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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
An Effective Ad.

Unison, visiting a small northwest
ern town, lost his pet dog, which he
highly priced. He therefore rushed to
the office of the m and only newspa-
per In the place and handed in an adj
v~ertisement, offering 500 reward for
the return of his companion.
A little later, thinking the matter
over, he decided that he would be more
likely to obtain the missing animal If
he inserted the words: mo questions
asked"
He therefore went across to the Of
flee to see if this could be done. When
he arrived only a small boy a to be
seen.
"Where's the editor?" he asked.
"Out."
"And the assistant editor?'
"Out."
swell, the reporter"
"Out."
"Tll see the printer, then"
"Out."
"Well, where ON earth has the stan
gone TOT"
"Out looking for your dog"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
A Small Boat.

roreak it gently to her. My conscience
Is shifting me now. But you see Rob-
.ert is so fond of tennis, we couldn't
her. and she's the best tennis player
lout here. So I said to him Just wait
till Zenaide Farr comes, and"
"'Zenaide Farrr he laughed. She
must be a chorus girl! That's their
brand of name Well you should have
seen his face when the dainty little
figure in the rosebud-sprigged muslin,
demurely down to her instep, the
frilled nchu and the big hat came into
view. An he said as though smelling
a rose. "A mid-Victorian maidr
"Zenalde Farr, 1 informed him. But
this time he didn't laugh. I'm afraid
the poor fellow is in deep. AS for
Henaide. I don't know. Girls with her
training don't wear their hearts on the
outside. But Romeo will climb that
wall, and before that happens I've got
to tell her"
"Yes." answered Mrs. Felky, "lf
you're reckoning at all with the old
iahh' 1 ShOulu say Tie oOOuSr tue Del-
ter"
"RObert Cary Is a splendid fellow.
Eve known him a long time, and it's
such a pretty romance, l hate to break
1t up"
perhaps 1t has gone too far for
you TO break 1t up, How do you
know but that he is Just amusing him
self? Men have done that before
and 1t will be the girl who will suffer-"
Mrs. Maynard was silent, thinking.
Then she said with something like CON
Viction: perhaps you are right. If
she today I will tell her"
Zenaide meant to come. Even then
she was dressing with a kind Of
ecstatic delight in every move she
made. Gary had told her that he had
sDine business that would take him
near Oakhills that day, and though he
never came out for week-ends to Mrs.
Maynard's unless especially invited, he
would try to run over there for an
hour or two late In the afternoon If
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09

To reach the south shore with the
most satisfactory scenic accompani-
ments, one may well travel south by
carriage or motor from the western
rail terminus at Sevastopol. The road
leads up the Baidar valley into the
western. heights of Yaila range and
m out on the heights above the
shore through the Baidar gate, a pas
sageway at an elevation of 1880 feet
which was blasted through the solid
limestone of the mountain in 1S4S.
Scenery Is Beautiful.
From the opening of the Baidar
Gate the characteristic beauty and
magnificence of the views from the
mountains down across the shore strip
and out over the Black sea meet the
visitor in striking fashion.
The higher slopes of the mountains
are thickly covered with forests of
oak, beech, elm, pine, frs and other
cone-bearing trees. Tatar villages,
mosques, ~monasteries, the palaces of
many Russian mobiles, picturesque
ruins of Greek and medieval fortresses
and other buildings are set on the
steep slopes, in the underground Of
hazel and other nuts, groves of bays,
of expresses, mulberries, figs, olives,
and pomegranates, with great vine
yards, tobacco plantations, and gay
gardens. The vineyards of the shore
strip, covering nearly twenty thousand
acres, have a high reputation, and the
grape cure" is one of the institutions
of the Crimean summer resorts. Fruit
Of all kinds is abundant.
Small wonder that the enthusiastic
Russian considers his Crimea one of
the loveliest and most desirable places
in the world!
To all this natural beauty are added
the advantages of what is practically
an island climate. In some winters
the tops of the mountains are snow
covered, but snow and ice are rare on
the south slope. The passage from
the continental climate to the island
type is shown by setting together the
temperatures at MelitopOl, on the
mainland a little to the north of the
Perekop isthmus which is the neck
Of the Crimea, those at Simferopol in
middle Crimea, and of Yalta, fore
most of the coast resorts. At Melito-
pol, the annual mean temperature is
As degrees; at S~imferopol, which is
just within the lower range Of noun
tains, it is so degrees; while at Yalta
it is 56.5 degrees.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
CAT AS AN AID TO HUMANITY
a Fad and is All "Tommyrot"
Says Writer.

