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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-06

ors to circulate. but rather the pres
once from time to time of national
characters from either side The
facts seem to indicate that. IL peace
negotiations actually are going on.
they are privately conducted, for
their respective governments, by un.
pretentious and more or less unoffic.
ial persons.
One American asserts that he has
acted as peace emissary" for the
Entente. and in this capacity met a
German of inconspicuous station, who
the American was given to believe
was prepared TO make a peace propos.
al. The two met. the German ex
planned that he understood he was
TO receive rather than submit a
peace plan. Convinced that there had
been misunderstanding. neither
would or could talk business" and
so they shook hands and left.
Matthias Erzberger. the German
Centrist deputy one.time "uncrowned
king behind the Prussian throne" Is
quoted as having said he had had an
interview with an English peace
agent" But IL is believed here thai
Erzberger's fellow conferee was on,
Of the unofficial kind.
Something like three years OF thi,
diet OF peace rumors has left the ma
iority OF Swiss pessimistic. Mention
peace and the average Swiss shake,
his head sadly. Roll a few big ant
imposing names from your tongue ant
he becomes positively gloomy. for h,
is like the child who has once beef
burned by the fire-and has learne'
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fruits sfs.5OO is estimated.

f..uits s16.5 is estimated.
other appropriations asked follow:
To pay Sam Spencer of jacksonville
1856 for FIVE head of cattle killed on
BACK Point rife range. To complete
Apalachicola postoffice and custom
house s42.5O0. To complete Marian.
ma postofice and court house s16,-
eua Removing water hyacinth S.
coo. Maintenance of Indian River.
s Lucie Inlet, Miami Harbor, and
Kew west Harbor, $4,000. Mainten-
anee of Tampa and Hillsboro Bays,
ST Petersburg Harbor. Hillsboro and
Manatee rivers $4,000. Continuing
improvement of Hillsboro Bay
S3oo, 900.
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(Bv Associated Press. }

Washingtos, Dec. 6 6.-The declar-
a,ion of war on Austria Hungary
will add 100000 men over II years
Of age to the alien enemies within
the United States, according to fig
ures compiled by the census bureau
The alien women here brings the to
tai TO more than one million
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-06
itiSh Make
light
tBy Associated Press. J

ION. Dec. 6.-The British have
ed slightly their line south
] Lavacquerie on the Cambrai
q is announced oficially Tues
gh, the British withdrew TO
nthwest of Noyelles Surlescaut
Surlon Wood The withdrawal
hit was accomplished withou,
rmans appearing TO be awar
NTH late yesterday
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utOnS Attack
Italians With
| Liquid Fire
BY Associated Press. }

|an Army Headquarters North
hly, Wednesday, Dec. Ode
Heavy fighting around
has developed rapidly The
assaults began with intense
ty preparations followed by
fire. Waves of infantry at
and counter attacks are still
on.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-06
Censor Has Control
OF All Wires
Out OF Halifax
(By Associated Press. }

St John, N. B., Dec. 1T IL
announced here that the censor has
taken control of all wires at Halifax
in connection with the explosion
there today.
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3OOAre known
To Be Dead
(By Associated Press }

Truro, Dec. 6.-Reports reaching
at 800, it is said 1t is feared that
several score lost their lives when
the railway station at Halifax col
lapsed
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-06
CASTON MEANS
Goes ON THE
WITNESS STAND
(By Associated Press.

Concord. n. c., Dec. 6.-Gaston
b. Means. beginning the story of his
relations with Mrs. Maude King at
his trial for her murder, today re-
lated his activities as agent of Ger
man interests before the entry of the
United States into the war.
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How Appointments
To Be Made

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 4, 1917.
Editor Telegram, Lakeland, Fla.
Dear Sr;-I quote you below tele-
gram received this morning, which
no doubt will be of interest to your
readers.
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 3. 1917.
-. F. c. Griggs, State Director for
Florida National War Savings
Committee, Jacksonville Fla.
Present status concerning ap-
pointment of authorized agents is as
follows: individuals, partnerships or
corporations may file applications
with State director, postmaster or in
corpcrated bank whose approval will
undoubtedly secure appointment
from secretary of treasury. Arrange
mcnts for obtaining supplies for
agents of the second class must bc
Ihnade with Federal Reserve banks. Nm
order to secure prompt appointments
send your recommendation daily
We shall endeavor to procure prompt
action here.
"OTTO MARX,
Federal Director Treasury DEPT
National War Savings Committee.
Yours truly.
]. f. C. GRIGGS,
! Director for Florida, National Wal
savings Committee.
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ly Small
ACtiUity On
4 French Front
|(By Associated Press

