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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

set up at whatever distance and expressed their
patriotism in indulgences for which the war made
a tolerant conscience. And Canadians are among
the strictest puritans in the world. By devious
pretexts, hundreds of these soldier-smitten wom-
en- followed the units to Europe.
We may quite as well ignore the experiences of
the allies in Europe, for our own experiences are
rich enough. The government has issued no bull
letin showing the lumber of soldiers incapacltated
by disease during the Mexican expedition, but the
only available authorities, the individual militia
men and officers, recite a distressing narrative of
debauchery on the border. In more than one
instance dives were set up in full view of the
officers camp, though, of course, outside of the
authority of the war department. And to such
wretched dens the soldiers resorted because of
the utter vacuity of border soldering and the lack
of adequate recreation facilities.
1t is these experiences which now determine
the war department to achieve a new triumph for
sanitation by inaugurating a system of thorough
prophylaxis, substituting recreation for stupidity,
idleness and vice indulgence. The American army
of democracy is not to be a disease-infested booze
inflicted army. 1t is to triumph over mankind's
worst enemies before 1t leaves our soil, and it is
to carry its triumphs to Europe, there to advertise
to the whole world the new American idea in
social .prophylaxis.
To such an army every American mother will
be proud to lend her son.-William ]. Black, in
New York Tribune Magazine.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
Use of Wireless In the Great War

Wireless has proved a great boon in war. A
scout ~airplane today If up to the minute has a
wireless set aboard. This provides it with the
only means of communication with its base, or
with the battery of heavy guns, when engaged
upon the direction of artillery fire. The wireless
is the voice of the oceans. 1t links up ship with
ship, however distant from the land or from
the recognized routes of trade. Without it modern
naval warfare would be impossible. The S o S
signal is the most urgent and sacred call in the
wireless world, a call few operators will ignore.
And yet the enemy has made false use Of this
signal. There was one case Of an American skip
per ~mewher of Bantry bay, who, picking up
an S o s some so miles distant, made thither at
top speed, to find on arrival, not a vessel In dis
tress, but a German submarine, the commander
of which not only made no apology, but was so
annoyed to find that 1t was an American instead
Of a British boat that he had shared that he
threatened to sink 1t there and then and prob
ably he would have put his threat into force had
not a British destroyer showed up on the horizon.
Another case was that of the cargo steamer
Anglo-Californla homeward bound from Amer
lea. She sighted a German submarine In mid
ocean, and made off as fast as her engine would
permit, the enemy In hot pursuit; her wireless
operator sending out the s o s signal as fast as
he knew how. Meanwhile the shell fire grew
1ercer, the ship was raked from end to end. They
had not a single weapon of their own with which
to retaliate, but they stuck to it as only British
sailors can. Then there came an answer to their
signals, Coming to your help. Hang on" 1t
was from a British m~an-of-war, somewhere across
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

the horizon, far out of sight. By this time the
firing had grown so fierce that the operator was
forced to manipulate his key lying on bis back
In his cabin. At last the welcome news, Can
see your smoke. Hang on" "For Gods sake,
hurry up; they're Smelling us like h" replied
the Californian operator. This the German OPP
orator intercepted, and had his guns trained full
on their aerial, their last hope of salvation. Lucki-
ly the German shooting was wild, and eventually
the British warship hove in sight. Immediately
the submarine dived, and they were ordered to
report her trail.
Yet earlier in the war occurred the unhappy
Breslau and Goeben affair. When surrounded
by British craft, these two powerful men-of-war
succeeded In ~effecting an escape, sighted only by
one of our light cruisers. Immediately she wire
lessed for help. l
In the year 1915, &c vessels were reported by
the radio inspectors of the United States to have
sent out the call for assistance. The calls in
Guided accidents of all kinds, including collision,
running ashore, broken-down machinery, storm,
cargo shifting and torpedoes. In one case, that
or a Greek vessel which caught fire in mid
ocean, she was abandoned by the passengers and
crew, aggregating 40. Within two and n half
hours two other vessels had taken on board. In
one case 341 survivors and In the other the re-
naming 129. The original vessel was entirely
destroyed.
On another occasion a vessel with LOO Italians
aboard caught fire at sea. The S o S signal i'm
mediatey brought up another vessel, which took
on 600 survivors, then conveyed the disabled
boat into port witl-out the loss Of a single life.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
GA RmmA
II
A Touch of Color.

