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The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
Korniloff, Russ Man of Iron
Military Leader BY Nature
Commanders Heroes Are Soldiers and His
Romance the Fortun1s of Battle-Talks
Kindly to Little Pigeons.

journey. The platform was crowd.
ed with soldiers. To prove a poini
ne was making. the general tappe<
one on the arm to speak 10 hin,
when the mans eye caught the IN.
sigma OF his rank upon the ren.
erafs shoulder q look Of fesr csr,,
over his stolid face. Ths gener.
saw II before ! did.
Tel the lady. little pixeon. n,
saio IN tones one might bsve No.
70 frightened child, athe nur,h.,
OF your regiment, where Won co,,,,
from: and how long you have beer
The soldier smiled, at fr,t tirtd.
~ ana then confidently. as he ,-,v,
the information. e'
Good lad!' said the general
could not understand N. now n,
words which followed. What doe,
he say?' asked.
man with a skin tanned te
Sne color OF old oak could blush
"oulo swear that the general az
80. ohly that he hoped TO nrbt
back" US hurry
Slowly We rumbled sIonr -,
miles which lay between ~, -
Petrograd. and many a waux AZ
the general and / take un snS
oown the platforms where we haIt.
eo' There was another general or
BOARD. BY this time he has nrob.
eoly sunk into the oblivion whicb
always felt he deserved, and vii,
NOT mention his name. But he tr,y-
eieo IKE q prince. His special car
rage was at the end OF the train.
ms meals were specially prensres
py MS special cook. and his aIde,
ana secretaries were ALWAYS tn s,,5.
oence' looking most important Tn.
general himself was very fst -,
DID, and abnormally nat-footed. ".
USED occasionally to scowl al ms
ana my escort, and caress Mis- Ions
peard with much-manicured nnr.rs
Gen. hornilon's prowess in the din.
ing car left me speechless with ad.
miratlon. Not that he had a large
appetite. On the contrary, he sts
ana drank sparingly, and, in that
was a great contrast to most of nj,
fellow passengers. But Il was hI,
ahility TO cope with food which
should have been eaten a consider.
able number Of days before which
made me dub him the man Of iron. "
IL was not easy to provision our
train. We were late. and many
heavily-laden trains had preceded us
No one complained, but fresh food
was growing scarce. At least, on.
evening. a dish was passed which
was declined unanimously almost be.
fore il made its appearance. But
there was one exception. I watched
Gen. Kornilon and said TO myself
Certainly, this time he will die"
The next morning, the first person
saw was Gen. Kornilon. He look,
ed as calm and imperturbable al
usual. but ventured to say. "Ar,
you feeling well this morning."
| Certainly. Why not?" he asked
surprised. Il am never iIl."-Londou
Chronicle.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
By Mrs. ALAN LErHBRrDGE.

/ have known many Russians. from
generals to journalists. ! have met
many officers OF aearly every nation
But ! have never encountered a Rus
sian or an ocfier with such a per-
sonality as Gen. Laurence Korniloi.
When first ! knew him he was un-
known to the world-a simple general
Of Siberian Infantry Division Yet
even then was conscious OF certain
awe-not of the man himself. but of
the latent power in him.
The war was over a month old when
Travelled in his company from
Omsk to Petrograd. We made friends
over the sneezes of an apprehensive
scrap Of humanity in the shape Of
the small wife. of a Russian civil
engineer. She was rapidly and visibly
developing influenza, and the general
and / had each our pet remedy to
offer. BY the end of the FIRST day our
victim had given up the struggle and
retired to the isolation OF her coupe,
and we continued the acquaintance so
inauspiciously begun.
used to sit in his coupe and listen
to him talk. II was always OF war,
past, present, and to come. His
heroes were soldiers, his literature
military textbooks. II he dreamed.
am sure It was Of battles. At that
time 1, in company with many others,
spoke lightly Of crushing Germany in
three months. When ! mentioned
1 this to him he shook his head.
Think" said he In his perfect
English. think what a start Ger
many has. More eggs will have to
be broken to make this omelette than
anyone can prophesy. And we in
this country are encumbered with the
German official machine without the
\ advantage of German organization"
1 Then ! spoke OF the Russian officer
as l had seen him at Omsk since the
outbreak of war-keen, alert, we'll
set-up. intelligent.
) we have gone far since the Jap.
1 anese war" admitted the general
Then we took nothing sufficiently
seriously. The japanese, what wert
they? Little men who lived on rice
And we could blow them-pouf!-likt
that ut we found out our mistake
It taught us a lesson which We learn.
ed, and these officers. who you say
are SO like your English officers, are
the result"
He was interested to hear what J
could tell him of my personal
knowledge of Lord Roberts. for ht
was a great admirer OF England and
OF Englishmen.
'I have never met him." he said
but 1 have always venerated him
And. in truth. the two men hac
much in common. physically anc
mentally. Both were below the av-
erage height. spare. strong and
sinewy. Both were direct In
speech. devoid Of self-consciousness
simple in aim and infinitely beloved
by those beneath them. remem.
ber how Gen. Korniloff and
descended from the train at one oi
the numerous stops on our Ions
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30

