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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-05-20

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-05-20

fen oinoen i6re 3peidc uno aroneu
DerlorcL oaS &ernbol5 ser Stdmme
oGer blieb mperiabrt mo rubte
Sd5r9unoert I'M Sabrbun0ert in ser
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
uNwAsHED REIGN IN PARIS
Hot Baths 4 Luxury-CIeanIiness 10
Uncommon In the French
Capital.

Paris.-Pnrisians were never prone
to indulge in hot baths-indeed, the
criticism of first visitors to Paris was
often most loudly voiced In connection
with the primitive facilities found in
Paris apartments and many hotels.
Yet they were. as n rule, always clean
and neat and took pride in their per-
sonal appearance.
Whether 1t is due to the war direct.
ing their thoughts to higher things or
to the municipal edlct that DEGREES
water shall he heated only Saturdays
and Sundays. the fact remains that the
Partisan today Is rather contemptuous
of the old adage that "Cleanliness is
next to godliness."
This Is particularly noticeable In the
subway. where all classes of the city's
population can he observed. The pro-
portion of unkempt, dusty. unwnshed
persons with dOubtfully clean ears and
black-rimmed fingernails Is very large.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Big CONTRACTOR
ENDORSES TANLAC
Robert Schultze Was Tortured
With rheumatism for Two
Long Years He Says.
WOULDN'T WORK An HOUR
x Have A. much Vim and Energy A.
= Ever Had and Can Work
All Day-Gained
Ten Pounds.

Robert Schultze of S1s West Poplar
street, San Antonio, Texas, who has
been a resident Of that city for fifty
years and a contractor and builder for
twenty-five years, made remarkable
statement regarding his experience
with Tanlac recently.
"About two years ago." said Mr..
'Schultze, rheumatism got hold Of me
and all the energy I had seemed to
leave me. suffered torture. espe-
cially in my shoulders and knee joints
and couldn't work an hour without
my shoulders giving out completely. I
had become irritable and unstrung as
a man can be and nothing seemed to
do me any good.
"Finally after seeing the fine results
Of Tanlac in the case of some Of my
relatives, 1 began using 1t and 1 am
entirely free from all pain and symp-
toms Of the rheumatism and I'm glad
to say that my grouchy, irritable feel
ngs are gone too. 1 have gained ten
pounds and this strikes me as being
mighty fine for one of my age. I have
as much vim and energy now as ever
had and can work all day long. Alto
Eether I'm simply feeling fine."
There Is q Tanlac dealer in your
0Wn.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
GROW FAT ON WAR BREAD
Men, Women and Children Seen on
I Streets Seem to Be Better Nour-
ished Than Ever.

London.-The English appear to be
growing fat on war bread. An English
newspaper publishes the following:
although 1 hate It," writes a cor
respondent in Surrey. "war bread
seems to fatten me, and my weight has
increased by several pounds. Yet am
eating not much more than half the
bread used to eat before the war. and
also less of other foods.
A doctor explained that this may be
quite true. Anyone who keeps his
eyes open in the streets will notice
that men, women and children are
clearly better nourished than ever. No
doubt" he said, there is good deal
of indigestion from bad bread, but
even people who digest 1t badly, and
dislike 1t. too. grow fatter and phys
ically stronger. This Is especially no.
ticeable in spare men of middle age.
Possibly the explanation is that we
were eating more bread before than we
could digest. Perhaps, too. the mix
ture of grains In bread is proving more
nourishing than the pure wheaton loaf :;
the stomach likes variety, and the
people who do the best intellectual
work are those who feed on all avail
nble foodstuffs.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
GROWS NEW "WooL COTTON"
Product 10 Easy to Pick and Immune
From the Dreaded Boil
weevils. ,


Waycrosse. Ga.-The first "wool cot
ton" ever seen in Waycross was shown
here by Roam Meeis of Nichols. This
cotton was grown by Dave Anderson
on his farm near Nichols and has Mt.
tracted great deal Of attention.
The cotton grows in from three to
four locks to the boil and these locks
measure nbout five or six inches in
length. Expert cotton growers claim
that one man can pick from 700 to
1000 pounds per day Of this variety.
The plant Is very similar In appear
nnce to the long staple and grows to
he from five to six feet high-the
fiber of the cotton. however. is short
and looks very much like wool, hence
its name. f
1t is claimed for this variety Of cot
ton that 1t Is practically immune from
the boil weevil and in support of this
1t is claimed that not any trace Of the
boil weevil has been found in the small
field of this variety grown by Mr.. And
erson. while in the nearby fields of the
regular variety the weevils were nu-
merOus.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
BEAT HIGH FOOD PRICES
Ad Club at Portland, Ore, 10 Conduct
Ing Fresh Fish Market, Sell
r lnQ at Cost.


