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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-07-26
Spielwnt
BeioHbers in GnsIans mar bieieIbt
ichr perbreitet.

tgt ptthttutis
&0nie Gisprs ". Don England folI,
als er mod Bring bon Walss mar, ppr
Teinem einunO5pansisiten Sabr bsreits
iiber 100000 Yfunb Sterling i'm
Spiel psrloren baben, unb bas mar
au9 Der 9runb, parum er bic nads
mails 70 ungliidlide prinSeb 8aroIine
beiratete, bic feline ungebeuer eroben
Spielf9uIben beSablen mubte. Gbens
10 mar Wilbelm III. bon Gnelanb Elm
furdtbarer Spieler, er berlor ungebeus
re Summsn i'm Ballet. 8ei elmer sins
sisen partie be5ublte er 1000 Pfunt
unb bieier 9erluit brahte ibn bermds
BEN auf. oab er am fOIgenoen Mors
gen auf bsm RennplaB obne erfl6tlis
den 9runb auf einen Serrn losidlug,
Der sufGllis ppr ibm ritt.
Seinrid VIII. mar elm 70 leioens
T6uftli9er Spisler, bub er 3eitrpeife
Tsine 30Gs berpfdnbete, unb man ern
sdblts iid, bub er Die beriibInte Glctc
in Der ct. paulss&irde an eiren iei'
ner 9iinitltnss perlor. Seinri9 ".
BON Trantrsi6 mar sleidfalls Elm elm
gefleifbter uno uneliidli6er aarten.
fpieler, uno oft i6risb er an ieinen
@iinitline unb San5ler SuIIp 9luffors
bsrungen, feline SpisIiduloen gu be-
sabIsn, bic bsi elmer @eIesenbeit 220,s
600 sSranten, bei elmer anbsren 81 900
Sranten betrusen.
Wlan tDnnte iiber bic 9eipinne unb
8erluits fiiritlider periOnli4tsiten
Bidder idreiben, bod man mub iusen,
bub tpentser bodseiteGIte WGnnsr ibren
Serrfdern in oiefer 8e5iebuns our6z
aus sleidfommen. SIM 4ueemeinen
morf6iert, mas Spielperluite anbes
trifft, @nglanb an Der SpiBe. Der
betannts snslii6e Polittter Sobn
8Ianb DsrI9penbete Elm ungebeures
8ermDeen i'm Sdfarbipiel unb Derlor
in tpenieen Stunben in elmer 2onboner
@pielb0Ge iiber 100000 pfunb. Der
ipGter 10 beriibmt getporbene 5or mar
Dor feinem breibieiten Sabre finanz
SieQ bereits polIitGnbis ruiniert, unb
lanee 3eit betrusen Die 8srluite bes
2oro gbanst i'm aartsnipiel our9>
f6nittlid $4,000 gfuno jdbrlid, nab
rsnb Sobn Wlptton, na9bem er sine
balbe MilIion Pfuno beim &urtsns
ipiel selaFen. in ieinem Dieraisften
2ebsnsiabr i'm SduIbsefdnsnis ftarb.
Qu4 2Ort Saitin9s, Der isinsrseit bas
pur6 9tufiebsn errsste. bab er Bel
einem sin5ieen Rennsn uuf Elm 9}fero
5000 pfuno feBte. esbOrts gu ben To-
senannten sroben Spielern uno be-
gam ME cine 9artis unter 200 pfuno,
pGbreno in ben lebten Subren Elm
Mann aus ben Softrsifen baburh be-
tunnt eeporben iit. bab er in unglaubs
li9 turSer 3eit Elm RieienpermDgsn
bur6bra6te; er perlor in elmer ein5is
gen Raat 10000 pfunb unb be5ablte
auf Der Giienbubn na4 einsm taum
5ebn Wtinuten bouernoen Spiel ni9t
peniger als 10000 Pfuno.
Die palme aber muB augeni6einlih
Masurin serei9t perben, Der nod auf
ieinem Sotenbette ipielte, als er be-
reits 70 i6pa6 mar, bub man bic 8ars
ten fir ibn balten muBte, tpenn man
Iie nidt jener alten Dame su9eitehen
min, bic ebenfalIs auf ibrem 5otenbette
lag unb. nadbem iie ibrem 9egner al
fein 9slb abssnommsn bdtts, pori9lug,
nit ibm um bic 8eerdbnistoiten gu
fpielen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-07-26
u n ii berIegt.

