davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-12
DICTATES OF FASHION.

6lS A = VT PAoFSfStfNs Detachable tunics--a new note. Plaids and stripes for sports wear. Bags to match the new fall hat, Dull wood brown--a new color ar rival.
 Tine great hats of ceremony are as towering as a Chinese pagoda. Chenille embroidery vies with weol . ( rn bee idery in decorating the ner dresses. Scarfs and collarettes of tulle ir all colors are worn with thin frocks Smocks are most practical when they button on the shoulder. Leaves of colored beads make 9 charming decoration for the hair. Yellow is one of the faverite eoiors for bridesmaids' dresses. [ Heliotrope embroidery is charming ly used with lemon eolored crepe. Pale rose and pale gray make a
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-12

tunics--a ney note.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-12

Plaids and stripes for sports wear
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-06-15

House to rent Want Ad
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
A Woman Football Coach.

y number OF candidates reported
to Capt. Mike Ready at business
High today for the first practice of
the football team. Many of last
years men turned out. among them
being TOwbes. King. Richter, Keen
an. HarrelI and Schafer. Quite a
few new candidates turned out also
and Business promises to have a
good team.
The men were introduced to their
new athletic adviser. Miss Iker, who
was recently appointed to fill the
vacany made by the loss of DR.. Paul
\. White, who was coach last
year"
The foregoing was sent into The
Washington Herald yesterday by
the captain OF the Business foot
ball team.
There can be no disputing the
priority Of Washington's claim to
unique war service of women. Even
in the -harrassed regions of
Europe no one has been so radical
as to suggest a woman football
coach.
We will watch eagerly the WORK
OF Miss lker in her new position
and 1t is possible that we will be
"greeably surprised but at present
1t is rather hard to picture a wom-
an demonstrating to husky football
players the proper manner of max
ing flying tackle or of breaking
up interference.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

to saw a word. fear OF dismissal as
"insubordinate." II you utter a word
OF honest protest against dishonest
arbitrainess. Branded as inefficient
behind your back. ly the department
you've served half a lifetime.
Not the decent trial-by-jury sys-
ten. as it were. Of being allowed TO
say why sentence OF death should
not be passed on YOU" just reduced.
and the years OF work lead only TO
the bitter sting Of injustice without
redress" for your service.
Perhaps all the Office knows and
understands II for the lie il IL. but
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
G. H. Markward Starts
Y. M. E. A. Work Abroad

Forty secretaries of the Young
Mems Christian Association sailed
September 13 from an Atlantic port
for Association work in France
among the American Expeditionary
troops and for similar work in the
French Army. This raises the num-
ber of American Association Sec
retaries who have gone overseas
for work in France to about $50.
Among the group were: G. H.
Markward, Washington. d. c., Pot
ter Benton, President of the Univer-
sity of Vermont. Burlington, VT;
Prof. Edward p. Ballot, of Evans
ton, ILL.,, head of the Department of
Romance Languages OF Northwest
ern University; Prof. John Gran
berry, of Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas, who was accom-
panied by his wife, the latter going
for work in the canteens; Robert
f. Newton. Instructor in Phillips
Exeter Academy. Exeter. n. Il
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
THE PATRIOTS PRAYER.

May We remember that for three
lonC years
We have but watched the flow of
blood and tears,
Let us give thanks, il now our aid
may save
The world from serfdom-it we
free the slave
And so be true in every word and
deed
To those high aims our proud ira
ditiOns breed.
Our youth and strength go forth
with eyes aliEht.
God bless them in the service Of
the right,
But, spite Of rolling drums and
trUmpet's blare,
May they remember-we but do our
share.
May they remember that We hold
no palm
For guarding safe threatened
world from harm.
We have been slow to succor the
oppressed:
Let US be honest-surely that is
best,
II we give generously at the last,
Let us think, not too proudly. of
lLe past
This, our beloved country. has been
spared.
Now there is royal welcome for us
yet
May We remember-we but pay our
debt.
May we remember! Then no vul-
gar boast
Will mar the giving Of our utter
most.
Pride in our cause. our country
that IS right:
Pride in its manhood. girded for
the fight;
Pride in the dauntless spirit that
will win
But may there be no arrogance
therein;
Give us not only bravery but
sense:
Make us too great for trivial in
science.
others have earned their spurs for
brave deeds done
May we remember. ours are yet un-
won.
BEATRICE BARRY.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
The Socialism of the Future