Society is very frequently a victim
of fads. Many of these fads have been
very harmful to the lower animals.
Witness, for instance, the fashion of
trimming ladies' hats with the surviv-
ing remains of deceased birds, until
an Easter procession has been wont to
look like an aviary funeral cortege.
Some time ago certain wiseacres con-
nected with our national government
pronounced the doom of the English
sparrow, w. o. S." writes in Nation
al Humane Review. These wise sci
entists stated that they were driving
away our native birds and that the
sparrow was a public nuisance. Later
developments have shown that the
sparrow is one of the most active de-
stroyers Of harmful insects that We
have and that he Is living in peace
with his feathered brethren.
Now another fad has seized the ex-
tremists. The cat must go. 1t is a
menace to birds. So are many other
things which are not requested to 60.
Wild animated nature Is largely made
up of beast and bird and fish. with the
stronger preying upon the weaker.
Shall we kill all those with predatory
instincts? The plans of nature have
been maintained for thousands of
years. The birds are increasing in
number. The humane societies are
killing tens of thousands of unwanted
and tramp cats, and still the bloody
minded savants are announcing that
the cat must go. We believe that this
is tommyrot and that the cat Is no
more likely to go than did the spar
row. The sparrow Is still with US
and he is a useful little bird. The
cat is proving mans protector from
most undesirable vermin,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
A
Mid-Victoriian
Maid
BY Alice E. Ives
Copyright. DIT, BY ". @. Chapman.)

Copyright. 1917, by w. G.. ~Chapman.)
"Tm glad you are asking little
Zenaide Farr to your teas and tennis
games. Poor child since she came
back from school, over a year ago, 1
haven't seen her anywhere but here"
"Of course not, and you probably
won't while that old crank of a IA
Their lives" said Mrs. Peter Maynard,
handing her guest a cup of tea. He
lives up there on the hill with Zenaide
and a h~ousekeeper, and he wouldn't let
that girl outside the stone wall once
d year if he could help it,
"What's the matter with him?" asked
Mrs. Felky between sips Of tea.
"He has peculiar ideas about wOm-
en-, thinks the way girls are brought
up today is setting them on a swift
run to the bOttomless pit"
"Well the hand-painted faces of some
of them might easily lead to that sup
position. But does he think he can
keep her shut up forever? Some Romeo
will get over that stone wall, and
zenaide will fly the COOP
81 wouldn't wonder. Zenaide had
brought back a good many twentieth
century views from school. But in
the main her early training stays by
her. Anthony Farr is a pious bigot,
and thinks the stage an invention Of
the devil. I don't believe Zenaide ever
was in q theater."
"How strange" laughed the other
woman "How does he happen to let
her come here?"
HE knew my father years ago, and
I've known him ever since we came
here to live, six years ago. You could
hardly find Oakhills on the map then,
but it's getting to be something Of a
summer resort now"
what would he say" laughed the
other woman, 'lf he knew you had in
PRODUCED his little Puritan to an
actOr?"
For heavens sake don't tell her
or anyone else Robert Cary is an actor.
She mustn't know just yet. I've got to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09

