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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-22

Pod Odessa statek wojenny
,,Kolchida", zostal przez kozak6w
ostrzelany tax, IL osiadf ma mie-
liznach jest ME do uzytku. W
Rostowie w walkach caly tydzicn
trwaj9cych polegio po stronlc
bolszewickich wojsk 500 zOlnie--
rzy, a przeszlo 1000 rany odnio-
slo.
- Nicmicckie gazety oglosify,
il rzady alianckie uznaiy swe
Stosunki oficyalne rzadem u
krainy... Interpelowane w tel
sprawie wiadze Anglii ME po-
twierdziiy, iecz ME Saprzeczyfy
wieSci.
ARGENTINA CHCE WOJNY.
Buenos Aires, %. grudnia. -
Iako rezultat bezpoSredni rcwela
cvi luxburskich depesz intrygan-
cko szpiegoskich na szkode ncu-
tralncj dotqd ArScntyny wielkie
W micScie mialy miejsce rozru--
chy: calc masy zadaly gloSno wy
powiedzenia wojny Niemcom,
wotajac ,,Niech zyje Rcpublika !"
,,Smierz Irrigoyen'owi". Sc. Miano-
wicie prezydcnt Irrigoycn stall sic
wysoce niepopularny ostatnio,
stoi bowiem pod zarzutem SYM
patyzowania Z Nicmcami, 4 fax
tycznie, gdyby ME on, wojna juz
by dawno byla wypowiedzlana
Zaprowadzono straze wojSk pod
budynkami niemieckich wlaSci-
cieli. =. Panuje przekonanie, IL
kongres stanowczo zazada wy
tlomaczenia cd prezydenta i ga
binetu, dlaczego prowadzi sic ia
ke matacza polityke, gdy zarow-
no kongres, jak ca}y lud domaga
s;z zerwania Z Niemcami. kon-
gres juz tez odrzucii pozycye W
Eudzecie ma argentynska ambasa-
de w Berlinie, kt6rej domagal sic
PREF. Irrigoyen
MOVIE WOJSKA AMERY-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
The DIVIDING Line.

Hardly an impression, opinion, or &C.
ton is possible to US that is not influ-
enced and directed by hxed conditions
within ourselves-habits. We should
all strive to get the habit of making
the most of our everyday tasks, and it
would soon become second nature to
do everything so well that in the end
we would be sure to win prominence
through it. The dividing line between
efficiency and ineficiency is largely
right here, and non of these habits
too small to be worth attention. 1t
seems that we cannot escape being o n
trolled by them, but we have free
choice between the habits that are
good and helpful and habits that are
bad and harmful.-Exchange.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

In the city schoolchildren are prov
ing how useful they can make them
selves, doing good work in which they
are enthusiastic. and turning out guam
titles of comforts for the soldiers. The
supplies they make are gathered up
by agents of the Red Cross, so that
the responsibility of the teachers ends
with the delivery of these supplies.
Boys and girls along with iremen
and policemen and about everybody
else with an hour to spare OCCASION
ally are knitting. The children are
taught to knit small squares of yarn.
to be set together to make coverlets
for the Belgians, or whoever else the
Red Cross may discover pinched by
the cold, where coal is scarce. Odds
and ends of yarn do for these squares,
and even the smaller children learn to
make them nicely. The youngsters
like the work, and their teachers show
them how to least on" the number of
articles required, which varies a little,
according TO the thickness of the yarn.
They are taught to make the squares,
with ever and exact stitches, and also
how to take 1t off the needle when
finished. The practice is good for
them, for they must undo the work
If a stitch is dropped, and knit it over
again. In some households children
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

