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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
In ustrials
Cotton

A good part Of yesterdays business
was supposed TO represent the even
ing-up Of old accounts In the cotton
market, and at times orders seemed
to be pretty we'll divided. On the
whole, however, increased Southern
selling orders and liquidation pre-
dominated, with tho close showing
net loss Of "a to ~ points. After sell
ing at 2s.eoc carly. December broke 70
27.1Sc, or nearly cent under the re-
cent high record, and closed at 27.2oo.
The market opened easy at de-
cline OF IS to 33 points on the pros
meets for good weather over Sunday,
a bearish private crop estimate and
overnight selling orders which in
cllded considerable pressure from
Southern sources. This early break
was followed by moderate rallies on
covering, while there was also trad.
and Liverpool buying, particularly OF
January. Offerings increased later,
however, when Southern selling was
again In evidence. and the lowest
levels of the day were. reached late
in the morning on most OF the active
months. Closing prices were a shade
I'D from the lowest on covering.
An estimate placing the crop at
IL. 0O0. 900 bales, excluding linters, was
issued by one OF the local houses, and
attracted considerable attention. as 1t
was fully million bales over the tig-
ures recently talked in bullish cir
cles. It's influence was Offset to some
extent by the character OF other pri-
vate crop advices, but with better
weather reported there may have been
a tendency toward reaction from the
very small crop figures recently cir
culating. According to one OF the
local authorities, there has been a
severe deterioration during the last
month in the crop outlook in Alabama,
Mississippi and TENNESSEE, but, &C,
cording to these same reports, a small
percentage of the crop has been
picked compared with last year. The
figures were ~ per cent in Alabama
compared with So last year; So per
cent in Mississippi, compared with 81
and in Tennessee 45 per cent, COM
rared with 60 last year. These rg-
ures were naturally used in connec-
ton with the recent ginning report,
which showed ginning Of 5.57l 900
bales prior TO October Is, against u
9OS,1S3 last year. Last year the per-
centage Of the crop ginned to October
1s was CAB, or considerably above the
average, and the highest on record up
to that time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
A Substitute for Meat

r. S. MI am under the impression
that | read few years ago in an edi-
torial of The Tribune an allusion to
artificial meat. Will you not please in
form us how such meat Is prepared?
1t would be a godserd in these times
of high cost of living.
The announcement of the invention
of a substitute for meat was based
upon fact. A Belgian chemist. NJ. Ell
front, succeeded in producing an equiv
alent substitute. The chief material
used is malt The malt, after being
washed and pressed. is placed in
sulphuric acid bath, and is then treated
with lime. The mixture is filtered and
the water is allowed to evaporate,
whereupon the residues are again
pressed and then treated with various
chemicals not disclosed by the invent
or. The result is a meatlike mass, said
to taste like meat and to be consld-
erably cheaper The "viandine," as
the preparation is called, is said to be
better assimilated by the body than
genuine meat.
According to the inventor. good tests
have been made with men who lived on
the artificial meat, and the experiments
with animals. in particular, proved the
Nhigh value OF the product of art. We
do not know whether and where such
artificial meat Is being manufactured,
or whether the invention has proved
of practical value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Madame and Mademoiselle

f. G.-Do the French apply the ad-
dress of madame and mademoiselle in
the same way as we do our Mrs. and
Miss in English?
Yes. To-day the French address all
married women with madame and all
single women with mademoiselle. no
matter what their age or rank. This
was not always so, however. Formerly
the title madame was applied solely TO
the wives of the chevaliers, but only
after the latter really had been
knighted, while all others, married as
we'll as unmarried, were called made
moiselle or demoiselle. AS late as the
seventeenth century it became custom
airy to apply madame to all women or
rank; all others had to be satisfied
with mademoiselle. Thus we have, for
example. "Mademoiselle Moliere.
Gradually, however, madame became
the designation for all married women,
also an honorary title Of the unmar-
ried daughters OF the sovereign houses
and. in particular, of the oldest daugh-
ter of the King Of France. while the
Oldest daughter Of the brother of the
King of France was addressed ma
demoiselle."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Queries and
Answers
The Tank and Its Ancestors