Z by ASSOClaItu FTthbl
J. Dec. 6.-Only small actions
feported in the official state
eoday. One party OF patrols
d back prisoners south Of 81
b. The German raid against
ns north Of Bezonvaux was re-
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1000 Italians Taken
(By Associated Press. }

I'M, Dec. 6 Eleven thousand
s have been captured by the
Is in the new offensive in
In Italy, it is officially an
Id.
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HOROSCOPE.
Nedne.day, November Is, 1oIE.


During the daylight hours the rule
of the stars is fairly fortunate. for
Jupiter and Neptune are in benefic
aspect. In the evening Venus is ad-
verse.
1t Is a government that is held par
ticularly promising for certain lines
OF commerce.
There is a favorable sign for the
navy and an achievement that will
bring fame to the United States is
foretold.
Under this sway. the seers say there
Is new prospect of peace develop
ing, but if a cessation of active hos
tilities does no, come by the end Of
January. there will be a repetition
of the past three years.
Bankers and brokers have the best
sort of a leading today. and should
profit accordingly.
1t is a stimulating and encouraging
direction for all who need clcarncss
of vision and keenncss of intellect.
Judges and all who are students of
the law should benefit.
Merchants and all who sell come
under a government of the stars
promising much business that brings
good profits.
The evening is not favorable time
for persons in artistic professions.
Actors and musicians may not be
able to appear at their best during
this configuration.
1t is not a favorable sway for we'd
dings or engagements, the evening
being especially menacinG.
Again the seers make strong prophe-
cies about marriage customs and mar
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CLOTHES
BY DOROTHY DIX.
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer

sets and takes to mother Hubbards
and hoppy slippers and screws her
hair up into a knot the size OF a
hickory nut on the top OF her head.
The man with a three days stubble
Of beard on his face, and spotty
clothes, will shuttle and shamble
around to the back door and whine
out a hard luck story. He will ask
for aims instead OF work because he's
lazy and shiftless and has lost cour-
age and determination. The man who
Is clean-shaven. whose clothes are
brushed and pressed. even IL they
are threadbare, will look you in the
eye and ask for a job, because he's
still got self-respect and fight left
in him. He is braced up by know
ing that he doesn't look like a bum.
So well recognized is the effect OF
ones clothes on ones attitude toward
life that the very first thing a society
in this city for reclaiming men does is
to give them shoes with straight heels.
The psychologist at the head of this
charity claims that crooked and run
over heels always carry their wearers
down into the pit.
II clothes have such an effect on
mems characters their effect on women
is infinitely greater. because women
are naturally more susceptible to out
side influences. Did you ever Won
der why it is that the breakfast table
lis q dark and bloody battle ground
where family fights are fought to a
finish, while the dinner table Is a
place OF peace and cheer?
1t Is because so many women come
to breakfast in sloppy kimonos and
with frowsy boudoir caps concealing
their curl papers, and they are just
as slouchy morally as they are
physically, while at dinner they have
put on their good manners with their
good clothes.
Every woman knows that she will
say and do things when she's got on
a soiled negligee that she wouldn't
dream of saying or doing If she had
on satin evening gown.
It's the women with shawls over
their heads that quarrel over the
back fence and across elevator shafts
It's the women who succumb to the
wrapper habit who cry insteal of
work. whose children run wild. and
whose families are fed out of paper
bags.
The moral Of all of which is that
We cannot afford to ignore the effect
that our clothes have upon us. We
are what our clothes make us, be-
cause We intuitively try to live UP to
them.
Copyright. 1917. by the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
Dorothy Dix's articles appear regu-
larly in this paper every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28

