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, 1917-09-06

American business houses and mer-
chants may well learn a lesson from
the military authorities in the ARE of
keeping trucks in service up to their
fullest efficiency, according to w. Owen
Thomas, a well = known consult
ing autOmotive engineer Of Detroit,
Mich. Since trucks in war work face
THE severest tests known, and since
they must be kept in the best possible
condition all the time, in order that
battles may be won, says Mr.. Thomas,
the men in charge of mechanical trans
port spare no end of pains in prevent
ing trucks from falling by. the wayside.
Features of Equipment.
"a first-aid truck and relief trucks
accompany all truck Conveys" says
Mr.. Thomas. who was head of the Ca
madam mechanical transport, in speak
ing of the method pursued in var serv-
ice. 'These trucks run the last in the
train and stop and help any truck that
falls out of the line. II necessary, a
relief truck will tow the straggler or
take its load so that the first-aid truck
can work on it. The traffic is arranged
so that m class runs on each road,
and to a great extent in one direction
only, in order that vehicles may pass
, 1917-09-06
BUTTER PRODUCED ON FARMS
Amount Is Continually Decreasing Ae.
eordino to Investigation Made
in Wisconsin.

An investigation made in Wisconsin
shows that the amount of butter pro-
iuced in the farm dairy is continually
decreasing and what is produced is
generally sold direct to the consumer.
rhe market butter is made in the 1886
:reamerles of the state, 45 per cent of
which are owned comparatively by the
farmers. An important feature is that
he cooperative creameries are the
most successful. They pay the farmer
more for his butter fat, pay the but
termaker higher wages, and sell the
product for a higher price.
1t costs 1.66 cents per pound Of but
terfat to get the cream to the cream
cry and 2.33 cents to make a pound of
Dutter. The shipping charges vary
from OBS to lbs cents per pound, de-
pending upon the distance from the
market. The investigation brought out
the interesting fact that for every
pound of butter sold to the consumer
the farmer received two-thirds of the
money and the retailer one-tenth.
, 1917-09-06
FIXING GASOLINE FEED PIPE
Complete Loop Is Best Safeguard
Against Capitalization and Con-
sequent Breakage.

When a gasoline feed pipe is looped
or otherwise bent in order to avoid
the rigidity and liability to breakage
of a straight pipe, air locks and con-
sequent Interruptions of flow of fuel
are likely to occur after filling the tank
unless sufficient gasoline is poured in
to produce the pressure required to
drive out the air that will be trapped
if the loop or hand is made In a ver-
teal plane. If the loop is turned so
as to lie horizontal, however, there will
be no such trouble. Incidentally a
complete loop is the best safeguard
against crystallizatlon and consequent
breakage of the pipe.
, 1917-09-06
SALT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED
All Animals That Consume Large
Quantities of Vegetable Matter
Require Some Salt.

An important item that is often over
looked in the management of dairy
cows is providing them with plenty of
salt. All animals that large
quantities of vegetable food require
salt. Unless cows receive plenty Of
salt they will cease to thrive, and will
therefore decrease in milk flow. Some
dairymen mix the salt with the feed,
but the better plan is to keep it in a
convenient place where the cows may
have ready access to 1t. when they so
desire.
, 1917-09-06

one another just as seldom as possible.
''The ordinary motor truck route lie
from the railroad toward the front I'M
til the roads are too bad, and the loads
are delivered to the smaller units of
the horse transport. The truck then
returns to railhead by another route.
"Rest Camps" Provided.
after they are reloaded they pro-
coed again toward the front, and
somewhere on their route their rest
camp will be situated. This location
is chosen in as sheltered a spot as pos
sible, and 1t is moved whenever Ger
man guns or airplanes become too
friendly.
Here the reserve first-aid truck, the
workshop trucks and the stores trucks
carrying supplies and repair parts are
left working on the reserve trucks and
units. The repairs done here are linn
tied to those taking two days on any
m unit. If engine bearings need
scraping in slightly and tightening this
would be done, but If parts are broken
the unit Is taken to a railroad, shipped
to the advanced base and another
drawn in its place. This work has to
progress regardless of weather condi-
TONS"
, 1917-09-06
REMOVING HORNS ON CALVES
Application Of caustie Potash When
Animal Is Two or Three Days
Old 10 Satisfactory.

