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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
UNCLE FREDDY DR.. Frank Crane

. When Johnny came home from school one day
and entered the stting-room his mother said,
Johnny, this is your Uncle Fred, from Galveston"
Johnny shook hand, somewhat embarrassed. for
Uncle Fred was a large with whiskers and
looked at little boys with curious twinkle in his
eye.
"Howdy do, Johnny" he said. do you know
where Galveston isl"
Yes, sir. It's in Texas"
"Um, yes. Sometimes. On Fridays anyway
"How's that? Don't it stay there all the timer"
''Oh, yes. That's why it's there iii Fridays.
Have you ever been there?"
mo, sir
We'll Galvestons never been here either So
it's ffty-ffty. Galvestons great place. The snow
there is sometimes way over the houses before 1t
reaches the ground"
why of course. It's falling, you see and has
to be. It's that way everywhere"
Wrong Because it never SHOWS in Galveston
but you just said it did
did /? Oh, that before the pumpkin
bellion, and just after the raspberry war
II don't understand"
Neither do I. But then that's nothing. The
ratio Of lliteracy is very large in the SOUTH
Jaw, you're fooling!"
81? Far be it from me. Do you know at first
| thought your name might be Henry"
"Why?"
"oh, because In Galveston all the boys are
named Henry"
"All of 'em?"
yes Every single-sangle of en-"
But suppose there are three or four boys In one
family How do thew do?"
pretty we'll, thank you. And how are you?'
Jaw, I mean how they tell them apart?"
They don't They have to get them ali to-
gether when they tell them anything"
But l mean, suppose they out in the
yard. suppose a lot of boys were playing in the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
Using Corn Meal for Flour.

On the authority of Government analyses the
National Association OF White Corn Millers makes
the interesting statement that one pound of corn
meal costing five cents has the same food value as
ten cents worth of wheat -four, ten cents worth
OF rice, fifty cents worth of potatoes seventy cents
worth of eggs and eighty cents worth of steak
This does not mean OF course, that corn bread can
take the place of all the other foods enumerated
but it does not mean that bread could be sub
stituted for wheat bread much more generally than
now with thoroughly wholesome as we'll as eco
nomical results.
For several years. it seems, the federal Bureau
of Chemistry has experienced with view to deter
mining what portions of other than wheat -four
could be mixed with wheat in making bread that
would be at once palatabIe and nutritious The
conclusions are that much as twenty-five per
cent white corn flour could be mixed with wheat
-four. 1t is estimated that If corn -four to the ex
tent Of fifteen per cent we're mixed with wheat
-four in making bread and cake a saving of some
two hundred million dollars year in the country's
food bill would be effected
The Manufacturers Record presents the follow
ing table showing the comparative analysis of the
food value of wheat -four. corn -four and corn
starch:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
TRAVELETTE-By Niksah
THE NUMBERLESS GODS

Now and again, in some forgotten by way the
traveller chances some glimpse into the heart OF
a foreign nation that lights up the dark places with
a flash of insight. Such glimpse may be had into
the heart of Japan by visit to what are known
locally as the Numberless Gods. 1t is difficult TO
explain how these battered images of Buddha can
lead to a better understanding of Oriental charac-
ter, but it is safe say that few have visited
them without coming away feeling that they are a
little closer to the mystery of Japan.
The Numberless Gods are so known because &C
cording to local tradition they cannot be counted
They stand by the banks of a swift stream flowing
onward to Tokyo, and they are old and moss-groWn'
forgotten and neglected. If you will try to count
them, you will how the tradition about them
originated. They much alike that your count
will never be twice the same True, the 'irreverent
tourist may go down the line tapping each one with
his cane and calling off the numbers, but that were
a sorry way to treat n picturesque legend.
They stand in a smiling line, these gods Of
stone worn and defaced by the fight of centuries,
features sotened and blurred by the years, moss
grown and half-hidden by grasses, forgotten by
their worshippers, smiling, always smiling. 1t Is
the peculiar, inscrutable smile Of the Buddha the
only God who smiles. Doomed to suffer, according
to the Buddhist creed until all sin has disappeared
earth he smiles eernally in all his images. In
these neglected stones, that would have somthtng
pathetic about them did they represent any other
god, the smile seems to speak Of supernal know
LEDGE wisdom that is above circumstance and
time The smile of the image in an incense-clouded
temple is a haunting and unforgetable thing, but
the smile of these neglected roadside gods under the
omen sun goes deeper. It seems to up the
mystery that lies at the heart the most mystical
creed
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29