the speaker, leaving Ben In a half
Supplied condition.
Here's a queer go" soliloquized
Ben. "Oh, myp He had removed
the band securing the envelope. He
stared and thrilled as he noted its con
tents-bank notes. One Of them, he
noticed, was of one thousand dollars
denomination. For n flashing instant
Ben realized that he had been taken
for some one else and entrusted with
a small fortune, and n wild temptation
crossed his mind. Then, his lips COM
pressed, his chest stood out and he
went up to the clerks desk.
as there a Mr.. Archer here?" he
asked. 81 must see him at once"
"Not to be dl~sturbed-he is i'll. I'll
send for his secretary, II you like"
do so, please replied Ben and he
fumbled nervously with one of the
hotel cards on a tray, and uncon-
sclously slipped 1t into his pocket as
the same young man who had given
the envelope to him appeared.
The latter looked startled and
frightened as Ben told his story,
81 mistook you on account of the
Clothes" stammered Mr.. Archer's sec
rotary, "Thank you greatly, sir" and
Ben left the hotel in n sort of vague
and dissatisfied mood. He had trav-
ersed about three squares and had
turned into a dark side street, when
three men who had followed him
since he left the hotel sprang upon
him.
Ben was knocked senseless. He
came back to consciousness to find
himself lying on a couch in the smok-
ing room of the hotel. He caught the
words: "We brought him here be-
cause all we found on him was n of
the hotel cards." and, staring about
him, Ben noticed a mar wearing a suit
that was a prototype of his own-Hal
Morley.
"He's the man I gave the envelope
to, and who returned it," spoke Mr..
Archer's secretary.
81 hope he is not hurt seriously"
spoke Morley, in a solicitous tone.
"Why, there Is only one solution to this
mystery. Someone must have been
watching out for me to get that money
and followed and attacked him, taking
him for myself"
The mystery was wholly solved when
Ben learned the identity of Hal Nor
ley.
BLESSED little woman!" exclaimed
Hal. "But for her generous gift of
that suit the bank might have been
eight thousand. dollars short"
So Ben had to go back with him, and
the bank made opulent returns to hum
BILE, honest Ben for his bruised head,
and when he resumed his journey to
the city-riding in a frst-class railway
coach with the best of them-Nina
Morley's pensioner was more fully
equipped than ever for his new start
in life.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
Both Die for Love.

A sad sequel followed a thwarted
love affair at Tarumi, Japan. A young
man suffered from heart trouble, and
went to a home to undergo treatment.
Here he met, fell In love with, and be-
came engaged to a girl, but without the
knowledge of either his or her par
ents. When the young peoples rela-
lions were discovered by the parents,
both families strongly opposed the pro-
posed marriage, and made every eff
fort to prevent further meetings. The
attitude of the parents so upset the
young people that the girl became Ill
and died. On learning Of this the
young man became deeply depressed,
and finally left his home and commit
ted suicide
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

taught ut school instruct their elders
so that everybody knits but father,
and perhaps father knits, too. AT any
rate, he might, If knitting proved as
fascinating and restful to the nerves
as women find It. Children who be-
come expert in knitting squares oc-
casionally knit scarfs also.
Another thing that they are doing
will help the hospital units. All the
old scraps of linen, worn-out table
linen or bed linen, is cut up into small
pieces for making lint. These pieces
are laid on a board or kitchen table,
and scraped with a knife blade, con-
verting them into lint. Small knives
such as are used for pairing vegetables,
or pocket knives, are used for the
work. The linen must, of course, be
perfectly clean.
Other clean rags of white cotton are
cut up into small strips to be used to
stuff pillows. The strips are less than
an inch wide, and may be frayed along
the edges. They vary in length and
are used as a substitute for feathers.
These are all things that even the
smallest children can do. AS soon as
they become expert enough at knitting
there are other things to be made be-
sides squares and scarfs-such as eye
bandages.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

No one knows why the odd suit
shown above was christened by It's ex-
hibitor at a recent style show as "Po-
~cahontas," except that the material 1t
is made of is in a light leather brown
and has q surface like doe-skin. Fan
Tan" or "Sing Joy" would fit 1t ex-
actly and "Plttl Sing" leave nothing
to be desired in the way of a name.
II: inspiration halls from the Flowery
kingdom, as plain as day, and 1t does
credit to its origin. 1t managed to
help its designers to win the laurels
for originality and beauty of design In
apparel for all hours of the day and
evening and for all occasions that
happen In the lives of women of to-
day.
A glove finish material of wool,
which may have been v%elours, was used
to make the straight one-piece frock
without waist line and the Chinese
coat that constitutes this suit. One
might question the origin of the style
In the dress but "China" is proclaimed
by every line of the coat. The lining
of tap-colored satin makes a facing
for the arms and sleeves with edges
finished with ~buttOnhole stitches in
black yarn. An overcoat stitch of the
same defines all the seams In the frock
and outlines the pockets on the coat.
They have pointed flaps buttonhole
stitched about the edge and fastened
down with a small fiat brown button.
At the front of the body of the
frock. cutout applique figures in cloth
and needlework stitches form a large
medallion In which white appears with
a little blue and red. A similar medal
] lion. but much smaller, appears on
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

