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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

lin Washington Sir Herbert Ames said
that the greatest, recruiting officer. is
the wife who knows that if her hus-
band goes to the front she viii be able
to feed and clothe her children in his
absence ?Y
So said Mrs. Giles scott Rafter:
prominent officer of the National Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher
associations, who has chosen as her
war work the more intensive appM-
catlon OF her work for many years
past in encouraging the Gu! tiNatien Of
city back yards and vacant lots for
the production of a larger food supply
for the people.
Mrs Rafter has gone from city to
city, year after year, promoting the
cultivation of city Homogeneous, and
mas spent summer after summer in
seethingl towns noting the fulflIment
OF her projects. She has seen the
fruitlon of her seIf-sacrifcing work in
families richer and stronger physical
ly and. morally for their efforts in
home production
Working hand in hand with the
Government farm and garden experts
IN their efforts to increase the food
supply of the nation, where that work
touches the city back yard and vacant
lot problem, Mrs. Rafter's endeavors
have been extended to the families of
soldiers who have left for the front or
for the training camps.
In her work among the boys and
girls of the Capital City she has set
an example to the country in splen-s
did achievement plan for boys and
girls which comprises scheme for
systematic food production that has
received the Endorsement of the De-
partment of Agriculture, and for
which she has secured as well the in
terest and cooperation of the Sg,ri
scouts of the District of Columbia. of
which organization she is the leader
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

eellor gloried in the act Which in the
eyes of the Norla was, b sdisgracefuli
and cowardly forgery. He admitted
that it brought on the war of 1870
1871
The Present Emperor And His Father.
Emperor Frederick, the father of
the present Emperor. reigned but "a
hundred days, dying of cancer of the
throat after terrible suffering. This
ruler was perhaps the most blamefess
| Of all the Hohenzollern rulers and
was a striking contrast in tempera-
ment to- his predecessor and to his
son William the Second, who came TO
the throne at the age of twenty eight.
versatile. ambitious and thoroughly
self-conscious young man.
The young ruler had no intention
of being overshadowed by his Prime
Minister and eighteen months after
his accession he dropped the. pilot"
Prince Bismarck, who seemed not I'M
willing to surrender the power he had
held SO long. Emperor william at
once conceived the idea that it was
Germany's destiny to rule the world
and that the world was in a conspiracy
for the destruction of his country.
England he believed to be the prime
mover Ia anti-German world CON-
spiracy. obsessed with this idea he3
entered the war of 1914 His army
was amply prepared for war, for like
his ancestors the spirit of n1ilitarisna
has dominated his reign and for the
first two years of the warss.sG ernl an
was noted at every turn
The men were mere machines and
were sacrificed again and again to
gain a few feet of ground. That the
German people are. tired of, war and
bloodshed is unquestioned. but they
are loyal When President Wilson. in
his address, to Congress said. I'VE
have no quarrel with the German peo-
ple- We have no feeling toward them
but one of sympathy and friendship.
1t was not upon their impulse that
their government acted in entering
this war. It was not with their pre-
vious knowledge of approval, he
struck the keynote of the German
situation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

IN the service of the Governm is
OF a like opinion and is disseminating
her knowledge in that direction as
widely as, possible. She is Mrs. Hen
r1etta w. Calvin,a specialist in Home
economics in the United States
bureau of Education, and she has
workedrout somewha. startling table
showing what the. daily waste of a few
everyday mmodities in the average
american household, amounts to. In
recent interview she. stated:
"A slice of bread wasted day. a
teaspoonfuI of sugar thrown away. a
level teaspoonfu1 of butter left on the
side Of a plate and thrown into the
garbage pail every day, and the nation
has lost more than a million pounds
Of bread, eight hundred thousand
pounds of sugar, and two hundred
thousand pounds of butter dayi
II ship were sent out every day
laden with, this amount to feed the
starving Belgian children. we would
think that we were doing quite a lot
or good; yet this amount of these few
everyday commodities is absolutely
wasted in America every day.
Mrs. Calvin's war work in and out
OF Office, by means of writings, lee
lures, and personal talks, is in the
interest of greater economy on the
part of the housewife in purchasing
food, by discriminating use of food
products and by stopping every par
hcle of waste in kitchen and at table,
1t is the women of the country who
can control the food supply to great
extent at this time she says,
+ Mrs. Calvin urges women during
wartime to use the more perishable
foods for household consumption, such,
as milk, eggs, cottage cheese, all of
which serve the needs of the body
well in relation to supplying building
tissue, reserving as far as possible
for storage and for expectation to the
soldiers at home and abroad the non
perishab1es. such as meat and beans.
She Urges Backyard Gardening.
DO you recall that when he was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