Most Americans have not vet avak.
cned to the fact that Socialism js 90
ing to be a real world issue after the
war. They persist in thinking of their
politics, International and otherwise
In terms Of 1914, and the Years nro,,,
Gus thereto. They are quite beside the
mark IN doing so. The 'old days. arc
not coming back. The exact nat,ro
OF changes in world organization No
man Is wise enough to know; but the
old conventions and idioms of politics
not alone world politics, but domes.
tic politics-are gone forever.
It Is not alone in Russia that So.
cialism is bound to have the uppe,
hand, for the success of Kerensky
means nothing less than that. It is
quite possible that in Germany. the
last stronghold of autocracy, the rev.
olutiOn certain to come, NAV brins
the Socialists to the seat of power
such violent swing of the pendu.
lum may he looked for. OF course
in neither of these countries can So.
cialism in the sense Of communism
or Of even distribution of property, be
dreamed Of; but Socialism in the sense
of antl-capitalism. of the abolition oi
the major abuses Of the property sys.
tenn, seems to be certain in at least
one Of these nations
The English-speaking world, which
now boasts OF itself as the center OF
democratic civilization, is dominated
by an inherent conservatism, which
may easily hold Socialism at arms
length long after it is securely en-
sconced in Germany and Russia. Who
knows? A generation hence we may
be looking to Germany for progress
sive government. instead Of trying to
give ii to her. A resolution naturally
tends to violent extremes. In a nation
as happy. eontented. and prosperous
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

healthier. happier. better and do bet
ter work the year round II We. as a
city. had that hlosscdncss Of half
day once 4 week to live towards.
You don't know-hOw should YOU
the tense strain under which gov
crnmcnt clerks live. Tho naE-inSs
Of some petty division or bureau
head. the injusticcs in pTo-1o'ions,
and in demo;ious, Of people as help
less in the grip Cs these petty au-
fhoritics as 4 slave.
The tense faces and haunted eyes
and strained mouths Of these men
and women. II denoted, no chance
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
U.tS. Submarine Sinks
At An Atlantic Port

A United States submarine sank at
her dock at an Atlantic port Friday
morning, the Navy Department an
nounced last night. No details we're
given.
The announcement continues:
"The cause has not been deter
mined. 1t is expected that the sub
marine will be raised within few
days when a full report will he made
to the Navy Department. No lives
were lost"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
Too Many Stores, Says Armour,
Causes High Price of Meat

before the price Of meat-and of
other food products as wcll-can he
| materially reduced the.e will have to
be A far-reaChing change I'm the de-
mands made by the public upon the
retail trade. . He Cthe retail
err is compelled TO charge in the
neighborhood of 81 per cent of the
cost price of each article or each
pound of meat, in order to cover
| the cost of doing business.
| The retailers will welcome a change
in the national methods OF retailing
which will enable them to reduce
their cost of doing business"
I'm the first place, there are too
many stores. 1t Is obvious that If
there were only third as many as
now exist, each one would do about
three times the volume OF business
1t is now doing. and a huge amount
OF overhead and fixed expense would
be cut off. making It possible to sell
goods on a much smaller margin
than is now the case. Those mer-
chants who are now doing a legiti-
mate business should be aided, but
believe the public has the same
right to limit the number of stores
as means for reducing prices as
II mas 10 limit the number OF Sa-
looms as means for combating the
liquor evil
IF the people OF today would
adopt the cash and carry system of
purchasing instead of clinging to the
credit and delivery plan. it would he
boon to both dealer and consum-
err
In word, when the buying pub
lie permits the retailer to dispense
with frequent and costly deliveries.
when consumers pay their bills
| promptly SO that the merchant can
meet his obligations before having to
pay interest, when the quick moving
advertised and standardized food
crowd the slow moving stuff off the
shelves, and when the number of
stores Is limited to a point which
will permit of a big business being
done by each-then, and not till
| then-will the retailer be able to
/ pass meat and other foods along TO
the consumer at a price which will
not seem high when compared with
the wholesale price thereof"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

as ours, radicalism has much hard
er time of it than among the European
peoples, and we may arrive at So
cialism long after even the stolidly
conservative British have capitulated
before its advance.
The only weak Socialist party in the
world today is in the United States.
1t has immeasurably lost prestige
here by its anti-war and pro-German
activities. Such men as William Eng
lish Walling and Charles Edward Rus
sell will find it hard TO regain the
lost ground.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
The Italian Success.