school yard and the teacher wanted to call one of
them, how would they know which one she wanted
if she just called 'Henry'?"
why, you see, it's this way. In the south.
where Galveston is, they're all democrats They
believe in equal rights you know. So to keep any
boy from having finer name than any other they
just call em all Henry. If the teacher wants a
then the boys all get together and vote, and the
one that gets the most votes is 1T, and he has to-
go in"
But suppose that's not the boy she venced?"
''W-Il, then they have vice president. He
goee in"
Jaw, believe you're Just making fun
Fred" interrupted the mother, do stop your
nonsense"
'"There!" exclaimed Uncle Fred. isn't that
woman for you? None of my wives talk that
way"
Your wives2 How many have you got?"
81 have seven wives, seventeen assistant wives.
and seventy-seven children
Johnny loked at him seriously a moment and
then said: Jaw, bet you're just kiddin' me- No
bodys got seven wives and seven hundred children
WELL said Uncle Fred, perhaps you're right.
perhaps you re right
Whereupon Johnny burst out laughing and
cried, Mamma, isn't Uncle Fred funny man."
Copyright, 1917, by Frank Crane)
The onion kings like the rest are in bad odor
these days.
Well celebrate the Fourth this year with
treble emotion.
Uncle Sam will be the guy who will take the
slack out of the Stacker.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
Germany's War Aims.

It is is commonly conceded that If the
should end today Germany would be the victor to-
the extent at least of occupying the greater part
Of the territory she set out to conquer and of
therefore having a weghty advantage in making
terms. That her terms would be crushing to the
hopes of European democracy is evident from the
whole history of Prussan militarism and Hohen-
zollern aims. How far the Kaiser and his war
lords have gone in their plans for partitionng
the lands they hold under the sword may be
inferred from the following summary which
though by no means complete is considered
true as far as 1t goes:
1. Poland set up a kingdom under
Teutonic control.
2. Lithuania put under a German ruler
g. Belgium partitioned into Flemish and
Walloon province, under German suzerainty.
4. Alsace-Lorraine divided between
Prussia and Bavaria.
5. Galicia set apart to give Germans
control of the Austrian Keichsrat.
6. Serbia absorbed by Austria and Bull
garia.
Z. Rumania cut in two and half of it
shared between Bulgaria and Austria
g. The "All-Deutsch' Danube scheme
realized.
in the German scheme Of world dominion is the
determination to hold to the Balkan corridor and
press German control far into Asia and so strike
at the heart of British interests in the east 1t
not unlikely, indeed, that Germany would be will
ing to renounce most of her conquests in Europe,
outside of the Balkans, if that were necessary to
the furtherance of her larger ambitions in the
east
The fact is Germany will hold the upper hand
is driven out of France. She still will have a vast
area in Russia and she will have the priced route
through the Balkans to her dreamed-of empire in
Asia. 1t may be that expulsion from France
would react upon the morale of the German peo-
pie if not upon the army itself in such a way
as to force the Berlin Government to breach peace
terms which the Allies could afford to consider.
But it is more likely from present indications
that the Government will yield to no inner pres
short Of revolution, but will play it's game
desperately to the finish. The Kaiser and his
clique know that an Allied victory will mean the
end of their power and glory; wherefore they
will hardly stop short Of their country's complete
exhaustion and collapse,
Eventually, of course. they will meet over
whelmng defeat. Neither the United States nor
any of the democracies with whom are leagued
in this crusade for freedom and durable peace
could afford to accept a makeshift or inconcusive
settlement of the great issues at stake But Prus-
sian militarsm, fighting for vast spoils and for its
very existence. may hold out longer than we here
tofore have supposed. 1t may be necessary not
only to drive the Kaisers forces out of France
and Belgium but to beard them in their
strongholds across the Rhine. That is why
sentative military observers admonish the country
to be prepared in spirit we'll as in army organ
ization for long war.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29

