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I ever saw, and who made his dollar a
day at it without too much trouble.
The poor chap, who occupied bed No.
l, was a chasseur. whose upper jaw
and nose had been carried away by a
hospital, having been there year, dur
ing which time he had been operated
on some ten times. The chief surgeon
had promised to reconstruct his face,
but it was a slow job. for. grating did
not take very we'll on him. While I was
there a piece of cartilage was extract
ed from his ribs and grated on his
forehead as base upon which to build
a nose.
When 1 saw him last he was still a
dreadful sight. but the surgeons were
confident of ultimately being able to
make him, If not handsome, at least
presentable.
Flaubert was found unconscious o.
the battlefield. yet he had not single
wound. The air, rushing into the
big shell. had given him a severe con-
cussion of the brain. from which it
will take him many years to recover.
He had been trepanned. and the pres
sure the brain relieved, but he had
lost his sense of balance, and was
unable to stand on his feet. His senses
of taste and smell are also perverted
in a most extraordinary way.
l have also seen another concussion
case who lost his memory completely
and had to be taught to speak. read and
write. Strange to say, his brain did
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not seem to be affected otherwise. for
he learned easily and retained what he
learned.
1t takes infinite patience to train
these men back to health and normal
ity, and there is a special committee
of ladies who dedicate themselves to
the work. Prominent among these are
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt. Mrs. l.. V. Benet.
Mrs. A. W. Kiplng and other social
leaders of the American colony in
Paris.
Sergt. BaIsley of the Lafayette Es
quadriile had been an American Ambu-
lance driver before he enlisted in the
asked to be treated at Neuilly when
he was wounded last June. Poor chap,
We did not think he would ever get
Well a shrannel having torn his thigh
to pieces. The sciatic nerve was hurt
and Balsley suffered terribly. but he
never lost heart. and, when / last heard
from him he was at Nice on sick leave.
his only regret being that he could
not get along without crutches-
There was a puny little chap, whom
we nicknamed Jack the Giant Killer"
who came to the ward after the Somme
drive with badly smashed arm and
shoulder. He was the only French
soldier ever heard boast of his ex-
ploits. He could not bear pain silently
and howled every time his wound was
touched. until Miss Rathbone devised
himself while his arm was being
dressed. Then, while he explained how
he had killed seven Germans with i
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cept nothing less than a certain sum.
When her bill came up for the third
and last reading an old peasant repre-
sentative arose and. with more frank
ness than polish. exclaimed: The
'baba' is right; let her have it" And
the assembly, which before had been
opposed to the request. Immediately
granted the increase. The term .5ahap
is most readily translated as "old
mother" but implies reverence and
deep respect, Miss Hay explained.
Answering a question. Miss Hay de-
clared the Bulgarians to be thrifty and
independent. But at present the mass
of the people are very poor she said.
This is not surprising when you con-
slider that they have been involved in
three wars during four years. They
have been very generous in giving
their supplies to their allies and but
for their contributions of grain to Ger
many and Turkey there would not now
be the shortage from which they are
suffering.
During the first year of the present
war the influx of refugees to the more
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STRICTLY ORIENTAL.
ff77 IPLING says the east is east
1A and west is west. and never the
as twain shall meet and there is

Ef17I IPLING says the east is east
1N and west Is west. and never the
Se twain shall meet and there is
lust as much truth as there is poetry
in this quotation" remarked the Old
Captain. seating himself in a porch
chair and digging out his pipe
u think the best example of how
far the two parts of the world diner
in almost everything is a little episode
which happened to me out in Guam In
1899.
The United States had just taken
over the government of the island. and
the natives. having the usual erron-
eous impression as to the benef1cence
he or the Lord would provide for them.
had refrained from planting any crops.
THE natural consequence was that
in a short time food became scarce,
and this scarcity was soon felt by the
officers mess, of which l was the
treasurer. l sent native boys out on
food scouts, and finally learned that
on the far side of the. island there
lived a Chine tChinaman), Scum Lin.
who had lived many years In Guam.
and that this man possessed great
many chickens, which, beyond ques-
ton, he would sell
'This was good news. SO. telling my
native soldiers orderly. Roberto. to
self ready to make the trip, | turned
in early, for 1 knew the ride next
morning would be hard one. over
the mountains
..In this l was not disappointed, for
while the view disclosed as we pass
ed from point to point was magnifi-
cent, it hardly made up for the effort
However, we arrived in the vicinity
Of Lin's ranch about eleven o'clock,
and even from some distance I OBJ
served that I had not been misinform
ed as to the number of chickens pos
sessed by the Mongolian. for they coult
be seen and heard in every direction
'dTrue to his adopted customs. the
Chinaman met me near his ranch
house. informed me that he prayed thai
my ancestors rested in peace and thai
everything he had. including the chick
ems, I suppose, were virtually mine.