Gine bObere so6ter, Die ibre SsrisH
bet @erpanbten auf Dem 2anbe perz
Iebt, fpG einen 9luffaB iiber Sin
Sriiblinssmprssn auf Dem 2anbe"
i4reiben. Sic bssiunt oenieIbsn fols
senoermaben:
rWenn i'd bss Worssns aus bem
gett iteise, bat man einsn entSiidenoen
Qnblid
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-07-26
Oas @eheim nts.

rSeBt fag' anal, RaSi, ipie haft bus
nur ans'fdns'n, bab b neun5ig Suhr'
'iporbeu biit2"
% mel, 6uberbausr-man mub
nur 9eoulo bab'n."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-07-26
8randen aer5te.
@eHeral @prsas bat cine sisautifdbe
Gafanbe Dor fidt.

Der Gintritt Der Der. Staten IN
Den 8ries unO Die eineeleitste 8eritGrs
flung Der umsritaniI9en Sssresmu4t
mudt au4 cine entipre9enbe @eritdrs
flung bes SanitGtsbisnitss notpsnbig.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-07-26
Su6t ySlaffers.
Britiid,cr General refrutiert eng
Iiid1e Srii6eberaer bier.
Photos by American Press Association.

Inter ben 5auIenosn BON enelifdeu
Oriidsbergern, Die BEL 9lusbru9 Oss
arieses na4 glmerita 9efIoben fino.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-07-26

Photo by American Press Association.
Brig. Gen. 80. u. @bitc.
nm ni6t in bic 9lrmee eineeIteut gu
peroen. oiirfte Brigade s9sneral 80. u.
Wbite, Der jeBt in Hep gort Elm Rez
trutier.nssbureau er0ffnet bat, um
bieie 9riideberser CUR Ginitelluns gu
peranlafen, ni4t iebr popular iein.
Bis jsBt bat sr nur einiss bunoert srs
bifht.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-07-26
2titasmGSs 9ln5et9e.

Suneer, acknowledgement Serr iudt
SamenbetanntI6aft slpeds Seirdt.
syrGulein i'm 8uttereefaGft bepprSugt.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
CAREER SEEKING WOMEN.
One Hundred Day Flock to Ne"
York Tempting Fate.

One hundred women a day come ca
reer seeking in New York city. This Is
the figure furnished by Director c. b.
Barns Of the state bureau OF employ
ment, He bases his estimate upon the
number of women handled daily by
the Travellers Aid, the number regis
tered at hotels and those registered by
the state bureau and other employ
ment agencies
One hundred women day, 5000 a
year. A fraction over four every hour;
approximately one every time the min
ute hand crosses the fifteen minute
mark.
Mr. Barns estimates that u lurge per
centage OF career seekers come from up
state and towns about New York and
New Jersey. Probably 90 per cent. he
SAYS, come from western states. The
smallest portion Of the number comes
from the south. Some succeed; more
fail Yet always others come, answer
Ing the call of the minute hand as II
mills round and round like the finger
of Fate. reckoning.
Statistics are lnpelSonal- 1neE say
uothin" OF who the women are nor why
they come nor what they find instead
Of what they expect. They don't say
there's tragedy in Il head shake. And
d laugh round the e,i@e Of tragedy.
Statistics haven't told the whole
story They do not say that hope
promise. disaster wait hundred times
q day for the woman who comes to
New York.-Winifred Van DuZer III
New York American.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
SJaIk For L1e alth.