Rod of seven years that state would be covered
with insects to the number of one to every square
inch He has further estimated that birds benefit
agriculture to the value of $76,00O,0OO a year.
Bird protection, obviously, is always thing,
most desirable If only for economic reasons In:
THIS year OF great need, 1t is thing Imperative.
And everybody do something toward bird
protection, whether he be rich or poor young or
shooting of song-birds for sport" or food
must be stopped everywhere. Violators of all
laws bearing on bird conservation should be-
promptly reported and vigorously prosecuted
BY providing little fountains. or trougbs fo~.
drinking; by setting up boxes for nesting: hv
growing nesting hedges; by cultfvating and prun-
ing nesting bushes, and by following out nesting
notes. the birds can be encouraged to come in
greater numbers wherever there are gardens
Especially, indeed, should care be taken tn
nelp them nest. THE most essential part of bird
projection af1rms one authority emphatically
is the providing of nesting facilities"
Not all birds, of course nest alike TODAY n
Is possible to buy, at little cost nesting boxes for
d1nerent kinds of birds An investment of this
sort VIII be found profitable by every man or
woman growing food
The more birds the fewer insects the fewer
insects the better harvests-this surely is all we
need to remember to spur to protect our
friends the birds.
Copyright, 1917, by the Associated Newspapers
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
PROTECT THE BIRDS BY H. Arlington Bruce

DROTECT1ON Of our birds has long been adj
vocated by enlightened nature lovers. As
result of their efforts much helpful ac-
ton has been taken by legislative bodies. and
many citizens have been stirred to personal CO.
operation. Yet it must be added that the general
public still gives little thought to this most i'm
portant subject.
Today, however, 1t has become a patriotic
duty for everybody to think seriously of bird pro-
lection and to aid in bird protection. For ma
tive birds, if properly protected, will prove inval
liable allies to us in the great world conflict in
which we are now engaged.
One of the most serious problems imposed on
us by that conflict is, everybody knows, to
help feed our less fortunate brother nations in
Europe. To this end must enormously in
crease our food production, and we earnestly
trying to do thisS
Even in the cities, we'll the FARMS
there has been in process unprecedented plant
ing. But whether there will be Unprecedented
harvest depends many things-and for
thing depends the aid get from birds.
For, as the vegetables and cereals grow, they
will be attacked by insect enemies. To some ex-
tent fight these ourselves. But we cannot
hope to fight them with entire success unless we
have birds to help us.
How vitality necessary the birds are to the
farmer and the gardener may be appreciated
from the statement of Illinois scientist.
Figuring conservatively he has estimated
that if birds we're driven out of Illinois for pc
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
Fancy patent White
10000 10000

From the standpoint OF crude chemical
composition, there is very little difference be-
tween white corn -four and wheat -four. Be-
tween the fours and starch there is a great
difference starch containing no 'tissue-form-
ing elements, such fat. protein and ash
Between the hours the difference is in the
. quality of the protein, wheat -four Yielding
very little lysine, substance which has beer
found to favor bodily growth while white
corn flour yields considerable quantity.
While the virtues and delicacies of corn cook
cry are better appreciated in the South than any,
where else, we of this region could use corn in
stead of wheat great deal more extensively
than we do; and during the period the sub
stitution would mean large savings for the in
dividual buyer we'll as important service to
the national cause of food economy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
THE SEARCHLlGHT
THE HARDY FLY

The house fly will travel mile under suburban
conditions, while i'm rural sections 1t will occasionally
travel miles These facts which of importance
showing how far flies may bring infection, were
established by experiments according to L. o.
Howard, of United States bureau of entomology.
1t also been determined that temperature low
degrees needed kill adult flies. They have
been known to survive temperature of Is degrees.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
DIET CURE FOR HAY FEVER