This latter gift, ] soon found. hat
what might be termed a string tied t.
IT, for after spending upward of al
hour over coffee and mutual compli
ments. which is according to custom IL
Guam, and can. under no circumstance!
be dispensed with, we finally got dowI
to business.
II had some little Spanish, but hard
ly enough to carry on such larg'
business transaction as the one II
prospect. but as Roberto had spent I
: year ,onl an American whaler land be
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tant matters as car space, transporta-
ton. drayage, storage space in ware
houses. space in terminals and bale
coverings. There would be a large
economy in marine shipments of cotton.
The basis for all cargo is forty cubic
feet for each 224o pounds. or fifty-six
pounds to the cubic foot. and any cargo
lighter than this must be balanced by
cargo that is correspondingly heavy,
and frequently unimportant cargo must
be taken to euualize the weight.
On the basis of an annual export OF
6.o00,009 bales of cotton. ii has been
computed that there would be a saving
of cargo space equal to about /, ,000, 900
dead-weight tons of shipping.
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The Work of am American Red Cross Nurse i'm BULGARIA


Hay. They filled the entrance hall and
sat on our stairs and then overflowed
to the outside steps and the pavement.
This unsolicited dispensary work at
the house called for much time, and
was always no small part of our daily
work. That our time was very fully oc-
cupied during our four months service
in Philippopolis may be gained from
the fact that our reports show regis
tration between US of 1900 calls and
consultations in one period Of six
weeks"
1t was realization that her work in
Bulgaria resulted in planting seed in SO
favorable a soil that caused Miss Hays
reluctance to leave the great number
of needy poor she was enabled to serve
in that country. 1t is yet her hope that
even from the small beginning made
there may Yet be developed in time of
peace an organization that will extend
its influence for the social betterment
of not only Bulgaria but even of all
the Balkans.
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The Strength of Woman.

ssT7 HE work women are doing in this
Il war; exclaimed a member OF the
railroads war board, at a banquet 'Driv-
ing ammunition trucks, digging trenches |:
even, as in Russia, fighting in the front
line,
Woman comes more and more to re-
semble Cornelius Husk's daughter Name.
When Husky Name. as she was known In
the township. presented her future hus-
band to the old man, Corn Husk sighed
and said: .
Take her, son. but take good keer on
her. for the little ladybird has been riz
tender-like. Four acres a day Is all I
ever asst her to plow. and two acres o.
corn is all she's been used to hoe 'twixt
sun-up and dark. She kin do light work.
sech as rail-splittin' and well-diggin'. but
she amt used to rough stuff. and you must
be gentle with her / tell you. son, it's
hard for the old man to give his little sun
shine up. He'll have to split his own wood
and tend his own stock now.H ~.
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speakers address assemblies. She hopes
that the next bond button will be in the
shape Of bell.
= Another of her advertising ideas Is the
use Of the~Sond itself as an exhibit.
Though 1t is against the law to copy
the bond and use II for printed adver-
tisement, 1t is possible for a woman In
charge of a booth to display her Own
bond to would-be purchasers and let
them see just what they are getting for
their money.
In the first liberty loan drive Mrs.
Seton was active in stimulating subscrip-
tions in the community near her summer
home. in Greenwich. Conn Her ability
as an organizer, however, rests mainly
on her work in connection with her
husbands organization, the Woodcraft
League of America. and her club. suf-
frage and literary affiliations. She was
one Of the organizers of the Camp Fire
Girls and was president Of that body for
a number of years.
1t is in connection with the woodcraft
work that she finds an outlet for many OF
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District Women Are Raising Funds Finance the War

Seton's club work must include mentIon
Of her membership in the National IN
stitute of Social Sciences. to whlch very
sew women belong. She occupies a po-
sition in the directorates of many music
clubs, among them the MacDoweil Club.
and is a member of such pre-eminentiy
club. CITY Club, Womans Auxiliary OF
New York Peace Society. Woman's Press
Club of New York and the Montessorl
Association.
