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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

which keeps the coal bills down to mini.
mum In the winter also helps to keep
the house cool during the summer.
The appearance and arrangement of
the house shown in the accompanying
photograph and floor plan may be used
as an example of careful design of the
small cottage. While the building Is
exceedingly simple in every way, its APP
pearance Is pleasing even more than
Is suggested by the photograph. The
real appearance value of the house Is
realized only when the graded, soft
colors of the face brick walls are seen,
~harmonizing with the dark-stained
single surface under the porch gable
and contrasting with the pare white OF
the porch coplngs and the trim. A
house OF this kind should be unob-
trusive; striking colors should be
avoided; the soft, warm colors tend to
remove the appearance of Cheap
ness" which Is all too easily evident
In a small house decorated In excess
sive b%rilllancy. In selecting the face
brick, n rather dark-toned, soft-texture
type would be appropriate, the white
trim being relied upon to brighten the
building sufficiently. Mortar OF u
harmonizlng. dark color Is preferable.
1t will be noticed that there are two
kinds OF walls shown on the plan. This
convention Is used TO indicate that the
house Is built as n brick veneered
structure. The brick are indicated by
the solid black and the cross-hatched
walls are Of wood. The brick veneer is
tied TO the wood studs or sheathing
with galvanized iron wall ties or cut
nails every four or FIVE courses.
The plan furnishes an interesting
study In that every inch Of the inclosed
space Is used economically and the mr..
rangement Is made with n view 10
minimizing the labor OF housekeeping.
The living room and dining room,
placed In the 81" arrangement shown,
form n commendable feature in that,
with the large cased opening between
them, they are practically one room
and yet the privacy of the dining room
Is secured. bedrooms arranged with
the bath between cannot be improved
upon In the matter OF convenience.
The kitchen with It's handy pantry can
be relied upon to please the housewife.
There is a basement under the main
part OF the house.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
lengths carried in the stocks Of aver

lengths carried In the stocks Of aver.
age lumber yards. This fact has a
critical bearing on the success of the
small cottage design. Considerable
material may sometimes be saved by
adjusting the arrangement Of rooms,
but the economy Idea must not be al
lowed TO dominate to the extent that
the comfort or convenience OF the
home is impaired. The waste Of time
in building is related, In some ways, TO
the waste OF materials. Let us sup
pose that the plans of n small cottage
do not include a sheet Of "details"
which are drawings made by the de-
signcr TO show the builder how certain
Of the parts OF the structure, about
which there might be some question,
are TO be built. IL is then up to the
builder how these parts shall be built,
and In case he is not acquainted with
The ideas of the designer, there Is a
possibility hat the method which he
decides TO use will result in both n
waste of materials and time. II is
important that anyone who expects TO
build n house 81 this kind be certain
that the plans include n detail showing
exactly how the foundation, walls, roof
and all other parts Of the building are
to be constructed and also n detail of
exterior trim. This Is especially i'm
portant when the plans are prepared
by someone other than the builder who
does the construction work. 1t pre-
vents mistakes, and mistakes always
represent loss and dissatisfaction.
The Importance of high quality con-
structlon In small houses cannot be
overestimated. Original cost some.
times acts like the balm that deadens
pain only to Increase the discomfort
after its soothing effect has been spent.
The poorly constructed small house
which appears to be a good investment
at the time Of Its construction may
gradually assume a different aspect
under, say. the action Of a particular.
ly cold winter. With the present high
cost Of fuel, It seems good Judgment
TO spend a little money In building the
house SO that 1t Is easy to heat and
then In the installation Of a heating
system which Is designed for ec0n0m
ical operation. A double advantage is
obtained In building for heat insula.
ton In that the same forethought
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

extended the chimney above the roof
with pressed brick. this constituted the
entire quantity of high-grade brick
which he would care to use.
Modern methods of manufacture, dis
tributlon and construction, however,
make 1t possible for anyone who so de-
sires to build n small cottage Of this
sort with face brick exterior walls Mt n
cost no higher than that Of any other
type OF h~igh-grade construction. In
order TO realize the maximum economy
which Is necessary In order that face
brick may be used at low cost, the
building must be designed In such a
manner thottthere is no waste which
might be included In the amount III
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
Midsummer Cane.

