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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
Every Member of Uncle Sans Army
Mentally and Physically Fit
By WARREN T. BROWNE

Every officer the federal who examines applicants
enlistment certify in the of successful applicant that
mental physical defect dsquang him for service IN
the United States army"
To the ayman made often unduly Even
civilian physicians apt consider the line too strictly drawn In the
the Patg the candidate often appeared with
certificate from his physician stating that he eft for service and
extremely indignant when he rejected by the army surgeon VINO
made the examination.
result that for days the newspapers contained letters
candidates who asserted that they had always been perfectly WE'LL
had always e and g and star athletes school and
college, might be made that neither tennis nor g
and that the per and sudes Of the college athlete from the
of the football field to the nous dangers
of ice cream soda hardly comparable with trench warfare
The recruit chosen from two points OF view: First the United
employer Does he have the necessary intelligence ana m
required education good soder By education refer his
the English language and his apparent ability to under
commands Second the physical qualhcaon Oh
the recruit he sufficient physical endurance to carry out the daily
soldier and has he h develop suent reserve 1or
stand up the strain of unusual physical exeron No matter
how well during what might be called his normal ac
ties he is worse than if he becomes additional burden to the
army during periods of unusual stress
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26

slowly the mobilization of military forces for the conflict
And should continue indefinitely would not any true
mobilize our forces at all. IS
Legislation alone cannot food dcaors cannot
bureaus only the aroused and sustained interest," the
concentration and devotion of hundred million This
the people whole believe and understand
beyond peradentue that this and involves the immediate
and vital interests institutions and welfare of country and
the security of our people.
Can Amercanize this war? We have just and abundant
for doing Since entered the and as the situation
exists every American and no nation has more at
will be called upon make greater sacrifice in the end all
probability than If any doubts the interest we have IN
let him reflect upon the future the opposing powers are
successful One ud to think Of the humiliation the degradation
and the sacrifice shall experience
therefore, all candor that well suspend
for time this su talk about democracy abstract principle
be applied bengnant and unfortunately every people,
wherever situated spend me write edto-
express relative to the interests and welfare OF this
particular democracy whole future and its whole existence
wrapped the this fight which engaged
theme which well concentrate
our minds and thought.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
EmeraIds and BeryIs.

There is no decline in the vogue Of
the emerald, using the word not in the
generic sense Of the trade, but for
beryl OF the accepted green emerald
hue. Fine specimens always cause a
flutter in the auction room, for the
very good reason that those are ex-
tremely rare. Perfect stones are as
costly as fine rubies, and, of course,
much more so relatively than dia-
monds, says the London Chronicle. =
The duke of Devonshire owns what
is believed to be the largest and near
est faultless in existence, and 1t
came from Nuzo, in Colombia, the main
source Of modern examples. The an
cient eneralds of great magnitude we
read Of were probably not beryls at all,
and, indeed, Oriental emerald" is the
designation of the green corundum.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
The Extinct Billy Goat.

Strange is the march of time. The
Billy and Nanny goat were once
dominating feature in every American
community. A snapshot could not have
been taken without goat somewhere
in the picture, but the goat was not
deemed q fit insect to hobnob in swell
society. Its product might be admitted
across the threshold of the rich, but
not its savory self. The highest stand
ard the goat has ever attained is the
mascotship of volunteer fire COM
pany, or similar Office in the U. S.
navy, which was practically the low
est rank of any living thing abroad.
In his palmy days vivid posters were
often seen Of him in the act Of Jug
Cling with a glass of fresh book, and
now the American Billy goat is doomed
to pass down the line of has-beens.-
Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26

