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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15
County-City Building
Elevator Gable SNAPS

o A. Thomas, elevator operator
in the public safety building. avert
ed an accident Tuesday afternoon
by hustling four passengers out OF
his car just before the cable snap
ped. permitting the counterweisht
to crash TO the basement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15
Recruiting Gets Brisk

business NJ the 4. s. army re-.
cruting offices. Pioneer building.
Is getting brick. says Maj +. A.
Boutellc. In charge. Tho average
daily number OF men accepted for
war service has increased from 20
TO % and ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15

Loaded down with 1000 tons OF
ore for the Tacoma shelters. the
barge Gen. Fairchild. under tow Of
the tuE Arctic OF the Coastw ise
Steamship and Barge company. left
Valdez. Alaska. this morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15
JAPANESE ENLIST
WITH u. S. FOR WAR
' United rre.. ue..ed Wifr

U1 tnHed fres- leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug Is Sew.
eral hundred Japanese. born In Tia.
wall. have organized military
unit and offered their soryicoa 20
the L s. Il was announced at
army headquarters today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15

Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff
Frank Brewer resumed the search
for ! W. w. Wednesday. sending
his men TO all parts of the country
to round mp gangs OF men said TO
be travelling by freight trains from
the eastern part OF the state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15

WASHINGTON. AUG. i5.-F1ve
American gunners. instead OF four.
and the captain oi the Campana.
we're taken prisoners when the yes
sci was sunk by u.boat. tho navy
department learned officially today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15
Two Girls Disappear

Mary Baranski. l6. 91s W. 4sth
st. and Jewel Hazelberg. Il. COL
Sixth ave. were reported missing
10 the police by their parents Tues.
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15
Daily
Needs
Suggestions from
the Notion
Section
Main Floor
Main Floor

Hair Pins, assortc i
sizes, a package. Sc
The "Korrect" Hose
Supporter, sizes ., 3, 10
and II yrs. pair 15c
Bias Binding. 8 yard
bolts; a bolt........4c
Merrick's Darning Cot
ton, black and white, 3
spools for. SC
Warren Girdle Forms.
black and white, in odd
sizes ............I5c
The "Kaurkeck" Gro
chet Hooks; ; points
with cork handle 15c
Tatting Shuttles. SC
Coats and Clark's Sew
in Thread, a spool Sc
Steel Knitting Needles,
a set............IOc
Bone Knitting Needles,
a set 25c to....f Oc
Togards' Stocking Pro
tectors; Lisle, a pair Sc
silk. ? pairs for. .25c
Clover Dress Snaps;
black and white 8 cards
Tor ..............25c
Khaki colorcd Buttons
for uniforms. shirts and
sweaters F.; a dozen 25c
TO ..........l Oc
oval Loops for knitting
and shopping bag han
dies. a pair......10c
Small Pocket Mirrors.
each 1n~
The "Carnation" Hair
Curler; 3 for. 10c
The "All ON" Iron
Board Cover. csc
skirt Markers, Csc to
.............. $3.50
Monroe II ooks and
Eyes. white ; sizes 3 and
4 a card. Sc
The "Slip On FACE
Veil; black and brown;
3 for ..........25c
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15
HOG PRICES HIGHER

CHICAGO. Aug. 15.--Hogs estab-
lished another high record in the
live stock market here today, sell
ing at sl7.s5. 40 cents higher than
yesterdays record price.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15
HOGS SELL AT SIG

ny 'Hifeu Tr>s leased Wire
EAST ST. LOUIS. H., Aug. 15.-
Hogs were up to SIS hundred
pounds on the local market today.
Cattle also advanced sharply.
selling from is to % cents higher.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Aug. l5.-
-Four carloads OF hogs sold at SIS
on the local market today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-15
FOR
Upper Main Floor.

DcIts sizes 2 % 80 inch waist Inc, but
not each waist measure in every style,
color or fabric.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
CYCLING FAD BEING REVIVED
Many Persons Who Had Forgotten All
About Bicycles Have Taken TO
Riding Them Again.