And there is another piece. OF her
work which deserves mention. AS an
ganizer of parades and designer OF
parade banners she has. no equal In
Connecticut For use in the last poiltl-
cal parade held at the capital she de-
signed 720 banners.
If the caliber of her work for the
liberty loan among the women OF the
District equals her usual standard, ana
If the woman rally to her support, the
capital can expect to lead the race tor
highest subscription.
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tie Paris as opposed to the same in
Karsheeack and the muddiness and
sickness of Little Paris in compari-
son to that in Karsheeack. What we
did agree upon was that the miles and
mud in both places were of q very
great WEAKNESS, and, all in all. our di-
vision of the citys territory proved a
fair division of the city's miseries"
AS interpreter the two American Red
Cross nurses in Philippopolis had the
understanding and sympathetic help of
Miss Elizabeth Oosheva. who aided ma
terially in making known the purpos-
of their work among the poor.
Our clientase in the various quar-
ters became constantly larger and
larger, as the applicants for aid be-
came more numerous at our gate,
morning, noon and night" said Miss
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based on her reputation as a news
paper writer and author. She began
newspaper work in Paris. France. in
1914. contributing correspondence to
papers in California, her home state.
and later articles to journals and mag
azines of Paris. London and New York.
She has written number of books.
She was one of the organizers OF the
Pen and Brush Club of New York, a so
ciety of painters, writer's and sculptors
which grew from small beginnings to
one of the largest professional organ
.izations of it's kind in the metropolis
Mrs. Seton occupied the presidency for
number of years. stepping out re-
Gently in favor of Miss Ida Tarbell. She
is member of the League of Ameri-
can Pen Women, being Its New York
representative. Any chronicle of Mrs
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~ HERE is reason for the state
ments, frequently m a g,
that the Bulgars are friend
. " In spirit to America, and
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Queen Eleanora had keen sense of
humor Miss Hay referred to an Incl
dent relating to an increase which was
made in her allowance by the govern
ment, which she was wont to recount
with keen relish. Believing that her
provision was incompatible with her
needs, she. went before the assembly
with the statement that she would ac-
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In addition to suggesting the symbolic
possibilities of the Liberty bell. she has
worked out a number Of different means
whereby its use as an advertising me-
dunn will be effective in arousing deeper
interest In the loan movement She sug-.
gestS a great bell, made Of plaster Of
PARIS In imitation Of the original bell, to
b used on trucks or motors from which
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OR the frst time in the history
E of the world women are work
lH ing to raise funds to finance a
~ 7, order that Washington
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BULGARS' "HYMN OF HATE"
INClTES TO ATROCITIES
Publication Arouses DIPLOMATS and
ELECTS Statement From Minister
Panareto1 Depreciating Author.

Publication Of . Bulgarian hymn Of
hate" teeminE with Indictment to cru
city and atrocities. has aroused oflcials
and diplomats here and drawn from the
bulgarian minister. Stephen Panaretof..
the declaration that the purported au-
thor. Ivan Arnaudoff. described as ''the
Bulgarian Pindar." is Of no standing to
bespeak the national sentiments Of Bull
garia-
A literal TRANSLATION Of the poem
bristles with expressions and phrases
Of revolving Indictment to the most un-
speakable cruelties to the men, women
and children of enemy country overrun
by Bulgarian troops.
TO call ArnaudofS the Bulgarian
Pindar' is to call very small thing by
very large name" said the minister
He is connected with the Bulgarian
department OF education. and writes
occasionally. He is what you call in
America box car poet'-a scrtbbler"
Let not one stone rest on another. !"
says a translation of Arnaudors poem
to the Bulgarian troops. Let not one
child rejoice on itssmothers breast, not
one old man lean on his grandson's
shoulder. Throw their skulls to the
on the ruins your hand has sown only
skeletons and ghosts. -
See that decrepit old man who draes
his miserable years seeking to cheat
death and your zeal Fell him under
your, your boot and With the fork tear out his
The remainder Of the lines are de-
voted principally to Indictment to un.
speakable excesses Of rapine ana mur-
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VIEW YORK CoFFEE MAnkEr.