to death. They were four months going from Jerusalem to Berne. Many died
from starvation and exposure while o. the way. The few who made the trip
successfully arrived starving, emacated and half nude.
Temporary relief awaited them att erne, where clothing also val pro-
vded. En- route, they were attacked by a band Of young Turkish soldiers who
stripped them of everything of value, especially clothing and food.
Many of them have relatives in America by whom they will be cared for.
Others will be taken care of by Jewish charity. At Berne, a n additional
1000 refugees are waiting to be brought We.
Their first act OF arriving on American soil was to offer prayer for their
safe arrival; their first request was for food. The request was granted Inn
mediatey by the New York members of the committee.
To say that two million people ire starving; that in the Lebanon alone
more than 10000 have persisted of starvation and disease; that in Palestine
the population of Jerusalem has fallen by v onethird since the wars
beginning. from the same causes. means perhaps vey little to the horrorjaded
mind. But to have see the naked children lying out in the cold and rain of
the garbagesrewn streets of Beirut, crying out for a crust # bread. till even
the Turkish officials could not bear it any longer and appealed to the American
ambassador to send help; to have seen the thousands of deported Armenians,
mostly women and children, literally rothng to death on the banks of the
Euphrates, these were sights never to be forgotten by those that heheld them.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

the u%pturned brim of the round tur-
ban, made Of the same material as the
suit. Perhaps it is these odd orna-
ments, that suggest bead-work designs
OF the Indians, that led madame, the
designer, to call her effort by an H.
dian name; otherwise 1t is simply a
matter of poetic license.
The Pocahontas suit Is a diversion
in suits, for the woman who can have
several kinds and carry off odd styles.
1t Is pretty and sensible, and alto
gether comfortable, but is not pres
ented as a rival Of the regulation tall
Ored suit. 1t belongs to n different or
der of things and Is refreshingly novel.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
Porterhouse Steak,

The name porterhouse steak orig
mated from a public eating establish
ment. In the old stagecoach days
there was a New York tavern kept by
a man named Porter. This place was
famous on account of the quality of
steaks served to its guests. On one
occasion the innkeeper, to satisfy the
demand of a certain traveller, produced
a piece of sirloin and served it to his
guest-his supply of regular steaks be-
ing exhausted. When cooked and
served, the traveller found it remark
ably good eating, and in a short time
its fame spread and it a named
for the tavern and it's proprietor, "Por-
terhouse" steak. Prior to that time,
this cut, which comes from between
the sirloin and the tenderloin, had been
used only for roasting.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
OrIulnal Anyhow.

Macaulay said of Horace Walpole:
'His mind was a bundle of i~nconslst-
ent whlms and affectations; his fea-
lures were covered by masks within
masks. When the outer disguise Of
obvious a~ffectation was removed you
were still as far as eve from see
ing the real man." T~hackeray OBJ
served Of the letters: "Fiddles sing
all through them; wax lights, fine
dresses, fine jokes, fine plate, fine
equipages glitter and sparkle there"
But there is much in the great cor
respondent of Strawberry Hill be-
sides whim and g~imcrackery, as a few
sentences chosen almost at random
from his letters will show. HIS views
are distinctly his own.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
lsAD XmmA1
~ II
SILK Underwear.

Much silk is shown in the new sup
plies of underwear and many CT th~
t%rousseaux show all kinds of under.
wear as well al nightgowns made IL
silk, cut on simple lines and finished
in tailored fashion. There is Il Ger
tain simplicity about most of the new
underwear. as this tailored finish sug
gests, but no matter how simple all
other garments may be, the under
bodice, camesole, bodice cover, corset
cover-call 1t what you Willis elabo-
rate. 1t is made of every fabric imag-
Unable. including much net and georg-
cite crepe, and II is trimmed with as
much elaboration as ever
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

dents do say it was quite i hit But even if it was not her own creation, Miss
Coles tour in her mothers laundry basket procured her a deal of public
interest Her mother placed a basket of soned clothes on the porch for the
laundry man. In some way Miss Cole got in the basket How she got there
seems to be a mystery, but it is believed she became hidden in the clothes
and wa put in the Basket with them.
Anyway the laundry a failed % see her and took her right away with
% the laundry, and her mother vas frantic with worry, fearing she had
been abducted, and policemen were called to search for her., and oh-lots of
excitement resulted.
Her hiding place was revealed just as she was about to b e dumped into
a boiling vat at thu laundry.
On her return home Monday afternoon, Miss Cole refused to discuss the
Incident. She Is three months old.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

