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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02
L Father Fails Again.

Did you ever watch the bright youne
man father has picked out as the ma Il
with q future and invited home for
dinner?
The 3. Y. NJ. has read somewhere in
his youth that B. Y. men are supposed
to fall in love with and marry the
boss daughter. And he sits and starcs
4 her, nervous as the dickens because
he can't decide which is worse-losins
his Job OF following precedent.
And the daughter plays the tune she
knows on the piano aud wonders
"Wlatcver possessed father TO bring
that around hcrcw-Ncw York Even
; ing Sun. ~ -. = s.; ..., .
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02

You. Te;der. VINO nave iiJeen through
the public school mill, ask yourself
some questions. What good to YOU.
Of what ultimate utility-are such
things as apotllecary' weight, atliga-
1ion. aliquot' parts. cube root. dram.
-the long method Of the greatest com,
2mon divisor, least common multiple.
troy weight, unreal fractions, the ap-
positive Tho objective complement, the
objective used as a substantive, con-
junctive adverbs. the nonlinative alb
solutc, geometric thcorcms, the gerund,
etc? What do you know about them
today? Yet think of. the hours and
days and weeks that you porcd over
them when you We're in the public
schools. If they have brought you no
ultimate utility, then they will bring
your children no ultimate utility. and
if they lack ultimate utility there can
be no question that the time spent III
their temporary. ilceting acquisition
WAS wasted childhood. Grand Rap
ids Herald. - Ia
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02
JOHN KNOWLES
ENLISTS IN NAVY
VAN Youhs Man Now at Great Lakes
Training Station in illinois, Where
He Is In the U. S. Navy
PLAYS FOR ROOSEVELT PARADE
Writes Letter to Sisser. Mrs. Parker
Rose, Telling of His Activities
q, Receives Splendid Wardrobe

u Mrs. Parker Rose OF this city has
received a letter from llcr brother
John Knowles; formerly. Of Vail, who
. recently enlisted in the navy and is
now in training ut Great Lakes train
ing station in Illinois. His letter, is
= very interesting and we are printing
extracts from it which we believe
will interest Review readers. II"
Great Lakes Training Station.
ts l-. .., Great Lakes, Illinois.
4 Dear Sister: &c. ="
lreceived your letter today and hay.
ing fGW spare moments will answer
it. .} E*: .@l@; -
Yesterday | was in Chicago and We
playedSin the parade for Theo. Roose-
Welt. Y Our seamcn guard radio and
signal companies escorted him from
tho Union Station to the LaSalle hotel
where he stayed. 1t was a great par
AIDE. first came a platoon of Chicago
mounted police, then j d company of
Illinois National guards cavalry, bat
terry OF artillery and then our band OF
100 pieces, our bugle squad. our sea-
man guard and our signal and radio
companies, then a company of Illinois
National guards and a aColored infan-
try guard company. After these there
I wGfD bOnfe' boy scouts. Spanish war
tStSiaps and the .'BIack Horse Troop"
from the military school at Culver.
Scores Of G. a. RS riding in automo-
biEcs followed. People were wild in
Chicago when Roosevelt passed down
the streets and cheered him loudly.
Sailors are very popular in Chicago
and most everything is free to them.
Now ! will tell you of my wardrobe
which has been furnished me. l re-
:ceived two suits OF blue, three white
suits, three white caps and one fat
blue ono and one stocking cap. Two
pairs. OF shoes, one pair Of gym shoes
and b pair(of boots Also received un-
derWear, socks, handkerchiefs, soap,
NEEDLES, thread, etc, SO you see l
lack nothing in the way of clothes.
ri saw Elmer Adams and Johnson
but they have gone to sea already. Joe
Wagner and Il Malone boy are here
and doe came up to my room today
for tho papers. Tell my friends at
Vail like it fine and they had better
i6in or they will be drafted into the
lrnly.
II am going to have my picture TAX
On soon so father and mother can have
} picture Of mic. Give my best re-.
cards to all my Denison friends. 4
YouE lowing brother, :
<iS - So TX John
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02
Y. M. C. A. Ruildin0.