newly accepted recruits expressed the philosophy of those who re too proud
and hav toe much selfrespect to wait to be drafted when the country Is
calling for mel to fight Germany.
1.-THE man who waits to be consripted" he added, sought to have a pet
tcoat put overh his uniform. As for me, 1 am joining the engineer CORPS and
1 hope We'll be the first troops sent across the pond"
ing station, which fills vacancies in this branch of the service for the present
Lieutenant Morgan, in charge Of the station, stated that vacancies exist for
machinist mates. Troop B of the District National Guard, having reached wr
strength, is o. encamped for a weeks stay at the rifle range at Congress
Heights. Their office was turned over to a recruiting detail from Troop A, Of
the District Guard, which is badly in need of additional recruits because 40
mn from this organization alone have been designated for training at the
Fort Myer Officers Reserve camp. Leroy Heron made a practice march to
arduous our of training.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
Visible Means Of Support.

A certain magistrate had the repu.
ntion of being very hard on Migrants.
One of these came before him charged
with lettering, and after he had plead.
ed guilty the magistrate put some ques-
tons to him, which he answered read.
lily enough, says the San Francisco
Chronicle.
'Have you any visible mean Of sup
port2"
Eyes, yonr honor" replied Joe, as
quick as lightning. Then, turning to
where he perceived his wife in the au-
dience, ~Stand up, Mary, 90 that his
worship can sea you.H
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09

techve measure are complete. 1t is regarded as significant that the search
lights made their appearance son after the arrival of British and French
officers familiar with the methods employed in London and Paris to keep off
the "Zeps" Major Rees, ne of the most efficient of British airmen, who is
a member Of the Balfour commission, is authority or the statementt that it is
no longer healthy for Zeppelns to attempt. raids N either the English or
French capitals.
Apparently American army and navy officials have little fear of a German
air attack IN American coast cities. They are confident of their ability to
give any wouldbe invaders such a warn reception that an attempted attack
would not be repeated.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09

more people spending money here from other cities than ever before. For
the world war is doing for Washington what history has shown all wars do
for the capitals Of the nation at war-it has attracted thousands of people to
ness which a mas brought to the various governmental departments.
Railroad officials report that since April 1 passenger traffic to Washington
has increased att least 80 per cent vel the usual normal at this time Of the
year. Every hotel in Washington is doing recordbreaking business and reap
ing almost undreamed-of profits. Instead of a average of from 20 to 80 per
cent of their rooms being empty hotel mn in Washington today are finding
their buildings wholly inadequate to meet the demands upon them. Rooms
are at a premium and at present there is no Indication of a letup.
Office buildings in Washington are filled to capacity, every available foot
of space being occupied and o n a paying basis. Several of the larger office
buildings report that they are daily forced to turn prospective tenants away
because of inability to provide space. Even old buildings which until quite
recently have been almost entirely unoccupied, today are procuring all the
tenants they "a handle.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09

u~nprepareu. AT least there are GER
tain indications that precautions have
been taken against a surprise visit.
Searchlights capable Of penetrating
high into the skies have recently been
installed on tall buildings here and
nightly they sweep the heavens as well
as illuminate at intervals certain
places that might be targets for at
tack. Whether anti-aircraft guns also
have been placed in position to drive
off possible raiders has not been re-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09

who a hear the woman, buhed In. First, she said a word or two to the
man. Then she took the package from him and flung It into a grassy place
that sits back from the street.
Then she tr@led fair lady-a pudgy, ducklegged mortal in fine clothes
as far as their road lay together matter of nearly five squares. Then she
took a turn at conversation:
"You dropped a package, didn't youT"
The pudgy received news of the disaster with gasps and calculations,
hghtened by the hope that the plain soul had picked it up.
"No, the Ia picked it VI, but you inMted him before he had a chance
to hand it over"
"oh, my mercy! It's the lace and elasuci 1 didn't insult him; 1 just
Il don't know where the mn is, but If you will hurry back to where you
him you will find your package OF the grass-if it isn't gone"
1t is hard lines to have to walk back five squares behind a ducklegged
lady doing a marathon, just to get a yarn for your pad, but-one must buy
gasoline.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09