me. let it pass, but l could see Jim
sQuirm.
Poor, poor Dick, he hates to be
crossed as much as his mother does.
And he will never get over the idea
that any wife is the same sort of
foolish woman that his mother is. He
never understood Jacks wife Mary,
and her wonderful business ability,
and although 1 made him save his
first money. he still thinks that he did
it all and that would have spent it
all il he had not been there to re-
strain me. 1t will take him a long
while to learn to give any woman
credit for business ability.
OF course you remember. little book,
the terrible quarrel We had when !
first declined to put all the money I
had saved into stock in the book con-
cern. / could see was in for Just
about such another battle when it
came to talking about voting my own
stock.
Dick ate his dinner rapidly and wait
ed impatiently while drank my cof-
fee. I confess did not hurry, little
book. 1t made me furious that he
should be so sure that would do Just
what he wanted me to do without any
reason except that he wanted it. This
/ might do in personal matters that
would make him happy, but when it
came to things concerning my own
business, l must have a reason. Be
side there was a great principle in
volved. 1 must know where ] stood
before allowed anyone to vote my
stock.
1 had hardly set my cup down when
Dick arose from the table abruptly.
Come on Jim, expect we've got to
20 over that whole matter with Mar
gie," he said. "And of all things de-
liver me from explaining business to
women. But we've got to have things
ready for the meeting tomorrow. If
I'd have known that Margie was GO
ing to be from Missouri would have
kept her home from that confounded
shopping tour and shown her."
(To be continued.l
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28

Cleveland. will be married in Prince
ton to William Stanley Dell, Of New
York. The engagement of Miss Cleve-
land and Mr.. Dell. a Princeton grad
uate, who is connected with the edi-
torial staff of the New York Sun, was
announced last June. Miss Cleveland
was a student at Teachers College,
Columbia University, for two years.
The wedding, which will be solemn
lied at the home of the brides moth
er. Mrs. Thomas J. Preston, jr., in
Princeton, will be simple. as the
bridegroom Is In mourning.
The marriage of Miss Julia Gilbert.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cass Gil
bert, and Charles Post Morgan IL to
take place this afternoon at o'clock
at the Church Of the Incarnation in
New York. A small reception will fol-
low at the home of the bride.
Miss Emily Gilbert il to be her sis
ter's maid of honor, and Miss Au-
gusta Dixon, Miss Lois Hall, Miss
Mary Haskell, Miss Gertrude Pardee,
Miss Claire Van Lennep and Miss
Jarvis Wyeth are to be the brides
maids.
Henry Morgan Post Is to act as his
brothers best man. and the ushers
will include Morgan Post. Cass Gil
bert, jr., who is to marry Miss Eliza
beth ]. Wyeth on Saturday: Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer,, Walter Herrick, Ar
thur Randall. George Brewer. and Ed
mund Fairfax.
The English and American Poster
Exhibition which is being held every
day this week at the residence Of
Mrs. Charles W. Richardson, 1917
Connecticut avenue has been a very
decided success. Mrs. Charles H. Har-
low will be in charge of the exhibi-
ton on Wednesday. and the tea
pourers will be Mrs. Charles L Hus-
sey, Mrs. Henry P. Fairbanks. Mrs.
w. F.. NJ. Sewers. and Mrs. ]. W.
Mcintosh Among Mrs. Harlow's as
sistants will be Mrs. Lewis Titus,
Mrs. Henry Jenson and Mrs Ken
! NTH Grant. all three of whom are
Californians who have come to spend
the winter in Washington. Capt.
Charles H. Harlow will have charge
of the door receipts. One of the
features of this exhibition has been
the number of men who have at
tended. In commenting upon 1t some
one remarked that they could scarcely
keep away when so many Of the
posters represented sports. fishing,
! golf, tennis. etc.
The Belgian Minister, Baron Cartier
! do Marchiene, has donated an in
| teresting collection Of books for the
rummage sale to be held for the bene-
| fit of the infants welfare centers Of
the Washington Diet Kitchen As
sociation and the babies Of soldiers
and sailors of the District Of Co.
lumbia. The allied embassies and
legations Are generally contributing
| to the great collection of really
! beautiful things to be offered for
sale at GOT Fourteenth street Decem-
ber s to %. Mrs. J. H. Wilkins and
Mrs. A. Willert, assisted by Mrs.
Arthur Glasgow. are to be in charge
of hte books and pictures at the
| sale.
The committee in charge includes
Miss Mary Gwynn, president; Mrs.
George Howard. chairman, Mrs. D.
+. Houston. Mrs. E. H. G. Slater,
Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair, Mrs. Arthur Willert, Mrs.
John Wilkins. Mrs. Horace West
colt, Mrs. ]. H. Merriam and Wis
countess Henri de Sibour.
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Q71@S&2tfRns Q%71@S%&23tfR9ns
MARGIE MUST BE SHOWN.

