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Cheyenne record., 1917-10-18
Standardization at Waterville

A great step in the Watervllle
educational history was taken
Oct. 8, 1917. when the Waterville
school was standardized by DR..
Bradford. assisted by county
Supt. Mrs. Weir ard the school
board of district A. 1t scored II
and Ia and received the proba-
tionary tablet given for a score
Of rs. The entire community is
justly proud Of its school, the
first, and with the exception of
Cheyenne Wells and Kit Carson,
the only standardized school in
Cheyenne county. We say IT'S
school, and tits rightly said; for
it is a community school, every
man, woman. and child in this
vicinity is interested inthis school
The school patrons work indiyid-
ually and collectively with the
teacher, Mrs. Harry Hill, and
with the pupils for the better
ment of the school. The schools
Motto working for standardi-
zation" has indeed been followed
in the schoolroom and out of it.
This explains why it scored so
well in this particular.
October s. everyone in the Wa
terville vicinity who possibly
could be was present. Many came
from the surrounding schools.
It was holiday in district A.
Four of it's teachers, Miss Pierson
Miss Cossins. Mrs. Matley and
Mrs. Harry Hill were present,
and, during the day. met with
Mrs Bradford. Mrs Weir and the
school board and organized a
Teachers Reading Circle Club.
Mrs. Bradford complimented
the school upon it's recitations
and exhibition work and, before
dinner, announced that she had
aided it to>the list of 400 stand
ard schools. Then came dinner,
a r arl feast, served in caferteria
style. After dinner the following
program was rendered.
Song, America, audience
Address, Sunday School Work at
Waterville, A. L. Kennedy
Address, Waterville Parent
eacher-Association
Mrs. Bruce Jackson
Address, Good Citizens Club
Teresa Sullivan
Address, My Aim in Life
Mabel. l.Sullivan
Address, Co operation
]. B. Sullivan
Song, Little Boy Blue
Leila Hill
Address, Capitalization
Mrs. Weir
Address, Colorado School System
Mrs. Bradford
Song God Be You Audience
Cheyenne record., 1917-10-18
S.ys President Should Be
Sent to Siberia.

Under the suise of reform
Cheyenne record., 1917-10-18

Song. God Be You Audience
Waterville has several organi-
cations, among which are. Sum
day school. Literary. Parent
Teacher Association. Junior Red
Cross and Good Citizens Club.
It gives an introduction in Do
mestic Science and Manual Train
ing. Hot lunches are cooked and
served each day. by the pupils.
But in school work as well as
along social lines, is Waterville
strong. 1t claimed first place in
both arithmetic and spelling at
the district contest and first in
spelling and second in arithmetic
at the county contest. Its pro-
duct gained second place in the
eighth grade examination honors
Kssp up the gnod work Water
vile. Here ia looking toward the
Approved Tablet on your horizon.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
U-Boat Figures
Shock TO French

The first time either England or
France had any totals that gave even
an approximate idea of the ravages Of
the submarines was when Washington
gave out a statement compiled from
information received from the English
Admiralty That statement was cabled
over and published in Paris and Lon
don. Ii was a shock to the French
people. and the government felt that a
great indiscretion had been committed
in publishing it. But, in general, the
man in the street was reassured about
the submarine peril by the Admiralty
statements, while the informed official
sat tight and bore the burden of his
knowledge in secret. So the general
public was not in a position 70 know
what a free American munitions mar
ket meant to France.
Even official life was not fully awake
at first. however The light of two
and half years of American lassitude
was still on them. II was curious TO
watch the awakening. II took only
short time. perhaps ten days, and the
development of the Russian situation
had much TO do with il. II was like
watching the dawn come up out of the
sea TO watch the growth Of opinion of
the value Of America With something
like a shock the revelation seemed to
come TO them.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
No Enthusiasm
Over Financial Aid

Inquiry as to American strength
was awakened. Despite the many wild
rumors in circulation, the general
opinion was that the American navy
was not needed while the regular
army was too small TO be of service
and, anyway, would be needed at home
to control Mexico. 1t was decided that
money was the thing America could
and would Offer but there was great
popular doubt as to what real help
money would be to win the war. There
was feeling that American money
would remain in this country TO pay
for supplies and the benefit to the
French people would be only indirect,
as they would never actually lay
hands on IT, 1t was very hard to get
40 any enthusiasm in France over the
wealth of America. There was too
much feeling that the money had been
made at their expense.
Official opinion differed in this
phase from popular opinion. II recog-
nized at once the great value of the
American navy and. particularly, the
value of free and open market for
supplies and munitions. Popular opin-
ion suspected, but did not know, the
munitions situation. The knowledge
of the full extent OF German submarine
deprodations was carefully kept from
the public, both in France and England.
Tho Admiralty statements of the
weekly sinkings, while apparently full
and frank, IN truth are carefully con-
triyed to tell very little.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
Government Works
For American Support