Portland, Ore.-Cutting the high cost
Of living in n practical manner is the
task essnyed by the Portland Ad club.
which Ia conducting fresh fish mar
ket here nnd selling sea food at cost.
So popular is the market that the first
day It opened three tons Of fish were
sold.
Sable fish. groupers. ling. cod and
smelt are sold for FIVE to seven cents
n pound. while other fish markets are
asking twelve to twenty cents for the
same kinds of fish.
On the opening day crowd Of wom-
en-, with market baskets stood before
the doors waiting TOR the first fish to
he placed on sale. From that time
on sales continued brisk, and the Ad
club, cooperating with the city admin
lstration. has under way plan for n
permanent fish market where all kinds
of sea food will be sold at actual cost.
The Ad club points out that II
people ent fish the fishing industry will
be promoted and other foods capable
of being shipped long distances will
be released to help win the war.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Activity Of Russian Women.

As Russia was the first country
where women were given control over
their Inherited property, and as Petro-
est medical college for women in Eu-
rope, 1t is not strange that women
have taken such an active part In the
military campaigns. In all the revOlu,
tiOnary movements the women stu,
dents have been made dangerous per
haps, to the government, than the
men. 1t is believed that the majority
Of the women amazons are evolution
lists and that their military experience
was sought for the opportunity 1t gave
them to spread their doctrine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
KING LEwANIkA's STATE BOAT
Royal Craft 10 100 Feet Long, Carries
Monster Elephant Emblem, Court
Jester and Musicians.

while travelling in Rhodesia," I"
writes contributor in the Wide World
Magazine. II managed to get glimpse
Of King Lewanika's state barge. The
chief of the Barotse Is fine fellow,
but was much amused one afternoon
to see him going out for row attired
in top hat and gaudy dressing
gown.
'Soon after the rains commence the
Barotse valley is flooded ana natives
migrate to the sandy belt some miles
away for the season. The king al
ways makes the trip in the royal barge.
an enormous craft about 100 feet long.
In the center are two compartments,
both covered in, one being the living
room and the other the sleeping quar-
tiers. On the roof of one of these COM
partments Is erected n monster ele-
phant, as sort of kingly emblem.
while on the other stands the court
Jester, who, on this occasion, amused
the populoce by pretending to- hunt
and shoot the elephant. A band of 20
musicians We're accommodated OH the
barge. in addition to whom there were
80 or GO paddlers and host of bailers,
for the barge was by no means water
tight To the accompaniment Of weird
music and barbaric song the huge craft
was propelled along on its journey, the
return voyage taking place four or five
months later"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
4oo-YEAR-oLD CLOCK STOPS
Famous Timepieee in Hampton Court
Palace, London, Last Repaired
In 1880.

London.-The celebrated clock of
Hampton court palace that was pro-
vided with n dial to give astronomical
changes hut never did so. has stopped
once more. 1t is believed to have been
constructed by German way back
In 1910. bat as n matter of fact his
tory fails to record the name of Its
maker.
The celebrated clockmaker vullIamy
reconstructed 1t In 1899. but he gave
up the astronomical dial portion on the
ground that 1t never could have work
ed with the machinery provided, rele-
eating that portion Of the works to the
store cupboard.
A Croydon firm of clockmakers set
the whole thing going again in 1880.
and 1t has run satisfactorily until now.
WOrkmen are busy getting up the scaf-
folding necessary to reach the dial.
and after thorough cleaning and GER
tain repairs to the dial 1t Is expected
to run for another quarter of CEN
tury with little attentions from time
to time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
s1IRS HATRED IN ALsACE.L0RRAINE