I couldn't help being amused at
Dick, he acted so much like a small
boy who had determined not to play
in my yard, but I was a little angry
too when he turned to Jim and asked
Won't you have q cocktail. Jim?''
NO" answered Jim, shortly.
well, I'm going to have one"
"oh, Dick!" I gasped, for the doc
tor had expressly said no alcohol on
account of his heart.
Don't be blooming ass, old chap"
said Jim cheerfully. "just because
Margie don't want to play just the
way you do with the book concern is
no reason why you should attempt
suicide before our eyes"
"Oh, all right, have 1t your own way,
but I don't think one little cocktail
would hurt me-"
I wanted to say that I knew one lit
tie cocktail would hurt anyone, bur
knew 1t would be putting oil in fire,
as Dick thought my objection to any
kind Of ALCOHOLIC ncuor was a personal
jab at himself, and SO I. kept still. ]
am learning to keep still, little book,
when I know it will not do me any
good to speak.
in silence, much to the embarrass-
ment of Jim, who tried his best to
keep up conversation.
I could see, however. that Dicks
cross mood was wearing Off somewhat
as he ate, and could not help smiling
as thought how many times Annie
had said to me:
IF yer man comes home cross. Miss
Margaret, don't say a word until
you've got his stomach full. When
his digestion is workin' good, he is
sleepy and calm like o COW, although
he might be raging bull before"
Jim asked me where I had been and
I told him about my clever little
''sales-person." and Dick said gruffly:
"She had better take any man she
can get before she loses her good
looks, for most men know that a
clever wife or one that thinks she is
clever y . nuisance. Jab No. at
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28
Of Interest the Women Readers of The Herald S
How the Riddles Went
to Sunday School
By LUCILLE CAMERON.

When Mario, % and Vivian and
Elizabeth Ann were all curled ana
brushed and ready for Sunday school.
they looked 30 perfectly dear tnat
even their fastidious mother was
satisfied.
yivian's pinky cheeks and big
shining gray eyes and long gold cnris
couldn't have had Q better setting
than her coat Of brown velvet with
It's saucy matching tam. Both OF
these articles were shirred, the coat
at the high waistline and the tam
at the crown band and In the center
Of the crown. Brown gloves and but
ton shoes and hose completed per-
feet Juvenile costume.
Elizabeth Ann is demure. and plump
and es sweet as the sugar We can't
get these parlous days. So her coat
Of French blue gabardine was ,orna-
mented with a naive big collar Of
white coney fur and a row of quaint
fur buttons right down the front Her
hat OF French blue beaver was
banded simply with blue and silver
ribbon which fell in q nat ten-inch
streamer In the back.
Baby Martorie's sparkling brown
eyes and dark ringiets- just natural
ly called for her quaint coat Of rose
velveteen, cleverly shocked. then
touched with narrow bands of beaver
and finally fastened with big silver
filigree buttons. Her soft little hat
OF the velveteen had a narrow pleated
brim edged with the beaver. White
buckskin shoes and white hose finish
ed . fairy picture.
On the way to church the children
met Jackie Brown whose big brother
is on his way to some mysterious
port of embarkation." Jackie.
proudly emulous, was wearing q
Juvenile version of the trench suit,
developed in dark brown cheviot with
smart pockets and one of those make
believe belts which are really an
integral part of the coat Boots Of
brown calfskin and a good looking
dark brown felt hat gave the COM
pleting jaunty touch.
Yellow locked Madeleine was with
difficulty dissuaded from taking a
volume of fairy tales along to beguile
the sermon with. But she looked like
an embryo fairy princess herself
when she donned her dove tinted
velvet coat shocked and embroidered
with blue woods. Her hat of the
velvet had a knitted crown of the
woods and was adorned with little
satin apples in natural colors
Between his Indignation at having
his face scrubbed and his smart new
sailor suit. 4-year-old Teddy looked
most warlike. The suit was OF blue
serge with collar. cuffs and a belt of
blue braided white flannel and a gay
emblem on the removable shield.
White leggins laced like a really
truly sailors helped Ted to recover
his usual sunny smile.
Dorothy's coat of marine blue
velour banded generously with
beaver would have kept her warm
with pride even at the North Pole.
Shirred pockets and belt combined to
make the garment distinctively at
tractive. From a small turban Of the
beaver there fell a rather overgrown
blue wool tassel.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28

riage laws, which, they declare. will
change radically in the next few
years.
Cooperation will center attention
in the new y, Of 1918. and there will
be many ingenious plans for the saw
ing of money and labor.
The ominous direction Of Mars and
Saturn in the horoscope Of the Kaiser
is more pronounced with the close of
this month.
Persons whose birthdate II is may
meet many business perplexities in
the coming year.
Children born on this day may sue
ceed best in employment of others.
These subjects Of Sagittarius are like
ly to be rather slow and plodding.
CCopyright 1871
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28
NEBRASKANS TO RECEIVE.