With the success at Monte San
Gabrielle, the Italian offensive be-
comes the most promising stroke
against the central powers since
!, the opening of the battle of the
Somme. Cadorna has not only stay
ing power, but the steady pressure
which enables him to follow up iso-
lated successes and so consolidate
them. There is real power in the
present Italian thrust. That much
seems to be certain.
The Italians now proclaim the ne
cessity Of aid from America and
Britain II they are to continue their
offensive after midwinter. They
frankly say their stock of supplies
and ammunition is not all that IT
should be, and think they have
been neglected by the allied powers
ers. They are confident that they
will be able to conquer Austria
Hungary II given the proper kind
of support. They assert that their
man power is sufficient to accom-
plish such a sweeping victory. that
their only difficulty Is supplies.
They exhibit some impatience be-
cause the United States mas not de-
clared war on Austria
The vast majority or the oflcIals
in Washington believe that our
present relations with Austria
should not cut the slightest figure
in the measure of the aid we furnish
Italy. 1t would be amateurish to
refuse Italy support because we are
not at war with ner enemy, which
is nothing more or less, under pres
ent conditions. than a mere Prus-
sian province. 1t would be silly
to overlook the smallest opportuni-
ty Of reducing the central empires,
! tions might be made. The truth
| is that, in the strict sense or the
word, we are as much at war with
Austria as with Germany; it is inn
possible to separate the two even
/ in a diplomatic sense. Italy re-
fused to declare war on Germany
and found that she was facing Ger
man soldiers in the Julian Alps
and that a German Sommander had
been sent to conduct the campaign
against her. That was sufficient
TO bring her to her senses. 1t may
be that in the sector occupied by
! American forces on the French
front We will find Austrian regi-
ments. That will also reveal the
shallowness of emitting any formal
declaration Of war against Austria
for many more weeks.
The truth is that Italy seems to
be able to make good her promise;
she seems to hold the key to the
present situation. In a few more
weeks she will be at Laibach.
where the mountains end; then all
Hungary opens before her.
An advance on Vienna is a possi-
bilIty. The fall Of Trieste in the
winter seems almost certain. The
Bainstzza plateau is now almost en-
tirely in Italian hands; and if such
a conquest is possible. nothing is
impossible for Italian arms.
The United States should turn its
attention for a brief while to the
Italian front 1t will find there
an antidote for the pesslmism in
duced by the Russian tragedy.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
"SPURLOS VERSENKT."

"Sink the ship and down the crew,
Wreck the crowded lifeboats. too!'
Thus your Kaiser orders you.
We have used a base deceit:
And the crime must be complete.
Lest they should detect the cheat.
Leave no tongue to tell the talel
Child may plead, and woman wall;
Death for you. II you should quail.
Massacre nd drown the whole,
Let the seas above them n,
Drive Gods mercy from your soul!
A ribbon foI1your buttonhole.
And hell foreFer be your dole.
Bertrand Shadweu.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

in recent years that Seventh street
has been going back. \ glimpse
OF the building operations in this
street. however, shows concIusiveIy
that the street is going ahead.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.
By John KendrIck Bangs.
MY AGE.

Not by their number do I count my
years,
But by the joys that they have given
me,
The things that brought me laughter
out Of tears,
And lifted me from grief to ecstacy.
And that is why people ask my age
answer them with spirits running
DER.
ITO be exact 7 cannot quite engage.
But I should say about a million
score"
(CoTyright, lsl7D
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
PLEA FOR HALF HOLIDAY.
Government Clerk Seeks Extension
Of Summer Privilege.