But there was a much more effective
help in the dissemination through
France of the knowledge of what Amer
ica was doing in a charitabls way. II
was the work of the French govern
ment The government never failed to
appreciate the invaluable aid America
could give. There was not always a
unanimous desire i'm official circles that
America should actively enter the war
but there was always the desire that
America should be definitely on the
side of the Allies, in sentiment. at least;
that the Allies should have the moral
support Of America. Therefore, they
were not willing that anything antago-
nistic to America should be done or
said in France, or that anything should
be said that might be dIspleasing either
to the American government or people.
Newspapers were held down with a
firm hand. II was only rarely that they
could get away with severe criticism.
Meetings were frequently held under
official auspices to tell Of the American
effort in France. Several seml-oihclal
societies and committees were formed
with the particular object of dispen-
sing detailed knowledge of America in
France. There were many patriotic
Frenchmen who devoted themselves al
most wholly TO the work OF making
France in general appreciate America
for concrete reasons, to understand the
situation over here, and not to let near
ly $50 years Of friendship be broken By
what seemed TO be the dashng OF an
idea1
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
Attitude of u. S.
Inexplicable 10 France

Another thing that prevented imme-
diate and striking enthusiasm in France
over the Intervention Of America in the
war was the long time it took this
country to act. France had watched
America for two and a half years ac-
cept peaceably what seemed to them
unforgyabla insults. To them America
seemed to have adopted as a national
policy the injunction to turn the other
cheek, and to be following il most ef-
fectively and energetically. They could
not understand it, It was reversal
Of all the ideals Of this country France
had held for a hundred years.
Before the war there was not wide
diffusion Of concrete knowledge about
America in France. They had an ideal
of US and were satisfied with that.
When the great upheaval came they
expected America to act in accordance
with the ideal they held. and they were
astounded when We did not.
The only thing that saved America
in French popular opinion was the I'M
mense amount of charitable work done
in France by Americans. This was
widely advertised, and the knowledge
Of IL was thoroughly diifused among
the people. Americans themselves dld
not hesitate TO let 10 be known. They
seem TO have a habit OF giving with
the left hand while they put up an
electric advertising sign with the right
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
New Club de Vingt Suit

Suit against Alice G. Vanderbilt.
widow of Cornelius Vanderbilt, was
brought in the Supreme Court yester-
dav by Rose G. Simon, Jacob Kaufman
Rudolph Denig, Meyer Gottlied and
other property holders to GUST the Club
de Vn,gt from what was formerly the
Vanderbilt stable, at AZ East Fiity-
eicbth Street. The plaintiffs allege
mat the "noises. loud and bois5terous
talking. shouting, clapping OF hands
emanating from the building annoy
them. I..o.o
The raid of last February, when state
excise men seized great quantities OF
vine and other liquor on the premises
Is reviewed. After the raid 1t Is al
leqed a lauor license was issued 13r
the Mace in the name OF William +;
nncboene but Rosa G. Simon started
litigation causing the cancellation oil
II is alleged that the resort Is not
reallv a club but dance hall. 1t IS
set forth that restrictive covenants
,,ere placed upon the property IN 1900
Y.bicb' are still in force.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
BY FRED B. PITNEY

lCorynsht 1917. by The Tribune Associsuonl
French general opinion did not imme-
distely enthuse over the entry OF the
United States into the war. 1t went
through three phases before it woke
up to realities. This was due in 4 con-
siderable measure 10 the censorship.
IN country in which newspaper eX-
preston Of opinion. and even the state
ment Of facts, are absolutely controlled
public opinion is very likely to be
lulled into false sense Of security.
On the other hand, the same censor
ship makes the public largely depen-
dent on rumors and reports that cir
culate from mouth to mouth, and in
the end may become tremendously eX.
aggeratcd. As much harm may be done
By the circulation Of wild rumors as
ley the publication Of unpalatable facts.
The French people are absolutely to
be depended upon in the present emer-
gency. There is nothing to be feared
from them in telling them the facts
about any given situation. They are
strong enough and brave enough to
bear the truth. The only thing to be
feared is that they might insist upon
a wartime election and changing GER
tain Of their Deputies. which, OF course.
would be highly unpleasant for the
said Deputies. and helps to keep the
censorship in being in all its rigors.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
Girls Enroll in Navy
For Clerical Service
Young Women Accepted Will
Have Rank of Yeoman

