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New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

have heard of the bags and have helped to
send them out'i this weekly stream which
has never failed
The men are beginning to enter the train
now. Time to start the warning signal,
hands outstretched for the cigarettes. Too
hurried to look up into faces, hearing the brave
laughter and jests, you fill as many hands as
you can-war-shaped hands-that are going
back, and your mind blu-s.
"En roiturer-the last signal. Madame
Courcol has tackled the lilies and the flag Of
France TO the side of the train. The last man
is in. The doors close. The train starts back
to the front.
As it turns the curve the arms and the flags
and the battered helmets are still waving
They make a line Of color until the train is
out Of sight
A general said THEY SHALL NOT PASS!
And these men still hold Verdun.
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26
The Pusbcarts
gv ANNE CLEVELAND CHENEY

Everything from pomegranates to petucoats,
From a corset to bunch of carrots,
A bowl of goldfish TO the Star Spangled
Banner;
All dangling, glowing, smelling, spilling
From a thousand pushcarts,
Arrow down the avenue!
And above them the alien faces,
shrewd and haggling, or gentle and patient,
Dull or alert
Til it seems Gs if Democracy
We're just g, endless avenue Of pushcsrts-
Each displaying a certain need;
Zach bearing some bit Of achievement;
T,ch a claim along the road of progress,
Waiting like a challenge at the corner of time.
Or pushing Justify for place in the sun;
Propelled by the hands of old nations
Mong the pavements of a new world.
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

has chapter translated by Miss Anne Tracy
from the work Of an authority This is "The
Schooling and Training of the German Shep-
nerd Dog" published last April by the German
Shepherd Dog Club Of America, Of Scranton,
Penn. Among the officers Of this club, which
is made up OF enthusiasts on this breed, is
Miss Anne Tracy, granddaughter Of the late
j. Pierpont Morgan.
What are the best breeds for training?"
| asked as We crossed to the puppy kennels,
where, in n picturesque low white building,
bedecked with window boxes afame with color,
the lucky puppies Of Meadow Brook Farm
frolic and play until at the dignihed age Of
eight months their school days begin.
'All my dogs are German shepherds, al
though abroad Airedalss and Belgian police
dogs are also employed"
At Meadow Brook Farm there are now two
ltters of puppies, one nearly three months old
and the other three weeks younger-roy poly
youngsters with fat protruding sides that do
not suggest war rations.
All day long they frolc in great box-like
inclosures, set down in sunny pasture, far
removed from thought or sound of shrapnel
al OuISIIHS oIAclI' An important OcJdu OF
their training will be to accustom them TO
gun fire.
Somehow it was when | looked at these
puppies so awkwardly frolicsome, rather than
at the prize dogs with their long records Of
splendid work, that | was most deeply i'm
pressed with Mrs. Wanner's work. Ths task
Of cramming their little heads with expert
knowledge Of war dogs "bit" seemed
colossal.
And l turned again to look at her. tall.
young and buoysnt, in her visor cap and
se7erely tailored khaki, revolver slung at
her hip from her low-hung military belt.
What has wearing revolver to do with
training dogs?
Simply that Mrs. Wanner, because Of tie
fame of her dogs, was recently sworn in as
special police officer at Hampstead Even q
sleepy village was quick TO seize that oppor-
tunty.
Thus, being subject TO call from Headquar-
ters any hour of the day or night, her dogs
In addition 70 work with dummy do valuable
field work.
at me / realized what a force for q
local application or the peace at any
price" doctrine the Meadow Brook Farm dogs
must be in the country.
As my train pulled out the army aviator
was but tiny spsck against the sky.
Some day. perhaps not far distant, in that
region where destinies formerly whole conti-
nents and seas apart, are being linked in
strange ways, one of these dogs may ferret
1xy;n sk.Sx
and wounded beyond the lines,-who knows.
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