Sufferers from the chronic sneeze have long
attributed trouble to various plants, the pollen Of
which is supposed to produce irritation. Many
hold that the pollen Is only secondary
cause and that the trouble is primarily due to the
condition the system If the patient will eat less
simply taking special to eliminate acids
from his diet will surely benefited, they claim
and may himself the expense of long trip to
place free from the plant irritants
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
TOURMALINES

The tourmalne mines Maine, in the region of
Mount Mica, which first for America a place in
worlds gem market still productive especially
green stones being taken from them The mines
found in 1881 by two boys who prospecting
for the fun of it than with the expectation of
finding anything They picked about thirty very
fine gems day. These subsequently stolen
said have first reappeared in the royal cabinet
a Vienna.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-26
DON'T HIDE
BEHIND SKIRTS
Provost Marshal Sounds
Warning in Outlining
War Exemptins.

WAsHINGToN. p. q. Nav e6.-"po
NOT. hide behind petticoats or children
IL avoid service il the new natsnual
army. Is the injunction OF Brig Cen.
Crowder. provost marshal il an Off
eial guide he has issued to show how
questions put 70 those VINO register
juno should Ne answered.
The guide explains that there "a al
desire by the government u draft any
one who il the sole support Of any
man. woman or child. hut points out
that unless the person you have il
mind Is solely dependent On YOU" ex-
emption would not be granted.
The registrar VIII drop permanently
from the Hist those whom physical de-
fleets. such a. the absence Of a.leg I'll
an arm, make unfit for service. but all
other claims for exemption Will be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-26
j. 5. DELAYS
STEEL Co. SUIT
Were U. S. Steel Held Mon.
opoly, Govrnment Orders
Must Be Cancelled.

In ordering the big antitrust cases
Steel. Harvester Lehigh Valley and
Philadelphia & Reading-back on the
docket for re-argument. the United
States Supreme court has definitely
postponed all attempts at trust bust
ing until the cIos- of the war. This
is thte Interpretation placed on the
courts order. according to. Washing
ton advices.
Members OF the court were unani-
nous in the conclusion that any dis
solution OF existing large organiza-
tons would make the nation less ef-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-26

fcient in war against Germany; that
it would weaken the arm Of the gov
eminent in its actual military and
naval operations in addition to causing
industrial confusion domestically," sad
a dispatch from the capital.
The department of justice itself -
known to have been deeply concerned
lest a decision might be handed down
on the appeal OF the governments suit
against the United States Steel corpora
ton. If the court by any chance had
taken the view that the steel corpora
ton is a monopoly. all government
contracts for steel and armor plate
with this corporation would have had
to be Cancelled.
The Supreme court has ordered all
trust cases back on the docket for re-
argument as matter of public policy.
While no explanation IS given. the
views of the members of the court are
pretty well understood here. Members
Of the court are as mindful OF the
needs for national efficiency az any
other officers OF the government
There Will be no further arguments
in the court during the present term.
which will end in June. The earliest
time the cases could be reargued would
be next October. but If the war con
tinues until that time there would 81
no reargument then"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-26

passed upon BY the local boards.
The applicant Will be required IL
state specifically the character Of the
work he is performing in order that
the board may judge If it IS such a.
70 warrant The government IN exens.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-26

ing him from army duty.
IF you are felon or otherwise NOR
ally deficient and desire to claim ex-
emption on that ground. state your
ground briefly" says the guide.
The difference between natural
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-26

born" citizen and naturalized citizen
$ explained carefully and ii is pointed
out that even alien enemies within
the age limit will be required TO regis
ter, although they will not be drafted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-26

T1xEs ad. show ,ol now TO say.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18
Makes Bold Attack
On u. S. Democracy