Wash blouses showing trimming con-
trast often give the home dressmaker
ideas for color combinations that Uft
a blouse out of the ordinary. An ex-
pensive blouse seer recently was a
sky-blue handkerchief linen. An the
seams were hemstitched. Its decoration
was a frill about 4 inches wide of
white down the front, a sailor collar
and turned-back f1aring cuffs of white
organdie. The collar had two rows Of
narrow lace, n or the edge, one n
half-inch inside. The front friIl WINS
run into horizontal short tucks from
the point of the collar to the belt, ara
the edges left free formed little ruff.
fies edged with a bordering Of VaIen-
ciennes lace the same width as the col
lar. The cuffs had two rows of creamy
val spaced like the collar.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

sented, are very plain and present
about the minimum in the word Of.
making. But they are smartly cut,
and have a few new and noteworthy
points in their makeup.
One Of these early models for fall
is pictured here, and 1t is suited to any
Of the familiar wool materials, or to
heavy cottons. 1t is cut in one piece,
with two single box plaits at the back
and at the front. A short sash Of the
material Of the dress is fastened at
each side under one of the front plaits,
brought to the back and looped over.
The sleeves are long, and large at
the top, and the skirt is cut with an
outward flare. It is somewhat long
er than knee length, and without trim
ming of any kind. The dress buttons
at the front and has a short "V"'
shaped opening at the throat. 1t Is
shown with a white pique collar, as
plain as the dress, but collars of thin
ner materials, like organdie or dimity,
finished with very narrow %crOcheted
edging, might be substituted for pique.
In the interest of preparedness a va
riety Of easily handled collars for the
schoolgirl are to be furnished with n
few substantial dresses for fresh and
pretty collars contribute daintiness
and something of variety to the school
girls dress.
Now that everyone is asked to help
to conserve wool, it is not out of place
to suggest hat wool dresses that have
been discarded by grown-up MEM
bers Of the family should be handed
down to the younger girls and remod-
eled into s~chooldresses and frOcks for
everyday wear. Even though there is
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

After an auxiliary Of the Red Cross
has secured a permanent place Of meet
Ing and has equipped it as a workroom,
the next thing to do is to determine
just what kind of work the auxiliary
will undertake to do. If it is decided
to make surgical dressings and hospi-
tai supplies, 1t must be remembered
that these include many different
things which must be made according
to very definite specifications and up
to certain set standards. Most hospi-
tdl and surgical supplies are the prod
uct Of needlework and the sewing ma
chine. They include pajamas, bath.
robes, sheets, pillow cases, different
sorts of bandages, congresses, gauze
rolls, wipes or sponges, and gauze
drains.
The auxiliary should organize O
class in the preparation of surgical
dressings and employ a qualified in.
structor to teach the correct methods
for making all surgical dressing
Members Of the class, having taken the
course, will be in position to instruct
N' "H4 'uPSi 'iSS 1hS WIN VI WI
unteers.
A portion of the money received for
membership fees may be used for pay.
ing for the services of an instructor.
In many communities women in sufi.
GENTLY good circumstances have taken
the course at th@r own expense, and
afterward donated their services, in.
structing classes in the work Of max,
ing surgical dressings. Upon compile
ton Of the course a certificate is ISSUED
to those who pass the examination
qualifying them to become instructors
and a card certifying to this is ISSUED
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
SIMPLE DRESSES FOR SCHOOL WEAR.

bureau furnishes also a circular of in
formation concerning the conduct of
classes and their examination. Fur
Their and full information concerning
the ourse in the preparation of sur
gical dressings and the formation of
classes will be furnished upon applica-
ton by addressing
Bureau of Nursing Service,
American Red Cross,
Washington, D. G.
A good many weeks before they will
be needed, simple dresses for school
wear next fall, make their appearance.
Those for the younger girls, just pre-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

venereal diseases than any other army in
the world. Tests show that 16 per cent of
the recruits are infected on enlistment.
Venereal prophylaxis is the order of the x
day."
Statistics are available to those who will
not give them specific publicity showing
that these social diseases untitled hun
dreds of thousands of soldiers at the front
from duty on the firing line. More terrible
than the bullets Of the combatants alike to
the invaders and to the invaded were the
ravages of these diseases at Badajoz, in the
Peninsular campaign, as to Rome and Naples in
the Spanish invasion. More terrible than an army
with banners are the camp followers in its wake.
These disquieting truths should be kept hidden,
lest the patriotic spirit be discouraged, provided
the United States proposed to take part in the war
on this basis, provided the propagation of disease
were one of "our objects In the war, and provided
there were no way Of protecting our 500 DOC
chosen soldiers and thereafter the nation from the
ravages of q plague.
But the war department knows this enemy to be
vulnerable, and it proposes to fight it in the open
field with social prophylaXis, and to crush it, both
in the training camp and In its present so-fruitful
lair, the trench zones of Europe.
But before these preventive recreation plans can
be made effective there must be positive exclusion
of the unfit. "Weed out the infected is the new
watchword of the recruiting authorities. Infected
recruits, If not detected, will prove an impeachment
to the army filling first the hospitals and finally
the pension lists.
The draft law contains no provision more vital
to the security of the nation than section 13,
which authorizes Secretary of War Baker to draw
q dead line about our military camps for infection.
= The Canadian military camps became excursion
points for thousands of wives, mothers, sisters
and, under this cloak, of others who had no par
tcular qualification except enthusiasm for the
soldier and a pronounced reaction toward the uni
form.
Driven from the mile or more limit, these latter
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
Reducing WaistIlne.