w. H.-Could you enlighten me on a
question about which 40 far l hase
failed to find information in the ar
ticles on the tank that came 10 my
notice e., is the armored tank Al
invention Of our times or has 1t, IKE 20
many other things, already existed III
antiquity?
Tho tank is of ancient origin. Its
furthest ancestor is the war chariot
which Cyrus, tho founder Of the Per-
sian Empire, about 500 years before
the birth Of Christ, put in use In MS
armies.
In the Middle Ages the chariot is met
with again in the attack on strong
holds. This, however, was a kind OF
rolling tower, permitting the combat
ants TO reach the parapets OF fortihed
castles. Not until the sixteenth cen,
fury do we find again on the battleieid
the ancient Cyrus chariot adapted 70
the scientific progress of the time.
Even Kaiser William is said to have
devised the plan Of huge movable
fortress bristling with pixies and guns.
1t was not until the year 1916 that all
these monsters at last relinquished the
domain of dreams and became the most
terrifying realities.
The tanks made their appearance on
the battlefield September Is, 1916. On
that date Field Marshal Haig reported
from headquarters; 1--WE employed for
the first time a new type of heaVy
armored car which proved Of consld-
cradle utility" This, however, does
not mean that the tank had not been
employed before Indeed, the Duke Of
Westminster had used armored cars
with success in Egypt. and they were
also not new on the East front; but
this was the first time they were en-
ployed during the British advance on
the Somme.
The original idea for the present
invention, however, came from America
in what is known as the Holt tractor,
manufactured in Peoria, Ill. They
were there built in the form Of cater
pillar tractors designed many years
before the war began to meet some OF
the difficult problems Of modern farm
ing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Soldiers Send Home
ESQ, 900 Pieces of Mail
Men at Camp Mcclellan Earn
Extra Money as Tailors
and Shoemakers

CAMP MCCLELLAN, Admission, Ala,
Oct. 27.-While the two hundred and
fifty thousand pieces OF outgoing mail
reported daily by the Goth Division,
postmaster do not seem 10 indicate tina.
the Blue and Gray soldier is occupying
all of his time with intensive training
work, the record has proved 10 the CON.
handing personnel that the thirty
thousand Guardsmen stationed here are
capable of doing more in the twenty
four hours Of day than the average
commercial organization with the sam,
force can do in a week. The fact that
they are required TO put in about forty
hours week on the drill field and an
proximately the same length OF time IN
Going chores has not curbed the 2stt
Division in its natural desire fof
recreation 'hours and letter writing
periods.
During HIS of hours the soldier has
devised many schemes for increasing
his personal bank account. In numer.
Gus cases the governments $50 a month
allowance is a mere drop in the bucket
when compared with the profits the
uniformed employe derives from Other
sources.
One group Of privates has opened
shop for shoe mending, another amb.-
tious outfit has established tailoring
shop and others have gone in for bar.
boring, cleaning and pressing, etc.
The soldier of the 29th Division forms
a marked contrast TO the don't care II
I do or not" type Of Southerner who
builds the county roads and does hard
Jobs for Admission contractors.
"How much do you get for doing
that?" was the pointed question pokH
at negro water boy by Captain JOSEPH
s. Smith, of Ridgewood, n. j., the otkr
day.
"Boss, Use gets 70 dollars a tr
wedder sh tote one pail or twenty, ma
believe nah, boss. all only totes one
There has been no evidence of SLOW.
ing up on the part Of the soldier Wis
itor. The Blue and Gray Division has
settled down to business and eve.
minute Of the day is present and ac-
counted for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28