"See the world. Save your money.
Serve your country"
So the navy calls invitingly 20 the
young men OF the land, but to the
young women il offers no such thrilling
promise. Seeing the world for the
"yeogirl7 is confined TO seeing type
writer. and saving money Is impossl-
bic in a city Office surrounded on all
sides By new hats and ice cream soda.
Serving is the only inducement Of
fered to the "yeogirl."
In spite OF these drawbacks, the pro-
fession of "yeoing" appeared to be very
popular yesterday. More than score
Of young women put in their appear
ance at the navy recruiting office, az
% Cortland street. to answer the call
of Commander 4. b. Hof, official cen
sor, for young women TO perform cler-
ical service, with the rank OF yeoman.
Its no fun-this yeolng,' warned
the young officer at headquarters, 70
groups of would-be recruits. YOU
have to work hard all day long, de-
coding the cables just as fast as they
come in. There's none of the glamour
of war about this. It's long hours and
hard work. You've got 70 make sacri-
fees. of money and Of pleasure, II you
work for the navy"
There were three girls In the hrst
group who came from the same house,
$50 East Eighteenth Street. They were
Miss Florence Beard, Miss Mildred
Beard and Miss Florence Ford. -,
The young women were examined
carefully as to their mental quaiiiica-
tions. and then sent to the Brooklyn
navy yard for physical examination.
Their work viii be typegrirng, stenog-
raphy, Gecodiag cablegrams and trans
lating. The pay is s42 month, which
IS raised to more than S52 by Cor
gressional allowance ard an additional
allowance Of sl25 day for main
tenance.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
Boheme' To Be Given
Will Open Summer Opera
Season at Columbia

"fw HoTk's first summer season Of
NsAo opera opens tonight, in the
Hmhsslgm building at Columbia Uni
.fit,''y With la Boheme" in the cast
~ be Luca botta, Pomp.lio Malatesta,
TOO Ananian, PietrO AudigiO, Philip
sssnhyar, Vlrgilio Lazzari, Mabel
66..sgtiman and Maggie Teyte. Marcel
rhaiheT principal conductor Of the
..stDn, viii conduct the performances
ss.'sisa b. Willis Alling and Cessre
,T'sfsn., and The stage manager Is
1s.Ei hloert.en
=, Il hohsme" will be repeated on
itgf..1ay. and ~ Saturday the opera
~ be "FSu1t1 The other perform
sssft ~ the season, durlnY whiel
lb,fz" ard the double bin Of "Caval-
"a hgstieans" and "Psgliseei" also
~ BE- given, take place On July 2f,
- n, 20 and ~. Tickets are sold By
v.,serpi.on and also BY single seats.
,'a'>ffo Peifi, head of the Neiropoli-
Opera Chorus School, ia rnanag.
~ me productions.
AfmbfTs 81 the National Special AID
,,itiy are planning - serve refresh.
..tn1 On The lawn surrounding the
ynh1tiUm. Joseph Urban has de.
ttsse decorations of eolored lights
Nipmint the campus. A large stsge
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
The Dancing Dollys
They Come Back to Vaude-
willie at the Palace

Newly come from farce and en- route
20 a Wodehouse- Bolton musical com
edy. the Dollys, Yancsi and Rozsika'
began an Intervening VaudeViiIe ses-
go 3, The Palace yesterday afternoon
Win a renaissance Of the steps which
have brought them fame. They are
riety Of new gowns, some new %olue %
curtains and quite lot OF rather
dsubiful music, the last named ema-
nsting from an orchestra OF DARK.
seinnsd young women who are not
Hawsiians. In the art Of the dance
however, the Dollys are just as success
ful az ever -, uo
Nellie and Sara Kouns, they OF inc
eonceTt voices, are brought back ior n
seeond week. and the Morgan Dapeers nttds
have been once more retained, o,ne'
familiar entertainers inc lude tne pr
eoeiops George and Cuddles, with her Z.
revue; Mullen and Coogan ana pu"S
and lnglis.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
Soldier Girl Dons
Wig and Swears
She'll Try Again
Private Hazel Carter (Rctired)
Plans to Drive an Ambu-
lance in France