While these are the days of the
Venus de Milo waists, still there are
some women with waists that need re
ducing. A good exercise for the pur-
pose is as follows: Placing the hands
on the hips, bend the trunk forward
and stretch the arms down until the
tingertips touch the floor. Exhale as
you bend down and inhale as you
s~traighten up. Repeat this exercise
four or FIVE times daily.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
Wide Belts of Ribbon.

Wide ribbons can hardly be O wide,
indeed wide enough to form the belt,
which reaches from the waist to bust
and goes under the arms. Vivid greens
and pinks and reds often assert them
selves somewhere in a young girls
toilette. Such ribbons also border
skirts.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

no need to economic, so far as the.
family is concerned, 1t is patriotic to
make use Of discarded wooden dresses
in some way. If they are not needed
at home, NO one will have to go far TO-
find a place where they can be used
to the best advantage. Some women
hoard clothes and other belongings,
which they cannot use, rather than to,
give them away. This is always stupid,
but just now it is considerably VOTES
than stupid.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
A Pinked Snort Hat.

Worn with a suit of beige jersey
was a smart little sports cloche made
entirely of row after row of pinked
white broadcloth with navy silk show
ing through the pinked edge. A tiny
blue silk bow finished the crown front.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
A Student of Publicity.

"There is a time and a place for evN
erything."
YES" answered Senator Sorghum
sadly; 'and it's rather unfortunate
that n of the most reliable ways TO
attain publicity is to say something at
the wrong time in the wrong place"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
INTERNATIONAL
LESSON

by f. o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
the Sunday School Course in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright, 1917. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

1 EST the American army Of democracy, the
b0O,OO0 chosen crusaders, suffer more
l casualties from moral disorders than
! from the shells of the enemy, there is to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
LESSON FOR JULY 22
sENNAcHERIB IN DAYS OF
JUDAH.

LESSON TEXT-II Kings 1902, 2S-S7,
GOLDEN TEXT-God is our refuge and
strength, a very present help in trouble
Psa. 46:1.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS

tW. y tarr"!!l. is to :. & 10 :. to q ;von
prn"rE. u. tE"hinsonl. ~ To :. 20 > 10 I;
second: talSpAr. II: fBuNtonN. 70 20 : 10 !
I ,,,,.,r 'hird rinr' 3" - Tampa; AMI Rcd
oMcTaEserp " 10 :: cy'm i t" .: :. Won" Won: vai '
second. cash TX. 70, n'or,ris"%n,' 10 /" !.
." .. = 10 ;. third TIM. ia iIa~,v CORA,
lSrh"nii Taxi, s:,nboru,. Enjoy S,ipcrna l.
Class :. Pas Il" Chauco ard Sleepy sam
Thirh-:iy fnrlon.s- Alcx Gr,.. IFS ,wn.
l"S tMurphyl ,5 /" < j." = vt? ,n H" si%"1n
Royal Interest. u, ,EuA;ou(. 20 : ) To- .
:" II" third rjm" l!H D.. lurr Nh"
White ,t"wn RriES Brother and school f,r
scandal Also
t Et%%r,ham'l" sna ~!Srenrh ayrisn. lo'
.la""ha. 100 ,katc). e go L. : To- J. out ihiru
, T,mc ';lM only three ,tuv,"rs.
'E"i,i"".nl. :" . % "y"u. won: l,ryrn
I !.lanI iG =. 'Myr9hiS' ,t'y . !, !"
,."l"; ! g. g. iN,rd Tinc. IFS - Gan"r,
! also ran.
S,xth- one mnli, St,lccilG.. 70. ,Knpncl.
/ mani !? I" = to- :" I. wen: Cun"" &
| I,itons' 10 "rni"T to ~ ~ , ivy. ,hirL.
seventh an" mil. lnirnurs ~ Dic,,ro,,c,
COLLINS. : 10 .. to .. TO :; second i'iaa:,.
T ,hrd. Tim" 10 81 Mos. rny Harry
p i.l,n1.r ,.,-i iniiIGl II. .iso ran
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
Bowling