He returns to the attack boldly:
"Who would be so contemptuous and
so despicable a creature, after so many
clear and tangible proofs Of wicked
ness, as to go about trumpeting the
kindness and libefality of the so much
extolled American democracy?
The evsnts of the last few months
are. he says, an "offence to the shadow
of Washington and Lincoln and bring
shame and dishonor on the professor
in the White House, who is the sup
port Of the capitalistic magnates of this
starry Republic of the Dollar"
To Tresca Americas declaration of
a war to make the world safe for
democracy is nothing but lie, an Gin
vention which has become popular and
is now making the rounds Of the CAPT
tails from Washington to London, to
Paris and then to everywhere He
accuses England and the United States
of having instigated the attempted res
toration of the boy emperor of China
and declares the aims OF America and
the Allies "are and will remain the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18
Policeman Talk
Charged Against
Army Colonel
Carl Reichmann's Promo
ton to General Halted
by Poindexter
From he Tribune Rnrr,nl

WASHINGTON, Aug. l7.-Chsrges OF
extreme gravity were made to-day
against Colonel Carl Reichmann, U. S.
a. 25th Infantry, on detached duty at
Chicago as inspector-general of militia
for the Middle West.
Senator Poindexter, of Washington,
presented to the Senate Military AZ
fairs Committee q copy Of letter he
had received from a friend containing
alleged quotations from Colonel Reich
mann of extremely pro-German char
acter.
The name of Colonel Reichmann was
before the committee as one of the
first officers recommended by the Presi-
dent for promotion 10 brigadier general.
All but two were approved by. the COM
mittee. One of these was Colonel Reich
mann and the other was Colonel Henry
De Witt Hamilton, of the National Guard
Of New York. The complaint against
Colonel Hamilton was more or less po-
litical, as he is Tsmmany worker and
has not seen any active service since
he was an adjutant under Governor
Sulzer.
The meeting Of the Military Affairs
Committee was an executive one, but
Senator Poindexter, who had given a
hint of his complaint to Senator Cham
berlain, of Oregon. chairman of tho
committee, was allowed to be present.
When the name Of Colonel Reichmann
was reached Senator Poindexter in
formed the committee he was in pos
session of information which he be-
lieved would debar Colonel Reichmann
from promotion if it were proved true.
~ make the charge" said Senator
Poindexter, ION the strength OF the
statement of witness in whom ! have
confidence. | have sufficient confidence
in his reliability to have no doubt Of
what he says. He has sent me letter.
a copy of which | have left with the
Secretary of War and copy of which
| will present TO the committee
The letter declares that on one occa-
sion Colonel Reichmann stated:
"That the United States did in the
Civil War the same things that are
complained of against the Germans in
the present war; that he thinks it is
an outrage to send troops to France. as
Pershing was sent; that there will be
civil war in this country il the govern
msnt tries to draft men who do not
want to go; that we have no business
in this war TO fight for England"
When asked IL he thought England
had any business in the war fighting for
Belgium ne said: Germany is not
fighting Belgium; II is only fighting
England" He also stated that Ger
many's submarine warfare is quite what
il should be; that the bomb dropping
on English schools was perfectly law
full and permissible"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18
Shipbuilders Agree
To Plans for Speed
Will Accept Material Rushed
to Them by Emergency
Fleet Corporation

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA: a con-
ference of all the Atlantic shipbuilding
companies with officials of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation to-day it was
agreed to organize a cooperative buy
ing agency, whereby the feet corpora
tion will supply the various shipbuild-
ing concerns with steel and other raw
materials according to needs, in an eff
fort to speed up construction on ships
Communicated by the government. Pa
cific shipbuilders were represented at
the conference by their Eastern agents,
and, it is expected, will ratify the CO.
operative agreement negotiated to-day.
The shipbuilders will be represented
by a purchasing agent to be selected by
the New York Shipbuilding Corpora
ton, who will work in conjunction with
the purchasing representative of the
feet corporation. Through cooperation
with the War Industries Board the
feet corporation will undertake TO Sc
cure delivery of oil necessary supplies,
through priority arrangements, to con-
Germs working on Communicated ships.