Horns on calves may be removed
by an application of caustic potash.
When the calf is two or three days
old, clip the hair from the spot where
the horn buttons protrude. Moisten
the end of a wrapped stick of caustic
potash and rub on the horn. Care
should be taken to see that all Of the
horn is removed in order to prevent the
growth of The calf should not
be turned out into the rain immedi-
ately after the operation, as the caus-
tic preparation may wash down into
the eyes and injure them. Caustic pot
ash should be kept in an air-tight con-
tainer or 1t will absorb water and dis
solve.-Wisconsin College of Agricul-
ture.
, 1917-09-06
Care and Cleanliness Counted
Among Most Important Pre-
cautionary Steps.
IS DANGEROUS
Most Frequently Caused by Too Lean"
a Mixture Of Gas, Starting When
Engine Is "Throttled Down.
Keep Drip Pans Clean.

The most careful auto driver is
likely to have q fire, for auto fires fire.
quently are due to aus not under
his control. Greater caution, of
course, will mean a greater measure of
ton to details that trivial that
one may be reasonably sure Of safety.
Back-fring is the principal cause of
auto fires, and this most frequently
Is caused by too lean" a mixture of
gas, starting even when the engine is
"throttled down. says one motor ex-
pert. Most often this is in a cold en-
CINE, which is why most auto fires take
place in winter.
In view of the danger of a lean
mixture" it is the part of wisdom for
the operator to enrich 1t in winter es-
pecially. This will prevent the dam
ger Of back fire, and when the engine
Is warmed up the mixture can easily
be readjusted.
Flame From Air Intake.
When the engine back fires there
comes q sheet Of fame from the air
intake, and If there Is any gasoline
in the drip pan, as too frequently is
the case, this usually starts blazing.
There should be little or no gasoline
in the pan, but supply pipes and con-
nections will get leaky while often
poor seating of the float valve may
lead to an overflow of the carburetor.
If this is the case the valve should
be taken apart and cleaned, SO the
float will seat properly.
High Speed Starts Fires.
Running for a long time at high
speed is another cause of fire. This
sometimes raises the exhaust pipe to
a red or even white heat, and when,
as often is the case, this exhaust is
placed too close the woodwork Of
the car 1t may be ignited, particularly
If the woodwork has become greasy or
oily. Thus the careful owner or chauf-
feur who keeps his car clean Is In far
less danger than the careless owner.
Occasionally fires are started by
opening the muller cutout in starting.
If the car is in a garage this is par
ticularly dangerous, for the presence
of spilled gasoline and oil adds to the
chance of the fire spreading. A slight
gasoline drip under the a may lead
to a serious fire from this cause. Case
line vapor, being heavier than air, re-
mains close to the floor and may be
set off In this way.
Short circultlng of the ignition or
lighting wires is a that must be
guarded against.
, 1917-09-06
MOTOR DEATHS ON INCREASE
Largest Percentage for Any Of speel.
fled Causes of Accidental Mortal
lily Last Year.

The mortality from motor car acct
dents and injuries showed by far the
largest increase in the percentage for
any of the specified causes Of acclden-
tai mortality last year, according to a
report recently issued by the Metro
politan from statistics of 100000 pol
i~cyholders. The motor car accidents
were responsible for three-ffths of
the increase in the total accident rate
in 1916. The rate last year was S.S
per 100000, as compared with ST per
100000 in 1915.
, 1917-09-06
ROB CALF OF MOTHERS MILK
Expert Of Colorado Station Says 1t Ia
Saving at the Spieot and Losing
at the Bung."
By GEORGE H GLOVER, Colorado

Agricultural College. Fort Collins.)
We r beginning to question
whether after all it pays in the long
run to rob the calf Of its mothers
milk and try to raise the future GOV
on whitewash and sawdust, or, to ex-
press it with a little more modera-
ton, to try to raise the calf on sep
arator milk and patent foods.
Certain 1T is that the calf will keep
healthier and grow into a better COW
or bull IL given whole milk, at least
as n part ration. Dairymen have fig
, 1917-09-06

Entire Family in Service Of U. s.
Denver.-Jennings d. Mcleod, spe-
p gen of the United States gen.
|al land office in Denver, has made
pre- than the greatest sacrifice" to
country. He has not only given
Pnself to his land, but has given his
lte and son also. Mr.. Mcleod left
ih the rest of the Colorado troops
the second officers train
camp at Fort Sheridan. Mrs. Nc
POD will leave for her old home in
f~hnessee to join the Red Cross for
prs in France. Their 15-year-old son,
Pre-, will enter the United States ma
training school at Norfolk, Va, to
epare for the navy.
, 1917-09-06
YOU MAY TRY cUTIcURA FREE
That's the RuIe-Free Samples to ANY,
n Anywhere.