\ stare board of health advises:
Take time to walk-or make time to
walk. Tie ,ernici"ps habit of hopping
on a trolley car 10 so block or two
r0bs many &C ti.1 necessary health pre-
serving exet-ise they should have.
Walk for health
The recommendation is sound, but
why should those who ride III automo-
biles be left out? The inveterate users
of motorcars need TO he told TO walk
more quite as much as the rest OF us.
Nowhere is the riding habit easier To
acquire than where an automobile Is at
beck and call Even the workers who
deem the trolley car necessity would
often be advantaged by keeping their
nickels in their own pockets and there
by inviting more physical and mental
vfgor. We are all sinners when it comes
to the failure TO keep in touch with the
Springfield Republican,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
Soap an Antiseptic.

Some medical authorities, explaining
the abatement of epidemic diseases In
recent years. are sufficiently free from
professional ties to attribute this bet
terment of conditions not to medical
science, but To the increa sed use Of
soap and water. Many medical author
tiles hold the opinion that with u clean
house and clean person no one need
have much fear of Infection. A writer
in the New York Medical Record says
Soap is now recognized to be anti
septic and to be etticacious must pro
duce lather. Bacteria rubbed into
soap or dropped on its surface are In.
capable of multiplication. The typhoid
bacillus Is very sensitive to soap, being
killed by ) per cent solution In a
short time More than half the total
number will die In minute. The
thorough use of pure potash soap Is
not only mechanical method Of cleans,
ing, but is an active favor In cutting
down germ life.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
The Rubber Situation.

We as people are almost absolutely
dependent on Great Britain for oul
supply of crude rubber, as the great
plantations are largely controlled by
British capital. There are several pos
sibilities for making us independent OF
any other country for our crude rubber
supply. One Is plant called guayule
which is even now being successfully
raised III this country and which has
been successfully raised in Mexico
There are several other rubber bearing
plants also which might be raised in
this country. But the largest field
seems TO be the Philippine Islands
where plantation rubber can be pro
duced cheaply and we'll. Capital has
held of. owing TO the uncertain future
of these islands, but local conditions
there are ideal for large rubber In
dustry-Andrew H. King in Metallur
gical and Chemical Engineering.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
COMFORT IN THE HOME.
A Mans Notion Of How the Rooms and
Thinus Should Look.

Things Should Look.
A young newly married man com
planned recently that he almost dread
ed taking a friend home to dinner be-
cause his wife. every time she expected
company, imagined it was necessary to
scrub the house from garnet to cellar
and polish every bit of silver on the
sidebOard.
It made him uncomfortable all day
long to think of his wife giving herself
this wholly unnecessary trouble.
"Of course, a man likes to see his
home looking nice when he takes an
old chum into it-and of course the
chum does too," he said. But I'd be
tar happier if could convince my wife
that a house can look tidy even if 1t
hasn't been gone over that very day.
81 like the books to look a little dis
orderly. You get the feeling that
they're being read all the time, and
that's what books are for. And l like
the music on the piano to be tribe
disarranged. 1t looks as if we really
sang the songs, and it gives room
that coy home feeling that fellow
loves. What if the curtains aren't just
even in every window: Things ought
to look as if they were touched and
were used and enjoyed. If the sofa
cushions are dented you know some
one has leaned against them. Isn't that
what they're for: But if they stare at
you in a prim row you're brave man
II you dare to put your back against
them-much less your tired head.
"And when a fellow comes home at
uight he usually has a tired head!'-
Irish World.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
Ideas Are Dollars,

Some 10 ~ge business firms employ
man whose sole duty it is to read eV-
cry trade journal. every technical pa
per or pamphlet and every magazine
in order to get new ideas about the
conduct of their business Such mtor-
nation is laid each day before the
heads Of the various departments. who
in turn pass 1t down the line to men
under them and see that the new IDEA
is tested BY this means each WORKER
is kept i'll touch with what other men
are doing in his particular line, and so
his personal efficiency is increased. Al
most everything can be done in man
ner little better than the present
way. and modern business demands
to know and practice the best. Ideas
are dollars.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
nesnArete Warriors,