hands Of its present youth. The
church edifices are attractive and we'll
kept and indicate that most Of the
people are church-going. All denomi-
nations are well represented here.
One of the most inspiring of the
recently constructed buildings is that
of the Alexandria Hospital. which has
Just been completed at a cost of ap-
proximately 10000. After a careful
Inspection Of this building one feels
that 1t Is equal to any demands made
upon 1t. The established conditions of
labor here make this community one
to appeal to those looking for manu-
featuring locations and insures the
future Of the city as the home Of q
progressive and successful people.
Back Of this picture Of Industrial
development Is the genial mayor, Hon.
Thomas A. Fisher, and a liberal city
government. Cooperating in the
movement that is so rapidly crystal
king beyond the expectations Of the
most sanguine Is an energetic Cham
Der OF Commerce and an active Re-
tail Merchants Association.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
Alexandra, Rejuvenated,
Spreads Prosperity Here
Virginia City Is Center of Re-awakening in
All Lines of Business Endeavor;
Shipyards Work Overtime

freight from North and South Is dis
trib6ed. In this connection one Is
enthuSed with the wonderful possibili-
ties Of Alexandria as a factory loca-
ton. The available transportation Ia
cllities make 1t a potential factory 10
cation for manufactures of every
kind. Looking across the river the
large buildings of the Washington
Steel and Ordnance Company are
visible. Plying between that point
and this city is the steamer Atlantic,
which daily ferries hundreds OF Alex
andrians to and from work there.
This plant is counted an Alexandra
industry because OF the satisfactory
accommodations here for its labor. An
inquiry about the Portner Brewing
Company's buildings developed that
they were now the manufacturing
home OF the Virginia Feed and Milling
Corporation, and is being run to full
capacity in the manufacture OF poul-
try and stock feed.
Bliss SIX Mills.
An enterprise Of unusual interest Is
the Bliss SILK Throwing Mills, where
silk thread is manufactured In hand
some. modern factory buildings COW
ering a city block. The management
now has in contemplation additional
buildings where silk cloth will be
made. Hundreds of young women are
employed here. and all are commenda-
tory in talking Of the conditions sur
rounding their employment Leaving
here we visit a large four-story fac
tory building erected and used by the
Paff Shoe Company in the manufac-
ture of children's shoes. Going back
into the city one is surprised to md
the countless enterprises that are now
running to maximum capacity.
In the extreme western part or the
city the Southern Railway shops are
located, with every kind of large
| building, many of them recently built,
essential in the conduct Of a railroad
at very important shipping point.
/ There are retail stores here of every
description, and all of them carry live
/ stocks of merchandise at competitive
| prices. thus insuring food and cloth
| ing at minimum cost. In looking over
the residential sections Of the city one
| is impressed with the comfortable
homes of the old type rented at rea-
/ sonable rates The northwestern part
| of the city has been improved by sub
divisions, splendidly developed, they
having broad roadways, electric light
city water. city gas and transportation
opportunities OF interurban electric
lines. Dotting the hills are beauti-
fully attractive homes differing to
meet the wants Of the mechanic and
the capitalist.
The city has modernly equipped
school buildings and the curriculum
is the equal of many larger cities
The new high school building is 10
Gated on a commanding site and from
its flag STATS at either end the star
and stripes and the state STANDARD
float to the breeZes Of democracy
II is majestic and proclaims the sue
cessful future of the city in the
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30