Private Hazel Carter. L. S. A. (re-
tired. the Arizona girl who accom-
panied her soldier husband as far as
the shores OF France and was hustled
right back sgair on the same transport,
is not going to let little mishap like
this keep her from going to France
again.
Only" she said last night. "next
time III 90 as a woman, ! guess. Maybe
I'll 20 over and drive an ambulance.
But I've got to be near my husband
that's all
Meanwhile Mrs. Carter. who is being
cared for temporarily at the hoboken
Police Headquarters. is ransackinS the
shops across the river in search Of
clothing suitable for a retired woman
soldier
Dressed in blue taffeta and new
curly black wig, Mrs. Carter presented
very different appearance last even-
ing from the soldier boy she has been
impersonating, and 10 was with a visit
full eve that she gazed upon the dis
carded Khaki suit, army hat and stout
boots that Matron Garrick, of Police
Headquarters. is keeping for her.
81 hated to take them of this after
noon." she said, almost as much as
hated to leave the ship. That trans
port was beginning to be home, sweet
home TO me-"
Mrs. Carter was taken ashore by the
police late yesterday afternoon. and u
in charge of Matron Garrick only as
measure Of protection. She has al
ready been given her liberty. and she
slept in a Hoboken hotel last night.
| When she went from the North Ger
/ man Lloyd dock to the police station
| She attracted no more attention than
any of the other uniformed men In
the streets. and not one suspicious
passerby stopped TO watch her as she
posed for a picture few minutes
later.
After the shopping tour was over
Mrs. Carter came back 70 Matron Car
rick's parlor 20 find herself the guest
of honor at an impromptu reception.
Detectives and policemen crowded IN
the little room to shake hands with
the "plucky little woman who went
to France
Il guess you must be pretty crazy
about your husband 70 follow him like
that suggested one of her visitors.
Il am" she replied. promptly. I'm
not a bit sorry that | went. No;
don't even care about my hair TN
grow again. ! reckon"
/ Mrs. Carter will be under Matron
/ Garrck's wing until she finds employ
ment. She thinks motion-picture act
ing might be interesting, but she says
she can do anything. and everybody
who sees her is Of the same opinion.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
Opinion Awakens
To Value of u. S. Help

We newspaper men in Paris would
remark on it to each other. Have you
noticed how these men are coming to
u.s." We were overwhelmed with
questions about America, what America
could do and how long il would take
her. Calling on an official became less
and less matter of getting informa-
tion and more and more a matter Of
giving it.
Suddenly we discovered that the
French government had made a half
turn. Where it had been facing Eng
land as its great ally, it was now fac
ing America. All thoughts were di-
rected to the Western seaboard. The
power and strength of America were
realized, and the necessity of America
for France. One felt at every turn the
sentiment that America was the savior
of France.
Here again there was difference be-
tween official and general opinion. II
reeded full knowledge of the situation
20 give full appreciation to the value
OF American intervention, and, in
awakening. official opinion ran ahead of
uublic opinion. Now however, there is
general agreement throughout France,
in both official AMI general circles, Of
the part America is to play in the war.
II should be said, however. that in a
certain limited circle there always has
been full knowledge This circle com
prises the small number Of under-sec-
retaries Of state, who keep the ma
chinery of war oiled and running
smoothly through all the Cabinet
changes and turmoil of politics. They
are quiet and hard working and have
no time TO get in the public eye, but
they know and always have known what
the situation is. No awakening was
reeded for them, for they were always
awake.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
Plays and Players

"The Brain Promoter" a farcicai
comedv by Edward Laska, has been
acolired by Klaw & Erlangar, and VIII
he seen in New York early in the fall
"Tbe Land Of the Free" a comedy
bv Fannie Hurst and Harriet Ford was
rroduced in Asbury Park last night by
William A. Brady. Florence Nash Is
featured. and the cast also incluues
Gerds Holmes, of melton picture lame
Nancy Winston. late Of Stuart wal
ker's Portmanteau Theatre, mas neeh
engaged for the Marcin-Atwell iarce'
"Uere Comes the Bride which VIII ne
seen here next month.
Contrary 10 announcement henrietta
Crosman will not continue IN Getllhg
Married" next season. She VIII De seen
in Now York in new play, the identity
Of which il as yet undetermined
Charles Purcell will have the Leading
rolc in Twas Once in MAY. ana
Harry Davenport has been added TO
The east Of "Thc Inner Man. coming
to the Lyric.
Tho second Jane Cowl-Jane Muriin
nIav. "pavbreak," will he prod iced m
Asbury Park on July 80, ana at the
u.rris Theatre ca August ~.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
i. S. Doctors Will Go
To Aid rench Children