turned the combination. She was
scarcely in the case book when she
was seized from behind. A strong
hand pressed handkerchief saturated
with chloroform over her face. Ma
talie, struggling, was appalled, to rec
ognize her visitor, who had stolen into
the vault noiselessly, and then her
senses wavered.
When she recovered consciousness,
Natalie found herself In q chair kept
In the vault, where she had been care
fully placed. She could scarcely credit
the evidences Of her senses. Beyond
the shadow Of doubt her visitor was
a clever thief, who had made pref
tense Of the copying to secure chance
to rifle the vault when it was unlocked
She glanced with apprehension at tho
money box. It lay open, but not q
penny was missing, but the former cont
tents Of several pigeonholes were
scattered on the floor Of the vault
What was the mystery? What had the
young man so deity, patiently plotted
to secure? Hull came into the Office
Natalie told her story. The lawyer bel
came fearfully excited when she de,
scribed her visitor. He examined the
papers on the floor Of the vault, and
Natalie heard him groan! 'It's the
brother. He has foiled us. The pa
pcrs are gone"
He summarily discharged Natalie
1t was week later when, looking for
a new place of employment, Natalie
came face to face with the young man
who had given her the copying to do
He did not evade her, in fact, he told
her frankly he had been waiting to
see her.
81 eve you an explanation Of my
rude, but necessary conduct" he said,
"And wish to make it now," spoke
Gerald Hope.
Then he told Natalie that he was
the brother Of Mrs. Inez Burleigh,
whom Hull shad been Matchmaking.
He had seen no hope Of putting an end
to the persecution, save by robbing the
lawyer in turn of the fatal letters.
(which I did not succeed in secur-
ing" he said seriously, 'for when
came to examine the envelope bearing
the name Of my sister, found nothing
but blank Sheets"
(which I placed there, out Of pity
for your sister," said Natalie at once,
''braving the suspicious of Mr.. Hull
when he discovered the substitution"
and she told the whole story, and
asked Mr.. Hope to accompany her to
her home. There she handed him over
the letters he so coveted.
"You must come to see my sister"
declared Hope, and the visit led to q
new friendship for Natalie.
81 was almost daunted in my plot to
secure those papers, after / had known
you day or two" said Hope one day,
"for I had learned to love you, as
have just told you. So imperative was
their possession, however, that I acted
the footpad complete"
"For which forgive you," said Ma
talie, with a radiant smile, ''for it has
brought us a mutual lifelong happi-
ness"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
Safer Nearer the Ground.

One evening, in the cardroom of q
certain club, a man was caught cheat
ing. and exposed before the whole cor1-
pany, whereupon the indignant MEN,
hers rose in a body and kicked him
from the top Of the stairs to the bot
tom. Rising painfully and full Of
wrath, he hobbled away to the resi-
dence of the president of the club, and
there complained of the treatment he
had received.
"What would you do in my placer
he asked.
"Well," said the president, 81 should
play on the ground floor in future
it's safer"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
Copyright. by w. q. chapman.)

Copyrlgnts Dy w. u. CnapmanJ
They were like lovely birds shut In
to pretty gilded cages, most Of those
girls on the tenth floor of the Exchange
building, all but one and that was Ma
talie Durham. Away back at the end
of the long hall two old lumber rooms
had been sublet by Jasper Hull, law
yer, and there Natalie worked.
1t Natalie occasionally sighed, as the
went fluttering to the elevator chirp-
ing happily and gay plumage, she
could hardly be blamed. Natalie was
poor and her first effort to secure a
place to work had met with disappoint-
ment. She dressed plain. she was Sc
rious because the problems Of life
faced her with gravity, and was not
altogether experienced as either
stenographer or typist.
81 will pay you six dollars week
just to sit around and do little copy
ing and watch the Office" Hull had
told her, but the copying became so
Onerous that she had to take some Of
it home to do evenings and during the
daytime Hull kept her fully employed
at the typewriter.
'Tm slow now, I will confess" Ma
talie philosophical, "but am getting
good practice. won't stay here when
I get trained and capable, not a half
dozen times what Mr.. Hull pays me-"
The grabbed, steel-hearted old law
yer was certainly not prepossessing in
manner, nor even polite. 1t did not
take long for Natalie to ascertain that
her employer was distinctly of the
genus shark His clients were Of
disreputable class and their cases such
as only a crafty, constituencies attor-
ney could be induced to handle.
There was more than one case that
the old legal shark had in his charge
where Natalie was well aware subter-
fuge, craft and thickness were the
main weapons with which the attorney
won his way. She CHANGED one day. to
Overhear Hull and a hanger-On Of the
Office, whom he employed in Ills
schemes, discussing a case of perfidi-
Gus blackmail. A woman of society
was involved. She had done no overt
wrong, but her efforts to save from
ruin a former girlhood acquaintance
for the sake of his sister, whom she
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
Her Employer Was Distinctly Of the
Genus Shark.