nut brittle or the chocolate fudge or the marshmanow creams which she had
been stirring. Since she wasn't sur which, she began tasting the pieces of
candy into which the three brands had been nodded.
Surrephtousy at first but later-when Miss Cohen announced a reward
boldly the ten others began nbbing and quashing away at everything o N the
big handicapped tables. Between snHes and tears, Miss Cohen announced
that it ws her engagement ring-and, of course, that led to more sympathy
and more search and more nibbhng. Through 1t all she va the center of
inerest-even to have lost a diamond ring makes a girl popular in the Bronx
And then, just when it seemed that the whole candy supply a to be de-
moished, the porter "a in to ask who had left a ring o the window sill in
the washroom and Miss Cohen remembered that she had taken off her ring to
wash her hands after working up that mean old peanut brittle.
That's all there is to it-except that not a single girl offered to walk home
with Mss Cohen that night-whch, considering where she lives, may not be
81 strange after all.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

SIUH VIII IHe yUUHB stli sne WeHt FISIl-
ing Monday in a laundry basket.
Miss Cole should be chided for
dabbling in sen%sationalism that way.
She should remember that a certain
writing gentleman, Mr.. Shakespeare,
anticipated her by a couple of cen
turtles. Mr.. Shakespeare originated
the laundry-basket idea in a show
many years ago, called the "Merry
Wives of Windsor" He had Mr.. Fail
staff, a character in this show, do the
lnnndrv-hnsket stunt and the old resi-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

everything else In sight that looked
big enough to contain a diamond ring.
Later, Miss Cohen tasted the dregs Of
the same cup while the ten foolish
virgins wrestled with the making of
resolutions never, never to taste any
horrid old candy for the rest Of theil
lives, so help 'em.
1t all began when, in the midst of
the forenoon, Miss Cohen suddenly
gave a Bronx Shrek and announced
Historically that she had dropped her
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

duce the story of their escape from
Palestine, subsequent to attacks by
Turks, rescue by representatives Of
the joint distribution committee of
American funds for Jewish war relief,
their safe arrival at Berne, Switzer-
land and the hazardous trip across the
Atlantic.
With trembling bodies and eyes
filled with tears of gratitude, they told
their stories. They told of Jerusalem,
a city once holding $4,000 Jews. But
5000 are left-the others have starved
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

Wire renee IN us cruW. Ine OnIy uII-
ficulty about this explanation was that
the keeper found neither ostrich nor
section of fence missing from his COM
pound.
In the meantime, the puzzle that
his presence In the neighborhood pro-
voked did not disturb the ostrich. He
approached the back yard of the Stob-
be residence under squatter's right,
The yard was strewn with pears and
apples from fruit trees. These he
cleared up forthwith, along with such
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
Baby PIagiarizes Scene From Immortal Will"

NETRoTTA charming debutante is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
~ Cole, sos Artillery avenue. Although it's a harsh charge to place against
one 81 youthful Miss Cole is a rank plagiarst. Merely to create a n impress
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
Jewish Refugees Reach America in Terrible Plight

A N ATLANTIC FORTHWITH minds and bodies almost wrecked by starva-
~ ton and other European wal horrors, 80 Jewish war refugees from Pal
estine arrived here on a French liner: No brush or word picture could repro
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

pieces of broken dishes, knives, marbles, patchwork, tins and other bright
that appealed TO his sense of thing. edible. Now the bird has settled
down to watching for the falling of the apples and pears, unmindful of the
decreasing supply on the trees S. r. Lambourne superintendent of the city
said last night that the bird undoubtedly belongs at the Wandemere
resort. Insistence of many persons who telephoned to him that they had
the city by finding N of its ostiches led Mr.. Lambourne to invesd-
gate when the bird had strayed. He notified the officials o the resort ut at
last reports the ostrich was still holding down the outaeld and inhed IN the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
Wandering Ostrich Cleans Up City Back Yard

GAIT LAKE CITY-John stobbe of 1874 East Third street has a n ostrich
y on his hands. Mr. Stdbbe allows that it is some bird. At first 1t was gen
orally supposed that 1t had wandered away from Liberty park, with a panel OF
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

The true c%onquerors are often those
"hom the world calls the vanquished.
Max Muller.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
Why Girl Candy Workers Swore Off Sweet Stuff

NEW YoRK-whne Miss Therese Cohen of 2s Minerva place. the Bronx
\ v was tasting the u OF popularity in the candy factory in West Thirty
fourth street. where she works, the ter other girls in that place we're tasting
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24

England employs 10000 women as
In COVER ofieea
The Clio messenger., 1917-06-01
FREE RANGE FOR THE SHEEP
Upper Peninsula Opens Cut-Over
Lands to Pasture as War
Measure.