port tile Berlin policies. school of
cartoonists came to the fore. and. by
series of caustic and meaning car
toons, indicted Berlin till the officials
in their fury, began placing prison
sentences indIscriminately among car
toonists and journalists. =
And so, France, who had represent
ed to the heroes of 1898 the beau-ideal
of democracy. came gradually to the
fore as the influence In Alsace-Lor-
raine. Her culture, her ideals and her
citizenship became valued dreams Of
loyal Alsatians. But far OFF dreams
they seemed; and the Alsatians. in
their growing love for the republic,
could not harbor> the thought that
France should suffer the throes of n
war with remorseless Prussia for their
sake. But the war was coming. and
to Alsatians 1t means as all observers
agree. a reunion with France. ~
But. queer enough, the world be-
gins to see that the treaty Of Frank
fort was the germ of the present holo-
caust. and that 1t leads to the utter
destruction of Prussian autocracy and
world autocracy-that Alsace-Lorraine
had been picked to bear the cross-to
suffer that the world might be re-
lieved from the burden on the should
ers of all humans, from Herod down
to Wilhelm.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25

Early in October. from the trimmers'
tables in great fashion centers. come
the final messages concerning winter
millinery. After that those who create
styles must begin to think of hats for
southern tourists and hats for spring
for once the holidays are over, there is
a demand for headwear to be worn un-
der southern skies. The late Septem-
ber and early October offerings in
hats for winter wear sum up the sue
cesses in materials and shapes and
trimmings offered for the season.
Velvet-cOvered shapes and others in
which velvet joins hands with beaver.
metal brocade or satin, to make the
body of the hat, are all equally good
style. Metal laces and small, brilliant
flowers in metal and satin. or in COM
position that suggests pOrcelnin-and
always fur: these are everywhere In
the rich and dressy hats which fash
ion approves for winter. Ribbons,
some Of them with gold or silver cord
ed edges. and metallic ribbons In nnr-
row widths. add their indispensable
part to the very beautiful millinery
which we are privileged to choose just
now.
A great variety Of shapes promises
sne at least that Is becoming to every
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25

face. They are nearly all of medium
size or small. There are no extremes
one way or the other. One Of the
smaller hats appears at the left Of the
group above. 1t has narrow, droop-
ing brim and n draped crown. Ribbon
edged with chenille sewed in rows over
the shape is extended into long point
that folds over and is sewed to the
base of the crown at the right side.
After so much elaboration In milking.
this hat must content itself with sim
pie sash of velvet ribbon about the
crown.
A wide-brimmed hat at the center of
the group combines two colors In the
shape. The brim Is of a dark velvet
and the crown of light hatters' plush.
The crown Is not smoothly covered
and Is soft at the tOp-characteristic
Of the seasons modes. A very large
bow finishes the end of velvet sash
for trimming. The brTm Is extended
at the left side and turned back to- the
crown.
A very full and carefully managed
display of velvet covers shape with
narrow brim, shown at the right OF the
picture. The brim lifts to point at
the front. So much is made Of the vel
vet In this hat that 1t leeds only .
fancy pin to finish II.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25

There are n number of soft. heavy
cloths made for coatings this season
md used for coats md suits as we'll
They vary in thickness, but all convey
one impression-that of comfort and
warmth. The selection includes boil
ria. kersey, wool vefour, brOadclOth.
oompom, velvet and plush. with boli-
rju and wool velour, or weaves much
Ike them, in the lead. Rich brOcades
and satins for evening wraps nre an
other story.
But whatever the outer wrap is made
of md whatever its mission. there are
Vt ,east ninety chances In u hun
fred that 1t is fur-trimmed. We won
Ter lust where all the fur comes from
and are convinced that fur-bearing an
u,nls will become extinct, but fur We
mist have. Sometimes 1t is used law
,shly and sometimes sparingly, but its
presence saves the day for the coat or
suit, TO matter If It Is only IN narrow
landings on collar and cuffs.
smart long coat Of bolivia cloth
,hown In the picture is typical of the
,sason's cont styles. 1t is long and
traight-hnnging. with section Of a
oelt across the front and back and an
unbelted portion Mt the sides. At the
.nds of the belt, back and front, there
are small cloth-cOvered buttons set In
= row. Within ten inches of the bot
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Novel use for Handkerchief.