There has come a fad for bicycling
nguin. Not a very %full-grown fad. to
be sure, but still a good many persons
who had forgotten oil about bicycles
or else hardly knew OF them have
taken to riding them.
And 1t Is rather interesting to note
q comment that was made some ~
years ago, when we took up bicycling
so very seriously. It was this: That
bicycling has done as much harm to
tho habit Of good reading as 1t had
done good to the health Of bicyclers.
Nowadays there are 30 many othtr
things to binme for u loss Of the
habit Of good reading. The moving
pictures. Of course, come In for their
share Of. blame. And then I'LL Our ort.
door sports must also take the time
that We might otherwise feel disposed
to devote to reading. Perhaps II We
could 70 back to the Victorian
habits II women. before outdoor sports
We're the fashion, we should do much
more substantial reading. PerhapsrnG
Perhaps we have learned to do more
things than we used to do and per-
haps we are better read today than we
used to be.
II would take a good deal Of care.
full work to find out.--Exchange.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
NATIONAL HERO OF Serbs.
Soldiers Believe Prince Marko Arose
From Sleep Of Centuries to Lead
Them to Victory.

Not far above Monastir Is Prlllir,
and in the hills over Phillip Pria?a
Murko has slept in his cave for CEN
turtles. lie is the national hero Of Ser
bin. The story tellcrs told of his ex.
plo!ts In the village squares over night
while peace reigned. says Herbert
Carey In the Saturday Evening Post.
The dry came when Prince Mako
found that life wearied him: and so he
rode his white horse into the cavern,
ibid his golden mace down for a pillow
and thrust his sword into the rock, and
went to sleep.
$50 the moss grew " the sword"
the Serbian soldiers say. "But each
day Sharatz nibbled patiently at the
moss, and little by little the rock was
worn away. At last the sword fell,
and the clang of 1t awakened Murko !;
and lie leaped on his horse aud led Us
to victory at the battle of Phillip in
1912"
do you believe this story?" I asked
IN old Serb officer.
1.-THE men believe it." said he. II dc
not, discourage them. They all say
they saw Mako on his white horse
THAT day; and they believe that his
coming presages certain victory. We
shall win back our homes"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Seanty Fare.

William Snyder, head keeper at the
Central park menagerie, is willing to
answer any question regarding animals
at any hour of the day or night. That
readiness frequently gives him an in.
sight into domestic tragedies affecting
the life OF liberty Of birds, dogs, cats,
monkeys and even turtles kept as pets
in New York homes, says the New
York Herald.
Mr.. Snyder was called to the tele.
phone the other afternoon and ques.
toned by an agitated woman who
sought to know the proper food for II
turtle. Mr.. Snyder explained that 1t
depended upon the type Of turtle, and
upon being informed. that 1t was a lit.
tie one, 2 inches In diameter. suggest.
ed that it be fed one lettuce leaf u
week.
ooh, pshaw!" exclaimed the woman,
"and I've just sent the maid over to
get 1t II pound Of chopped meat"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
ONE WAY 70 CUT DOWN HEELS
Reform In Women's Footwear Must
Como Through Science, Not Leg
isiatlon, Il Is Declared.

The attempt to legislate high heels
out of existence has failed. The
women, or rather the shrewd men
who make a profit by setting won
ems fashions, have t%riumphed. The
state senate killed the proposed
measure, says the Chicago Journal
regarding a bill to limit the height
of heels.
1t deserved killing. If the shotgun
Of Japan, at the height Of the power
Of that military regime, could not
keep women from powdering their
faces, it is q fairly safe wager that
the feeble executive powers of the
state Of Illinois would prove utterly
unequal to the task of keeping wcm-
en- from walking on their toes. The
law, il passed, would have been the
desdest kind of a dead letter.
The way to cut down heels lies
through science, not through legisla-
tive halls. Take amoving picture of
the wahbling, uncertain and most
ungraeeful waddle Of the woman
wearing three-inch heels and one Of
the free, graceful walk of the wom-
an who has discarded such hobbies.
Show these contrasting pictures in
all the movie theaters for a few
weeks, and you will accomplish more
for rational shoe reform than all the
bills the legislature could pass 'twixt
this and doomsday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
FlGuREHEAD IS SEEN AGAIN
Makes Its Appearance on oId-Fash.
toned Craft Resurrected ~ Result
Of Cry for Tonnage.