We have so much confidence in the
wonderful soothing and healing proper
ties of Cuticura Ointment for all skin
troubles supplemented by hot. baths
with Cuticura Soap that we are ready
to send samples on request. They are
ideal for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
, 1917-09-06
Thousands Visited Estes Hateheries.

Estes Park.-According to the C
ords of the Thompson fish hatchery
at Estes Park. since May rs, 1917. and
up to Aug. 22nd. the number Of visi-
tors has been 11,437, which is an in
crease of 1921 for the same period
last year. All of the states of the
union have been represented with the
exception of Delaware, New Hamp-
shire, North Carolina and Vermont
and several were registered as hail
ing from the District Of Columbia,
Cuba, Alaska and the Philippine Is
lands.
, 1917-09-06

ured it out to their satisfaction that
whole milk is too valuable to feed to
calves and from the standpoint of
Immediate returns, these figures don't
lie. But if we could in some way es-
innate the ultimate loss in calves that
die from this treatment the deprecia-
ton in value of mature animals that
have been stunted in their growth and
the price that must be paid for mich
cows, 1t might look different. Is it
not a case of saving at the spigot and
losing at the bungf'
, 1917-09-06
Church Conference opens.

Pueblo-The annual conference OF
the United Brethren Church for Colo
RADIO opened here today with about
sixty ministers in attendance. Bishop
G. ]. Kephart of Kansas City was the
principal speaker,
, 1917-09-06

Food Situation In Sweden.
'ondon.-A serious domestic situa-
D Is confronting Sweden, due to the
pIoltation of the food supply by pro
Ffhlans, and the industrial stagna-
ph, according to advices received
he
, 1917-09-06
STEERING DEVICE FOR MOTOR
Column and Controlling Pieces Adjust.
ed in Leneth-WheeI May Be
Folded Into Plane.

The Scientific American, in illustrat-
ing and describing a steering device,
invented by w. B. Thomas of Jackson
Vile, Fla, says:
This inventor provides a device
wherein the column and the controlling
devices for the motor are adjusted in
, 1917-09-06
WORLD TRANQUIL
LlTY AIM OF AMERICA AND
ALLIES, SAYS WILSON.
FULL TEXT OF Is, REPLY
OF KAISER CANNOT BE
TAKEN AS GUARANTEE THAT
WAR WILL END.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
h. His Holiness, Benedictus XIV.
Pope:
In acknowledgment of the communi.
fation of your Holiness to the bellig-
brent peoples, dated August 1, 1917,
HE President of the United States re.
nests me to transmit the following
feply:
Every heart that has not been blind
Id and hardened by this terrible war
must be touched by this moving ap-
teal of his Holiness, the Pope; must
feel the dignity and force of the hui
name and generous motives which
srompted it, and must fervently wish
1hat we might take the path of peace
lie so persuasiyely points out; but 1t
kould be folly to take it IL 1t does
Hot. in fact, lead to the goal he pro
Doses.
Our response must be based upon
bic stern facts and upon nothing else.
d is not a mere cessation of arms he
%esires; it is a stable and enduring
3eace. This agony must not be gone
birough with again, and it must be a
batter of very sober judgment that
j i'll insure us against it.
To Free Peoples From Militarism.
His Holiness in substance proposes
bat we return to the status quo ante
6ellum, and that then there be a gen.
efal conformation, disarmament and n
6bncert of nations based upon an ac-
i ptance of the principle of arbitra-
lon: that by a similar concert free
bm of the sea be established and
bat the territorial claims of France
bid Italy, the perplexing problems Of
b. Balkan states and the restitution
Poland be left to such conciliatory
ijustments as may be possible in the
W temper of such a peace, due re-
ard being paid to the aspirations of
be peoples whose political fortunes
bid affiliations will be involved.
1t is manifest that no part of this
nogram can be successfully carried
1ut unless the restitution of the status
BIO ante bellum furnishes a firm and
4 tisfactory basis for it. The object
i this war is to deliver the free peo-
r es of the world from the menace and
b. actual power of a vast military es-
blishment controlled by an irrespon-
BILE government which, having Sc
Fetly planned to dominate the world.
foceeded TO carry the plan out with
II regard either to the sacred obli-
btions of treaty or the long-estab-
shed practices and long-cherished
finciples of international action and
bnor; which chose its own time for
D. war; delivered its blow fiercely
d suddenly: stopped at no barrier
her of law or of mercy; swept a
Fhole continent within the tide of
IoOd-not the blood of soldiers only
d the blood of innocent women and
ildren also and of the helpless poor:
pa o stands baked, but not de-
|fated, the enemy of four-fifths of the
fprld.
Would Need Hostile Combinations.
This power is not the German peo-
1e, II is no business of ours how
Dat great people came under its con
ol or submitted with temporary zest
4 the domination of its purpose; but
is u business to see to it that the
'fstory OF the rest of the world is no
1nger left TO its handling.
, 1917-09-06

length, and wherein the wheel may be
folded into the plane of the column,
and wherein the act of folding the
wheel into the plane of the column will
collapse the column and controlling
mechanism, and wherein the moving
of the wheel into a plane transverse to
the axis of the column will lock the
column in adjusted position.
, 1917-09-06
Arts ~Inefficlency.