One way to make use of an embr a.
dered handkerchief for other than its
original purpose is to cut circular
piece away in the center so the hand
kerchief may be slipped about the neck
md serve as collar. One side should
he opened and then fastened on the
shoulder.
Should the handkerchief be too
small for this treatment then three
quarters of it may be used to make
u sort of yoke for the dress front
This will give square outline. the
contour Of which may be varied by
lengthening the bib with n berthe OF
lace, preferably filet or venise.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
BROTHERS KNIT FOR
BROTHER IN FRANCE

Columbus. o. - Lieut.. Col.
/. Charles Gates Dawes. the Chi
cago banker who is serving with
the United States engineers
somewhere in France, Is going
to have a sweater and also
scarf provided his brothers do
not drop to many stitches.
For several weeks tales have
been drifting around Of man
seen knitting industriously. In
Pullman smoking compartments.
on Atlantic City hotel vernndns.
in taxicabs, etc. In n train 60
ing out Of Columbus one night
recently he was Identified as
former Congressman Bemnn
Gates Dawes Of Ohio. a brother
of the Chicago banker.
Beman knits and knits the
while he discusses oil and cleo
trio railways. in which he Is in
terested, with his fellow passen-
gers in the smoking compart-
ment.
Darn 1t, there I've dropped
mother stitch" Beman ex-
claimed. as he pointed an argu-
ment on oil prices. "Well, broth
er Charley won't mind another
hole in this sweater. II l can
keep out or arguments on the
state of the union reckon
ought to finish my knitting in
about nine months"
Beman also contributed the
Information that Rufus Dawes
of Chicago is knitting scarf for
brother Charley.
Mother tnught all of us boys
to knit" Beman said. land this
Is certainly the time for all good
knitters to come to the aid of
their country"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
Representative Of Today's Coat STYLES.

tom of the coat, at the sides, very wide
bands of Hudson seal are set on. Wide
cuffs and big muffler collar of this
fur add to the. beauty and warmth
of the garment. At the middle of the
belt across the front buckle, covered
with the same, finishes the enc3rnment
of this very smart and up-tc-date mod
el and It may be taken as a represent
ntive and first-class example of today's
coat STYLES.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
p,re Ended in Boys Death.

Scranton, Pa.-While playing around
railroad tracks. George Alexander,
aged II years. was dared by playmates
to climb a pole and touch nm electric
wire. On reaching the top he grasped
a wire carrying 1900 volts and his
dead body fell to the ground
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
E,x. Son. In Army.

Plttsburgh.-Testimony before the
State Workmen's Compensation board
brought out the fact that Mrs. Gather
Inc Conlin, Il widow, Of Homestead.
has five sons In the new National
army. Two other sons are under the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25

Ten smiles for nickel. Always buy Red
Cross bag Blue: have beautiful, clear
white clothes. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25
A National Blessing.

According to DIR. r. F. Griggs, who
has just come back from Katmai, the
latest Largest Volcano" Its 1912 erup-
ton will be the last for thousands of
years. Wouldn't it be IL comfort If
some explosive human beings would
blow off once and shut up for like
period?-New York Sun.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-25

Milwaukee merchants will cut down
free deliveries of merchandise.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
BRITISH DEFEAT
TURKS ON SINAI
PENINSULA
Capture Town of Pafa and Take
1900 friSonerS
BATTLE LASTED ENTIRE DAY
Relief Force of Turks Advancing to
Assistance Of Garrison
Destroyed.