It has long been moot point whether
single or married men make the best
soldiers Some maintain that the lack
of wife and family tends 10 make
man more reckless OF his LIE, therefore
a good soldier Others say that the
married man is almost a veteran when
he enters the ranks. uriaE Injured TO
combat. therefore good soldier. A
FrencI, colonel was once questioned
upou this point. Both are right, SAID
he. Look yonder DO You see that
battalion of happy. drvil-maE-care fel-
lows? They are all single men, ana
they would take their lives i'll their
1alds. But look again! DO you see
Inose taciturn. Somhcr. gloomy looking
m-n therer They are all married, and
II, hand to hand fight they are ter
rrrS.' wat is the name OF the bat
falion:" t.~:>ci the inquirer. They are
called" v:id the colonel gravefy, the
Children ~ Despair! '-London thron'
icle.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
"DUCKiNG" IN BATTLE.
Little Chance For Dodgine Modern
Hioh Velocity Bullets.

Although under the altered condl-
lions of modern warfare both officers
and men take all the cover they can
get, it is still considered bad form to
duck when bullets are whistling or
shells screaming overhead.
This is a survival OF the old Crimean
days, when men were actually punlshed
for ducking bullets in battle. That the
service tradition was not always strict
" observed even then, however, is ap-
parent from a story told of 4 griZZled
old veteran who. on being demonstrate
ed with by young corporal for lndui-
gence in this very practice, replied, Its
all very well for you, Mad, but m
family man." and continued to duck at
each report.
1t is on record, too. that Napoleon
strongly objected to it, and on one occa-
sion he even went to the length OF
publicly reprimanding one of his stan
officers for stopping over his horse 5
neck in order to avoid the balls he
heard whistling over his head.
General Gordon, no mean authority,
was of a different opinion, though.
Writing in his journal, he says, f or
mr. part, l do not consider judlclous
dueking to be fault. for l remember
on two occasions seeing shells before
my eyes which certainly, had not
bobbed, would have taken off my head.
Needless to say, however, it would
be impossible to dodge a modern high
velocity urOiectile in this free and easy
fashion. 1t cannot be seen, and by the
time it is heard the danger is past
LOEdOn Mail.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
The Broken Broker,

The late Judge Pennypacker of Phil
adelphia was an advocate OF the en-
franchiSemcnt OF woman. but he also
advocated justice III the relationship
between the sexes for man
IVY oman" lac said whlmSically one
day at the Pennsylvania Historical So
ciety, mustn't play it both ways. She
mustn't get the vote and the equal
wage through mans sense of equity
and then get all kinds of unfair priv
leges through his sense of gallantry.
There's II lot of truth In the story Of
the young broker who after his failure
was thrown over by a pretty girl.
why was the engagement broken
off,: banker asked the ruined broker
We'll he answered, after I'd given
her string of pearls, an opera box
and Il birthday gift of twelve cylin-
der limousine | went to smash, and hel
people accused me of amusing myself
at her expense. Baltimore Sun.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
SUNLIGHT AND SOIL.
Causes of the Difference of Color In
Foliage and Flowers.

