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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
AT THE END OF THE KINGS HIGH
WAV

"Have you worked for men," my Lord
will say,
When we, ct at the end of the Kings
highway? .... e.. 49,.
"Have you walked with the beggar
along the road?'
''Have you helped the poor man stune
by the goad?' -.
"Have you carried a half of the por-
ter's load?"
did you do these things" my Lord
will say,
"As you travelled along the Kings
highway"
Did you make life sweet my Lord
will say,
When we meet at the end of the Kings
highway?
did you smooth the path where the
thorns annoy?"
did you give the mother back her
boy?"
"Did you mend the chlldren's broken
toy?"
"Did you do these things?' my Lord
Will say
CAS- you travelled along the Kings
highway?
did you show men Cod my Lord
will say,
GAS you travelled along the Kings
highway"
"Did you ease the brothers troubled
mind?"
"Did you help the chastened to be re-
signed?"
"Did you teach Heavenly good to the
soul born blind?"
did you do these things my Lord
will say, .....
When we meet at the end of the Kings
highway.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
CULTS LAKE SHIP ON ROCKS
IS Passengers on House of David COL
ony Craft Saved From Death by
,.. Coast Guards.

Traverse City, Mich, Oct. 31.-Thir-
ty-five passengers on the steamer
Rising Sun, owned by the House Of
David colony at Benton Harbor and
used to transport freight to that point,
narrowly escaped drowning when the
ship went on the rocks in Lake Mich
igan near Glen Arbor. Coast guards
and others went TO the rescue. One
boat was overturned by the high
waves, but all in it reached land The
steamer was fast breaking up.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
SCOTT COUNTY GERMAN AMERI-
CANS MAKE GOOD,

Scott County, with a population of
10000, IS per cent. of German birth or
descent, went over the top at a great
patriotic meeting by oversubscribing
its maximum quota of $5,094,0O0 by
$500, 900, with 10000 individual sub
scribers. One million was subscribed
by the farmers of Scott county out
side of Davenport, and S1,00O,000 by a
syndicate Of twenty Davenport men,
many of whom are of German birth or
descent. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
Sunday Walking Was Illegal.

In England during 1865 two men
were found guilty Of the crime Of
walking from Bristol TO Bath on Sun
day and were fined 20 shillings (S4SO)
each. The only traders allowed to
travel in England at that time were
milkmen. At the present time rail-
roads have provided a special Sunday
schedule. excursions, etc, in order to
accommodate the travelling public.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
The EIGHT Vital Tools.

''Under the title of Repair Shop @.
I. Guinness, a Massachusetts machinery
expert, lists the following tools as in
valuable on every farm. The chest in
cludes ripsaW, crOss-cut saw, steel
square, claw hammer, jack plane,
block plane, spirit level, brace, and set
of anger bits. Many other tools might
be mentioned, but with those listed
practically all the necessary farm car
peiter work can be done."-Farm and
FireSide.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
The Balanced Ration.

We hear much of the balanced ra-
ton, and it is most important when
you are feeding cows and chickens
But there is very little fear that the
average healthy human being will fail
to get an adequate amount and prop
er and balanced proportion of the diff
ferent kinds Of food if he is given a
good table and free choice There
is no poorer economy than trying to
skimp on fOod.-Washingto Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
Oasis Made to Order.

In the desert stretch between Ell
Centre and Yuma. down in the south
east corner of California, engineers
maize new oasis :he other day They
just bored hole in the ground, and
up came the revivifyins waters. Then
few date seeds were dropped into
the soil, and a few vegetables planted.
and they will have an oasis made to
order.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
HERE'S GERMAN FOR "TANK"
Observation-Disclosures m O.
bile" Is What They Call It
In kaiserIand.

Washington, Oct. 31.-Thrty- five
letters are required to spell the one
word which. in German. IS the euuiva-
lent to the four letter English "tank,,'
or land battleship, which has worked
such havoc in the present war The
German word as it appears in official
dispatches received here, is "schutzen-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" which
freely translated is "a machine for
suppressing shooting trenches"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31

The population Of this country
may now exceed 1OO,OOO,O0O, but for
the purpose of this illustration call it
1O0,00O,000. 1t is believed that the
subscriptions to the Second Liberty
loan will aggregate 100000, or
number of dollars SO times greater
than every man, woman and child
in the entire country
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
Killed in Unusual Accident,

Camp Doniphan,, Okla. Oct. 3n.-In
an unusual accident Joseph Hayes Of
New York, private of the Third aero
Squadron, was instantly killed when
he was knocked from a motorcycle by
the running gear of an ascending air.
plane on the aviation field here. ....
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
so LONG! OCTOBER. 1917.