"washington will never be city
Of busine. because Of the absence OF
factories" The foregoing has been
drumrned into the ears of Washing
tonians so often that We accept II
without question, but Washington Is
Indirectly benefiting from factories
even though they do not lie within the
prescribed limits of the city. Wash
ington factories are located In Alex
andria. our nsighbor in Virginia.
A visit to Alexandria today reveals
q city rejuvenated. Located on deep
water with trunk lines Of arilroad
connecting it with the crude materials
necessary in the manufacture OF an3
o: the finished products and these
transportation facilities Offering un-
eQualled opportunities for the is-El-
button Of merchandise 1t Is not SUI
prisinz 10 ind this community aglow
with the sounds from the industriai
anvil.
Hundreds of skilled mechanics have
been recently brought, and others are
enroute, to supply needed labor "a
meeting the increasing demands made
upon the old and the new manufac-
turing enterprises of the city. While
large numbers have responded to the
call the chamber of commerce is now
diligently seeking labor throughout
The country. Large numbers of skill
led glass blowers are now engaged
BY the Old Dominion Glass Company
in the manufacture Of bottles and jars
and the demand for more men is the
slogan of the industry.
Big shipbuiIding Plant.
Near the glass factory is the plant
of the General Ship Building Com
pany, wher a submarine chaser was
launched last week and where six
others are in the course Of construc-
ton. Looking into the yard and shops
of this plant one 10 at once impressed
with the skill and management
evidenced everywhere. 1t Is safe to
predict that this company will do
large part in rebuilding the merchant
marine Of the world at the close OF
the present war. Another ship yard
located in the southern part OF the
city Is busily working on river and
bay craft OF sail. steam and motor
power. Many of the fish and oyster
boats; scows and tugs familiar here
about were built at this plant and IL
is destined, because Of skill and loca-
ton, to grow into a larger enterprise
ne AlcNdIlurld OOunIy L4ShNAh5 NOAAA'
pany's plant distributing electricity
across the river. back into the
country and to the city for illuminat-
ing and manufacturing purposes, al
reasonable rates Is at Wolfe street
and the Strand. Farther up the river
front Is the plant OF the Alexandris
Fertilizer and Chemical Compan!
with its acid chambers and mixing
factories covering fourteen acres oi
ground. Here cargoes OF materials
from South American ports are un'
loaded by electric cranes at 1t:
splendidly equipped pier.
Just north Of this industry Is the
Potomac railroad yards. where all the
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30

Sigray, who had held many impor-
tant posts in the service Of the en-
pire and whose position at the court
was beyond any possible question.
She has given a private hospital TO
the Austrian forces, and, with New
York enterprise, has seen to 1t that
the government also had a f1rst class
X-ray outfit for the treatment Of the
wounded.
American Girls In Austria.
Making up more of the notable list
of marooned Americans there 10 the
beautiful Mabel Wright, now the
Countess Zichy. She was one OF the
most striking beauties Of this coun-
try and her face brought her for
tune where many rich women OF less
charm failed.
A famous Italian sculptor used her
as the model for a magnificent figure
Of an angel, and 1t is said that the
Austrian Emperor himself bought the
work of art.
And among the women who must
think of the Stars and Stripes as they
regard their noble surroundings Is
Nora Iselin, now the Countess Col
leredo- Mansfield. She is the daughter
of c. Oliver Iselin. once one OF the
best-known millionaires in this coun-
try. His patronage of yachting and
other sports made him famous. Her
husband has held the secretarial post
at the Rome Embassy. one OF the
places that an Austrian nobleman
covets most Of all.
From one of the Oldest Virginia
families there comes Miss Agnes Car
roll. who married Count Anton Heus-
senstamm. The daughter of the late
John A. Stewart. Gladys Virginia
Stewart. is the wife OF Count Julius
Apponyi. who is captain Of Hussars In
, the Austrian army.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
SMOKING IN PLACE OF EATING.