In answer to the war cry for ton.
mage, a strange procession of sailing
vessels is plying up and down the
American coast these days, a company
of old-fashloned craft whose noses
have long been In the mud and whose
commercial value seemed to have van.
ished. But now with brave front these
old relics are filing the needs of ves-
sels-and the brave front of the eight
8 eenth century ship, with its heroic
flgurehead, Is again Ger in New York
harbor after many years.
The fignrehead died hard among
other nations. As an expression Of the
poetry and superstition Of seamen 1t
has lived since the Egyptians and
Phoeniclans decorated their prOws
with the carved figure of an Ibis. n 10
tus, a phoenix, or sometimes q gigantic
and %all-seeing eye, and then confident
ly set sail under its protection. For
these thousands Of years the figure
head has been the seaman's god. He
has trusted the figurehead no less than
his compass or his captain, and there
is not a sailor today of the old school
who would not welcome its return to
modern vessels.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
NAME MIGHT Be QUO vADls
At Any Rate Brilliant Young Chi.
ncse Who Studied unlimited
States, Has Kept on Going.

A brilliant young Chinese gentle.
man, Quo ITCH by name, Is among
the eminent military and naval lead.
ers comforting ut Shanghai In the name
Of the Chinese Republic, writes Cir
ard In the Philadelphia Ledger.
"Quo," as everybody called him,
graduated several years ago at the
University Of Pennsylvania.
He was president Of the Economic
club, an edltsr Of the undergraduate
magazine and a skillful debater.
/ met him ut a Phi Beta Kappa din
ncr at the University club, when he
was n OF the speakers.
"Do you say "a Chinaman' or a Chi.
nese'Y"I asked him.
He smiled. "Yon wouldn't say AN
Americaman.' would you?" he an.
swered.
He told me that when he went home
for vacation he had to travel 1000
miles inland up the >%treacherous
Yangtse-Kiang to reach his home.
Quo became secretary to the first
vice president, later the president Of
the republic. Young as he Is, he is
n Of the big men among his people
today.
Judge Gest suggested that his last
name might well be "Vadis." At any
rate, he has kept on going
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Aiways-the Truth.

Salvatore Cirigliano, the distin'
guished newspaper merchant Of the
Park Row building, went to Wood.
stock, Nd, to see the ordination Of his
brother Dominica as a Jesuit priest
says the New York Sun. He took his
little boy with him. At the close Of til.
ceremony the child proceeded with
others to kiss the ring of Cardinal Glib
bons.
What Is your name?" inquired hit
eminence.
Antonio Ciriglinno, sir"
"Ah, the nephew Of Father Domini.
co. And how old are your" pursued the
cardinal.
II was four and a half on the trair
Coming here" said Antonio, 'but I'n
really six"
always the TRUTH" said the cardi.
nal. his eyes winking. always the
truth!
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06

Personal to Our Subscribers:-W consider this the
most liberal offer TOE haDe euer made. Nearly all neuDs.
papers are advancing their subscription rate because CT
the increased cost Of production, but here is a reduction
in price phich re are sure our readers are going to az.
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it's Full Associated Press Reports, pill giue you the nerDs
Of all the u,orld, z issues a neek. The Mansfield Mirror
pill 9ipe you all the local county ners that's worth
printing. The Ozark Countryman, the farm paper OF the
Ozarks, is one that should be in euery home. Here is
reading matter for the phole family. Tell your friends Of
this liberal offer. Renep your subscription nou. Come
into the office or send check Or post office money order
but DO 1T NOW. This offer is good for a short time only
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
HOLD A QUEER CONVERSATION
Blind Soldier Finds q Way to "TaIk"
With Man Who Had Lost Hear.
ING on Battlefield.

How many Of our readers have
heard Of a blind man and a dumb
man engaging in conversation =? asks
London Tit-Bits. The truth of the
following incident, however, is
vouched for by the blind man con-
cerned, who was formerly a patient
at st. Dunstan's, the Regents Park
institution, where war heroes who
have sacrificed their sight in the
great fight for freedom are cared for
and taught trades which they can
suitably adopt in spite Of their sad
affection
'T.'he incident happened," says the
blind herp, Shortly after l arrived
home from st. Dunstan's last year.
| was out with some friends one eve
ming, and after a walk we made our
way to a place of rcfreshment. A
vacant seat was found for me next
to a deaf and dumb man. l had
known him for some years previous
to my blindness, and, naturally
enough, he wanted to communicate
with me.
ut was useless for him to write
on paper, as he GENERALLY did when
he wished to converse with those
who could see, but We both rose to
the occasion. 1 happen to know the
finger code of speaking. I just told
him that I could no longer see; but
it was at first puzzling to know how
he could reply. He promptly saved
the situation. With his fingers he
made the letters on my fingers, and
l was able to follow him quite easily.
Our ability to engage in converse
ton caused no little establishment
to the-other people present, for never
before had they seen q blind man
and a deaf and dumb man in CONVEX
sation."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Value Of Horses Declines.