For midsummer the military cape IL
made of some stunning shade of cot.
ton eponge-beige, military blue, or
sreeD-whlle the jacket aud skirt are
fashioned of plain white or cream in
the same color as the cape. The
trench coat is Subject to similar
notifications and adaptations. In its
severest form, double or s~ingle-breast-
ed, ana with regulation patch pockets.
IL makes n most attractive motoring
rarnent. Elaborated for street wear
the pockets are cleverly c~ut-in-one with
a portion of the coat, or are bulged
out TO give a modified barred effect in
a startlingly unmllltary manner,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
Floor Plan.

loteG 70 the purchase Of materials.
Buildings hastily designed or those
having the plans merely drawn" quite
often their owners To feel that
they have hardly obtained their
moneys worth. The reason Is either
because of wasted time or wasted
materials. The small cottage which Is
really designed for economy in order
that hlgh-grade materials may be used,
must have every detail so worked out
that when n board is sawed 20 obtain
a piece for one particular place In the
structure, there will also be a place for
what remains Of that board. All struc-
lures are designed with the idea CON
stantly in mind that wherever wood ia
used 1t must be taken from pieces in
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that they are better acquainted and
have formed a. sort of entente cor
dale the TIVE. tssve utmost respect for
each other ma 'earry on at the front
with complete understanding and ef.
fectiveness.-1t.t
One MuJSA EodsIs Six Horses.
The mule had BIS supreme test on
this front in ne B6ttles of the Somme.
There were d1lJs and nights Of un-
ceasing labor. snort rations and little
or no attenti0os The strain was con-
slant and ter<idcs In exact ratio to
the number e6tpkfSed, six horses have
succumbed wh<sAsa single mule gave
way. ss56
The horse. o. Sourse, Is m animal
OF finer fiber ssi4 IL far more sensi-
tive. II he utd41 les into a shell hole
filled with BE III strive and
struggle toj t9iSolt until he actually
dies Of a btdo1r1 heart. Not 30 the
mule. He MISREPRESENTATION and not
much Of an ontioek on life. He calm
ly and philosophicaliy lies in the shell
hole until someone comes along and
digs him 'optsaSyS
The mule. S6Mi1 buppositions to the
contrary nO&Wlf4 binding, is vulner-
able Mt times to Lot and shell. Many
Of them have be6n killed In action
along with the hez5 es. and others have
died OF. wouuWs hut modern veterin-
airy skill Is &oe13kg wonders for the
animals OF ytfslRbd one must be badly
hurt indeed 8e abandoned. The
thick skin ofal(8Spule saves him from
many of the 3hddbles that beset the
horse. 1t warlss6f mud blisters and
the affections h9tcome from the wet
and damp and long exposure.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

"She's a vain girl. There Is no mir.
ror handy, so now she IS looking at the
barometer"
How will the barometer cater to
her vanity?"
at says Fair"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
BRICK FACE HOUSE
BEAUTY AND VALUE
Type of Construction Means Low
Upkeep, Small Fire Risk,
Permanence.
BUILDING COST NOT TOO HIGH
Modern Methods Make Possible Use
Of This Material by the Persons
Whose Funds Must Be
Spent Carefully.

Mr.. William A. Radford VIM answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST OF all subjects pertaining 10 the
subject of building. for the readers OF this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufactures, he
is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
20 William A. Radford. No. 1877 Prairie
avenue, Chicago. Ill, and only enclose
two-ccnt stamp for reply.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
WORK CASE is CONVENIENCE
Holds a Few Things That Are Often
Wanted and Generally Hard to :
Find in Every Household.

II is just a button. a pair of scissors,
and a needle and thread that are so
often wanted in every household, and
somehow these little articles always
seem to get separated. and never tn
b. found all together when they are re-
CURED. The sketch shows n neat little
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
sIIpoyer coat preeees san Lead.