Manager Jake Rowsey, Of the Pa lace
Alleys. is in receipt OF 4 letter from
Mr.. van Dicn, OF Petersburg. anmounc-
ing duckpn tournament TO take
place there beginning Tuesday, jan
uary %. Richmond BOWERS wishing to
go should notify Manager Rowscy.
The Western Electric Tenpin League
starts this week on tho Palace Alleys,
with four three teams. each team
To roll one series week.
Colonel Burch. just back from his
tour of the United states. WAS inter
viewed during the last week as TO the
prospects of getting his all-star tenpin
team together this year. and answered.
Watch me: I'll be there" SO some
big match games arc expected In the
near future.
Winning duckpin matches have be-
come 4 mania with Anderson n:.d But
Ter. They have won seven successive
matches now, and think 50 much OF
their talent that they are willing 10
take on all corners until defeated.
On last Friday night they beat c.
H. Cosby and Benny Cosby. % pins in
a three game series on the Palace AL
leys. Anderson was the bright star OF
the game. having the best average
high score.
On Monday night, Thompson and
Rawson will tackle Anderson and But
Ter in one more effort to extract the
two-man title from the merchandising
hands of this infallible pair.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
WHY GUNBARRELS BURST
SifEhteSt Obstruction In barrel May
Cause Air CompressiOn Sufficient
to Rupture Perfect Steel.

Every dealer I'm firearms has-some
time or other-had customer come
into his store bringing with him a
violent temper and Il swollen or burst
gun barrel
OF course. the irate gun owner
swears by all that's holy that the bar
rel was absolutely clean and I'm per.
feet condition, and that there wasn't a
chance in the world for anything TO
nave gotten into II TO obstruct the pas!
sage OF the bullet or shot charge.
To do Justice to both the manufac-
turers OF the gun and the shooter who
IS unfortunate enough to have a
swelled barrel. II is only fair TO saw
mat in great many cases neither ono
- at all at fault. All reputable manu-
iactu!ers test their shotguns and rifles
with loads which give pressures far
above those produced by ordinary am
inunition. and IL there Is ANYTHING
wrong with the gun itself il is prac-
Th"''s certain to show up in this test.
the barrel and handle his gun so as TO
keep foreign matter out of the bore.
nu, no matter how careful he is. there
get in. and the inevitable results OF an
obstruction in the bore is a rinEed or
bursted barrel.
Many Sportsmen and hunters are
=
reefs which are produced when some
thing gets in the bullets way. The
pressure OF the powder gases them.
selves are not TO blame, for very
careful study OF barrels which have
been rinEed or burst has shown that
the swelling or rupture is caused nv
the compression of the air between
tn" bullet and the obstruction AS.
suning that the obstruction is some
where near the muzzle. there tx a col
uinn OF air between IT and the bullet
or shot charge, and when IL starts up
IN" barrel. this air Is naturally com.
pressed.
In fact the pressure rises TO tho dan
ger point long before the obstruction
begins to move, even il IL Is only n
iiCht substance such AS snow for in
stance
Defective aminunition both in rifles
"nd Shotguns. * sometimes the cause
-! a Sweied OF r!nred barrel In the
case Of rifle ammunition 3ccially
18th" shooter may perhaps have a
spuih load which will leave the bullet
~ the barrel and the result, OF tho
next shot always puts gloom in the
heart of the owner.
barrels which have been ruined by
distractions are easy 10 tell from
those in which there is defect in the
material.
If YOU want TO avoid trouble along
these lines. he az careful az YOU pos
sib!y can. not TO get anything into The
oarrel--and use good ammunition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
JENNINGS NEEDS HURLERS
TO INSURE WINNING TEAM
Development Of Two Good Pitchers
VIII Make Tigers Real PEN
nunt CONTENDER.