wounded, if conscious, can help themselves.
In practice work the wounded" must always
have some movable object, such as hat or
handkerchief, which the dog can retrieve as
proof of his find and need for assistance.
"My dogs don't need articles of clothing to
get scent. They can pick it up from
footprint days DID," explained Mrs. Wanner.
"For instance a young girl in the neighbor-
hood had been missing for three days when
one of my dogs was enlisted in the search.
He set out rapidly on a scent which took him
three miles away to the edge Of lake. Blood
hounds will stop at water unless they can pick
up the scent on the other side.
Instead, my German shepherd plunged
without hesitation into the water and in few
minutes dragged body to the surface. The
girl had committed suicide there three days
before Yet that trail was three days old
and much of it constantly walked over in the
interval when he started. This is the same
dog"
Mrs Wanner stopped to fasten the great
dog back in her run. "Since then / get the
most absurd phone calls. y lost carpet two
years ago. Won't you please send one Of your
dogs to find it for me7 OF course, disregard
all calls unless they come from police head
quarters"
Down the long line Of the wired Enclosures
which fanked the long, low white kennels on
either side each with wolf-ike occupant
joyously welcoming his mistress, we stopped
again.
1t didn't take any special knowlege Of dogs
to know that here was a particularly fine
specimen of the famed shepherd breed.
This is Felix the Red Cross dog which
than Just over from active service in France
attracted so much attention at the last dog
show" his owner explained as Felix sprang
against the wire netting with powerful leaps
and vigorous barks. "He is one of the few
dogs now in this country that has seen actual
service in France
These experienced dogs must be great
help 10 you in training younger dogs, aren't
they"
"Oh. no. always train each dog separately,
taxing him out alone for his daily lesson. You
see each dog is an individual problem and
the more his trainer studies him, the better
he responds. Here is one who is just begin
ning-and she doesn't like going TO school
Bit"
ut must be terribly tedious work isn't 1t!
What do you do in case like that!-punish
her severely, ] suppose"
"Oh, dear no. Never punish dog II you
wish to get anywhere with it. II dog is
stubborn and disobedient,, put it away for an
hour and then go back to the lesson again.
over and over, II is worse than useless 10
try by other means.
"Then the age is important. You can rarely
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26
Speaking of Conservation

PROPOS of the food conservation drive,
n a dialogue overheard the other day
n in one of the exclusive small shops on
Fifth Avenue is rather significant:
Said the first woman apxiously:
II don't know what | shall do with my poor
little Pekingese.' He doesn't seem TO be able
to eat anything. | buy him the very finest
cuts Of beef and lamb and chicken, but he
won't touch a thing
Il had the same difficulty" replied her
friend. THE hot weather was so terrible that
my little darling completely lost his appetite.
but ! tried dipping his little biscuits in cream,
and then he was able to take them"
Isn't it dreadful" said the first, "and with
the prices Of everything so high, too, and the
government telling US 10 save food for the SOL
diers and for those poor people abroad. Do
you know, just TO feed my little dog alone costs
me $50 month. His appetite is so delicate
that he won't eat anything but the most ex-
pensive things"
II know" said the other, with sigh. ats
really dreadful. | don't see how we possibly
can economic when everything costs so much"
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

train an OLD dog. Eight months Is the age
at which ! begin. The training takes nine
months, hours OF daily lessons rigidiy kept up.
OF course the principal thing, after you have
mastered your method and studied your dog,
is infinite patience" went on Mrs. Warner,
"but it is we'll worth while, because an experr
police or Red Cross dog is highly valuable
asse. to a police force or hospital corps"
Mrs. Wanner paid $500 for a trained Ger
maa shepherd dog abroad and recently she
sold one of her own dogs, trained at Meadow
Brook Farm. for S2,50O, top price for an
expertly trained dog of this breed. Abroad,
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26
II
Tfxe
|. Tribune
Institute
In theWorld
OfWOmen

who fall, fighting on. Death is joked about.
BLINDNESS. and helplessness are not.
But there is not one who takes the cigarettes,
or the flags, or the coffee or the blue bags as
if they were his due; not one. There is the
word of thanks spoken so quietly, the look of
gratitude, the salute, or some symbol that
makes you proud TO receive it; that makes you
humble before such high courtesy.
Now the truck that held the blue bags is
empty, and they are in the mems hands. Since
early in the war Miss Brent has gone every
Sunday morning to the Care du Nord, TO give
them to the homeless among the departing
troops.
Each bag contains good pair Of stockings,
delight of the trenches timed pate,
cigars, a handkerchief and, most priced, a
card with the crossed flags Of our two coun-
tries in color and underneath written in
French: With the greetings and the best
wishes Of your friends in the United States.
ViUe la FrGnceP
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26
Farmers Are Dong Their Bit