East Lansing, Mich.-One of the
most decisive moves in the direction
Of promoting food production in Mich
igan has been made by upper PENN
sula men, who have thrown open 25,-
600 acres of cut-over lands to any
sheep or livestock men who wish TO
fatten stock on them. The animal
husbandry department of the Michigan
Agricultural college accordingly, has
offered to act as intermediary be-
tween southern Michigan sheep and
stockmen who would like to send their
flocks north and the men In the Lake
Superior country who have made the
offer Of free pastures.
In Its essence the plan Is this: Men
with fiocks in southern Michigan have
been invited to send their sheep north
for the season to Craze on the ideal
pasture lands of the upper peninsula.
BY so doing the acreage which these
animals require for grazing in this
section of the state will be made avail
able for crops. The upper peninsula
land, on the other hand, because most
of II has not been rid Of stumps Is
unsuitable for crops In its present
condition, but affords excellent pas
ture-a fact which has been repeated
ly demonstrated by experiments con-
Quoted by the college and by northern
Michigan individuals. Men shipping
their sheep or steers TO the free pas
lures, however, will be required to pay
their own transportation charges. and
to make arrangements for having the
sheep looked after while they are on
the range.
But even SO, the plan Is such
practicable one, that one of southern
Michigan's biggest sheep men has al
ready begun the northward movement
by making preparations to ship 1000
head of sheep to the free pasture
lands, while several thousand head
have also come in from the West.
Sheepmen and livestock raisers
have been advised that they can be
placed in touch with the livestock
end of the war plans by communicate
ing with w. #. Raven, livestock ex-
man for the college.
The Clio messenger., 1917-06-01
IT never FAILS TO
END MISERY OF PILES

Hundreds of people in this vicinity"
says Peterson, know Of the mighty heal
ing power OF PETERsON's OINTMENT
In eczema, salt rheum. old sores. itching
skin and ulcers. They know II cures these
ailments-that It is guaranteed to cure
them"
Now I want to say to every sufferer
from piles. either blind, bleeding or Itch
ing. that will guarantee that a 8-cent
box Of PETERSON'S OINTMENT will
rid you of piles or your druggist viii re-
turn your money.
For years I suffered terribly with Itch
ing and bleeding piles. tried everything
and despaired of ever getting rid OF them.
II gives me great pleasure to state that
Peterson's Ointment entirely cured me.
and sincerely recommend II to all suf-
ferers. Yours truly. David A. Seymour.
supt. OF Parks, Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
The Clio messenger., 1917-06-01
POTATOES MENACEO
BY SCAB AND SCURF
Seed Must Be Treated to Check
Diseases, Say Experts.
REMEDIES ARE VERY SIMPLE
Use Of FormaIdehyde and Corrosive
SubIimate Will Mean Big Saw
ing to Michigan Farm

East Lansing, Mich.-The old foes
Of the Michigan farmer, potato scab
and black scurf-the latter known as
"rhizoctOnia" In exclusive scientific
circles, will take the field in force this
coming summer to work havoc with
the tuber crop unless something is
done to checkmate them, say potato
specialists of the Michigan Agricul-
tural college. The something" which
the potato experts are recommending
is formaldehyde for the scab, or cor
rosive sublimate-where both the scab
and black scurf are present. In those
sections Of the state where farmers
failed to treat their seed last summer,
the losses from black scurf alone
ranged from 10 to Is per cent of the
crop in most cases, and as high as 25
per cent in others. In no field among
those inspected was the loss greater
than per cent where the precaution
had been taken to treat the seed.
Corrosive Subimate Back Again.
IF clean, smooth potatoes are dis
infected before planting" say the men
who have studied the tubers through
all their troubles and trials. "the scab
can be reduced to q minimum. Farm
ers in general must depend upon seed
treatment To protect their crop. Long