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branches of the house. In, the six
teenth century both branches took the
Protestant side. &,
/ AT the beginning OF the seventeenth
century the Franconian line died out
1 and All its Possessions passed to the
| elder Electoral or Bradenburg branch
~ the mousse and In 1910 Frederick
| sfillian. the Great Elector, became
.ne neau OF the house, and when he
died his son became Frederick the
first king Of Prussia, and the direct
ancestor of the present Emperor Will
liam II. When this monarch. came to
the, throne he found that his father
had left behind him a war chest pro-
ducing annually about $3.50. 900.
which meant at that time twenty times
as much as It would today. He had
fh1rty-six battalions of infantry. forty
squadrons OF cavalry, twenty-seyen
hundred garrison troops, a model ar
tillery, well filled stores and a popala
ton Of about 1900, 900 and territory
of $4,000 square miles. His African
company was able to place twelve
frigates to say nothing Of smaller craft
at his disposal which piled in time of
peace between. Emden and his forts
on thesG Gold Coast. He had formed a
school Of craftsmanship and some ,ex-s
eellent general officers grew up under
his system. While the Elector had
exercised a careful stewardship and
left the finances of his country in
condition of fair efficiency, the state
of the people was dep1orabIe. Drunk
enness was universal, men INDUCED
in nameless vices and thievery. and
murder was common. Out of such
unpromising material the Hohenzol-
Tern Kings began their reign.
The first ruler. Frederick II was
not remarkable for his statesmanship.
and his financial methods were anna
flourish. his expenditures on ponap and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

| lse and revived the Hohenzollern alb
solutism in all it's force His wife,
the much loved Queen Louise. was
one bright spot in his reign.
Frederick William w. who was, his
successor, was an habitual drunkard
and his reign of twenty-one years seems
to have been one long succession OF
broken promises to his own people
and broken agreements with foreign
governments. When the people re-
belled against this unfair treatm emit.
he brought out his army to stop that
rebellion. and many of his subjects in
Guiding Carl Schurz sought refuge in
the United States. Finally the people
of Berlin rose against him and when
he ordered his soldiers to drive them
out they defeated his soldiers and
compelled him to stand bareheaded on
the balcony of his palace, while the
bodies of the people who had been
killed were borne past him for burial.
He was afflicted. with an incurabIe
malady of the ear, and after much
suffer1ng became insane and was
placed under restraint. His brother
William became the regent and after
the death of the mad King came to
the throne as William +
William And Bismarck.
1t seems difficult for historians to
decide whether the question: BILE deeds
of the Hohenzellern throne during his
reign were due to himself or to Prince
Bismarck. the Prime Minister, who
seems to have dominated this rulers
reign. The seizure of the duchies of
Observation-Disclosures in violation of the
treaty engagements of the annexation
of the Kingdom of Hanover, and of
the duchy of Nassau and the alto
gether iaexcusable conf1scation of the
personal fortune and private posses
sions of the King and Queen of Han
over, the late Emperor Williams
cousins and his old time friends will
always be blots on the reign of that
ruler. Another shady transaction was
Bismarck's Justification of the cele-
DRAFTED telegraphic. dispatch from Films
which precipitated the Franco-Prus-
sian War in 1870. The Iron Chan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