The value Of horses On the farms In
this country seems to have fallen
slightly, for the department of agri.
culture reports that the average value
Of these horses on January 1, 1917. was
only SOB. Us compared TO 500 on
january 1, 1914. The difference in
price between the horses exported and
those IN the farms Is due chiefly to
the fact TINT only the youngest and
best horses were sent abroad, while
those ON the farms include the lame,
Tie blind ind the halt Of all ages.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06

the sardOnic humor Of the thing flled
him. Shoot. And a merry Christmas
to you, Fritz" he grinned.
Slowly the fingers Of the other re-
laxed. His eyes softened, and q deep
Sigh came from the, heaving chest. The
bloodless lips opened agnin.
"Himmel! And SO 1t Is Christmas
morning! I had forgotten" The hand
sank to- the ground and the head fell
forward. Very faintiy the voice was,
arising.
"'Peace on earth and good will to
man What good that I should shoot
yOu, when many more are doubtless ut
your back-aud none OF mine? These
trenches you have regained-for the
time being. Five minutes more and T
shall be dead. I diet Is the holiest
hour Of a mans life as this Is the holi-
est day. Nein. ! will kill no more"
face raised. and a faint smile light
ed 1t. Merry Christmas, Ensiisher."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
PrickIey Pear a Pest

In Queensland the prlekly pear Is
literally Overrunning millions Of acres
Of rich land. All efforts to eradicate
the pest lave proved futile. The rapid
spread Of the thorny plants and the Inn
possibility of killing them off so that
tile land that they occupy can be uti-
liked for farming or grazing purposes
has so alarmed the government of
Queensland, MS well as that Of the COM
monwealth itself, that scientists have
been invited to study the perplexing
situation with the view or devising
ways and means for Kidding the coun-
try of the ruinous pest.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Simplicity.

Simplicity is not 50 simple a quality
us the word may seem TO imply. 1t IL
not attained by elimination Of desire.
Life is not sinlplitied by becoming bar
rem. Simplicity, means, not meager-
ness, but slngleness; the simplifying,
not Of the content of life, but Of the
direction of life. 1t Is better known as
slnglemindedness, the uncomplicated
directness of a life which moves to-
ward a thoroughly determined end.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Llon Rampant Not Scottish FLAG.

John. G. Black, conyener Of the st.
Andrew society. Glasgow. In a letter to
n correspondent, points out that the
lion rampant is not the Scottish flag.
1t is the banner of the king Of Scots,
and as such is ~quartered in the Brit
ish royal arms. The Scottish national
naval and military flag Is the white
satire Of st. Andrew on a blue field,
just as the red cross Of St. George on
o white field is the national banner Of
England. Mr.. Black accordingly sub
mits that the Scottish national satire
Is the only proper flag to put IN sale,
should a Scottish flag day on behalf Of
Scottish troops eventuate In London
Dundee Advertiser.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Something New About Birds.

Prof. A. A. Allen, in the Scientific
American. declares that polygamy ex-
sts among several varieties Of our
common birds. The felicity Of mated
birds and the "cooing dove theory has
received a shock from Professor Al
lens discovery. Mr.. Robin does not de-
serve all the praise that has been
showered upon him neither does Mr..
Wren. for they are both polygamists.
says Mr.. Allen. He tells Of finding two
different pairs Of robins nests, the
two nests In each pair built exactly
alike, Joined together and having a
common foundation. Two female rob
ms raised broods, sitting side by side
in two different nests, one male robin
presiding over both households.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
kore, Gold Mine "a, J.,.n,

~p~
The total output Of the Korean
mines last year exceeded 100000
yen ($7,5O0.OOO). This amount is fur
greater than the gold production Of the
mother country. says the East and
West News. The three largest gold
mines in Korea-Unsan, Suan and
Changsong-are managed by foreign.
ers. The largest gold mihe entirely d.
rected by Japanese Is the Asano, In .Su-
nan district, South Pyongando. Ken.
song mine in the same province, man
aged by the Furukawa firm, Is equally
prosperous. Hoichnng mine, In Song
chon district. is developing greatly.
Most Of the gold ore produced in
Korea goes to Japan for refinement,
but a refinery has recently been built.
at Chinnampo that will save some Of
these shipments. J,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
Enoll.h ohTse,or Won c.,s.