Causes of the Difference of Color In
Foliage and Flowers.
1t is sunlight that chiefly causes the
difference in the color of the foliage
and flowers of plants. The foliage and
flowers of plants absorb sun rays of
certain colors and reject others, and
this 1t Is that makes the flowers take
on their proper colors.
We know that the character Of the
soil and possibly difference in eli
mate may cause flowers to change
their colors. Some wild flowers Of New
Jersey are of quite different shade
Of color from the same flowers In Il
linois, the character of the soil caus-
ing the flowers to change their selec-
ton of the suns rays, and thus the
color of the flower Is changed.
To prove that the character Of the
soil may change the color of flowers
take any Of the pink Towering varie-
ties Of Hydrangea hortensis, repot the
plant, carefully washing away the old
soil, and replace in soil In which alum
has been Incorporated. The proper pro-
pOFl1Ou Is NAH pOuHu VI dluuu prO-
ken into pieces the size Of a hickory
nut to each bushel of soil. In this soil
the plants, instead Of producing pink
flowers, as formerly, will produce flow-
ers of blue.
New shades of flowers are produced
by crossing one color with another,
somewhat as an artist mixes paints to
obtain desired shades and colors, but
with far more trouble and far less &C
curacy Sometimes ON the same stem
flowers of different colors are found,
due to liberalization or to freak Of
nature, the tendency to break away
from the established type. In nature
nothing stands still. 1t Is either pro-
gression or retrOgreSSion.
The range Of color for each species
seems TO be confined within certain
limits, though the hybridizer is gradu-
ally extending these limits. Yellow,
white and purple are the commonest
colors In wild flowers IN the order
named. Yellow is the simplest and
most primitive color and blue the latest
and most highly evolved. Exchange.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
GOOD GOVERNM EMIT.
The People Themselves Are to Blame
if They Do Not Have II.


The story is told that at the time
Massachusetts, was considering the
ratification of the federal constitu-
ton Samuel Adams. the noble pioneer
Of American independence. was waver-
ing In his support. The mechanics and
workingmen of Boston called a meet
Ing at the old Green Dragon tavern
and passed resolutions earnestly urg-
ing that the constitution be ratified
and adopted Those resolutions they
put into the hands of ii brass founder
to be deliy cred to Mr.. Adams.
How many We're present when
these resolutions were adopted?" ask
ed Adams.
More sir, than the Green Dragon
would hold" said the sturdy mechanic.
And where We're the restf
In the street. replied the brass
founder.
That casts Il significant side light on
that crucial period when we We're en-
gagged In the task of bringing strength
out of feebleness and order out OF
chaos by establishing Il national gov
eInment What could he more inter-
esting than to see the mechanics of
Boston socmnly considering and dis
GUESSING the most remarkable docu-
meut. as it has been called, that any
body of men ever put forth! Inc
same serious and constant cOnSldera-
ton OF matters of public concern by
the same class of people is essential
to every hour of the existence of the
government
1t is time that the responsibility for
bad men in Office, for invisible gov
ernmcnt" for venal and corrupt prac-
tees in public servants, be put upon
those whose neglect of duty enables
evil influences TO control the election.
rhe better element is always In the
majority In every community ana can
always control the situation II 1t de-
sircs to do 50 When things get insup-
portabv bad and the people are thor
oughly aroused. how quickly are de-
sirable changes brought about! But
when the people seem TO have disposed
of the particular condition that thus
arouSes them they fall back into
state Of Indifference and let the SIMS
ter influences have the field again.
Truly. eternal vigilance is the price
of good government We cannot find
or enjoy it through any other means.
Our blessed old republic was not fran,
ed for laggards or towards, but TOT
brave men and women, ever and al
WAYS alive TO the duties and oblga-
lions that rest upon them as citizens
Senator William f. Borah in Youths
, Companion
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
TESTING SUBMARINES.
, Il 10 an Easier Tack Now Than IL Was
Few Years AGO.

q re" years Ago.
Vessels built TO navigate under wa
ter require particular care In their
construction, for when they are sub
merged they have to Withstand the
pressure of water from all sides with
out showing the slightest leak.
The newest submarines must be able
to sink to u depth OF $50 feet or more
At such depth the pressure Is ire
meudUus, and If the joints are not per-
feet water squirts in as though through
q hose pipe. Ten years ago testing a
new submarine was a dangerous job.
She might not be watertight Her bal
ance might not he perfect or, again.
the air system might not be equal to
hluwing out the water from her tanks.
Terrible accidents have occurred In
testing new under water boats during
actual sublnergence. bat today all that
Is thing Of the past. 4 testing dock
Is used which WAS invented by an
Italian engineer, Major laurent. 1t
Is huge cylinder, into which the sub
marine Is toated. \ caiSson at the
emu Is tIOSSu dlltl oSolCu
The cylinder Is built SO as to stand
tremendous pressure. and pressure Is
slowly applied until 1t equals some
thing far greater than the submarine
herself VIII ever be called on TO en-
dure.
The men inside are III communtca
tion with those outside by means OF
telephone, SO that If anything goes
wrong the trial can at once cease
PearSOn's Weekly.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
SLEEPINESS AFTER MEALS.
Il Indicates Something Wrong With the
Hiaa5,ive System.