sparrow. When these have becoas
familiar the early spring birds viii
soon be added to the list-the robin,
the grsckle, the flicker, the meadow
lark, the song sparrow and the blue
bird. With these birds well known, TIE
child will possess sufficient knowledge
to discover others for himself. and he
will find never-ending delight in greet
ing the birds as the harbingers OF m
seasons.
The nests that are commonly sea-
the chipping spsrrow's in the hedf.'
the orioles stocking hanging from ne
branch, the robins well-shaped nest u
the crotch of the tree and the house
sparrow's careless untidy home WI
soon be readily recognized.
On your walks retell stories read Or
heard, both you and the children par
ticipating in the telling. Invent stories
bssing them on q beautiful sunset
which you are witnessing, or on
cloud scene as the clouds shape thsn-
selves into varied forms, or on a.,
other phase Of the landscape wh'a
may attract you.
Repeat Mother Goose jingles as yo'
go marching on; make up jingles your
self and get the youngsters TO hep
You will have great fun acting os'
some of your stories, like "The Tn"
Billy Goats Gruf," under real brldr
Games Always Interesting
Count your steps from one point 70
another with little ones only up
ten or twenty. Count forward ans
backward. Odd numbers. even nun
bers, simple multiplication tables. COZ
binations in adding and subtrsetins
can be well drilled, especially curM
the colder weather. when one wsy
briskly. and observation or loiterlngs
impossible. Simple problems VIII
really enjoyed II you use names
playmates and stores and purcnss
with which the child is thorouSnI
familiar In his own experiences. oesx
and shells can be used for conefW
work in simple adding, subtracting. ~
At times you will encourage shs'
communion with Nature. which IN mo.
mature years gives peace ,
pssseth understanding" The childf
will readily accede 20 your requsss
Let US just be quiet for "ntt-
especially at the twilight hour We
the suns glory and radiance are s"'
reflected in the west. -
Moonlight walks, despite the disss
vantage Of exceeding the usual rev
ing hour, have no equal In I'm oe.s
children with q sense OF the mys.
and the power and the glory OF
.,utua.ao .nJ thia axparienre lhocr
no. be denied our children. ThC
should be permitted this walk with ~
parents at least once each season. vnr
the moon is full and seems to os.
not only the earth but the inner"
soul in soft, healing light.
Then, if you will add few sunni
walks in the summer time, you ~
be certain Of having stored up N -
children and In yourself memories
delights that VIII remain forever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28

tsndent Of the Atlanta public schoo,,
has been placed in charge Of this worZ
and at his invitation every tessher "A
French In Atlanta has already velun.
teered.
Rcligionists Help Soldiers
Attention to the needs Of the Catb..
lies will Se In the hands Of the knight
Of Columbus officials, who have erecteS
q conmodious hut ot tho camp. and viii
be aided In their work by ali Ca.L,;,.
Of Atlanta, as we'll as by The Official, Il
the Maris College and several prses,s
David Cusick Is in charge Of th;.
work. Mrs. Paul Rapier has the dutv
Of securing a library for the use Of ~
soldiers, and Vincent Hurley will hsys
direction Of all musical events.
Philip Russ and his associates from
tina Jewish societies are PROVIDING
minstrel shows every night at the cana
The Jewish soldiers have also b.er
provided with invitations at priys.
homes from the same source.
The majority Of the men sre hsartflv
pleased with their change in Atl,n..
and with their reception here. Tbs,
say that their fare Is very much BETS,
In Atlanta than what was given then
at Camp Meade.
The men were enthusiastic over N.
visit TO Atlanta last "Wednesday OF See.
rotary Of the Treasury HcAdoo. ana
listened with the deepest interest to IA,
address at the camp. The day wa, q
holiday for the men, and the McAdos
speech was only one OF long incident
Of entertainments, which lasted all dav
The arrival Of Mr.. McAdoo, however.
stimulated interest in the sale Of bond
IN the camp, and as result NAM
thousands Of dollars worth we're Dur.
chased. Many. of the purchasers w.c
Pennsylvanians, the 326th Regiment
leading in a onc-hour campaign via
mn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Commission at Camp Cor.
don Planning Diversions
to Safeguard Health
CommunitySongLiked
Knights of Columbus and Jew.
ish Societies Entertain Their
Own Religionists
ts,sn Corre.pondsncel