Far too numerous to be ignored are
the new slipover coat dresses brought
over from Paris. These are mostly of
satin In pale shades and in black and
r made with chiffon or net sleeves.
The fuliness around the waist Is held
by scarf girdles slipped through slots
and the skirt portions usually made
In panels hanging loose. or simulated.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

n simple blouse Of fine white linen.
The Shantung was In a pale shade of
shrimp pink and the short sleeves
(they did not reach the elbows) al
lowed the very full linen sleeves to be
plainly visible.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

what is that dog-a pointer or a
setterf'
Hes n pointer when there's a beef.
steak near, and a setter when we're
ont looking for game."-Life.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

Italian Gamers are now utilizing the
skins and seeds OF tomatoes, the for.
mer for stock food and the latter for
oil. In Its crude form. for soup and Il.
Elimination and when refined for table
use.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
HITS j. S. TROOPSH|P
SARATOGA RAMMED BY STEAM.
Err PANAMA WHILE WAITING
FOR SAILING ORDERS.
l,40O SOLDIERS ARE SAVED
Men Are Taken on by Other Vessels
and Safely landed-craft Kept
Anoat and Taken to
Dock.

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 1.-The Sara
toga, an American transport at anchor,
waiting sailing orders, was rammed on
Monday by the American steamer Pan
anna. inbound here.
A deep hole In the transports port
Quarer extending from below the wa
ter line to the rail resulted from the
collision. The captain of the steamer
which did the damage held the bow
Of his ship tight against the transport
effectually blocking the wound. In this
position he kept his vessel until all on
board the transport were taken off.
More than a dozen vessels, including
an American cruiser, were In the res
cuing fleet. A number of them sur
rounded the transport after the other
steamship drew away and supported
1t until 1t reached shallow waters, two
miles distant.
Meanwhile 1,4O0 soldiers were safe
ly taken Off In lifeboats or by tugs, and
other craft In the harbor. which re-
sponded to distress signals.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
PROTEST PRICE OF WHEAT
War Emergency Council Hears Voice
Of Farmers, Who Declare Sum
Set 10 Too Low.

Washington, July 30.-That a 81
minimum price for wheat will mean
50 wheat and higher priced bread, and
that 90 per cent of the people are vital
ly interested In reasonable prices while
only 8 per cent are interested In high
priced wheat. were assertions made
by the war emergency council Of the
baking industry In a protest to the
food bill conferees against the mini
mum price provision Of the pending
measure.
The council, representing $4,000
American bakers, asserted In session
here that fixing the minimum price for
wheat as high as 81 means that the
farmer, instead Of the middleman, will
hoard wheat. and that II would not
result In the stimulation Of production.
which the country most needs at this
hour.
A return to Scent bread, the bakers
said, was impossible, but lower than
present prices can be and should be at
tained, In their opinion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
WOMEN TOLD TO CAN
PRESERVING OF FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES IS VITAL TO WIN
WAR, SAYS PRESIDENT.
WILL HASTEN END OF WAR
Agricultural Department Committees
Are Ready to Aid In Workshops
Large, But Need to Save
Is Great

Washington. July 31.-President
Wilson, In a letter to Secretary of
Agriculture ID. +. Houston, appeals to
the women of the nation to take imme-
diate steps to avoid threatened loss
Of vast amount Of perishable fruits
and vegetables. The president says:
Every bushel Of potatoes properly
stored, every pound Of vegetables put
by for future use, every Jar Of fruit
preserved, add that much TO our In
surance Of victory-add that much to
hasten the end of the conflict.
1--WE must aim to consume these
things locally SO far as possible and
thus relieve the pressure In transpor-
tation agencies, freeing them for the
more efficient handling Of products re-
Quired for military purposes. What
we cannot presently consume we must
conserve"
Herbert G. Hoover, Americas food
controller, In a statement Issued on
Saturday, calculated to dispel war
gloom, declared the people OF the
United States through food economy
and stimulation of production have "ac-
complished the most astonishing thing
that ever happened In the history OF
any people"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
HARRISON G. OTIS IS DEAD
Los Angeles Publisher Was q Veteran
Of Two Wars-Piant Was
Dynamited.

Los Angeles, CAL. Aug. 1.-Gen.
Harrison Gray Otis, president and gen.
eral manager Of the Los Angeles
Times, died here on Monday at the
home of his son-in-law, Harry Chand.
Ter. Heart trouble was said to have
caused his death. General Otis, a vet
eran Of two wars-the Civil and Span
acknowledgements Of long line of
military and craftsmanship ancestry.
General Otis was eighty years old, mis-
birth having occurred on Washing
ton county co., farm, February 10,
1897. On October 10. 1910, his build
ing and printing plant was dynamited
and 20 of his workmen killed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
R0UMANIANS CLAIM VICTORY
Capture Ten Villages az Teutons Re-
tire In Disorder-capture Men
and Many Guns.