"A successful marine painter ac-
knowledges that he can't ever row a
boat"
well well ~
That's nothing. There's many n
sweet singer of the bucolic life who
doesn't know how to milk a cow"
, 1917-09-06
Colorado Senator Wants cIoture

Neutrality-suspicious. Shafroth is
getting tired of the Senate's monkey
ing with the war revenue bill. He
thinks the procrastination is disgrace
full and he signed a petition to invoke
cloture.
, 1917-09-06
May Lose Characteristic.

|VHaeTTs May Lose ChanceIIorshIp'
copenhagen. - The possibility OF
|other change in chancellors in Ger
fny is discussed by George Bern
pa in the Vossische Zeitung: He
Ps that it is plainly evident already
ht the appointment of a minor Off
p like DR.. Michaelis without gener'
political experience, was a great
stake, and that the results desired
not apt to be reached quickly un-
T III" leadership of the new admin
lration.
, 1917-09-06
Provost Marshal Sends R. R. Tickets.

Washington. - More than 10000
blank railroad vouchers are being
mailed out by the provost marshal
generals office for the transportation
of the draft army to camp. The tick
cts are being mailed to the governors
of states, who. in turn, will distribute
them to approximately $500 local
boards.
, 1917-09-06
eenerals Offer 10000 Men.

|Feking.-Generals La Pei Ching,
rhs chi Kwang and Ku Chin Tan,
lmhanding $4,000 troops of Yunnan,
Ne' Chow and Kwang Tung prov
yes, have offered forces for services
Europe.
, 1917-09-06
Surely.

HE borrows from Peter to pay
Paul.
well, that's all right, if you happen
to be Paul"
, 1917-09-06

Can l enlist your efforts in this
volunteer work?"
81 must first recruit my health"
, 1917-09-06
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eve Remedy

No Smarting = Just Bye Comfort. 90 cents At
DruKgists or mail Write for Free Bye Book.
MURINE EYE REMEDY CO., CHICAGO
, 1917-09-06
opens Club for American Boys.

Newport, r. Mrs. Vincent Astor
has opened a club for American blue
Jackets somewhere in France"
Evening star., 1917-03-13
SHOE MACHINE COMPANY
REPLIES TO CHARGES
Brief Filed in the U. S, Supreme
Court Denies Illegal Monopoly
Of Business.

Denial that the United Shoe Machin-
cry Company of Boston and its sub
salaries monopolixe Illegally the shoe
machinery business is made in briefs
just filed with the Supreme Court OF
the United States by the company in
the federal governments dissolution
suit, begun in 1911. They ask the court
TO affirm Massachusetts DEGREES dis
missing the federal prosecution. The
case is scheduled for argument next
week Such monopoly in the shoe ma
chinery business as the combination en-
joys. the defendants briefs assert. is
legally had under patents on the ma
chinery from the government
Competitors, 1t Is declared. are free 10
enter the field under their own patents
The tying leses," under which the
combination leases its machinery also
are defended as legal and beneficial to
the industry.
The briefs say that machinery prices
nave In many cases been lowered no
competitors have been driven from the
Industry, no excessive proflts have been
made and no intention to monopolize
The industry or resort to unfair trade
prices have been proven. The govern
ments charges, II is asserted. were made
Tecklessly and without foundation
Evening star., 1917-03-13
new TYPE OF PATROL
BOAT ORDERED BY NAVY
High-Speed Submarine Chasers, 40
Feet Long, Propelled by Steam En-
gines, to Be Built in Hurry.