Business men who have been push
ing the project Of sale pavilion and
tie barn to be erected on the LauE
livery barn site, inform US that the
present plans may be changed. Ii is
now proposed ITO erect a y, NJ. c. a.
building and armoTy on this site il
enough stock can be Subscribed. The
matter will be thrcs!ed out al tho
meeting CT the Commercial club on
Friday evening OF this wcek.y|h y
Stock for the proposed saletpMvilion
and tic barn did not sell readily as
there was feeling that the PROPOSE
ton would not prove to be a paying
Investment. Some were of the opin-
ion that to combine the tie barn and
sale pavilion would require too much
Of an investment and little chance
that it would pay dividends.
. It is now proposed to erect a mod
ern Y. M. c. A. building on, this eN-
cellent site and to provide room in
the building for an arnlory and Off
GERS quarters. A Y. NJ. G.. A. build
ing would be fine thing for the young
men Of Denison, but there is q qEes-
ton whether Or not there are enough
young men in the city who would take
advantage OF the opportunities it AZ
fords to make it self susta ming. 1t is
planned as one Of the features of the
building to include an up to date gym
nasium and possibly swimming tank
A building for the purposes as out
lined above would only require the
ground now occupied by the Laub liv-
cry barn and would not nccessitate
the purchase OF additional ground.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02
Justies Whit. q Great Walker.

Chief Justice White could give the
noted Edward Payson Weston a good
handicap and beat him III walking
match. Mr.. White. hrims over will
good nature, says Elisha Hanson in
Cartoons Magazine, and he is a vel
come visitor on any street which he
picks for his ramblcs about Washing.
ton. He probably knows more women
and children in the poorer sections, be-
tween the capitol and the exclusive
northwest Of the city, than any other
Washingtonian. Frequently he is seen
trudging along in the midst Of lot Of
urchins, none Of whom shows the slight.
est regard for the great dignity Of bis
office, but who bask equally under the
radiance Of his beaming smiles.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02
IN UNREASONABLE FISH.
Pine In Flavor and Food Value, Vet
i - -,s~,w. astees Discard It.

Il ess- Asasslers Discard II.
I. 1t seems as. it there are fashions in
fsh Just now as there arc in wearing
apparel. A fish that brings III German
markets nearly four times as much per
pound as our fresh mackerel AID con-
isfderably more than paddock is thrown
away By our fishermen because no one
wants to eat it. Yet those who cat it
praise it for its delicate favor. Even
the English like, it. Every year they
consume 5000 tons OF it. Yet we will
have none Of it. H..
Y This fish is known as the goosetish,
anglerfish, devi!fsh and monk6sh.
True, its appearance is against it, but
still the epicures, in England and Ger
many demand it because it is delicious
Analyses made by the bureau OF, fish,
cries on samples show that goosefish
contains considerably more protein
than founder, slightly more than n cod
& little less than halibut and consider
ably less than sirlotn steak.
&. The goosefish las an average length
OF three feet and is broad and nat
somewhat resembling the founder In
general outline. The only way to get
II, says a, Philadelphia woman, is fol
.the housewives 10 club together and
demand It. At the present time fisher
men do not take the trouble to bring it
home, but discard It from their nets
Popular Science Monthly. .st"-4
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02
SHAMS,PRETENCE|S
...:. and MISTAKES
Macmillan Harden in Die Zukumft,
Exposes to German Readers Ere
fences, Shams and MiStakes.".D
HAS HIGH PRAISE FOR WILSON
Reveals Sighting Opinion of Dr.. Zim-
merman-Advses Germans to In
troduce Democratic Conditions!

COPENHAGEN, via London, April
3o-Maxmillian Harden. tie German
"entant terrible publishes in the lat
est issue OF Die Zukunft, another Har-
ingly frank article exposing 70 Ger
man readers the "shams, pretCnces
and Mistakes Of their governments
POLICY. lie declares that Germans
peace OvertUrcs were put forward only
as a bridge over which Germanys;cuuld
pass to relentless submarine warfare.
Consistent with his earlier attitude
Herr Harden has only words, OF high
praise for President Wilson and >his
policy, and reveals a sighting OPINION
of DR.. Alfred Zimmerman:
, Another article by Herr HardenSGul-
inmates in an appeal to Germany 10
| put the inner house i'll order andtln-
troducc democratic condi tons, which
! the writer says is the only sure basis
for future peace. ~.
Scarcely less noteworthy than %his
scathing criticism Of German diplom-
acy. but not Of Count Won BernstorH.
former ambassador to the United
States, whose work he praises, is Herr
Harlens justification to German read
crs OF Americas attitude, during the
war and his demolition, for example,
Of the fav orite pan-Gcrman arguments
that the United States was inspired
solely by dollar chasing and looked
upon war only as a source OF profits
from lMun!ition supplies. = u
The United States, Herr, Harden
declares, could have continued to-
amass unn easureu riches. not, from
munition contracts. from which only
a minute p art of it's income was de-
rived, but ag Il worlds source Of sup
ply. Instead, he adds, the United
States chose for an ideal to reject a
continuance Of it's profitable NEUTRAL
ity to load itself with a burden Of eN
penditures Wi lich no, country coulf
safely bear. Those who would profit
he tells his = oaders, can be sougk
nearer home. in the ranks of; thos
wanting to ret, in Belgium. the Rrie
iron district, Courland and Livonia
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Cancer.