Il
Souci palace at Potsdam. However.
when the. time came to Use the armv
his father had r,arfoo+xd +,,ta,.,
/ bin,saIf :, - :
he had tbe bast 1865 49,, . a.s.
that n,isstt s.ilu
vail VIE, 80 s s.ouiu Pc
sTaria r,,aTas -. Gh,'iI uleles Win
his - :. a. ise allal e,leu
thai - ~ a..1. 80 IL nieu nel
nrovinca ~ ~ a1,t 49, ~ IN, e ella.
maintain her c1ai,,,s r. ~ IT.
Inheritance and vote for the election
of her husband as Emperor. IF she
refused he declared that he would take
care of his own interests. The occu-
patton of Silesias was NOT ,,n1ilxa tho
of Belgium TODAY ana Tho aIisto,,, ~
the HotenzolIern family 7seer,s ~ 10
repeating itself Under F,n,neror WI
liam Later Saxonv met tI,e same fate
because she resented the violation of
neutrality when Frederick marched
his army into Dresden Austria We
not ready 10 save Saxonv ana in tta
course Of tinoa tho Saxo,, 49,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
Ever Since the Beginning
Of Its Rule This Famous
House Has Been Noted
for It's Love Of Militarism
and CONQUEST.
1Q gC0nQueSt,
Copyright. 7917s by The international; :
s: Syndicate. = ~

Copyright. 19I7s by The international. +
Syndicate 4 4 y
~, MES IDEAS Of right and wrong
sare largely influenced by
environment and by family ira
- gditioux that have been revered
and observed for generations.
The milftarism of Prussia has been
the topic of Sdisrnssion for many years
and especially since July, 1914. 1T is
Tot the ccnception of the presents sEm-
peror nor sof his grandfather, who,
founded the German Empires but has
its origin more than two centuries ago
and IT'S growth has been q part of the
system under which that people has
advanced and prospereti. 1t is In
stitufaonai with the political govern.
ment OF the race and comesl to the.
present Emperor as am fnheritance
from his forefatherss all of whom be-
lieved In its efficiency for the upbuild-s
ing of. the nation and the glory and
honor. Of their subjects. whether
such a regime is in the interest Of fu4y
p1anityi and civilization and of the
advancement of mankind, may or may
not be entirely settled by the present
conflict Let us hope that it will be.
Early Princes.
The name of Hohenzollern lis derived
from the ancestral Castle zoIlern or
Hohenzollern in .Swabia- The origin
OF the house Is involved in obscurity.
The family name occurs in history as
early as the eleventh century and oc-
cupied a prominent place among the
early princeIy families as far back as
the hrsts half of the twelfth century.
Even at that early period their craze
Tor militarfsm and conoueSf 10 record
Cd. During the fifteenth century the
Hchenxol1ern dominions were divided
between the electoral and Franconian
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
SUITS "TURNED" IN HUNGARY
TaIors Trick Now Saves the Labor
and Expense OF New
Garment.

Budapest. Hungary.-It is n badge
Of patriotism in Hungary nowadays to
wear coat with the side pocket on
the right-hnnd side revealing that the
garment has been turned so as to make
it presentable. thus saving the labor
and expense of new suit. In fash
ionable restaurants and hotels one
sees many prominent people thus at
tired.
Nobody, not even war millionaire,
can afford many new suits nowadays,
and the tailors are reluctant to make
clothes even at their own price, which
is now about 500, cash in advance, for
a suit which would cost about $50
in peace time. The tailor generally
tries to dissuade a would-be customer
from ordering a new suit, at the same
time Offering to turn his old suit and
make II look like new for SO or SIS.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
RIVER NAVIGATION TO BOOM
Immense Tonnage May Be Moved on
Mississippi From New Orleans
to ST. Paul.

Memphis, Tenn.-One company is be-
ing organized with "A capital stock Of
80, 100000 for the purpose of develop
ing navigation on the Mississippi river,
and there are indications that other
corporations with the same object will
be organized within the next few
months. River men believe that be-
cause of the congested condition Of
railroads river navigation will come
into its own. There is immense ton
mage that might be moved by water all
the way from New Orleans to st. Paul
and along the tributaries Of the Mis-
sissippI, including the Ohio river and
the Missouri river.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08