dearly loved, had led to her writing
letters which might have been mis-
construed. These letters had in some
way come into the possession of Hull,
and he and his accomplice were PLAN
ming to wiring money from their hap
less victim, Mrs. Inez Burleigh.
Many a time when visiting the vault
in which Hull kept his money and his
documents, as she noted the envelope
containing the fatal letters, Natalie
could scarcely resist the temptation to
destroy them.
''I'll do it some day." she reflected.
"'Poor woman! she's like lamb in the
clutches of vile, constituencies human
wolves
One afternoon handsome, we'll
dressed young man entered the grimy
front Office Of the suite, espied Natalie
in the grimier one at her typewriter
and approached her.
'Please excuse me-" he said courte-
ously, ''but I am looking for someone
to do little copying for me. If you
have the time, could you take it for
met"
81 have several hours a day when
am not busy at the machine" she said.
'I don't think Mr.. Hull, my employer,
would object to my doing little extra
work, when it did not interfere with
my regular duties. I would like to
ask him first"
"WiH you do so, please, and / will
call in again tomorrow" suggested Ma
tales visitor and she flushed as she
met the admiring glance of his bright,
candid eyes,,
Mr.. Hull agreed to the extra work.
In fact he was pleased at the PROPOSE
ton coming up. He had felt that he
could not hope to have his industrious
stenographer remain at the pittance he
paid her, and had thought of raising
her salary. Now he could evade doing
so.
The young man brought in a heap
of old manuscript sermons to copy.
He explained that they originally De-
longed to an uncle, now dead, once
preacher and that his family wished to
preserve them.
At the end OF week he paid Ma
talie more than literally for her Ia
Dor. BY this time they had become
quite well acquainted and Natalie be
gan to look forward with secret pleas
ure to his visits. One day while he
was in the inner Office there came q
telephone call from the lawyer, who
was in court. He requested Natalie to
consult the case book in the vault and
phone him the names of certain wit
nesses in q suit he was defending.
The vault was kept always closed
and locked, as Mr.. Hull, who made
loans. kept considerable money there
at times. Natalie hurried to it and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
Accentance Was Prompt.

Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson tells
this story of William Terriss, the
handsomest actor Of his day:
Irving was very fond Of Terriss,
and was nightly amused by the I'M
conscious impertinence with which
Terriss greeted him. Irving had a
grillroom just. off the stage at the Ly-
ceum, near his own dressing room.
One night Terriss smelled the savory
odor of appetizing cooking.
"'Fine smell, that! he said to Irv-
ing during wait in the wings.
eyes, very goodv agreed Irving,
and added. You must come along
some time and have supper with me,
my boy!' o
Nothing would please me BETTER
said Terris, to which Irving replied :
"Well, when would you like to
conner
Tonight responded Terriss
promptly.
Irving was delighted with the bust
nesslike acceptance of his invitation"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
sri,isb cabinet Consultations.

How far will Mr.. Lloyd-George con-
suit the members of his government in
the redistribution of offices now being
spoken of? Gladstone held that in
such matters the prime minister had a
right to act quite independently. 1.-THE
notion of a title in the cabinet to be
consulted on the succession to cabi-
net office is absurd" he once declared.
ssDuring the thirty-eight years since j
first entered the cabinet I have never
known more than friendly announce
ment before publicity and very par
tial consultation with one os iwo.'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
CONVERSATIONS.