May there be no returns of any
Octobers like the one that is passing
today AS a month it has broken all
records for undesirable and unsea-
sonably cold weather.
Let us indulge in the hope that No.
vember may make amends for her I'M
cOngenial sister
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
GEN. GROSVENOR OF OHIO DIES
Veteran Eleventh District Congress.
man Was Eighty-Four Years Old
at Time of Death.

Athens O., Oct. 31.-Gen. Charles
n. Grosvenor, former representative
from the Eleventh Ohio district, died
at his home here, aged eighty-four.
Vienna.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
ORLANDO ITALIAN PREMIER
Former Minister of Interior Takes the
Oath and Agrees to Undertake
Task.

Rome. Oct. 31.-King Emmanuel re-
ceived Prof. VittoriO Orlando. minis
ter of the interior in the Bosellf gov
eminent, who agreed to undertake the
formation of a cabinet, and took the
oath as premier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
Aluminium Foil.

A Swiss process for the manufacture
Of aluminium foil consists of coating
sheets for the metal with oil, folding
or piling a number Of them together
and rolling them until they are as thin
as desired.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
Philanthropic Strangers.

Another pathetic little feature OF
everyday life is the number of excep-
tional opportunities to make money
very rapidly that come to man by
mail from perfect strangers.-COlum-
bus (Ohio) State Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
BRITISH LOSE 24,O91 IN WEEK
Total of Officers Killed 383 and Men
4,656-1e,o52 Missing or
Wounded

London. Oct. 31.-British casualties
reported during the week tOtaled "a
O91. They were divided as follows:
Officers killed or died Of wounds,
1888; men, 1865; officers wounded or
missing, 1,102; men, 1880.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31
Chinese Pen Is Brush

The Chinese pen is brush made Of
soft hair, which is best adapted for
painting the curiousy formed letters
Of the Chinese alphabet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-31

When meatless days and sugarless
days are almost obligatory, why
should not old clothes and cobbled
shoes become quite fashionable?
Evening star., 1917-10-07
Mobilizatio nof Railways.
INFANTILE PARALYSIS FOUND.
Cases Do Not Alarm Health Officials,
.Diphtheria Situation Unchanged,

Health officials were not perturbed last
night over the discovery Of two cases of
1nfantile paralysis in the District In the
first place. this disease does not thrive
In cold weather, and the prospect Of an
epidemic at this time OF year is consid-
cred to be practically negligible Sec
ordly, one of the cases reported that Of
Francis Van Dusen, residing at 2702 2ath
street northwest. is Of such mild char
acter that 1t required five physicians to
diagnose it. and some doubt even now
remains. it is stated. as TO whether II is
a geunine attack of the disease This pa
tient recently attended the John Eaton
School. at 24th and Lowell streets which
has been fumigated Health officials say
there il no necessity for closing the school.
The diphtheria situation in Anacostia
practically was unchanged last night. One
hundred and nine cases of this disease, of
which twenty-eight are clinical and
eiShty-one Of the carrier type, have been
reported to the health department 1t is
believed that the prompt and vigorous
methods pursued in fumigating schools In
Anacostia and quarantining pupils show
ing symptoms Of the malady will result
in the epidemic being checked.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
FREE MOTION PICTURES
BEGIN THURSDAY NIGHT
Joint Arrangement Made Between
Capital Camera Club and Cham
Der of Commerce.