jectedly away after being told she had
no chance.
Because / want to do something
quick for my country" she answered.
I'D have gone TO scrub floors. Do you
know If they pay a stenographer any
thing? Yes, well, I'd have gone for
nothing"
The nurses feel the same way about
1t. There's heart-burning and disap-
pointment among those left behind in
the hospitals of the city. one nurse,
n Canadian, registered as French
army nurse as well as with the Ameri-
can Red Cross, insisted that she be al
lowed to go, since she had served "A
year in the small hospitals of France
and knew the game.
That's just why you must stay
here answered the head nurse to
whom she applied. You have had
your chance and now you'll have to let
someone else have try at 1t. 1t
wouldn't he fair to give 1t twice to
you"
The Canadian gave up with bad
grace, but finally consoled herself with
the thought that these early units
would soon be followed by others. and
that If the war lasts as long as now
seems probable those who went late
would be less near the breaking point
when peace came.
When mobilization orders went out
of Washington last month for seven
hospital units to proceed as soon AS
/
away was the one from Cleveland.
That's because we did that mobilI-
zation stunt in Philadelphia last year"
said one of the young khakf.clad doc
tors before he sailed 1--WE thought at
the time the practice idea was all fiub-
dub. but we're tlcSled to death now.
We were told that If we could mobilize
in ten days we could get the first ship.
We did It In seven"
Some of Cleveland's most eminent
doctors threw up practices worth
scores of thousands to 20 with their
unit on majors pay of three thou
sand year. DIR. George w Grille. its
| director, will follow later. but his part
ner, Doctor Lower, went along, as well
ms Doctor Hoover, head of the medical
staff of Lakeside hospital. Out of the
units hundred and fifty civilians, 76
are college boys, some OF them within
n month of their diplomas. Just be-
fore the ship sailed news came that
| the organization was to be received
with celebrations on the other side.
"We can't march without music"
said the director and the civilian force
was hastily canvassed for musical tai
ent Ten minutes before the gang
plank was raised three snare drums
and a bundle of flies were hurried
aboard, and the first division OF the
American army in Europe expects to
parade to the tune of Yankee Doodle"
past buckingham palace or down the
Champs Elysees or wherever CRATE
full populace turns out to cheer them
as a far-fiung promise of troops to
come.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
HAD NO HOPE OF
RETURNING ALIVE
Mrs. Cason Left Home for At
Ianta Propped Up on Pillows
Was Only a Shadow.
ONLY WEIGHED 60 POUNDS
After Taking Tsniac Has Gained
Thlrty-fiVe Pounds and Expects
to Return to Home and Hus-
band Well and Happy.

About six weeks ago l left my
home on our farm near Acworth, Ga,
TO come to my sisters home here in
Atlanta, and 1 left with only n
shadow of hope of ever returning
alive.
Il left Acworth in a comfortable
automobile. propped up on pillows,
coming through the country. / had
almost as much medicine as baggage
"a big box full of all kinds that had
been prescribed for me. l reached
here very weak and with scarcely
enough strength to walk to the door
This trouble from which l had suf-
fered so long and which l was told
was pellagra, had reduced me to al
most a shadow, as l only weighed
sixty pounds.
my brother-in-law, Mr.. Battle
said, We'll, you have tried everything
else with no relief, now l want you
to lay aside your drug shop" and
take Tanlac.' Well, he got 1t for me
and started on my first bottle that
day.
when 1 had taken about half the
iiASL bVNAit btEdh " lt'i SliphS'i
and encouraged. l continued TO take
it and it is nothing short of marvel
GUS how / improved day by day. My
appetite returned and my food
seemed to nourish me and agree with
me. My skin and complexion began
clearing and l improved in every way
possible until am now a well woman,
and when l say well mean absolutely
what l say. l want to tell the whole
world that 1 thank God for Tanlac.
81 weigh ninety-five pounds now
and feel as well as l ever felt in my
life. l am going back to my husband
and home on the little farm, five miles
from Acworth, tomorrow, and won't
1t be a joyful meeting, returning alb
solutely well and happy-and won't
l tell everybody about what Tanlac
has done for me-"
The above remarkable statement
was made recently by Mrs. o. G.
Cason of Acworth, Ca, while at the
home of her sister Mrs. j. b. Battle,
English Ave, Atlanta, Ga.
There is a Tanlac dealer in your
town.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