Jassy, Roumania, July 30.-The oc-
cupation Of ten villages by the Rou.
manians In their new offensive is an.
nounced by the war Office. The Aus.
tro-German forces retired In disorder
The statement follows: 1--WE contin-
ued our advance as far as II kilo-
meters GIN mlles) from our old front
occupying all our detectives and TAX
ing possession of ten villages. We cap
tured 45O prisoners, many guns and
much war material. The enemy Is re-
firing In disorder"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
EXEMPTION MADE DIFFICULT
Only conscrlpts Suffering From
Chronic or Permanent Disabil-
tiles to Be Excused.

Washington, July 30.-Only persons
Of military age suffering from chronic
or permanent disabilities may hope to
be exempted from the draft for phys
zeal unfitness.
These instructions were underlined
and sent to the various exemption
boards throughout the country. The
provost marshal's office announced
that in all probability numerous OBJ
servation camps would be established
in connection with the environments
for rounding into shape persons of
conscript age suffering from merely
temporary disabilities.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
RUSS DRIVEN OVER FRONTIER
sIavs Retreating on Eastern GaIician
Front Retire Behind Border7
Town Of kuty Captured.

Berlin, July 31.-Russian troops re-
treating on the eastern Galician front
have retired behind the Russian bor-
rer at Husiatyn, the German general
staff announced officially on Sunday.
Husiatyn Is 20 miles due east OF
Halicz, Galicia, recently retaken by
the Austro-German forces.
Farther south the Russians made
stand between the Dniester and
Pruth rivers but powerful German
attack brokedheir resistance.
Kuty. In the Galician Carpathians,
has been captureu by the Teutons.
In Roumania the Germans completed
the retrograde movement which they
began Friday on the upper Putna river.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
BEGINS IRON RULE
kERENskY RESTORES DEATH
PENALTY IN RUSSIAN ARMY.
Loyal ArtliIerymen Train Cannon on
Whole Division Of the Eleventh
Army.

London, July %. - Kerensky and
Korniloff, Russia's men Of the hour,
met anarchy and disloyalty with blood
and iron.
Dispatches from Petrograd leave no
room for doubt that Kerensky's dicta-
torship Is to be a real dictatorship ;
that he will sanction and approve ex-
IRENE measures when necessary to re-
store semblance Of order out Of
chaos which for time seemed to
threaten the complete disintegration
Of the Russian armies and, indeed. the
Russian state.
Four outstanding things were in dis
patches from Petrograd, things which
held out promise, In the opinion Of OBJ
servers here, that Kerensky, with the
aid of his military commanders, Of
whom Korniloff stands out, might yet
pull Russia through" These things
we're:
/. Kerensky has acquired complete
ascendency over the workmen's and
soldiers committee, so that 1t now
makes no attempt to Issue DEGREES.
His command Of the provisional gov
eminent is supreme. The ministers he
has gathered around him have agreed
completely so far with all his propos-
ais and are supporting them to the ut
most.
2. His first act has been to restore
the death penalty for treason. This
action. taken with the consent of his
ministers, Is designed to wipe out dis
affection in the army which has made
its commanders powerless and which
has enabled the Germans to make their
gains In Galicia after the Russian army
had apparently regained its power as
a war machine.
3. A censorship Of dubious newspa-
pers has been established. The papers
affected were guilty of disseminating
appeals to disloyalty among the troops.
The new order provides for the sus-
pension Of such papers.
4. AS a result. the Russian army Is
egain showing evidences Of resistance.
The Germans continue to strike In Ga
hcia, but In the Carpathians and Rou-
mania the Russian oumanian forces
have opened a counter-offensive ap-
parently designed to tighten the pres
sure on Korniloff's hard-pressed le-
gions, and has met with considerable
initial successes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
Road Building Booms.