Through n Joint arrangement be-
tween the Capital Camera Club and the
Washington Chamber of Commerce. the
members of those organizations and
the public in general are to have an
opportunity to attend, free of charge,
Il series of motion picture entertain
ments, lectures and travelogues. The
first of the series Is to be held Thurs
day evening at 8 O'Clock, in the rooms
OF the Chamber of Commerce, 18th and
f streets northwest, when seven reels
Of officia! war Aims taken by n gov
ernment photographer of the French,
British and Belgian governments are
to be shown.
The idea Of having the series origi-
mated with Fl. J. Odenthal, who has
charge of the lecture ana educational
feature bureau of the CAPITAL Cam
era Club. The idea was placed before
Thomas Grant, secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce. who, believing it
would prove a feature of wide genera
interest. obtained the support of his
organization in carrying out the plan.
The camera club Ea., napy -. ~.
men. lecturers and motion picture tray-
cling men as well az professional men.
among its members who Will be called
on to give illustrated lectures. RE-
Gently the bureau of economics.
through the courtesy OF Francis Uol-
ley, director, placed its scientific men
and motion picture productions at the
disposal of the Camera club.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
TO TALK OVER PROGRAM
OF COOPERATIVE BUYING
Wilson Normal School Community
Will Consider Committees Report
at Meeting Tomorrow Night.

Plans for cooperative buying are to
be discussed following a report by
special committee at I meeting of the
Wilson Normal School Community
Center tomorrow night. Mrs. Lyman j.
Kebler. secretary of the organization,
saws that the plans now being consid-
cred promise to make II possible for
the Wilson Normal Community to save
one-third on the prices of commodities
All residents of the community are in
vited to be present.
Classes in French. Spanish and civil
service preparation will commence to-
morrow evening. As rsult of regis
tration last week. nearly 100 pupils
have enrolled In the community night
schools Classes in other subjects will
be started as rapidly as enrollments
warrant.
A special feature of the work this
year will be the civil service course
This is introduced in order to meet the
demand for stenographers and TWISTS
in the government service and in priya te
business in the District. The demand for
stenographers and typists. and TWISTS
alone, has been 80 large, for appoint
ment in tho government service. that
the Civil Service Commission has been
compelled to allow candidates from al
lied countries admission to the exam
nations which are held each Tuesday
Az stenographers and typists with ::
knowledge of French and Spanish are
able to command high salaries these
three classes have been the first started.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
FOR SAFER STREETS.
Supt. Thurston Urges Cooperation in
Circular Letter to Principals.

Cooperation of all persons in the pub
lie school system of the District of CO.
lumbia in making the streets of Wash
ington safer is urged in circular let
ter sent out by Supt. Ernest L. Thurs
ton to the supervising principals and
principals OF high, normal and voca-
tional schools.
Supt Thurston says:
owing to the heavy increase in the
population of the city, and especially
to the large increase in street traffic.
II Is very advisable that the schools Of
the city do their part in continuing the
teaching of the proper observance of
ordinary rules Of safety. both for pedes-
trians and for drivers of vehicles. The
matter Is especially important ut the
present time owing to the large num-
Der OF accidents in congested sections
Of the city. 1t has been our custom.
from time to time. and in certain
grades. to teach the elementary rules
of safety. In view cf the n-ese"t a't"--
tion II Is very advisable that the sub
ject should be emphasized in all grades
and in the high schools. The pupils
should be taught the necessity for OBJ
servanee Of care on their part. both for
their own safety and as a civic duty.
The good citizen observes the rules
which are made for the protection of
all. Even the youngest pupil may show
himself, and should show himself. a
good citizen In this respect.
we are emphasizing continually the
necessity for the schools to teach the
principles Of citizenship. Teachers have
IN this matter practical text for eff
cient teaching. Supervising principals
and principals Of high. normal and vo-
cational schools are requested to take
this matter up with their teachers i'm
mediately and to insist that In such
lar school organisation the subject Of
street safety be emphasized to the chit.
dren and the young people Of the city"
Evening star., 1917-10-07
GERMANY NOT PLANNING
TO CALL AMERICANS
Compulsory Service for Aliens Dis
cussed in Reichstag Ex-
emptions Voted in Resolution.