NEW YORK. January Golf Hughis
Jemn,nsS develops a couple Of strong
in the American League. look out for
those HenEals next summer
), All Jennings IS worrying about IL
make valiant effort to put the right
k KIN, o. props under It, and the spring
c san1no Of for the Tsefs T
Jennings will take in the ncighboi :
MOOD OF fifteen pitchers to the camp
number. six will be veterans unless he
pulls off a deal or two in the meantime.
I George Danss. Coveleskie. Roland;
make up the seasoned staff. But look
AT the youngsters!
The Tigers have captured Ehmke.
IT I@ sGr onrh Zones from Clinton
Flanagan. from Mnscatine; Watson.
r r% psmSHn oTfT and c%up!e OF
and Swarts. I:hmkc and Couch arc ex-
pectGd to max" good. and If REPORTS
Jennings gets Oh some Oh his remain
ing youngsters are true, he may have
AN abundance Of talent.
ncvcloping tho youngsters success
fully viii mean much TO Jennings. lie
has the foundation for good staff in
his veterans. and if lac can get two
", Who are capable Of facing major iensnns
satisfied. and then some.
1; was largely the fact tina, the IT.
gers wcr" outpitched in crucial series
late last season that kept them from
making a stronger finish OF the race
Wits Boston. Not that they didn II
figure strong, hut that they would have
shown To much better advantage had
they h"cn getting the hang-up pitching
that such rae. demanded. This year
Jennings is living in hopes that his
seasoned slahhorS will show all corners
III" Kind OF wiggling they are capabl"
OF when in their best form.
And il they d"--wcll---look out for
the TigS.
In addition To- the b.G squad az young
pitchers, Iiurhc viii carry four catch
ers. seven inhelicrs and seven outtcld
"rs - WaXahachi". The catchers will
he Mex &c. Stanage. Iclle and Spencer.
The outhclders will be Cobb, Crawford.
Neach. Holman, harper. Nicholson.
and Allison, the last named a scmi-pro
player.
The iulelders who will cavort in
Tiger uuis are RurnS Bush. W.T.,
Young Dyer. Jones and Ellison Full
Ter. an "~tra inhelder asst season. has
been dropped
The pitchers and catchcrs are slated
to hit Inc pike for Texas March 3.
while the remainder Of the squad viii
leave about March lQ Mn. games
against the Giants ill be played by
Jcnnings's mon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
DEBA I:rT:S FLED BEIt.IiM
TO ENTER RIClCIE RACES

Michael Dcbaetes. who was haired
with Robby Walthuur in the recent
six day bicycle race held in Ncv. York,
skiddcd out of the range Of shells and
poisonous gases to come here for the
long grind at Madison Squar. Garden.
f"bact is Belgian, and in order to
hnrdshiDs before he could pass through
the German lines ~" spent three
weeks. hiding by day and crawling
harbwire entanGlcmcrts at night be-
fore he succeeded in getting out Of his
native country. Coming here early in
the summer. he entered The races ut
Newark. but AS the climate. of this
country was new to him. hc did not
SHOW to advantage. when h. was
asked To enter the lace at Madison
Square Garden til. promotes wanted
to pair him with one Of the slower
riders. but llcbactes would not listen
to II, ana finally was teamed with
Walthour. The pair finished sixth and
in the money.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
HAVANA RESULTS

FIR RAJ six fnrlones Disco; 10 twat,sl
I" J. 10 .; out, Won: curls, lcl tpr-yerl
", 10 l.: 2 20 !. to .. second: Lan,ana, ioi
!WNlEnc!dl 20 .. TO .. out. third. Time
rs : Old Man Grir. Abe Martin, Sky and
Ssr"nH..is ,urionss- wizard; n5 upniD
roIn 20 %, 70 l. To- TO !: second; ArEu-
Time. lli; Edith oisa, II Coming. idler
Third--oDe mii"-Reguar. liz fGargan)
To 10 |. even. won: Zodiac, L., fENpo-
sltol. TO ]. To- :. TO D. second Unity
liz IBa'Ij : 10 ., even, TO 3, third Tim.
$40 80. 1iolita. King Niece. stony BROOK
Eddie Mott. Frontier. MHxentius and Or
ncr;h also :hn.
oun and one half furlcnSSs,nAn!.a
- tMcEwcn,. even, ! 70 :. out. second
third Time. 20: 50. Al Hudson and Sir
Weilons also
Fitth-mile and one :sixtcen,h-soldicr, Il:
tMink). t." J.. 10 ! to 10; won; Eddie T
II? tBHiD; 20 TO ;; TO 3. second
third. Time. i:is. Amulet and kinE 30,
.Sixth-mile and MY, yards-March Court,
ll3 tcorcyl: to !. I TO 5. to g. won
Naash"n. iiG sKnisht}. swsS. to, p oui,
S TO :. 4 TO .; third; Time, i:i4 -25. Thomas
HIRE, High Tide. Spohn. r ,scue and Niga
doc n l+n ran.