Minneapolis, July 16.-Dr J. P. Sedg-
wick, professor Of pediatrics at the
University Of Minnesota, will head a
commission Of American physicians
who will go to France soon TO take up
the task of restoring TO health the
thousands Of French children who are
suffering from shell shock and dis
eases resulting from the lack of proper
care during the war. according to an
announcement here to-day.
we expect to car y the work into
every hamlet in France" he said IAN
effort will be made TO give every child
direct and continuous treatment. We
also will instruct the mothers as TO the
proper care of their children"
Or. Sedgwick said organization of
the commission grew out of a confer
ence Of committee Of the American
Pediatric Association with Herbert c.
Hoover and physicians who worked
with Mr.. Hoover in Belgian relief work.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17

seriously. Il looked az the past, and
was somewhat amused People asked,
DO you think America will do any
thing?' There was a pretty general
idea that her part in the war would
be purely passive.
In its second phase popular opinion
began to consider possibilities. Cables
from America 10 the papers in Paris
told OF interest and excitement over
here and the great preparations that
were being made in Washington 10
pass war legislation. 1t was reported
that America had been quietly prepar-
ing all during the previous two and
a half years to be ready to strike =
great and decisive blow Immediately.
There was one story, which received
widespread credence, that America had
in her arsenals the uniforms, arms
and equipment for an army of 5000
GOO mer. Another story was Of mill
ions Of hand grcnades stored away.
ready for use
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
On the Screen

Once upon time a man gazed into
an animal cage and, spying giraffe
exclaimed, There amt no such ami
NAL" This is interesting at this time
only because il suggests the spirit IN
which one views THE Warrior" which
opened last night at the Criterion
Theatre.
One knows he is gazing on things
which he cannot believe, paradoXical as
it sounds.
Maciste. the giant, is back again on
the screen, and unless time has dul led
ones memory he is far more wonder
ful in this new play than he was IN
"Cabiria."
One can only hope that Douglas Fair,
banks will not see "The Warrior and
try 10 emulate Maciste, for if he does
SO he will kill himself and then there
would be no more smiling comedian.
A man may smile and smile and be
an athlete still, but Maciste does not
smile: he is far too busy carrying can
non across the Alps and sending tons
of rock rolling down the mountain
sides into the enemy's camp.
Maciste is enormous, but his strength
is all out of proportion to his size. lie
can and does fell a horse and rider
with a blow from his fist, and he
crosses the snowy peaks Of the Alps
with three prisoners on his back.
The scenes in the mountains are
magnificent and the theatre rang with
applause. Finally the spectators could
not refrain from breaking into cheers
Such q demonstration seldom has
been seen before in the Criterion The
atre. or any other theatre, for that
matter. -s.---
There is a plot in "The Warrior
TOO. for there are two lovers and an
old patriotic father, who is made to
suffer for his country.
Maciste rescues the lovely maiden
from the Huns, brings home the
wounded hero on his shoulders and
breaks down the dungeon doors and
liberates the old count. And the best
mart of il is that none of the picture
is faxed. Everything which appears to
happen really happens. ..,
1t is TO be hoped that Maciste viii
not let so long a time elapse before he
makes his next picture. He is mag
nifcent. Not the least of his feats are
using a ton of rock for a dumbbell and
taking bath in snow. No one enyled
him his ton of rock, but the tempera-
ture in the Criterion Theatre last night
made the latter occupation an enylao!e
one.
William Fox has announced that the
first performance of Jack and the
Beanstalk" will be given on Monday,
July 50. The theatre has not yet been
decided upon. II. L.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
Natalie De Forest Wilson
Weds John Scott Boyd, Sd

Tarrytown, July 10 Miss Natalie
De Forest Wilson was married to John
Scott Boyd, Sd, by the Rev. John Knox
Allen. in the Old Dutch Church Of
Sleepy Hollow to-day. The wedding
was private, because Of the recent
death of Mrs. John Knox Allen, an aunt
of the bridegroom.
Miss Wilson is a descendant OF the
Van Cortlandt family. Katharine Van
Cortlandt was the second wife OF
Frederick Philips, the builder of the
,Ivrcb