Steps have been taken by the Navy
Department for the quick construction
by contract Of 100 or more high speed
coast patrol boats Of a new type for
scouting against submarines. At a con-
ference in which a score Of builders
were represented. assurances were CIV
en- that deliveries could be begun with
in four months.
Plans prepared for tho patrol boats
call for craft 110 feet long. propelled
by powerful steam engines. They will
be more seaworthy and have much
larger cruising radius than the stand
ard Submarine chaser" an s5-foot
gasoline motor boat.
Some OF the companies have turned
out large numbers of "chasers" for the
British government. They Will have to
make changes in their plants to build
the larger boats wanted by the Amer
lean government.
Representatives Of the major ship
builders have supplied data concerning
their corporations and plants for which
information is for use in determining
the allotment Of new construction, and
also is desired for the guidance Of the
government In the event 1t becomes
necessary to exercise the authority
granted by Congress for commander
ing private establishments.
Bids for six scout cruisers of the 35-
knot type designed last year will be
opened tomorrow. Contracts for battle
cruisers will be awarded soon on the
BASIS OF cost and 10 per cent net profit
already agreed upon with the builders.
Evening star., 1917-03-13
Too Much Work;
Too Little Play
Start the Liver and Bowels With a
Wineglassful Of Tollo Water
Feel Fine in Thirty Minutes

When drugs have failed, Tollo
Water from Dawson Springs,
Kentucky, gives quick relief from
constipation, biliousness and
stomach trouble. 1t brings about
natural action of the liver and
bowels, cleans out the clogged
bile ducts and removes all the
poisonous waste matter from the
system.
Get a I5-cent bottle from your
druggist and take a wineglassful
in a glass of plain water before
breakfast. In thirty minutes it
will clean out the bile tubes, stim-
ulate the flow of the bile, which
is Natures only laxative, and
wash out the sour bile and fer
menting waste from the bowels
and stomach. You will at once
have a clear head and a feeling of
energy and ambition that will
surprise and delight you.
Sold by Peoples Drug Stores
Evening star., 1917-03-13
WIDE INTEREST IN DEFENSE.
National Security League Gets Many
REQUESTS for Information.

AS indicative Of the widely spreading
interest in the question of preparedness
for national defense and universal mil
itary training. the National Security
League quotes from many requests sent
from all parts Of the country asking
for information on the subject to be
used in addresses and debates.
The requests come from colleges ana
high schools, T. NJ C. AS, doctors, law
yers and representatives of every trade
and industry. Young women ask for
the literature almost as frequently as
young men.
: In the states of Indiana. Washington.
North Dakota. South Dakota and Louis
lana universal military training has
been made the topic of discussion in
the state high school debating leagues
The requests for literature on the sub
ject, however. come from Brunswick.
Me-, to Canton, Ala, and from Buhl,
Idaho. to Lovelady, Tex. Indiana heads
the list with eighty-three inquiries.
Evening star., 1917-03-13
MOBILIZATION OF NAVAL
FORCES RECOMMENDED
Presidents Approval Required Be-
fore Assembling Order Can Be
Given, However.

Mobilization of the complete lighting
strength of the navy has been recon-
Inended by naval officials. The approval
OF President Wilson is required before
orders can be sent calling out the re-
serves. assembling the naval militia
and releasing all active officers now on
shore duty for sea service.
Immediate graduation of the first
class of Annapolis would be included In
the plan in order to make up as far as
possible the threatened shortage OF
officers.
In addition TO mobilization of forces
already enrolled in the militia or re-
serve, an active recruiting campaign
would be necessary to supply all ships
OF military value with fun compile
ments. Oficials believe they would
have little dimculty in obtaining the
men q mobilization were ordered.
Evening star., 1917-03-13
New York Has 100000 Available.

ALBANY. N. Y, March 13.---More than
. half million men arc available in
New York state for military service in
the event that the United States be-
comes involved in war. according to .
statement ISSUED by Acting Commits
sioner Of Health Lins,y r. Williams.
About an equal number Of men are
available for secondary defense, he
added.
Evening star., 1917-03-13
Purity Fabric
Writing Paper,
Csc Lb.

Only 2oc for a box of Eaton
Crane and Pixies Highland
Linen Writing Paper. Box
contains "a sheets and "a en-
velopes. Four different shape
envelopes.
Main Floor-Lansburgh & Bro.
Evening star., 1917-03-13

Snouu-White
Confirmation Dresses
Variety and price both in
viting. All newly arrived and
new in style.
Children's Dresses. in fine
quality voile with hand-em-
broidered waists, tucked
skirts. Sizes 6 to IA years.
Price, $5.95.
Children's Dresses, IN hne
quality white lawn, suitable
for confirmation wear.
Prettily trimmed with laces
and ribbons. Special at $3.95.
Children's Dresses. in fine
quality of nets and volles
trimmed with ribbons and
laces. Prices, $o.o5 to $14.7S.
Dainty Crepe de Chine
Dresses, in all the latest
models. High-waisted ef-
fects. Sizes 10 to II years.
Price, $17.95.
Third Floor-Lansburgh &
Bro.