Members Of the Nebraska society
of Washington will hold a recep-
tion the night of December IL for
Chief Justice c. J. Smyth and Mrs.
Smyth, recent arrivals here. The af-
fair will be held at the Cairo, and
in addition to the members of Con-
gress from the cornhusker State,
there will be other officials pres
ent. all OF whom trace their resi-
dence back to that State.
The Lutheran Church in America
has nearly 1000 pastors, 16,O0t
churches and $4,000 members.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28
MoTHER'sFRIEND
FOR
Expectant Mothers
RELIEVES TENSION
A New Service
RELIEVES TENSION

Z The Washington Herald want
ad department serves those who,
use it-because it reaches more
homes than any other morning
newspaper.
9 That The Herald may more
fully serve its readers, the
strangers who have come
amongst us, and its advertisers,
it will begin a Free Listing sery-
ice whereby those in search of
homes may be placed in i'm
mediate touch win nose who
have homes to lease or sell.
! This service Is intended to
benefit those who are at their
wits end" on the Room, Apart
ment and House hunt, now in
vogue in Washington. See the
coupon on the classified ad page.
Use It'll 1T Is FREE.
fLet US help you to help your:
self.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28

daughter asked me TO try Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as
she had taken it with good results.
did so. my weakness disappeared,
gained in strength, moved into
our new home, did all kinds Of gar
den work. shoveIed dirt, did build
ing and cement work. and raised hun
dreds of chickens and ducks. I can
not say enough in praise OF Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and if these facts are useful you
may publish them for the beneft Of
other women. N. o. John
ston, Route D. Box 100, Richmond,
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28
BACK TO EARTH.

We had a friend who had been
pretty prosperous. but who came upon
evil days. We met him one day and
he said that he was pretty close to be-
ing busted, but he was still hoping.
Then he honked his horn. mournfully.
and drove away, and we didn't see
him again till the other day when we
bumped into him on the street.
Hello, old scout" We said. "How
are things breaking now?'
"Fine!" he answered. I'm on my
feet again"
"Bully!" we exclaimed. How did
you do it?'
sold my car"
The joke was so obvious that we
didn't see It till after he had gone
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28
DIScOURAGING APPRECIATION.

The mayor of the town had been
asked to assist in the annual enter
tainment given at Christmas to the
inmates of the parish workhouse. He
consented with great complaisance,
and went made up as Father Christ
mas. For time his antics and
pranks were the delight Of the COM
pany.
A scrap Of conversation he chanced
to hear. however, put a damper on
his enjoyment.
Amt he enjoyin' of hisself?" re-
marked one old man to another.
"Wut a treat 1t is for the likes Of
he! But why can't they let all the
loonies out on a night like thisr'
Well" replied the other. '.mebbe
they amt all SO harmless as this'nI"
Yorkshire Post.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28

from my age
that when going
up stairs / had
to so very slowly
with my hands
on the steps, then
sit down at the
top to rest. The
doctor said he
thought / should
have an opera
ton. and my
friends thought !
would not live TO
move into our
new house. Ny
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON HER HANDS
Too Ill to Walk Upright-0p.
Grafton Advised-Saved by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

This woman now raises chickens
and does manual labor. Read her
story:
Richmond. Ind-"For two years I
was so sick and weak with troubles
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28

Upholsterers tacks and nails are
needed IN France,
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28

Joseph E willard, American Am
bassador in Madrid. has arrived at
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28

Tomorrow Miss Marion Cleveland.
daughter Of the Aats President Grover
The Washington herald., 1917-11-28

Richardson Gibson returned to
Washington yesterday from a short
stay in New York. While there he
attended the bazaar, Hero Land ,and
brought home with him. among other
things, an interesting cigar lighter
of curious design.
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