In a word, she shipped out that she
had nothing for him. And that was all
the thanks he got.
The man stood stock still. The
humiliation had stunned him.
No woman on earth-or man
should needlessly hurt another and get
away with it. Retribution, of course,
evens up sooner or later, but she APP
parently doesn't own an automobile, as
by the time she shows up 1t is general
ly too late to fit the punishment to
the crime. Which is why a plain soul,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09

Tor commercial expansion h q ever
before. Despite the preacbings of the
pessimist that the entry of the United
States into the wal would bring ruin
to business in general, and untold
hardships to the individual, all indica-
lions today are that such gloomy out
look is entirely unwarranted.
More money is being spent in
Washington today than ever before in
the history of the country; more
money is being paid out here In sala-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
His Problem.

"Made any plans for this summerT"
"No. II can't make up my mind
whether to stay at home and keep
the bugs or my W potato plants
or go into DE country and help SOM
patriotic fatmer keep them of his
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09

~ NTTUI TUT ~ DV u to
than a score of applicants were accept
ed for the different branches Of service
one day recently.
That there will be a material in
crease in interest, officers state, is in
dicated by the fact that a great many
civilians are dropping in to talk over
the matter and are incidentally stating
that they much prefer enlisting to be-
ing conscripted into the service.
"Just as well do it now ms have
TO do it later" WIS the wnv one of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
Just Retribution That Overlook Arrogant Female

LIE WASN'T a raggedy man, but he sur a shabby. And he had a stiff kE
III A passing woman had dropped a small package and the man, with some
effort picked it up and pegged on until he overlook her Before he could get
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
Washington Has No Fear of Zeppelin Attacks

ALTHOUGH it would be a daring aviator who would attempt to cross the
IA Atlantic fol a night ar attack o Washington, If some intrepid German
ZeppeLn commander Should attempt the feat he will NOT find the capital
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
Youths of Capital Showing Eagerness to Enlist

A RMY and navy recruiting officers IN duty at the various stations in Wash
up considerably. A rush of recruits is expected by those who prefer to enlist
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
RATIONALE
Ap[TAL AffAIpS
All Business Has Boom at National Capital

VII ASHNGToN-The capital of the nation today is facing a era of unprece-
w dented prosperity, both from the standpoint of the business man, the
emphyee. and Che average cihzen. and has creator opportuniheg
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
organize and drill the proposed bis
army.
Trained Soldiers Needed.

organize and drill the proposed big
army.
Trained Soldiers Needed.
I'VE welcome the proposal of an
American expeditionary army" said
Gen. Page Croft, NJ. p. "but we real
ize that IL the United States builds up
a great army, trained soldiers will be
needed to create the machinery.
"If the United States is building
new divisions at once, such troops-if
they are trained by professional SOL
diers-should be ready to leave for
France by the end of July-in time
for the last two months of the sum-
r-er offensive operations"
Among Americans here the princi-
pal subject OF talk is the Congress
sional action providing for the rails
ing of Americas army. 1t was gen.
orally suggested that Lloyd George
had the failure of the British volun-
teer system in mind when. he urged in
his recent speech that America profit
by England's plumbers"
Anyone who lives in London these
days feels the universally favorable
impression created by President Will
sons utterances, but realizes the dis
tinct feeling here that the best tan
gible evidence OF Americas sincerity
would be the dispatch of a division
or at least, a brigade-of Americans
to the front, as soon as possible.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
PAINTED H0LD-UP MAN
Soda Water Orlnker Makes FizzIe
of Bold Robbery"