o AS to who are likely to have
9 cancer and what are the signs
o OF its approach a bulletin from
8 the American Society For the
. Control of Cancer says: -.,
q Cancer patients are often per
@ SONS who have generally enjoy
. cd good health. have never been
9 seriously i'll and who at the time,
= Of the onset Of the disease were
9 apparently in robust health.
q This disease Is so inSiGionS in
y its approach and so often with
Q out pain in the first stages that
@ the patient often fails TO pay Sc
g rious attention to the sign OF
. danger. Statistics independent
9 ]y' gathered by many surgeons
= prove that the average cancer
. patient waits a year or more q
Q after observing some suspicious
. condition before seeking the
. treatment, which is then often
g too late. This disastrous delay
- liz the main If not the sole /obsta-
y Gle to the successful treatment
. Of cancer at the present time.
Q ".The only cure for cancer is
3 to remove every trace of the dis
9 ease. The only sure way to do
9 this is by a surgical operation.
4 II taken at the beginning the
. majority Of cases Of cancer are
9. cura bic All cases will end i'll
8 death it left alone. Records OF
, our best hospitals prove that the
. chances Of cure are very high
8 with early operation and that
g. these chances decrease with
o every day Of delay. Early ding
o nosis is therefore ali important
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n q a a a 90 GA g, eSiS q d 4 40
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02

| The Waterloo Courier urges that
farmers ofjIowa find some way ofmak
ing use OF volunteer city boys who
are ready TO be serviceable from pat,
)ictic motives. The Courier comedies
that the average farmer may not have
Il very high idea of the working abil.
ity of city youngsters, but insists that
"thc astute farmer can figure out some
means by which he can make one OF
the young farm soldiers useful to
him.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02

Distribution of the products Of the
soil and Of the toll Of the growers will
furnish problem which must be
solved when the crops are ready for
the market" reminds the Clinton Her
aid. 1T is not too early to begin
,studying that problem now.hr ."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02
Nor+hwestern Shipme nts,

Gillmor & McCord. 2 cars OF hogs.
Doud, Mill Co., cars OF flour.
A. Weiss, 1 car CT hogs.
Farmers Coon. Society, l car Of
corn.
l.. D. Springer car OF agricultural
-
Nicholson Ice & tProduce Col car
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02

a. Tho Review and Chicago "a
DIT Daily Tribune, l year UIf
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02

The Review and Chicago "a ~
Daily Tribunt. l year for 0sfIV
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02

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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13

Speaking ut dinner, Eenntor Por-
Der J. McCumber OF North Dakota re-
ferred to the progress Of the farmer.
sDd smilingly recalled this little story +:
Uncle Josh was on his way to town
enc afternoon. and CHANGING to see his
friend Abner working In an adjacent
fleld. he paused for small chat over
the barbed wire fence. Incidentally
inquiry was made after Abner's eldest
son. Hezekiah.
'Hezekiah is in the city now an
swered Abner. with some show OF
pride. Been there most year"
Yes. l know that" returned Uncle
Josh. What was wonderin' was
which side he was on
(which side he was on queried Alb
ner. with a puzzled expression -
don't just quite git We"
"What I mean. Abuer,' explained
Uncle Josh. lis Hezekiah buyin' gol'
bricks yet. OF has he started in TO sci
emp
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13
CREW OF mo UNDER FIRE.
Survivors of Norwegian Steamer May
Be Held Responsible for Explosion