CAMP GORDON, ATLANTA. Oct. 81.
With the arrival in Atlanta during
the last ten days Of some twenty thous-
and men, coming from Maryland, Penn
sylvania. New York, District of Co.
lumbie, New Jersey and points in New
England, the Atlanta camp activities
commission has found it's task a much
bigger one than at first anticipated,
and the members are making every. ef-
fort to meet it.
Originally the work OF the commits
sion was very much simpler than at
present. The men were all from
Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama; all
had friends and relatives living near
them and all were English.
And now in place Of the first assign
ment Of troops are men from Tar away,
Of whom thousands are foreigners and
not well up in English.
Instructions have gone out 70 every
member Of the scores Of committees to
do their best to provide the soldiers
with wholesome entertainment to take
the place Of the diversions offered by
vice.
sion which has been greatly appreciat-
ed by the soldiers was the attention
given the sick. Many prominent At
their cars at various times. and the
men in the base hospital have been
taken our for airings in turn.
A woman's committee of which Mrs.
3. NJ. Boykin is the chairman, is bus
lily engaged in arranging entertain
ments for the men, and every theatre
company that puts in at Atlanta is
secured for a special performance for
the soldiers.
Learning Community Singing
From eight to fifteen concerts are
furnished the men at Camp Cor
don each week at the various Y.
VI. c. A. huts. An outstanding feat
ure will be the concerts to be
given each Sunday in Atlanta at the
auditorium, to which all the soldiers
will be invited. Singing is scheduled
to play an important part in the lives
of the men. General Eben Swift 10 an
enthusiast on singing. He believes the
singing and the fighting soldier should
go together-that singing will hearten
the man for his work. And so ne has
heartily encouraged this phase Of camp
life.
The singing is under the direction Of
Warren Kimsay, who has been fur
nished by national headquarters Of the
camp activities commission. Not only
is Mr.. Kimsay reaching the men
through his officers training classes,
but he is planning community song
events, which will be of great interest
to the city, as well as to the camp. Will
ford Waters is chairman of commit
tee to aid him in this community work.
Arrangements are being made by this
commission for teaching Americans
who wish to speak French and teaching
the thousands of foreigners in the camp
to speak better English.
Professor ]. c. Wardlaw, superin-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Active Securities =
Stocks
CHy To kssoaaisd rrS'l ..
49, - NayU

Try ras kasoaAtsd rrssl
sho-. covering, prompted in large
-, hv the undoubted success OF inc
Liberty Loan, and a buoyAn' uprN'1
- .h;nr;ny, were tho chief features
~ active session Of the STOCK
Tho INQUIRY for stssmshie shares
nao;,,,v Marine preferred, st an al
vance Of 1oA points 70 icA. WIN e.
o, . TO 8 points IN allied shares 80
shadou.d all other movements wv
- division of the list, with one OF
,xo unimportsnt exceptions pAf'''
pated in the rise. r,v
steel, made up most OF the ear
-. .versals. at further gains OF l
w. no,nts; eOppers responded in SINH
~ m.a,ure with the more active equip
-. ard the varied groups OF war
a ..mI.v,r stocks, including 0'i''
sugars, feathers and MOTORS
higher BY to 4 points ,r. %
wen the utilities were inchneu
.h,t. of their depression Cons0hoA,'N
o p.oD,.', Ga. and American leio-
uhore rallying to about points -
P" U"I. we're consistently firm 10
.t-onr, improvement among the .'p
..rtative stocks averaging l |"
Int both Canadian faeine s
len Pacific rejecting SUBSISTENCE
buying. IN. only
RrooAvn Transit was mo
n.rsed exception to the genera 80
Inc. falling 3 points to the new MN,
r, ., 5oH panhandle" PennsyI-
~.n,s Railroad subsidiary lost 90
r uaint, on on. sale. Final quotations
- within fractions Of the pes" =.
Ropd. were irregular on more =.
..is.d offerings. United states r.
;.t.,ed 2s declined y per cent on '
during the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
The Haircutting Superstition

X. Yin view Of the high cost Of
harcutting, the question arises as TO
whether the general belief that the
frequent cutting of the hair aids its
growth is well established fact or q
mere superstition. Could you enlighten
me on this matter?
The more the hair, by the constant
cutting of its ends, Ia disturbed in its
natural growth the more the root is
stimulated to an overproduction. and
the result is that it ultimately ceases
to act and disappears. Among women
bald heads are rarely to be met with,
because women do not interfere with
the natural growth of their hair. Each
hair after growing to certain length
falls off in the course of time, and the
root that has been given ample rest
to prepare for a new growth forms a
new hair But with man the constant
irritation of the root consequent to
the cutting of the hair causes 1t to
wither and finally to disappear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
"Pioupiou''

". R.-Why do the French speak Of
their soldiers as "pioupious" What is
the real meaning of the word?
"Pioupiou" is a synonoyme Of
"poilu," and is used to-day, like the
latter, as an affectionate designation of
the private Of the infantry. Originally,
however. pioupiou was used rather
jeeringly. Here is its etymology:
The white uniform of the oldtime
French guards reminded one somewhat
of the costume of the Pierrot Of the
Italian comedy. The rabble, accord
ingly, called these soldiers land no
others "pierrots.'
Look here" cried the urchins, there
comes a pierrot!"
And then they began initiating the
sparrow when they detected guards
man.
"Piou, Piou." they cried
This mockuery resulted in applying
TO the French foot soldier the nick
name "pioupiou," which is still en-
ployed in the present war.
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s u 8 t e n a n c e
Cereals