London, Jan. 12.-Six lines of in
trenchments covering the town OF
Rata, on the Sinai peninsula, have
been captured by the British, 1t is
announced officially. The statement
says 1900 Turks were captured. A
Turkish relief force was destroyed.
Rata is 80 miles northeast of FL Arish
Egypt. Following is the official Brit
ish statement:
ION Tuesday our troops captured
a strong enemy position consisting
of six lines of intrenchments, with
six lines OF intrenchments, with six
main redoubts and a central keep.
covering Rata, 80 miles northeast of
Ell Arish. The attacking force, COM
posed of Anzac mounted troopJ and
the imperial camel corps, left Ell
Arish on Monday, and the attack on
the position commenced at Z o'clock
on the morning of Tuesday. The
fighting lasted until in the after
noon, when tho position was finally
carried.
After the engagement @ Turkish
relief force was located advancing
from Shalal, l6 miles east of Rata.
This force was engaged at a point
about four miles from the Rata posi-
ton, and was entirely destroyed. Full
details of these operations are not yet
at hand. Up to the present we have
taken 1900 unwounded prisoners and
four mountain guns. The enemy
killed and wounded in our hands
amount to 600"
The operations of the British have
carried them to the Turkish frontier,
the furthest advance eastward which
has been made since the defeat Of
the Turkish expedition against the
Suez canal.
The first report Of these operations
was the announcement on December
% of the capture of FL Arish, 80
miles east OF the canal. A few days
later London reported the capture of
Maghdabah, 20 miles southeast of
FL Arish with the virtual destruction
of Turkish force OF about 1000 men.
but Constantinople characterized
this statement as exaggerated and
said the British subsequently evacu-
ated the position.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
EAI[AItgDl hAND.
RES10 RATION
AND INDEMNITY
Reply to Presidents Pear Note
Received at Washington
EhD OF FIGHTING NOT N SIGHT
German Diplomats Regard Document
as Even More Severe Than
They Had Expected.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The entente
reply to President Wilson's peace
note is regarded in all quarters at
Washington as putting an early peace
virtually out of the question, but still
leaving an open door Tor the presi-
dent to make further efforts. The of.
iicial view on first consideration is
that it constitutes a complete answer
TO the presidents note.
German diplomats regard the reply
as even more severe than they ex-
pected. They declared it evidence
that the enemies OF Germany are wag-
ing war oil conquest to crush and
dlsmember her. The Germanic allies.
they declared, never would agree to
any such terms.
The translation of the French text
of the note was cabled to Washing
ton yesterday w Ambassador Sharp.
In the note the allied governments
recognize the elevated sentiments of
the American note and express as
profound desire to end the war as
the United States At the present
time the allied governments believe
that it is impossible to attain a peace
that will assure them reparation,
restitution such guarantee the future
of Europe on a solid basis.
The allies recognize the losses and
sufierings sustained by belligerents
because of the war but disclaim re-
sponsibiIity as they neither willed or
provoked the war
In replying to the expressed desire
in President Wilson's note that the
beligerents affirm their reasons for
continuing the war, the allies state
that their objects In the war will not
be made known In detail until the
hour of negotiations. But the civil
lized world knows that they imply, in
all necessity and in the first instance:
THE restoration OF Belgium, of
Servia and OF Montenegro, and the
indemnities which are due them.
THE evacuation of the invaded
territories OF France, Of Russia and of
Rumania, with just rearation.
"The reorganization OF Europe,
guaranteed by stable regime and
founded as much upon respect of ma
tionalities and full security and liber-
ty (oD economic development which
all nations, great or small. possess,
as upon territorial conventions and in
ternational agreements suitable to
guarantee territorial and maritime
frontiers against unjustified attacks.
THE restitution of provinces or
territories wrested in the past from
the allies by force or against the will
Of their populations.
THE liberation of Italians. of Slavs,
Of Rumanians and of Tcheco-Slova-
ques from foreign domination.
THE enfranchsement of popu.
lations subject to the bloody tyranny
of the Turks.
"The expulsion from Europe of the
Ottoman empire, which has proved it.
self so radically alien to western
civilization.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
coNANr ROBINSON
Former Local Boy Dies In connecti-
cut After Short Illness

The death of Conant Robinson, aged
10. occurred Thursday morning in
Glastonbury, Conn, where he had
been working since last fall as con-
ductor on an electric car line. He
caught a hard cold some time ago,
which developed into double pneu-
monia about three weeks before his
death.
Conant Robinson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William C. Robinson of Haynes
corners, was one of the best known
and most popular young men in Ben.
nington. He entered the local high
school with the class of 1917, where
he was a good scholar and fine
athlete. He left school in 1915, TAX
ing a position in the office of Holden
Leonard company. His health be-
came poor and he went to Glasten-
bury, where he lived with an uncle,
Bert Galipo. His parents have been
with him for the past two weeks.
Besides his parents, the deceased
leaves four sisters, Mrs. Ernest
Wright OF Glens Falls, Ruth, Mildred
and Ida, and four brothers. George.
Arthur Kenneth and William. The
remains arrived here this afternoon
and the funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.