An appeal by q conscientious 0b3ec
tor, Clarence Norman, from an order
by Justice Low striking out his action
against Lieut.. Col. Il. Brook On the
ground that 1t vas frivolous and vexa.
tious, was allowed by the court Of up
peals, says the London Chronicle. Mr.,
Norman sasd the action was brought
for damages for alleged assault coui.
mlt,ed upon him by the order Of The
defendant. as commandment Of Wnnds.
worth detention barracks, Of various
dates In May and June last year. The
assaults consisted OF splitting at the mp.
pellant. ordering him to be put In u
straight-jacket, causing him to be
forcibly 60 and threatening him.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
WORKERS HAVE MORE At
STAKE THAN ANY OTHERS

A strong appeal to the workingmen
Of this country to participate In the
second Liberty Loan to the fullest ex.
tent has been made by William B.
Wilson, secretary Of labor.
Secretary Wilson points out that
"the workers have more at stake in
this great conflict than any others,
because it is only in a democracy that
the common people car come into their
own"
THE great European war in which
we are now involved came to the peO-
pie of the Western Hemisphere as a
terrible shock, and to no portion Of
the people did it come as a greater
shock than to the ~wage-earners Of the
United States. They believed in and
wanted International peace, but they
wanted It on "a basis Of international
justice which would insure the right
of our people. to govern themselves.
When the Imperial German Govern
ment undertook to destroy the lives
Of u people and to impose a rule Of
conduct upon US without our consent
in places under the Jurisdiction of the
United States government, there wal
no course left but to resist" Secre.
tary Wilson said.
"The workers have more at stake
in this conflict than any others, be-
cause 1t is only in a democracy that
the common people can come into their.
own. The great privilege is not given
to all OF Ills to serve our country on
the battlefield or in the trenches, but
there are other ways in which we can
serve and assist those who are privi-
legged to carry our flag on the battle
fields Of Europe. The impulse Of Sac
rifce for the common good is sending
the youth of our country into the
trenches in defense of Liberty, hui
mainly and democracy.
ITO those Of us who must of neces-
sity remain at home to till the soil,
harvest the crops, man the factories.
mines and mills. the way is open for
additional service. We too mus: make
sacrifices. The men who 60 forth to
do battle in the field must be equipped
and sustained. Funds must be forth.
coming to furnish the food. the fire.
arms and other supplies for the tight.
ing forces Of the nation. Finances
for that purpose must be secured i'm
mediately from he sale Of bonds.
The workers can help by contributing
their mite.
Combined Efforts VIII Win.
n am reminded Of the fable Of q
great drought when the crops were
wasting for the want of water,-and
one little raindrop said to another in
the clouds. 4 would like to go down to
the relief Of the farmer and his per-
ishing crops. hut ! am so little it would
be useless And another little rain.
drop replied, 1t would be useless for
you to go down alone. but let us all
go down and II combined effort will
bring the needed relief Teh advice
was accepted and a beautiful shower
poured down on the land and the
crops were saved for the harvest.
"And SO II is with this workers. The
funds each, has available is but q drop,
but all Of the drops together can make
a shower Of funds that will furnish the
needed supplies. bring 10y to the
hearts OF the boys at the front and
CONSERVATION to our enemies."> Score.
tary Wilson declared.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
THE WORLD ON WHEELS.

First Clerk-Well, I mortgaged
my house yesterday.
Second Clerk-What make of car
are you going to get?-The Lamb.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
A-DEFicIT.

Mr.. Nswlywed-I've insured my
life for five thousand dollars.
Mrs. Newlywed-Oh, Jack, and
the car I want costs seven.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
TIME TO MOVE.

Old Msid-The moonlight makes
me feel romantic.
City Boarder-Let's 60 in the
house.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-06
America. purIolned Inventions.

"What slull we %invent?" inquired
the eminent scientist.
"Tlle first thing" replied the chair
mar of the meeting, 'is to invent some
way Of keeping, u secret"