A .colored hold-up man who paints
his cheeks and quenches his thirst
with soda water is being sought by
the police today for pointing a re-
volver at Mrs. Santina Freschi in her
store at 304 Fourteenth street north
west, last night.
He didn't like to use the gun, how
ever. and when Mrs. Freschi scream
ed in answer to his demand for
money, he put the weapon away and
fed.
Frank Freschi, the woman's hus-
band, jumped up from a sofa in the
back room. where he was lounging,
and chased the negro through Ohio
avenue, but lost him near the Monu-
ment grounds.
When he entered the store he
ordered a glass of soda water. While
he was drinking the harmless bever-
age another negro entered. Mrs.
Freschi said the cheek bones Of the
first negro were smeared with red
paint.
After the second negro had de-
parted the man with the painted
cheeks asked for drink Of water,
and while Mrs. Fresrhi was drawing
IL, he drew the gun. Mrs. Freschi
said she would be able to identify
him.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
BRITISH HOPE FOR
U. S. EXPEDITION
All Realize, However, Trained
Soldiers Are Most Need
ed Here.

LONDON, April 23.-Americans here
join with the British in the hope that
the United States will raise its army
by conscription-not by volunteer
draft. A careful canvass of scores of
prominent Americans here, together
with the views expressed in the lob
bies of the House of Commons, de-
veloped this unity today.
Members of the House of Commons
are enthusiastic over the idea that
America send an expeditionary force
at as early date as possible-under
Roosevelt, or any other leader. They
think the effect would be splendid.
But. almost without exception, they
privately expressed a strong warning
that America benefit by England's
experience and avoid the stripping of
the nation Of trained men needed to
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
BALFOUR MISSIONS
DAYS PROGRAM

Following is the program for
the day, of Foreign Secretary Bal
four and the British war commits
sion:
10:40 a. m.-Mr. Balfour called
on Secretary of State Lansing.
1850 a. m.-Mr. Balfour was
escorted to the White House by
Secretary Lansing, and presented
to the President.
HOO a. m.-Mr. Balfour, ac-
cOmpanied by Assistant Secretary
of State Phillips, went to the Cap
itol to call upon Vice President
Marshall.
Hoo a. m.-Lieut. Gen. G. T.
M. Bridges and staff, called on
Secretary of War Baker.
Hoo a. m.-Admiral Sir Dud-
ley R. S. de Chair and staff, called
on Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
1l:OO a. m.-Lord Cunliffe, gov
ernor of the Bank of England,
called on Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo.
loo p. m.-Mr. Balfour lunched
with the French ambassador.
500 p. m.-Mr. Balfour will
dine at the White House with
President Wilson.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
BALF0UR HERE BEFORE
Leader of British Mission Crossed
United States In 1870.

The Rt. Hon. Arthur James Balfour
discovered America all over again
when he crossed over from Canada
with the British mission. 1t is his
second visit to the United States
but the first was nearly fifty years
ago.
Mr.. Balfour paid his first visit here
in 1870. when he was twenty-five
years old. The trip was part of a
tour of the world on which he started
Immediately following his graduation
from Cambridge University. On that
tour he decided to see America first"
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
T. r. ARMY AMENDMENT.

An amendment to the Administration
conscription bill designed to permit
Theodore Roosevelt to recruit and take
a division Of volunteers to France is to
be offered in the Senate today by Sem
ators Harding.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-19

fighting in East Prussia, and by her bravery won a much coveted military medal.
 Then therewas Kira Bashkirowa, an eighteen-year-old Wilma girl, who join ed the Russian army in October 1914, under the name of Nicholni Popin. She gained the Cross of St. George for her daring rcconnoitering. After being in hospital for some weeks suffering from a slight wound and typhus, she rejoined her regiment pns the firing line. WE
 A Russian girl of twenty, the daugh- ter of Colonel Tomilovsky, accompan- jed her father to the front in Septem- Der, 1914. She had her hair cut short and wore a uniform, taking part m several engagements. On various oc- casions Mno. Tonlilovsky served as orderly, scout, and telegraph operator and she was finally appointed to the command of a platoon. She succeed ed in tapping" a German staff tele- gram relating to a plan to break the Russian center, and, as result. the Russian troops were able to repulse the emmy with heavy losses.