(kTHE farmers Of the country do not
have to be urged to play their part
in the food crisis. They are grow
ing everything they can, and are anxious to CO.
operate with the Food Administration in its
work of conservation
This statement is made by Charles W. Hol-
man, Of Madison, Wis, secretary of the Ma
tional Agricultural Organization Society,
which represents l20 farm organizations and
thousands of farmers in every state in the
Union. "a n
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

the Importance of the work they can perform
has long been recognized.
Here there are several things to handicap
US in supplying an army with the service Of
these dogs.
In the first place, neither the government
nor the Red Cross as yet have made an appro-
priaton for their training or purchase,
although bin is soon to be presented to Con-
gress for tina. purpose. There is a scarcity
Of dogs available for training here. Then
there is the lack of adequately prepared
trainers.
Sergeant Hickey, of the local police force
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

peals and il makes them so intimately dear
and the killing and the mutilating Of them so
much as if it we're the killing and the mutiat-
ing of our own.
And another thing you learn-from the
ones who look so ill-nourisned, perhaps, and so
unpromsing. It is on their breasts one sees
so often medals for conspicuous bravery"
You find that many times it is there be-
cause these men with sudden divine magma
tion assumed command when the last officer
had fallen.
Yes, it is one of these who is rubbing his
eyes now with his coat sleeve.
But soon he and all the others are keen with
interest as soldier struttirg with pride comes
through the gates leading trench dog, who
also is on her way back to service.
All, the wounded she has reported TO her
captain, and the wounds she has licked and
cleansedi
And what person on the platform knows
better than she where they are all going now?
that wild, laundering, crashing he'll where
she wears her Red Cross and takes her rank
with heroes!
Apparently she is much more Of a heroine
to them than they are heroes to each other.
There is cGmaruderie in the trenches.
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

at FIatbush, is doing such splendid work with
his dogs that it is pleasure to see them
perform But he is one of the very few
trainers in this country, Abroad, schools to
train the trainers themselves are an important
phase Of the work."
Mrs. Wanner's own success in training comes
from lifelong love and association with dogs
as we'll as exhaustive study Of foreign methods,
CLEANED by first hand observation of the work
of experts abroad.
A book which Mrs. Wanner indorsed as be-
ing most helpful to the average dog owner
who is learning to handle and control his dogs
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

t1.zl were clusters Of white frame
buildings, scattered at wide
intervals along the long driveway that sweeps
ha wide circle up TO the Colonial doorway Of
4. house which we had just left
Far overhead was the purr of the motor of
an aeroplane, in training from the Hampstead
Aviation School to be an "eye" for the army,
s shadow passing in tiny blotches across the
meadows under the hot July sun.
The only discordant war note in g. country
ssv otherwise placid with peace and serenity,
you say? Not at all. For my companion was
Mrs. Marie r. B. Wanner, Of Meadow Brook
Farm, the sole woman trainer in America of
dogs for active Red Cross service on the battle
hsld
Just as the aviation camp at Hampstead Is
training airmen to ferret out the enemy's bat
t.-i.s and direct the fire, Mrs. Wsnner at
MEADOW Brook is training her dogs 70 ferret
out the wounded and direct succor.
Somehow it does seem womanly task,
doesn't il?
Some women mount their hobbies for war
service with a twist, others desert them at
such a time as this Mrs. Wanner does neither.
The publicity that has attended her work IS
egt the natural result Of a long cherished
aoooy that through the war has suddenly as
'Gmed widespread Importance.
2ou realize this when you talk to her. For
are mas none Of the profuse manner so often
Characteristic Of the amateur war worker. She
content 10 let her dogs speak for her.
For instance, take the episode Of the hand
k:rchief Round the kennels We went and
from an individual inclosure out Of doors
Ms. Wanner released a great German shep-
h.rd dog.
Put your hand on her nose an instant"
'hs said. so that she will get your scent
Then at a single word Of command she was
'f-and presto! back in fash with my hand
h.rchief
And thought it so neatly tucked out of
'snt" ] exclaimed.
Later learned that il is on such exercises
lhas the work Of the Hospital Corps or Red
tfoss dog is based. The wounded" 20 be
iound' must lie down under cover, beneath
ssdges, bushes or in ditchcs and the dog is
eld 70 seek wounded" ~ hrr in a given
sfsetion. When he has found one he must
speak" or lead 10" his find.
" actual field work the dog wears Red
e'oss blanket for protection and Identification
All tiny case Of res,oratives from which the
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