The verdict of the supreme cour
UNFOLDING the constitutionality of the
Covert road law makes possible the
completion Of several good roads
which are important to Detroit and
Pontiac motorists.
Chief among them is strip of FIVE
aud a half miles of concrete in Far.
mington township running into West
Bloomfield. which will complete a full
circuit Of improved highway, using the
Grand River and Woodward avenue
roads; stretch of IA IL miles of
gravel from Birmingham into Orion
township concrete road out the Eliza.
beth lake road into the lake district
and part Of the old territorial road
near Charleston, which will improve
the route to Flint.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
YEARS WAR BUDGET
FIRST PERIOD OF WAR TO COST
$to,7s5, BOZ 900.
War Tax Bill 10 Revised-Loans Extra
and More Than $500, o0o, 900
Added Revenue.

Washington. July 30.-Secretary Nc
Adoo, submitting estimates to congress
for the new war budget, said the first
year Of the war promised now to cost
$40, 735. S07 900, exclusive Of loans to
the allies, making II necessary to raise
more than $6,50O,OOO.0OO additional
revenue
The war tax bill as revised by the
senate finance committee provides for
only little more than $500, O0O, 900
in additional revenue. The $4,000. 0O0,-
600 discrepancy probably will be made
up partly by increasing the bills
levies and partly by bond issue.
Besides the estimate of more than
5000. 100000 additional expenses sub
mitted by the war department, Mr.. Nc
Adoo presented estimates from other
departments totaling upward Of 81 ,000,-
100000. All these estimates are for
expenditures during the year ending
next July, and are In addition to more
than $3,OOO,000,0O0 already appropri-
nted since the war began.
The largest items in the estimates
are S35O,OOO,OOO for the shipping board
and $2SS, 100000 for the navy. For the
food survey to be made under pending
legislation S11 100000 was requested.
Loans to our allies and possible
emergencies may take the total cost Of
the first year Of the war up to SIS, OO0,-
100000 or possibly $20,0O0,0O0 ,0OO
Against these totals figures submitted
to congressional leaders for compari-
son with appropriations of European
belllgerents indicated that for the Brit
ish fiscal year ending March 81 last
the British appropriations, including
loans to allies, aggregated $4,000, 0OO-
900. and an estimate for the current
fiscal year was $12,0O0,OO0,O0O.
The expenses Of other government
branches also run into stupendous
figures. Estimates of these branches
are to go to congress soon. Roughly
they will approximate:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
CHICAGO RAIL STRIKE ENDS
Patriotic Appeal by Govern
nent Agents.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-The $500 switch
men belonging to the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, who struck Friday
because the brotherhood was not al
lowed to dictate appointment Of yard
masters, returned to work Monday,
after settlement In which they won
a partial victory. The patriotic appeal
of government agents. in which was
pointed out the necessity of quick
transportation Of troops and war sup
plies. caused both sides to yield.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
SMASH CROWN PRINCE ARMY
French Troops Put Down Five Violent
onslauohts Southwest Of Moron
vIlIiers.

Paris, July 30.-Five violent German
attacks southwest of Moronvilliers
champagne 'front.', following an In
tense bombardment, were without gain
to the enemy, the official statement
says.
Two hundred and fifty guns were
massed over the two-mile front on
which the German crown prince tried
for the seventh successive night to
wrest ground from French lines in
the Chemin des Danes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
WINS FIGHT FOR HOOVER
conferees on Food Bill Agree to the
Presidents Demand for One
Man Rule.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Conferees on
the food bill on Monday agreed to
President Wilson's demand for one
food administrator instead Of a board
Of three as proposed by the senate.
The individual will not be subject to
confirmation. The senate conferees
accepted the house provision, Cham
berlain, Smith of South Carolina, Ken
yon and Warren SO voting. Gore,
Smith Of Georgia and Page stood out
for a three member board.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
TROOPS BREAK ALL RECORDS
Finish Trench Work and Begin Maneu-
vers With French-Hope Soon
to Be at Front.

American Base in France, July 2S.-
Pershing's "Sammies" have broken all
records for speed in their preliminary
training and have completed their work
in trench construction far ahead Of
schedule. They finished In time to be-
gin joint maneuvers with the French
Immediately. The troops are progress
ing so speedily that they have upset
the schedule for training laid down for
them.