AMSTERDAM. October Ga dispatch
received here from Berlin says that
during q discussion in the reichstag on
compulsory service for aliens Col Mar
quardt said that persons without ma
tionality would be called for service
only IL they settled for good in Ger
many. There was no question. he add
ed, of calling up Americans who had
lost their nationality. owing to the i'm
possibility of obtaining extensions to
their passports. A representative Of
the ministry Of foreign affairs then
stated that in certain cases Americans
would have to prove they really were
Americans
s, A resolution introduced by O social
member providing that for
mer subjects of enemy states who had
lost their nationality without acquiring
German nationality should be exempt
from military service was adopted By q
large majority.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
TALKS ON MARINE LAW.
Charles F. Chapman Instructs Mem.
bers of Corinthian Yacht Cluh

Charles F. Chapman of New York.
editor of Motor Boating. instructed mem
bers OF the Corinthian Yacht Club in ms.
rine law last night at the clubhouse ON
the Virginia end OF the Highway bridge.
Mr.. Chapman. who is one of the prominent
yachtsmen about New York harbor, IL
lustrated his talk with pictures showing
the various types of marine vessels, rang
ing from the speedy Miss Detroit, winner
Of the gold cup this year. to the Missis-
sippi, stern wheeler. which, as he said,
is tied to tree on the bank Of the river
when the owner wants to go home.
The laws of marine navigation per-
tanning to the points of danger in ap-
preaching other vessels were illustrated.
A point which lower Potomac river motor
boat men often overlook. the difference
between an auxiliary power vessel and a
sailing vessel at night was defined by the
lecturer.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
U-BOAT SINKINGS' DROP
TO 10000 TONS A WEEK
Menace Less Disturbing, Though Not Con-
quered-Allies Must Not Let Up in Ship
building or Convoy Protection.

ment pleasurably palatable IS that
Americans have had an energetic and
efficient share in challenging the T.
boat terrorism.
The United States government should
reinforce this gallant defense on the
Atlantic with every single vessel 1t
can send. especially destroyers and
cruisers. to tighten the convoy system
now chiefly maintained by the Amer
lean Navy. While the seaplanesr are
doing fine work and in other ways the
submarines are being beaten back and
destroyed, the main reliance is on the
destroyer. A comparison of the Sep
tember estimate. with the actual tom
mage for the previous months. as pub
lished in the Times. indicates that the
low record was reached last month.
The second week in September broke all
records and on one day in the third
week not a single British ship was sunk
another record. These facts explain Lord
Northclife's United Press statement con-
cerning the small losses of the week.
America Is hitting blows that tell against
the submarines Still moro of her good
vessels and fine personnel are needed to
drive them home
The situation however, still calls for
every particle of hustling that America ID
capable Of in shipbuilding, as we'll as In
convoy protection.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
May Change Constitution.

The federation. which holds its reeu-
lar meetings In the boardroom Of the
District building, was in session untiI
a late hour last night, devotfne most
of the evening to consideration of
proposed changes in it's constitution ~
was determined to allow each assoc;a
ton affiliated with the central body
two delegates instead of one delegate
and an alternate as at present hut this
and other changes favored were re.
ferred TO the committee on revision ~
the constitution. which will not bring
in a final report until a later meetine
D. A. Edwards OF the Lincoln ParE
Association. one of the charter memN
bers of the federation. announced his
retirement as a delegate. stating that
he felt some other member of his asso.
citation should be chosen for this most
y committee consisting of George n
Russell. George W. Evans and y
Crawford was named to draw up reso,
luttons expressing the regret Of tba
members at the retirement OF Mr. Ed
wards. AT the next meeting, to he beid
on the first Saturday in Noyemhor ~
annual election of officers will be held
Evening star., 1917-10-07
May Make Double Raise.

'Or they may make a double raise bv in
creasing the price and decreasing the
weight at the same time. Under all honest
rules of business. the purchaser Of
commodity has right to know how much
he receives for his money The ice situa.
ton is extremely difficult to handle on ac.
quiring the sale OF this commodity nv
weight. and on account of the tendency to
use the money received as the unit ~
measure, rather than the number of pounds
of ice delivered
Il also believe that the law layinp
a license tax on dealers who occuny
space in the markets and on farmnrs
who peddle produce which they hays
raisd should be repealed. Such tar
as this. no matter how small. not onIv
tends to advance the price of foods
but is repugnant to the theory that
citizen has the right to engage In
any useful business of his choice. or to
sell the products of his own labor
without hindrance."
Evening star., 1917-10-07
BY CHARLES H. GRAsTY.