Miss Brent is a sculptor, but since the war
her studio hes been given over to the filling
Of these blue bags. On weekdays she is vol
unteer worker in charge of the warehouse of
the Paris depot of the American Fund for
French Wounded.
No name has ever gone with any Of these
Gags, but in strange ways word of some Of
them has come back; how the opening of them,
the Christmas stocking-lke festival of pulling
out the contents. made gay the start-off to the
'front.' how the greetings from unknown
friends put courage into lonely hearts; of how
sentry at night, said over and over the
words on the card, with Encouragement grow
ing into confidence.
Sometimes unknown people in far-off places
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

,,her side Of the train gates are SAID, farewells
-. does not look upon; and now they are on
n. train platforms, almost a thousand Of
them. ready for the French call Of "All
,hoard"-"En VOiture"
This is the Care du Nord, and here on the
,,.tsorrn are the French Madame Courcol and
=. American Miss Brent. The train gates, by
u;l;tary authority, open on their approach.
Miss Brent's baggage truck is overhowing
nth bulky blue bags Of the color Of the uni
,o,r. each with small American flag stitched
On the side.
Madame Courcol's truck has pots Of steam
izr coffee and piles Of bread on white cloth,
,bs flags of the Allies at the four corners,
with a bunch of field flowers, the roses and
rB,, Of France, held high and jauntily over
all
No one knows better than Madame Courcol,
rbo has served so many hundreds Of thou
sands. that cup Of good coffee may mean the
difference between suffering and "the good
heart"
She is a chic little blond lady, in the white
Uniform with Red Cross brassard and long
blue veil. Her snappy eyes are often wells ol
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

IE six days Of home are over
the first three Of such thought
less happiness, the last three
of clinging to fast-fying min
utes,-and now they are start
ing back to the front, these
men. The goodbyes on the
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

tears, but have never seen them overflow;
and her small vivacious hands are skillful or
tender, but never idle
am told that Madame used to make smart
and beautiful gowns, which sold for large
sums.
Now she directs and supports a cantire,
which is also like club, for homeless soldiers
in the basement Of the station, and god-speeds
with her words and her refreshments every
troops train leaving the Care du Nord.
Day after day and hour after hour Madame
Courcol is splendidly on ner job.
A contrast to the trimness Of Madame is
this weary peasant soldier who has just left
his wife and their little brood crying on the
other side of the gate. He is crying, too.
Ar, mon petit, mon brave gareon," she
says, laying her hand on his arm, "c'est dur.
Mdis-de cdf6-Uodd!"
Coffee and bread are in his hands, and
Madame has gay words about the games OF
soldering the children play. Talking so, she
steers him toward Miss Brent, who puts one
of the blue bags into his hands, as she tells
him some news from the morning paper OF
more German trenches taken.
Madame Courcol is talking TO very young
soldier now Mon cher petit" she says, "how
we'll remember your face from four months
seo!"-and so on, with motherings and pet
names
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

Almost thousand men are so many men
when you are in the midst Of them.
And what you never fail to feel and think
whenever you see, or are with crowd Of
soldiers, is that they are just like our men
Just exactly like our men; with the same
homelinesses, and the same good looks, the
same expressions and the same individual ap
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26
a. MARIAN BONSALL DAVIS

..,..,,,r Worker in the Red Cross. Serred
ior Months Near the Front IN France,
Doing Relief Work for Soldiers
and Refugees.
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

We all remember how the men look in the
movies, laughing and waving their arms out
of the window as the troop trains 20 out.
Well. it is like that now, but there is little
difference in the laughter, little difference
in the waving arms.
This is not the first time they are leaving,
or the fourth, OF for some of them the sixth
and seventh. And each return makes the next
seem more improbable miracle.
It is their daily work to stand among those
New-York tribune., 1917-08-26
By NANCY WALBURN

4, By the way, will you drop
your handkerchief or some
trife here?" said my COM
panion as we strolled across
the field. Anywhere will do"
Beyond us in the meadows
were clusters of white frame
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-06-21
HOW TO REGULATE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSt RE