American hardware made large sales
IN Hongkong, China, in 1916. Paint
sales increased so per cent.
Shoe dealers in Singapore, Straits
Settlements, find that American shoes
compare favorably with footwear OF
European make.
The servants of the rich Chinese
receive no salaries, but are paid In
perouisites, which always amount to
more than the wages paid in modest
households.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
Small Town Notes.

Town Constable (who doubles as the
village cutup)-Say, that Their mu-
steal troupe that had ter drive out
of the opry house the other night
cause .ther music wuz so rotten said
they felt very much put out. Tee,
hee.
Schoolmaster-Well. I think. my
self, that they were somewhat diseon-
certed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
Motortrucks to a value of s9o,Ooo,-

Motortrucks to a value of $90,000,-
600 have been exported by American
manufacturers since the outbreak Of
the European war.
Experiments by British expert in
reforesting some of the hills of China
have led to the establishment of a
comprehensive course in forestry in
university in that country.
An unspillable medicine glass that
has been invented has graduated fun
mel on top into which dose is poured
and measured and which is removed
when the medicine is to be taken.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
Ruried treasure Recovered.

King John of England is credited
with having recovered in the thirteenth
century plate, coin and jewels worth
S1,000O00 or more that had been bur.
led in one place beneath the
Roman wall In Northumberland, and
it is assumed that similar finds in other
places are still possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
Americans Must Realize That War
Now Involves Their Own Security
BY United State. Senator WILLIAM E. BoRAH Of Idaho

For nearly three years the American people have
been led to look upon this war European war-a'
with which they had little to do either in thought
act This was thoroughly and persistenty drilled
into the minds of people The mere declaration OF
did not wholly it seems revolutionize the public
mind in this respect. great many Of our people,
even those whose interests in the are keen and
whose patriotism is undoubted look upon this war as
European and continue to treat it as such. So
long as that condition continues we shall make prog
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26
Great American Medical Discoveries
Bear Stamp "Made in Germany"
Bv DR.. CHARLES II. MAYO
President Of American Medical Association

MANY important medicine America have not been
until they have been appropriated by Teuton and returned
to us with the stamp "dade in Germany"
this country has not stood as united
BODY for that which medicine Many while abroad have
apog medical conditions at home and for personal
have often written about discussed remarkable European dscoy
cries that trivial
Our country much the advancement OF the medical pro-
through the of laws standards OF duc
ton Through the Of the committee medical education our
profession has largely aided in the standardization OF medical colleges
Through the work board many of the inefficient medical colleges
have been forced the ultimate good OF medical science
and of the people served by their graduates
The added requirements Of preliminary education and increased
wears of medical study great however with the elimination
40 per cent colleges and the Of study than doubled
we have little onehd students Of medicine now as
in 1900 Fewer DOCTORS take Of their
work. bettereducad people, and preventive medicine 70 reduce Sickness
maintain a balance, however
Now will come hyca demand to lower the bars OF educational
medical requirements pretext the necessity Of 1t must not
h permited need educated is and hereafter
The German campaign is the sharp challenge that
American invention have yet received likely to
receive.
II must be nice to Central African blond Eskimo safe from
the horrors of civilization.
One sure way to drive the farmer thoughts of would be to cut
off rubber supply for motor tires
Fighting world wars exceedingly hungry business
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26

Fighting world wars is an exceedingly hungry business
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26

The German campaign is the harpet challenge thai
American invention initiative have yet received or are likely
receive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26

One way drive the farmer thoughts Of war would be TO Gu
off the rubber supply for motor tires.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-26

1t must be nice to African blond Eskimo safe from
the horrors of civilization.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-17
FORETOLD
PRESENT WAR IN
1908 INTERVIEW