Halifax.-All the survivors of the
Norwegian steamer limo, which col
lided with the French munition ship
Mont Blanc were made prisoners by
the British naval authorities Sunday.
The limo survivors were removed to
British cruiser and held for the adj
miralty investigation of the collision
Captain Lamedoc of the Mont Blanc
and Pilot Aiackay, who was bringing
the vessel in when it was rammed by
the limo, are being detained
1t was officially stated that the ar
rest of the survivors Of the steamer
Ina was not due to the discovery OF
evidence of an enemy plot inquiry
by government experts has established,
il was said, that the collision was ac-
cidental.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13

Sleep II great preserver OF YOUTH
Eight hours at night and a short nap
during the day Will do much to Keep
the face free from wrinkles. Always
sleep with the bedroom window open
a few inches Mt the top, both In sum
mer and I'm winter, says a physician.
daily morning bath, tepid In winter
and cold In summer. with brisk rup
to follow. will keep the skin fresh ana
clear. Two hours must be passed IN
the open air. walking. riding or play
ing games All tight clothing ana
especially tight lacing. must be avoid
ed, as compression disturbs the cir
culation and is often the cause or en-
larged veins and red noses. A ceie'
brated woman, who was famous even
In her old age for her beautiful, cleal
complexion and freedom from win
kles, was once persuaded to tell the
secret of her youthful looks. The an
swer was simple. Abstinence hat
been the rule of her life. No tea, cof
fee or stimulant of any kind. To keel
/ we'll drink lemonade or water. eat ap
pies, grapes and figs regularly. TAKE
the raw juice of lemon every day
Never fail to walk regularly. Bath'
| frequently.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13
COSSACKS REVOLT
AGAINST b0LSHEv|K|
CONSTITUTIONAL AND MID
DIE CLASSES BACK UPRISING
IN DON REGION
German Design Of Breaking Through
to Brenta Valley Is Checked II
Not Defeated Is Word From
the Italian Line

Washington.-The long-expected civ
II warfare in Russia apparently las
come. General Kaledines, the leader
of the Don Cossacks, supported by
General Korniloff, former commander
in chief of the Russian forces, is de-
clared in an official communication is
sued by the Bolsheviki government to
have raised the standard of revolt in
the Don Cossack region against the
people and the revolution
As a counter to the movement. the
Bolsheviki government has ordered its
troops and followers Immediately to
set TO work to put down the uprising,
forbidding even any attempts at medi-
alton.
No details of the uprising are as yet
to hand, but the proclamation OF the
Bolsheviki government asserts that
the constitutional democrats and the
bourgeoisie are aiding the movement
against the Lenine faction
According to latest advice5 from
Italy, the battle of AsiGgo is virtually
suspended, with the enemy checked, If
not defeated, in his main design of
breaking through to the Brenta valley
and the plain a few miles below, al
though he succeeded in advancing his
lines a short distance when the ltal-
ians fell back to new petitions.
These positions. guarding the Fren-
zela and Gadena passes. have success
fully resisted all enemy efforts, anc
the Italians on the steep heights OF
each side of the passes rain down ar
tillery and rifle fire and release huge
boulders every time the enemy forces
try to get through
1t will be cheering news to the al
| he'd world that allied reinforcement:
have taken their place on the Italian
| front and are today occupying trenches
| in the battered positions held by tn
Italian troops, now relieved for a need
| ed respite
Protected by their own artillery fire
and, whenever possible, under cover o
night, the French forces have gradu
ally taken over their allotted position
Oh the Italian front and today face tn
Austro- Germans in fun strength.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13
HOW THE NAVY HAS GROWN.
Wonderful Increase in Ships and Men,
and Still Growing.

Washington.-These facts and fig
ures on the growth of the United
States navy since the entry of this ma
ton in the world war were made public
for the first time December 8 in the
annual report of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels:
January 1, 1917, there were 300 naval
vessels (all kinds), $500 officers, 6S,-
600 enlisted men, 100 naval stations,
$4,000 navy yard employees.
Now there are many more than 1000
naval vessels, 1900 officers, 254,OOO
enlisted men, 1868 naval stations and
over 10000 navy yard employees.
'On shore and afloat, including CT
villains and sailors, the naval estab-
lishment embraces more than 100000,
Secretary Daniels said. "And further
expansions are inevitable"
At the beginning of the fiscal year
1917 monthly expenditures for all ma.
val purposes were about SS,OOO,OOO
they are now about S60,0O0OOO.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13
SUMMARIZE SINKS
j. S. DESTROYER
JACOB JONES, ONE OF THE NEW
EST BOATS IN NAVY, SENT
DOWN BY U-BOAT.
Was on Patrol Duty Between 400 ard
500 Miles From Shore When At
tack Was Made, Forty-three
of Crew Being Lost

