness until he found
them, and returned.
Then he began to separate the par
ticles of the earthen wall. The light
had disappeared. but the murmurs
continued. Evidently the soldiers
were moving. probably at work. He
surmised that the saphead had been
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

might be expected, find this exhibit remarkably interesting. But sometimes
they are critical Of the hkenesses of the White House ladies. While admit
ting that many of them are good, they think that others are not first rate.
Back Of all this there is a real joke. for, be it understood, the faces of
TIT White House misresses are not meant to be lkenesses at all. In fact,
heir ace are IL the same face, the original of which is the face of a
casIcals statue.
20 Tar is the features are concerned, Martha Washington, Mrs. Cleveland,
Tft and all the rest are one woman. The important difference is in
the arrangement of the hair.
The idea of the exhibit is not to offer a series of portraits II the women
concerned, but to show the costumes they wore-these, as a collection,
ave succeeded another since the days of the revolution.
All of the gowns that adon the lay figures werea actually worn by the
White House misresses represented; and even the minor accessories, such
IS fans, handkerchiefs, tables and chinaware, we're personal belongings of
the ladies themselves.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

government in listing specifications for lotion flags side by side with those
or wooden bunting which has heretofore appeared alone; and by the IN
nouncement of the treasury department, one of the heaviest users of flags
Uncle Sans family of departments, that it will in the future US cot
tor flags almost exclusively
The action Of the supply committee is no. of patriotism alone When
N European a put a stop to the expectation of cotton and there vas
agitation for putting the South's staple crop to nw uses at home the COM
m1ttee became interested in the possibilities of cotton flags, but determined
on rigid tests before any action should be taken. Cotton flags were therefore
made up n placed OIL several of the revenue cutters and samples oil cot
tonfag goods we're sent to the United States bureau of standards fol tests.
Both kinds of tests were highly favorable for cotton. The flags stood the
strain of constant use in all kinds of weather IS well a s flags of wool, the
report from the evenuec cutter service said.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
distressing

DO o think the world is growing
better?"
I'm not sure about it," replied Miss
Cayenne. The world may be like a
city-when improvements are contem-
plated it's always terribly torn up for
awhile"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

keyhole, rang the doorbell. A well.
dressed fellow responded.
What are you doing here?" the
professor asked the stranger.
I'm here on a visit" was the re-
ply.
Why. this is my house, and that
is my suit you are wearing" the pro-
fessor declared.
The stranger attempted to escape.
but the professor succeeded In locking
him in a closet While her husband
was struggling with the intruder Mrs.
Stewart telephoned for Sheriff Hack
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

pIe5eHI st5sIUH. As m CaSeS OF Lne
numerous petty grafters who infest
the capitol, it has been found extreme
ly difficult to catch this man with the
goods"
Quotations on in%troductions, &C.
cording to the gossip, were s25 for a
senator and SIS for a member of the
house. The rates are varied in &C.
cordance with the influence of the
senator or representative to whom the
introduction was sought and the poign-
ancY of the desire of the narsnn saek-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
STRANGER IN THEIR HOME
Surprise for Pennsyivanians on Re-
turn From vaeatlon-visitor
in Jail.

Lewisburg, Pa.-When Prot. Nor
man Stewart of Bucknell university
and his wife returned home from
spending the Christmas vacation with
relatives in New York. they found
a stranger occupying their home.
Professor Stewart could 10 unlock
the door. and seeing a light through a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

OF the country and all its auxiliary
banners that fly from thousands of
public buildings, army posts and
ships masts have been made of wool
en- bunting-practically all of it i'm
ported.
In the future, however, a large
proportion Of the governments flags
will be made in America from the
planting of the fiber to the sewing
of the last stitch in the completed
banner. This is assured by the action
of the general sunnlY committee of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
ENGLISH SHIP PICTURES SOLD.

Under the existing regulations it is illegal to sell in England a picture
post card showing al obsolete "a vessel, but post cards bearing illustrations
of superdreadnaughts may be exported to Holland and other neutral coun-
There is In fact n restriction on their export save the obvious pro
hfbtion offs sale to enemy countries.
But there is nothing to stop German agents buying them in Holland or
Sweden, or from their being reexported from those countries. Even although
the object of the regulations SIS not to prevent the leakage of information to
enemy countries but ito stop the sale to enemy agents within this country OF
pictures capable of use for the Identification of any Of his majestys snips. h-
respective of the date of construction there would seem to be a lack OF logic
somewhere. 49,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
Carried Baby ESQ Miles on Sack.