Wheat. - The movement at primary
points was somewhat enlarged during
the week. but receipts continue to run
much under last year. Mills are oper-
ating more freely. however. and with
the importation of Canadian wheat the
heavy demand for domestic purposes is
expected to be relieved, which should
soon bring about some accumulation
and release supplies for export. Mr..
Hoover in recent statement brings
out the fact that under favorable eli
matte conditions we should have a
wheat crop next year Of 1,OOO,OOO,0OO
bushels, and if the war should end
there will be no foreign market for
at least 400,000,O00 bushels of this
wheat, which places the government in
position to have to take heavy losses
on the guaranteed price. :.
Corn.-The market was feverish dur
ing the early operations on Saturday
but price changes seemed TO be due
more to technical conditions than TO
any new development in the situation.
At any rate, after the early furry had
subsidized the market quoted down. and
toward the close OF the day fairly
steady tone prevailed, with final quo
tations sc. lower for December and
net unchanged TO lac. decline for the
other months. Shorts in December ap-
peared to have covered their outstand-
ing contracts quite freely on Friday;
az least, the demand was less urgent,
and there were many who believed that
the chances were sufficiently encourag-
ing 70 defer further buying, In hopes
of bearish developments. The pro-
longed rains over the Western belt
were looked upon as unfavorable for
husking and for curing tire new crop,
and conditions Of late have been Of a
character 10 cause increased apprehen-
sion regarding the early movement.
Cash prices continue strong in all posi-
tons.
Old corn holds its premiums. and it
looks now as IL the resdjustment be-
tween the old and the new crop will
be more in the form Of high prices for
the new corn than for any serious de-
cline in the old crop. Prospective sup
plies are expected to be ample for all
Yes'd-y's Previous Year
New York: close. close. ago.
Corn No 2 yellow ,2.2o s2.is $40
Chicago:
December ........ 1.f6ss 1.1s SO
MAY .............. t.r27s iias .'ols
Oats.-A slightly easier tone de-
veloped in this market and prices at
the close were u TO sc net lower. The
export demand was slack and houses
With country cohnsotions were disposed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Nature Lavish in Means of
Inspiring Children
By Mrs. Bertha Emelin

Walks and talks foster q desire for
wholesome recreation that can be en-
joyed whether the purse Is full or
empty, that is of benefit physically,
morally and mentally, and that can be
shared with others.
On your walks point out the trees
tnat make a strong appeal to the chill
dren-thoss that bear fruit; and the
hickory and chestnut trees, the naples,
with their keys that fit so snugly on
the nose; the oaks with their acorns
that can be followed out and used as
cups or pipes.
Collect milkweed pods and bitter
sweet with its bright berries to beau
tify the children's rooms. Pick wild
flowers, each in its due season, spring
beauty, violets, wild geranium, daisies,
black-eyed Susans and goldenrod, and
you will soon be asked TO tell why the
bees hover over the flowers. and you
will also watch the bees at work.
Awakening Curiosity
Keep your eyes open for cocoons In
the fall; put them into a wide lantern
chimney resting upon a saucer. the top
covered with mosquito netting, and
await developments. When the but
terAy emerges the children will have
had an experience more deeply i'm
pressed, because more intimate, than
any classroom illustration.
As the children grow older you will
try different caterpillars in this same
chimney device, and will watch the
spinning of the cocoons or the transi.
ton into the chrysalid state. Some
times the children's sharp eyes usually
sooner than your OWN will discover
eggs already laid on leaves. and you
will watch them emerge into wriggling
little bodies. One little girl was fortu-
nate enough to see the eggs hatch
about ten minutes after she had gath
cred the leaf, and ever since she has
kept her eyes open for another such
"hnd."
Frogs, toads and tadpoles are sure
to be noticed by the children. and will
afford much interesting study il an
aquarium can be provided for them at
home.
Find Joy In Birds
Get acquainted with the birds. Begin
in the late fall and winter. when there
are so few species that they can be
easily learned and their notes readily
distinguished - the woodpecker. the
nuthatch, the chickadee, tho juneo, the
English sparrow and the vhtt>-throsssd