A condition of druW>ine~S, whlt
NAV be ONE an Irresistible desire TO
take IL nap shortly after eating, Is
usually Il very accurate Indication that
something il wrong with the digestive
apparatus Jsuail.- this form OF lndl-
geStiun is chronic iii character, aud ap-
parrntlv there i, no other evidence thai
it exists. or al least such evidence
would not be detected by ordinary OBJ
servation.
In such cases the desire to take II nap
comes on Suddenly, but the nap Is q
very short one. ordinarily not more
than fifteen minutes. Sometimes the
desire fur these "inuigeStion maps
comes on AT other periods than those
immediately following meals, but III
such cases this desire Cu1:cS regularly
at certain periods Of the day. Inc
cause. however, is the same as In cases
where tlruWSineSS comes on immediate
" after the meal the difference i'll time
being simply the difference in the III
terval required for the food to reach
the norton of the intestinal tract that
is not working properly.
Occasional drowSineSs following an
unusually hearty meal should not be
confused with the type Of periodic de-
sire for short nap referred to here.
Such drowsiness indicates simply that
the digestive apparatus Is temporarily
oyerYorked and may be in perfectly
healthy condition. This sort of drows1
ness. if INDUCED, usually persists fol
several hours, whereas the maps caused
. by indigestion are always of short du
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
Nav York City's Bridges.

Irrespective of the elevated railroad
system comprising the Second, Third
Sixth and Ninth avenue lines and the
elevated portions of the Broadway and
Lenox avenue sections of the subway,
New York city has forty-two bridges
spanning the East and Harlem rivers
Newtown creek and other waterways
These roads over rivers. including the
Brooklyn. Manhattan. Williamsburg
and Greensboro spans, among the great
est in the world. represent. with the
real estate requisite for their ap
proaches, an investment by the munich
pality of more than S135 100000.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
Pot and Kettle.

There is a proyerb much heard now
adays that we never could see the sense
Of, The pot can't call the kettle black"
WHY not, we should like to know The
kettle is black. 1t ought TO he called
black. Who has Il better right to speak
with confidence about the faults of the
kettle than the pot, which has for years
hung on the same crane and inhaled
the same smoke: II there Is ANYTHING
that would make the pot seem less
sooty in our eyes it is giving us clear
reflection of the image of the Kettle.
Shall no one point out blacknesS any
where unless he knows himself TO be
speckless? Would the pot rise in our
estimation if it followed the custom
Of its critics and said. The kettle is
white, as white as l am:-lndepend-
emf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-02
ASK FOR A QUARTER
OUNCE,,OF FREEzONE
ANY corn will dry up and lift out
SAYS a Cincinnati authority.

Let folks step on your feet hereaf-
ter; wear shoes a size smaller II you
like, for corns will never again send
electric sparks of pain through you.
according to this authority.
He says that few drops OF a drug
called freezone. applied directly upon
a tender, aching corn, instantly re
lieyes soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts out without
pain.
This drug is sticky, but dries at
once and is said TO simply shriVel up
the corn without infiaming or even
irritating the surrounding tissue.
1t is claimed that a quarter of an
ounce obtained at any drug store VIII
cost very little, but is sufficient to
remove every hard or soft corn or
callus from ones feet. Cut this out,
especially if you are a woman reader
who wears high heels.-Adv.