Washington-The American destroy
CT Jacob Jones was torpedoed and
sunk in the war zone on December 6,
it has been announced. one officer and
sixty-nine men being lost.
Five officers and thirty-eight men
were picked up by other vessels from
life RATS to which they chung
The Jacob Jones, one of the largest
and newest American submarine
chasers of her type operating in the
Atlantic, was the first American war
ship to fall a victim to a German sub
marine, but was the second destroyer
to be lost in foreign waters The
Chauncey sank with her commander.
Lieutenant Commander Walter +.
Reno, two other officers and eighteen
enlisted men. after being cut in two
by the transport Rose early on the
morning of November 20.
Admiral Sims terse message report
ing the loss of the Jacob Jones did not
state how the attack was made 1t is
known, however. that the Jones was
on patrol duty between 400 and 500
miles off shore. What vessels accom-
panied her was not revealed, but Ad-
miral Sims report showed that one
vessel rescued thirty men and another
seven
Secretary Daniels stoutly held to
his hopes that other patrol craft pos
| sibly without wireless equipment. had
rescued more of the deStroyers COM
pany. Mr.. Daniels showed plainly the
strain of his personal anxiety as well
as that over this, the greatest loss to
the navy thus far in the war, for Com
mander David Worth Bagley, who went
down with his vessel, is the secretary S
brother-in-law.
Navy officers an dofficiais took pride
in the fact that the Jacob Jones and
her crew had written new honors into
navy records before the vessel fell
victim to an enemy torpedo. In Octo-
Der the Jones went CALAMITY to the
rescue of the British converted cruiser
Drama, accompanied by another Amer
lean destroyer, when the former T.
o. liner was torpedoed. They attacke,
and put the submarine out of commis
sion. and then, when the cruiser begaI
to settle, transferred all on board Il
their own decks without accident
The Jones carried 3O5 British sea
men to safety. A letter from the com
mander of the Drama to the senio
American officer of the two destroyer
gave high praise to the courage an'
skill of the Americans.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for fifty-one
years in all parts of the United
States for coughs, bronchitis, colds
settled in the throat, especially lung
troubles. 1t gives the patient good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoration in the morning,
gives nature a chance to soothe the
infiamed parts, throw off the disease,
helping the patient to regain his
health. Sold In all civilized countries
80 and 90 cent bottles.-Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13
Need Of Haste.

A man whose duties keep him up o.
nights, entered a downtown restaurant
at a late hour one evening, relates an
exchange. He glanced at the clock.
then at the calendar, then at the menu.
from which he ordered frugal repast-
Then he waited, nervously-
At the end Of ten minutes. he sue
ceeded In catching his walters eye.
Look here, how long am I going
to have to wait for that grub l or
dered?" he inquired.
"Oh, ! guess it won't be long. now.
yawned the waiter in hurry?"
I'm a hurry? Say. 1 ordered a meal
without meat because it is meatless
day. And If have to wait five min
utes longer, it will be wheatless day
and l won't get a thing"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13
Pity Father

Carl. aged three, and his baby sister
of eighteen months slept i'll the same
room as their parents. Carl woke up
early and tormented his still sleepy
father with questions
'Father. can a cow speak?"
NO. my child"
Father. can a dog speak?"
The father. thinking carl was going
through the entire list of animals that
he knew. said severely:
mo animal can speak. And you
must now keep quiet, for father wants
to Sleep"
For long time the child remained
quiet; then being no longer able to re
strain his curiosity. he asked timidly
Father, what kind of an animal Is
baby?"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered,
90 to your nearest drug store and get a
bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. 1t
is a physicians prescription for ailments
of the kidneys and bladder.
1t has stood the test of years and has
q reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results ia Thousands of cases.
This preparation 50 very effective, has
been placed ON sale everywhere. Get q
bottle, medium or large size, at your near
est druggist.
However, if you wish first to test THU
preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer
Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for . sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
ton this paper.-Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13
Tells of Villa Barbarities-

Juarez-A Mexican official who
brought letters and official documents
from Laguna, which were left by Gen.
Eduardo Cravez, gave grewsome de-
s,.ription of the scene following the at
tack on followers of the federal train
by villa followers He said the women
and children camp followers OF the
federal train guard were killed and
even the dogs and horses throats
were cut by the villa men,