NEW YORK. Dec. IT.-Declaration
that the German Kaiser as far back
as 1908 predicted the present world
conflict in an interview with an
American Newspaper man. then caused
the interview to be suppressed after
II had been printed in the Century
Magazine, and was ready for distri-
button. were made here today in the
Tribune.
The interview, It was said, was
given out aboard the Kaiser's yacht,
the Hohenzollern, on Norway, follow
ing q dinner at which the Kaiser had
eaten well but unwisely.
The Century Magazine accepted II.
paying 81 900, but consented to Its de-
struction when told publication might
mean war.
The printed magazines were strip
ped of the story, the Tribune says,
and the Objectionable matter loaded
into boxes and placed upon a German
cruiser which Unexpectedly paid a
visit to America. The boxes were
first thrown overheard from the
cruiser. but when they fioated, were
recovered and burned.
One copy OF the interview, II Is SAID
still remains.
The interview charged England with
trying to neutraliEe Germany's grow
ing power, depicted her as decadent
nation, charged non-Christianity in an
alliance with Japan, reeked with abuse
of King Edward, predicted the world
war, slandered the Catholic Church in
Germany and elsewhere, and charac-
terized Archbishop Ireland as an
enemy of the United States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-17
CALLAUX SAYS HE Is
BEING PROSECUTED

PARIS, Doc 17-Thst IG Is being
prosecuted because OF the unfriendIi-
ness OF Camilla Barrere, French am
bassador to Italy. and that many OF
the papers offered by General Dubail
In prosecuting him for criminal
propaganda" are forger!es, is the plea
Of former Premier Caillaux whose
bearing before the investigating com
mittee OF eleven has closed.
Barrere snubbed Caillaux's wife,
tho latter says, when Nine. Caillaux
went to Italy some. time ago, by re-
fusing to receive her. NJ. Caillaux dc
manded an apology and It was made,
but Ill feeling resulted.
N. Caillaux declared that he had
not made an unpatriotic speech in
Italy nor had he sent kilograms to
the italian people urging them to
negotiate for a separate peace. Those
offered a. evidence against him, he
said, were forgerieA These forgerIes,
he said. "are so enormous that they
surpass probability"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-17
BURNED TO CRISP WHEN
GASOLINE FIRES Garage

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. otr r.
David c. Lovemoney. lnaE ~ .hs
optical business here, va Niles ~
his private garage yesterdar Uhao
working under the car an explosion
OF gasoline occurred. followed b. dre.
and Lovemoney's body was burned 70
4 crisp. His wife. who heard the ax.
plosion. found the garage doors
closed and the Interior In flames.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-17
4IWANTA" IS new
MALADY BECOMING
EPIDEMIC IN CITY

The ancient malady that 80 sweep
ing the world today, has arrived in
Warrington They're all getting the
iwantas. Along F street, small boys
tagging along after their mothers,
are AFFLICTED to q terrible degree,
Every window, in holiday attire,
every street vender, catches their eye.
Then ensues q struggle.
Ma, iwanta piece o. candy"
Mother, iwanta rocking horse"
MA, iwanta soldiers suit and a gun
and"
The mals6y has AFFLICTED the Gov
ernmen service. Army and navy
officers meet It In their OFFICES. their
homes, hotel Hobbies and on the
streets.
'TwantA commission In the Re.
serves.
And the average washingtonIan has
IT even more terribly than his chill
dren- His is q particularly bad case.
One hears It especially in those pal
aces where ''the merry elbow used to
be crooked in good cheer" by both
young and old. Here Is the way It
Affects them:
'Twanta vote"
An the sweet young things whose
other halfs and hope-to-be other halfs
are In cantonsments and in France
have q plant.
'Twanta picture
'Twanta Hun helmet"
'Iwanta soldier button"
'TWantA be drafted" 10 the only
thing one does not hear.