Sept. Is, 1917.
To The Editor Of The Herald
Won't you do another big thing,
right now? You who have the power
and to whom We already give so un-
grudEingly admiration and esteem
and love-fOr your human bigncss?
The government clerks-Let them
have the blessed Saturday halliday.
all the year every year! They need
il. We are wealthy enough. We,
the people. to play a little as w 60
along; the entire city would he
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

J. OGDEN Armour prOclaims, as the
new ethics of big business, that the
people have a right to know the fac
tors that enter into determination of
prices and that lit Is up to the pur-
veyors of food to fully explain the
causes of high prices and to rely on
the American people to approve those
advances, which are shown to be jus
tifiable or unavoida able." For, after
ALL" he says, business cannot exist
without the consent of the people
and ought not exist without their ap-
proval."
In conformity with these new ethics.
Mr. Armour discusses The Truth
About the Price of Meat" in an arti-
Gle in the September 1J issue OF Col
lier's. He lays the responsibility for
high prices on the advancing cost Of
the raw material and on the costly
service which American consumers de-
mand from their retail distributors.
Meat Important Items.
Excerpts from his article follow:
Meat is such an important item on
the American table that its increased
cost has attracted attention and COM
mcnt somewhat out of proportion to
the rate of advance"
Meat price increases are not due to
big profits, so far as the meat purvey-
Ors are concerned. 1t is aCtu-
ally a fact that the fresh meat from
the steer. or hog, or sheep, is sold by
the packer to the retailer at a figure
which often fails to pay for the raw
product-that is, the animal on the
hoof. The profits which enable the
packer to handle meat at less than
cost are due to the utilization of those
portions OF the animals which, until
recent years, were wasted or de-
stroyed."
1T Is necessary that there be a
profit in raising meat animals If the
supply is to keep pace with the de-
mand. The world demand for food
was never greater than it is today
Demand, in short. has run
away from supply"
1T is my opinion, however, that
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

Wonder if the police will censor
the film of Damaged Goods" to-
day. as they did when ii was Of
fered in this city as a regular at
traction
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

Perhaps the Kaiser's anxiety to
capture PctroSad is caused by the
fact that he thinks that Christmas
dinner which ne ordered two years
ago is still waiting.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

Those boys of ours in France who
never studied French have a de-
cided advantage over those who
learned it from school books. They
have nothing to unlearn.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

out i'm Kansas an aviator COIIided
with a COW. Probably the same
cow is still at its old tricks Of
jumping over the moon.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

Navy Yard men are to get a ten
per cent raise. Just another bit
Of prosperity added to Washington's
flowing cup.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

The fool who discovers his iden-
tity first is a pretty close relation
TO the wise man.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

Although Gen. Korniloff lost his
head several days ago. the people
in Russia are still clamoring for
it
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
CCoTyrisht. lsI7.J

On the level now. how many Of
you every heard Of Yaphank before
last week?
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

According to a number of news
papers, Kerensky must have the
proverbial nine lives of a cat.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
SEND FOR FREE TRIAL
PACKAGE.

Women who are bilious, rundown,
with feeble appetite. gas. sour risings,
water brash. headache, and other such
symptoms of a weak stomach, need
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after eat
ing.
Not only do they digest food but
they supply essential extracts which
sweeten the stomach, arrest harmful
fermentation and afford relief almost
Immediately. The sour heartburn does
damage to the blood and such dys-
pepsia or indigestion is the frequent
cause of rash or pimples and blotches
on the face, neck and shoulders. Every
woman should try Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets and thus avoid the ruinous
effect of a weak, sour stomach on
the complexion. Don't make the mis-
take of smearing the skin with pastes
and beaches. Correct the stomach.
Get a 50-cent box of Stuart's Dys-
peplas Tablets at any drug store.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

why is il that YOU encourage al
or your Clerhs TO get married -"
asked the caller
We'll" replied the boss. 7 find
that married men are not IN such an
awful ash 70 get home early as
single men. ."-NIinnesp polls Tribune.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
VACATION HERALDs.

Tns Washington HERALD viii be mailed
upou request, 10 regular subscribers on vacation.
Al their vacation address, anywhere IN the
United States or Canada. at the sane 70 cents
par north rate, as they pay on delivery OF the
PAPER 20 their Washington address.
Give old as vel as new address Uhsn writing.
and stare definitely how long the paper is TO be
nailed znd when 10 resume dsGSerJ at the
home address.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

the hurt that has no easing. when
you know the eyes that meet YOU
a. you pl"d on with heart buruuz.
The hurt al the sympathy IN eyes.
President Wilson. IL would be a
ChIstv decd, siye Us that halliday,
all the year. CLERK.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER ls. 1911.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20
Some One Came Down the Stairs.