IN the First Reserve Engineer regiment
is Private Thomas j. Whaien of Ho-
boken. He enlisted last Wednesday.
brought in another recruit Thursday.
and repeated the performance on Fri
day and Saturday. On Tuesday his
wife and seven-year-old daughter
came over, the little girl clad In khaki
with red. white and blue ribbon tied
around her hair, marched uo and down
In front of the recruiting office car
rying standard on which was paint
ed Don't Be Stacker. See What My
Daddy Is Doing for His Country. Join
,be Engineers"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
His Method.

mo mining stockf'
Nope"
mo oil stock7"
''You ought to invest. my friend.
There's lots of wealth comes out of
the ground"
81 know that" said the farmer, but
I'll stick to the old plan of looking for
a harvest where I've done some plant
ing"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Nanishina Attitude

do your constituents indorse your
attitude?"
Il don't know yet" replied Senator
Sorghum. Attitudes are not as easy
as they used to be. l can remember
the time when all l needed in the way
of an attitude was an Ajax-defying-the-
lightning pose while l mentioned
George Washington and the American
eagle"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Would Scrub Floors.

But with the first installments the
war Office is from Missouri" and must
be shown. So that at the Presbyterian
units enrolment offices bitter disap-
polntment spread among the rejected.
No one knows what Mrs. Brewer said
when she found thyt even the doctor
could not secure an exception in her
favor. but some of the others were
outspoken.
why did you want to go?" one lit
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
A Real Patrint

you ought TO be proud of your
boy"
I'VE are. He volunteered to serve
his country without insisting on he
ing enlisted as an officer"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Having produced II shallow brain
nature usually tries to even things
up bv supplementing it with II fluent
tongue.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

The head porter of n New York ho-
tel recently died, leaving an estate of
100000
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
It's style.

II am writing history of this car. -
II see; an autobiography. ."-Balti-
more American.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
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RETURNING DESERTERS
lENlENTlY TREATED

Boston, Soldiers who
deserted prior to the declaration
of war have surrendered In large
numbers TO the military authori-
ties, 1t was said at the headquar-
tiers OF the department of the
Northwest. Mai. Gen. Clarence
II. Edwards announced that In
such cases men would be shown
every leniency. and II no civil
crime was involved In the de-
sertion. they would be tried by
a court without power to ad-
judge dishonorable discharge.
"The local commanders who
convene such courts win be ad-
vised to extend clemency In ev-
cry case where the soldier has
shown by his conduct a sincere
desire to make amends for the
past" he said.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Ten smiles for nickel. Always buy Red
Cross Bag Blue; have beautiful, clear
white clothes. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Sore
Eyes

Druggists or by mail SOC per Bottle. Murine
Eye Sayc in Tubes 25c. For Book Of the Eye
FREE ask Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Too much gravity argues shallow
mind.-Lavater.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
KIDNEY REMEDY
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

There is no medicine which we handle
that gives such good results as your
Swamp Root. Many of our customers
have informed us at different times that
they have derived great benefit from its
use.
There was one case in particular which
attracted great deal of attention in this
neighborhood early last Spring, as the
gentleman's life was despaired of and two
doctors treating him for liver and kidney
trouble were unable to give him any re-
lief. Finally a specialist from st. Louis
was called in but failed to do him any
good. ] at last induced him to try your
Swamp-Root and after taking it for three
months, he was attending to his business
as usual and is now entirely we'll This
case has been the means Of creating an
increased demand for your Swamp-Root
with us.
Very truly yours,
L. A. RICHARDSON, Druggist
NAV 07 1918 Marine Tl1;pa,e
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Prove What swamp-Root viii Do For You

Send ten cents 20 DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Inst Reversed

Just Reversed.
Doctor--Did lie take the medicine
prescribed for him religiously?
Nurse-No, sir; he swore c,ery
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Granulafed EyeIids,

Eyes inaamed by expo
sure to Sun. Dust and Wind
quickly relieved by Murine
Eye cRemedy. No Smarting,
Just Eye Comfort. AT