Smoke more and eat less!" This is
the latest advice given to the British
people In the food shortage situation.
1t comes from Sir John Rees, who
says: 1T is to be hoped that the in
creased tobacco duty will not reduce
the quantity. The less people smoke
the more they are liable to eat. 1t is
well known that the grossest eaters
are non-drinkers and non-smokers."
This advice refers to women as well
as men, for the smoking habit has
spread widely among women since the
war started. Formerly women smoked
only In their homes or In restaurants.
Now they can be seen in the streets
and in factories pulling away at pipes,
mild cigars or cigarettes.
Arrests of W, men for smoking In
munitions factories became so common
that the magistrate had to impose Sc
we're penalties to break it up.-Milwau'
kee Wisconsin.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30

London, Sept. 2s.-American women
who have been expatriated tnrousn
their marriage to foreigners have
pathetic role, indeed, to play during
these days that try the souls OF hu-
mankind. Expatriation, always bitter
to the patriot. becomes an overwheim-
ing burden to the American In these
times when their country, the noblest
Of them all. Is about to strike the
most tremendous and majestic blow
ever struck by a nation at war. Even
to be expatriated to a friendly any
may well prove ranking to an Ameri-
can who possesses a full measure OF
patriotic pride, and to be marooned
from the civilized world in the ranks
of our enemy IL proving as bitter as
hemlock to numbers Of true Ameri-
cans at heart. Among these the most
poignant sufferers are the erstwhiie
American girls, now the wives OF
enemy aliens who, in their distress
have, almost to a woman, tdentineo
themselves with the Red Cross Of their
husbands countries.
Among the more prominent OF those
who suffer thus appears the former
Gladys Vanderbilt. who has been an
angel of mercy in Austria-Hungary
and who now finds herself arrayed
against her home land and family.
Her husband is a staff captain with
Gen. Danki in that dangerous Galician
region where the Russians once hoped
to make the critical drive Of the war.
Her brother, Col. Cornelius Wander
bilt, Is now in the field In the United
States with the Twenty-second Engi-
neers, preparing to seek the European
battlefields where 1t is within the
realm of possibility that he will fnd
| himself directly and personally op-
posed to the dashing young man who
! married his sister.
Brother Lusitania Victim.
So there is a sad young woman ovel
in the far land, laboring for the Rec
| Cross. the wounded and for a cause
that is not that of her family and th'
! friends of her childhood. Indeed, ]
was the death of her own brother
| Alfred G. Vanderbilt. that had a
much to do with molding American
sentiment against the Teutonic pow
| ers as any one incident Of the war
| Whatever may be the fact Of the rea
cause Of the underlying break, thu
public mind holds most prominentl!
| the sinking OF the Lusitania as al
item Of resentment, and the mos
prominent victim of that ocean dis
aster was her own brother. sent to
watery grave by a torpedo that can'
from a C-boat.
One brother dead as a noncombat
ant victim of war. another in KHAKI
ready to fight, a couple Of nephew
wearing the uniform Of America am
scores Of relatives and friends eithe
in the ranks or in the councils of th
republic, the position Of this unfortu
nate young woman Is indeed one o
the most pathetic stories Of the who'll
cataclysm that is shaking the world
There Is q higher law that Is no
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
ABILENE CLUB is FULL
Sixty Members Already Enlisted and
Others Waiting

The Abilene club has reached its
limit of sixty members and hereaf-
ter all applicants for membership
will be put on the waiting list Up
to date one man more than will be
admitted has applied for member
ship. 1t is probable that the mem
bership will be increased soon as
more applications come in.
The Kirby house on East Third
is being made ready and the club
will be in it's new home by March
first. Billiard and pool tables have
already been bought.
The club is not in regular work
ing order just yet however, and ac-
cording to Arthur Hurd, all plans
for the betterment of the city will
be left to the city federation for
the next few weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
THE BASIS OF ALL LAW

Nowhere in all the centuries of
recorded speech will you ever find
so brief and comprehensive a sum-
mary of the moral obligations due
from one man to another as in the
Ten Commandments. They form the
basis of all the law, written and
unwritten, that has ruled and guild
ed mankind from the time of Ham
murabai until the present. But they
are only one of the inspired fea-
lures that make the Bible the Book
of Books, whose teachings have
guided mankind for centuries. The
Big Print Red Letter Edition, offered
by this paper to its readers, is the
most comfortable and convenient
form in which the Bible is printed.
Suppose you read the coupon offer
in today's paper, elsewhere. You
ought to have a copy for your fam
lily and yourself.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
ACHERS MUSTN'T DANCE
SAYS HERINGTON BOARD