Take SAN-YAK. 1t prevents d
1 tony-like hardening Of the arteries
at ages past 80 years. DR.. BURN
HAMS SAN-YAK is the sure way to
prevent paralysis and apoplcXy. In
it, use you have prevented or cured
. kidney and bladder trouble. 1t is
the greatest in use to prevent the
clumsy, stiff joints and muscles and
for neuritis and rheumatism ard con
stipation. 1t has no parallel for the
quality and results.
f. E. Gray, Alma. Michigan, the
leading restaurant man, says: Il was
sick from overwork and kidney trou-
bic, had paralysis in my toes for sew
eral years, swelling OF the feet and
ankles. San-Yak has done wonders
for me and for my wife also. ! am
willing to boost for a good cause"
l.. B. Kehn, the tailor, of Alma,
says: Il was badly afflicted with
rheumatism seven years ago. found
relief from the use OF San-Ysk and
keep il in the house to protect my
=. c. Johnson, Masonic Home, AL
ma, says: IL was nearly dead from
bladder and kidney trouble and rheu-
matism. SAN-YAK gave me quick
relief and ! had no trouble for more
than one year"
+. Garrison, leading groccryman of
Hudson, Michigan, suffered more than
ten years with throat mad stomach
trouble. He says SAN-YAK is the
Only medicine that just suits the case,
and if people would try it they could
boost from good results.
George Soper of Quincy, Michigan,
says he has been an invalid since out
of the hospital three years ago 81
could scarcely eat or walk. SAN
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was broken out so | was not mt to be
seen. SAN-YAk has cured the terri
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from rheumatism for the first time in
years. | can do a nice days work
and not on the lag at the end Of the
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ID. H. James. Homer. Michigan,
says: 81 was greatly troubled for
several years with high blood press
ure, short in breath, bad kidney and
bladder trouble, dizzy ard sick. SAN
YAK has done everything for me ami
my health is fine at - years; ! can
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Mr.. A. II. Blair. Homer, Michigan,
writes: Dear Doctor:-Your SAN
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Alma. Sold by Chas r. Murphy. sue
cossor OF Rhodes, Alma. Michigan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-06-21
How's This 4?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-hvc years. and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces. ex-
pelling the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
cure for q short time YOU will see a
great Improvement IN your general
health. start taking Hairs Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid OF catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
i. j. CHENEY & co. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-06-21
Baptist Church
j. w. Priest, Pastor

Residence, S02 Gratiot Ave.
Sunday morning service 10 o'clock
Sermon, "The Kingdom of Cod
Sunday school ll:l5 a. m.
b. Y. p. L. meeting 6:30 D. m.
Topic, THE Bible and the People"
Evening service 1870.
Children's Day exercises.
Offering for American Baptist Pub
LEGATION society.
Thursday night prayer meeting at
: 80.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-06-21
II. Johns Church

Morning prayer 10 a, m Subject,
The Preaching Of John the Baptist %
Sunday school 1870 a. IN.
Ncspef service > p M
The vcsper service Will be a special
Red Cross service.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-06-21
FIRST Church of Christ. Scientist

knights of Pythias Hall
Sunday 1890 a. IN.
Wednesday 1870 p. M.
Subject for June oath, as the
Universe, Including Man, Evolved by
Atomic Force
Reading room open Saturday aft
cruoon from , till f.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-06-21
HUMPHREYS

Humphreys Homeopathic Remedies sro
designed to meet the needs ol families
or invaliGs something that mother father
nurse or Invalid can take Or give TO meet
the neei If the moment. Have been in use
for over Sixty YrAEs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-06-21
Union Services

Union Services
For the fifth season, several of the
churches of Alma will hold union serv-
ices on Sunday nights during July and
August. The Presbyterian. Episcopal,
United Brethren and Baptist
churches. The Church of Christ will
unite in these services The first
meeting will be held in the Presby-
terrain church on Sunday night, July
LIST. 1t is hoped that the complete
program may be published next week
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-06-21
THE CHURCHES
Church of Christ

Pine Street
j. S. Raum, Minister
10 a. IN. worship and sermon. Sub
jer, "Sardis, the City of Death"
1880 a. m. Bible school.
6:l5 p. m. y. r. 5. G. +. rally.
1880 p. m. song service and ser
mon.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at 1880