Ca0le8f1m TO The sunday Star And
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
PARIS. October 6.-While the official
tonnage figures of submarine sinkings
for September complete are not avail
able. 1t looks, when one bases es-
timates for the last two weeks Of the
month on the figures of the first two
weeks for which the Times printed
the tonnage. and on the number Of ships
sunk in the last two weeks as given
out by the British admiralty. as II the
September total may have dropped as
low as $4,000 tons. or weekly average
of less than 10000. The actual figures
for the first. two weeks include the
allied and neutral as well as British
losses
The average compares with a week
ly average of nearly 10000 tons for
the eight months from January to
August. inclusive. these also being the
losses for the allies and neutrals.
The returns do not yet justify hur-
raining. but they indicate tho direction
in which the allied efforts can be made
successful And what makes the improve
Evening star., 1917-10-07
PERL GETS HIS PASSPORTS.
German Minister to Peru Will Pro.
ceed to Chile.

LIMA. Peru. October e-Dr. Perl: tho
German minister to Peru. has been
handed his passports. It was stated
that after turning the German legation
over to the Spanish minister. DR.. Perl
would proceed to Chile.
The decision reached last night by
the Peruvian congress to sever diplo-
matte relations between Peru and Ger
many came aIter sensational debate.
Members OF the diplomatic corps md
their families and a large crowd were
present when the vote. which stood i06
to 8, was taken.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
QUICKLY ADJUSTS
TO NEW CONDITIONS
Rapldity with Which U. S. Es-
tabIished War Basis Rated
as Without Precedent.
THOROUGH WORK IS SHOWN

The transition in America from con-
aitions of peace to those Of war. from
the standpoint of rapidity and thor
oughness, is without precedent in the
history of democracies, says a state
msnt issued last night by tho commit
tee on public information. 1t details
the nations achievements since the
declaration of war six months ago.
american industry and the people
Of the entire nation" the statement
says. answered speedily and efficient
ly the call to arms. Six months from
the day war was declared finds the
United States mobilized for the su-
preme task ahead"
Congress. the committees resume
says, has enacted more important legis-
lation during the extraordinary ses-
sion ending yesterday than in any pre-
ceding session in history.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
GERMANS ANGRY ASLEADERS
FAIL TO DENY u. S. CHARGES
'Scornful Silence" Called Poor Weapon to
Combat Disclosures-Beleium to Be
Used as Trump Card.

and we'll meaning neutrals who still re-
tain q remnant of judgment must oe
confused. It argues that as the enten.e
press, and Germany does not DEFEND
herself, 1t must be assumed she mas
nothing to answer.
The Cologne Gazette says that Ameri-
ca does not wish to be behind the AL
lies in any respect, and now publishes
Official war news, having brougnt ouS
two communiques praising the work OK
the British troops.
Remarkable to say" the Gazet.e con. On
work Of American troops in the report
surely there should also be sort OF
Monroe doctrine on this point, ana
American reports should be devoted 10
Americans"
German Attitude on Belgium.
The Bremen Burgerzeitung: which IS
rated next to yoerwaerts as the leading
naper of the German majority socialists.
makes revelations Of reasons which. II
is reported, prompted the Germsn GOV.
ernment to refuse to mention Belgium
in It's notes to the Pope.
The papers Berlin correspondent az
serts that the optimism OF Miohaeiio
and Czernin regarding the speedy ap-
proach of peace is absolutely genuine.
though it is very doubtful wnetner thae
optimism is founded on any facts otnef
than those generally known to the pup
lie Anyway. he says, there are no So
cret negotia ticns. But the German gov
eminent had an idea in it's head in re-
fusing to mention Belgium.
The idea was this says the cor
respondent, The first thing to do is
to allow public opinion In foreign
countries to become firmly imbued
with the idea that Germany, by re-
fusing to mention Belgium. made an
early conclusion of peace impossioie
and that the question of Belgium 10
the only dificulty In the way. Then
Germany will make a statement that
she is prepared to restore complete in.
dependence to Belgium. This will cut
tho diplomatic knot with one word. and
the way for peace negotiations will be
OPEN"
Evening star., 1917-10-07
Mis-. Alice Catherine Bower reached

Ntss AHFe Cutntfiht BOWer Reached
Union station last night from her
home In Calvert, Pa, ai,a made knoeyn.
a desire to see the President She
carried a Bible with passages marked
which she thought bore upon questions
retating to the war. Miss Bower told
Detective Embrey her mission here was
to show the President how the war
could be stopped. She was taken to
Washington Asylum Hospital for OBJ
heryation. Relatives were informed.