South Bethlehem, P~a.-Joseph DAM
ko has arrived here after a remarkable
trip from q northern Canadian town.
Danzko carried his ten-month-old baby
$50 miles on his back. Indian style,
and sustained it's life by feeding it
with crackers and water.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
Killed Bio EAGLE.

Rhame, n. D.-While Joe Merz was
out with a herd of cattle he espied a
large bird sitting on a butte a short
distance away, and succeeded in Grip
ping It with his rife, thereby enabling
him to kill the bird. 1t proved to be a
rare specimen of the black or desert
eagle of the Neyadas. and measured
z feet 3 inches from tip to tip of it's
wings.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
Home.Made Wireless KIIIs Girl.

Astoria, N. Y.-Mary Roskinsgy was
electrocuted when she came in con
tact with the aerials of an amateur
wireless instrument in her employ
er's home, The aerials had crossed
with a wire of the electric light plant.
which had sagged as a result of a
storm
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
Internal Revenue Secret Service Is Doing Well

the government which might otherwise have gone undetected. The state
ment continued:
These officers will be the personal representatives of the commissioner
and, in fact, will be his eyes and ear throughout the country. Volators of
the law, or unfauhfl employees of the government, if there be any. will nor
know when the eyes of the commissioner are pom them.
These agents will be sent into any part of the country where the com
missioner has reason to believe that fraud is being committed which it is
impossible for the regular revenue officers to uncover. Revenue officers are
largely known in their districts, and a strange, unidentified person may be
able to detect Irregularities where regular officers may fail.
This action reduces to permanent form the temporary policy which has
been followed and which has unearthed numerous frauds OF the revenues.
1t wa through the work of a number of similar agents temporarily appointed,
that the vast oleomargarine frauds we're brought to light. The organization
of this force is n o reflection o the regular internal revenue force, but is
intended to promote the general welfare and efficiency of the service"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

appears in a gown b used to wear,
seated in n of her own chairs, by
the side of a Mount Vernon table.
For a modern contrast, Mrs.
Grover Cleveland is attired in a won
derful frock Of white silk sprinkled
over with full-blown roses, the arm
loops and upper edge CT the corsage
decorated with big butterflies of gold
and glittering sequins-about a dozen
of the gorgeous insects in all, one of
them adjoining the bosom.
Recent visitors to the museum, as
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
Old Glory Now Being MADE in America of Cotton

0LD GLORY to which the patriotic American dons his hat as typitying the
" spirit Of America, is in about nine cases u of ten not a domestic article.
For lever since BETSY Ross made her first Amsican bad the naciaIs ubLam
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
Introduction Broker Busy in National Capitol

CBNAToRs and members of the house have been discussing with surprise,
~ not to mention indignation, a report that a N introduction broker" has
been doing a thriving business in the capitol since the beginning of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22

enberg, and the intruder is in the
county Jail.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
White House Mannequins in the National Museum

x EcENTLY there has beer placed o N view in the National museum a
Az series II lay figures representing the misTesses of the White House
under sueceAive ADMINISTRATIONS running back % Martha Mashington. who
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22
OVERSTOCkED.

To the puDnc.-
 We nave Just finished stock taking and lind that ~e are heavily overstocket so are making enormous reductions II hafdware-as mucn us oU per cent Il certain lines. Notwithstanding immens' advances oulslas, sspsaaAIv in AAra' ware and Metal Goods. we are stin Sell lng on tue basis of goods purchased th. gas' two or three years.
 We VIII sell TOT cash only st thest prices, and for g nmile. time. until W. orlng our stock down to the require 4nenIs Of the camp.
 II you Have an order to be filled. lel IS ngure on Il. we can save you none, Ae have proved Il to others, we car rove II to you.
 DARLING AND DEAN COMPANY.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

We recently learned what the Ger mans were going to do to Crajova. There was no doubt they would do it. London expected them to and any reverse conceded by London turns out so. But our disinterested and un- sought advice to the Russian and Rou- manian generals Is to look behind them for the other thing. The Ger mans wouldn't talk Crajova unless they were sure of 1t and wanted to distract attention from some other trick that they have up their sleeve. They didn': say word about Crajova until they were there and their next thing will likewise be done before It is discussed, always excepting Verdun of course.