Harrington school teachers are en-
trely too frivolous, say members OF
the school board of that city. They
don't attend to their work, but do
attend dances, wear short dresses
and otherwise disport themselves in
a manner unbecoming a school teach
err and it must be stopped, say the
board members. The charge has
been made that the social activities
of some of the teachers prevent their
giving satisfactory service in the
school room.
Because of these deficiencies and
because of the earnest desire to look
after the welfare of their teachers
as well as to afford proper training
for the youth of the city it is report
ed that attendance at dances and
extremes in dress will be prohibited
by the board.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
BELGIUM RELIEF WORK
WILL GO FORWARD NOW

A telegram from the Commission
for Relief in Belgium to G. NJ Har-
ger, chairman of the Kansas Bel
GUM Relief Fund, received today
says:
you can now consider that the
recent uncertainty in regard to the
continuance OF our work is at an
end. We confirm press dispatches
announcing that the orders to our
men to leave Belgium have been re-
scinded and that they will now re-
main at their posts under exactly
the same conditions as before ow-
ing to effective organization there
are sufficient reserve food stocks in
Belgium to allay all fear of famine
pending the arrival of the foodstuffs
we are now commencing to dispatch.
We would be glad II you would give
the matter as wide publicity as
possible in order to revive the sup
port OF the commission which we
fear may have temporarily had a
setback owing to the premature re-
port that our men had left Bel
GUM"
Contributions are steadily coming
TO the Kansas fund and being for
warded to the New York headquar-
tiers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
A GOOD FRIEND

A good friend stands by you when
in need Abilene people tell how
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test. Mr. Hghtner endorsed Doan' S
ten years ago and again confirms
the story Could you ask for more
convincing testimony?
]. C. Lightner, carpenter, 703
S. Cedar St, Abilene. says: Dull
pain in the small of my back caused
me great deal of suffering and at
times got so bad that | had to sit
down. 1t was hard for me to straigh-
ten after STOPPING and at one time
/ had to give up my work. | also
had attacks of gravel and the secre-
tions passed too freely, obliging me
to get up at night. l tried different
medicines. but got nothing more
than temporary relief until l COM
menced taking Doan's Kidney Pills.
They removed all the ailments"
Mr.. Lightner gave the above
statement on February. 1906. and
on January %. 1915. he said: I
haven't been troubled by my kid
neys to speak of in the past several
years. Should l have need of kid
ney medicine again, Doan's Kidney
Pills is the one would take"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-th same that
Mr. Lightner has twice publicly rec
commended. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, n. Y.-A6v
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
HARRY BRICKER IS OUT OF
SALIVA HOSPITAL, AGAIN

A letter from Harry Bricker, who
has been in Salina hospital some
time with an infection in his arm,
which was badly injured in an ac-
cident some months ago. states that
he left the hospital Wednesday af-
ternoon and is now at the home of
his son, Frank Bricker, in Salina
Mr.. Bricker is just able to move
about at present but expects to get
back on the farm in couple of
weeks. THE WOOD pile would sure
look good to me right now" seys
Mr. Bricker.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
FORMER DICKINSON TEACHER
TO TAKE WESTERN TRIP

Some of the Reflector readers of
Dickinson county will recognize this
picture as one of their school ma ans
33 years ago. Mrs Ella Price had
her photo taken a few weeks ago
aud her former pupils will admit
she only looks a few years older
than she was 33 years ago Mrs.
Price don't believe in getting old
and thinks it's foolish She believes
in women taking active part in poll
tics and was an active worker for
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
II. c. OF l.. GOING Up
WITH NO END VISIBLE

An Abilene grocer received car
load Of Utah potatoes today that cost
him $500, by far the most costly
carload ever brought to town. Pota-
toes now sell at $275 to SO a
bushel. The crop in the U. S. was
only 81 per cent of normal last
year.
Apples, not extra apples. either,
sell at $2.75 a box-an apple and a
potato cost about the same. Apples,
potatoes and oranges are approx
mately the same price.
A 5O-pound sack of flour costs
$240, more than double the price
a year or two ago.
But-do you like rice and corn
meal mush? Rice is only 121a
cents a pound; it formerly was 10
cents. Corn meal is S5 cents a sack
used to be 25. II you can enjoy
a mush and rice diet you can get
along fairly well. and If prices keep
on going up that's what we may all
come to eventually.