Some One Came Down the Stairs.
sions fully impressed with the hope,
nay, the conviction, that she read my
love for her clearly. A f1utteTing
emotion which she had betrayed had
given me hope One day she gave
me a rose from her bosom and
blushed and moved away quickly. I
determined upon a confession of
love the next evening, but before the
day was over was summary dis
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20

under the influence of this peerless
creature. She was mostly in the
rooms of the invalid mistress, and
there was little opportunity for more
than casual greeting, or a few
words exchanged at the table. There
was walled garden, however, and
I managed to stroll there whenever
I saw Naomi among the flowers and
shrubs.
Twice I spent a delightful half
hour with her. felt after those occa-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20

3 = = = #ss# "a -
IN DEADLY PERIL
BY Florence L. Henderson
3 % = =.
I was sorry, indeed, when Luigi
Marevelli CURLY informed me that
my services were no longer required
and I hope that some one else in that
strange home that had been my
abode for two months was also re-
gretfuI This was Miss Naomi Ster-
ling.
She acted otherwise; in fact, dis
tant, and l fancied an expression of
distinct censUre in her beautiful
face. At all events, no opportunity
was afforded me to fathOm or eX-
plain. Her employer and my own
had coldIy handed me an envelope
containing, as I knew, my weeks sal
airy, with the words:
You can go at once"
And he added, a darkly suspicious
and resentful look in. his everest
less, eveT-probing eyes:
And you need not refer to me-"
Miss Sterling, who was the reading
companion to his invalid wife, stood
near by as he spoke. She had di-
rected a searching look at me. Then
she dropped her eyes. I saw a tear
fall Then, there being nothing
more to say, bowed politely and left
the house.
need not have been surprised at
the action of MareveIi, for he was
ever an aUtOCratic, eccentric old
man. He was Of Italian-French eX-
traction, had inherited a fortune and
had given his life to study along ar
tistic and scientific lines. He had
whole cabinets stored with cuTios,
and a magnificent library. I had been
employed to catalogue all Of those,
besides acting as his secretary. The
mien Of my employer and the general
atmosphere of the dull old house
we're gloomy and unfriendly alike
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
JUNIOR OFFICE BOY

n. y, friday-georgie medders wood.
ent take nanny prizes for his smart.
ness but his dad will bet doller to
the hole In doughnut that georgia will
make his mark when he grows up.
mr.. medders thinks his littel boy
is the candy kid alrite. but the teecher
has got differunt tdears about the mat.
ter & which she don't hesitate to say
so.
the other day georgia had to stay in
after school which made mrs. medders
sore because she wanted him to run
to the store for things to eat at sup.
per G mr.. medders got sore because
supper wasent reddy and now they
blame the whole thing on the teecher.
she est george to compose q sen.
tens with heroes In t. q amy boldly
ought 10 know that heroes are the
feIlers who have been dead along time
but george overlooked Q bet there
& says alrite, will g he does but It
was this sentens
I put tack on the chair & my
grandpsw came q sat down and he
rose
now can you best that, geo q made
the teecher hot because an the kids
holered rite out & george he rose too
when the teecher called him & said
You stay after skool and rite herose
160 times johnny
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
BY gibson GARDNER.

WAsHINToN. D. C., Jan. 1.-The
new year dawns with the tacit admis.
sion by politicians that prohibition is
now a live national issue.
Bryan was right.
Prohibition is the livest issue at the
present session of congress, not ex-
cepting our old friend II. C. OIL.
The Senate has done little else ex-
cept to debate the Sheppard bill for
making the nations capital dry.
On the House side the constitutions
al amendment is to the front. The ju-
dietary committee has reported this to
the House for its consideration. They
failed to make consideration without
recommendation.
Their report passed the buck" first
to the rules committee and second to
the individual members. The amend
ment cannot come before the House
without a special dispensation from
the rules committee. and it is to this
body the prohibitionists will turn their
attention now. Probably Representa-
tive Henry and his associates will be
glad to pass the buck" again to the
House, and the members of the House,
who hope to escape an embarrassing