NEW YORK. November 10.-No fur
ther news was received from Brazil
regarding yesterdays report that the
government had closed the port of Rio,
and the absence of any officia, an
nouncement 10 the coffee exchange
seemed partially to relieve the nerv-
BUSINESS noted in the coffee futures mar
ket yesterday. Shipping news how
ever. tended to emphasize the scarcity
of freight room, and after opening un-
changed, the market sold about 2 to 4
points net higher on renewed covering,
with December touching 7.25 and July
7.s3. Later there was a little trade
selling and realizing. which eased July
off to 7-T9. with the market closing
net l point lower TO points higher.
December, 7.25. January. 733: March,
$50; May, 7.s4; July, 7.7s; September,
7.s3
Spot coffee steady: Rio rs, 7N: San
tos As, siz. Very few fresh offers were
reported in the cost and freight mar
ket. but Rio grades were said to be a
shade easier in tone.
The official cables showed no change
in primary markets. except Santos fu-
lures. which were unchanged to 25
reis lower. Brazilian port receipts.
$4,000: Jundiahy. $4,000. A clearance
Of $4,000 bags was reported from Rio
for New York; which. however. was
not considered as necessarily conflict
ing with the reported closing of that
port.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. November 10-ActiVe buy
ing that was chiefly associated with
strength in the New York stock market
gave lift today to prices of corn.
The close was strong. to y net high
er. with December 1.19 and May LA to
1.14h. Oats advanced / y to 1 u. In
provisions there was a setback OF 10
TO s5
Prominent houses took the lead in
purchasing corn as soon as the mar
ket opened. Demand was persistent
throughout the session and there were
important reactions from the up
ward movement of values. The fact
that receipts OF new corn were smaller
than of late added somewhat to the
bullish sentiment engendered by Wall
street rallies, and SO. too, did uncon-
firmed gossip of export buying. Foggy
weather over most of the corn belt a
condition adverse to the drying out of
grain. tended likewise to make prices
harden. Notwithstanding that clear
skies and low temperatures were pre-
dicted for tomorrow.
Liberal sales Of oats to the United
States government carried the oats
market up to the highest figures in
several weeks Besides. conditions
pointed TO a falling off in deliveries
from first hands.
Absence Of support weakened pro-
visions. Higher quotations on hogs and
grain had only little transient con-
trary effect.
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made no hesitation about declaring that
they consider Alsaee.Lorraine an enemy
country. How much better than Belg1ans
have we been In the sight Of Prussia?
Look at the thousands Of Alsace-L.or-
ratners who have beon deported to slavery
and answer for yourself. We have been
told we speak the French language in a
provoking manner. Therefore It is taken
out Of our mouths 80 that we may wor-
ship the kaiser in his own sweet words
Tho prisons are full Of my people who
Were arrested during those first awful
days OF tho war
When they are candid-which happens
seldom-the Germans admit that they
have no faith in the loyalty Of Alsace-
Lorraine They mistrust us because we
do not admire tho goose step. do not re-
gard the sign 'verboten as moro beauu-
ful than our mountain soeuery. Thus It
Is that Germany longs for der tag when
we shall b drasged by the hair Of our
heads into further despotism Endlessly
her papers discuss our future and what
they will do to disInember US and what
constitution we shall have as q mo-
narchtc and autonomous state Of tho ean-
pdEa We arc uncomfortable to her. like
a little stone In tho big military boot"
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NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. November 1o.-The ace
tual condition Of clearing house banks
and trust companies for the week (f1ve
days) shows that they hold $10s ,63o.44o
reserve in excess of legal requirementsa
This Is a decrease of $1,so0,170 FROM
last week.
The statement follows: 4
Loans. discounts. etc. s4.sss. s47 .oooa
decrease, s23.332.0o0.
Cash In own vaults, members federal
reserve banks (a). $1o6.s62.ooo; in>
Reserve in federal reserve bank Of
member banks. s527,372.ooo; decrease
S2,991 900.
Reserve in own vaults. state banks
and trust companies tb). $aS.ss4.ooos
Reserve in depositaries. state banks
and trust companies. $33.676.oo0: fnt
net demand deposits. s3.s14.s14.oooa
oeseeAsii Set time s- deposits. .s1s.5s7.ooO: in.
Circulation. ssa.sss.ooo; increases
Specie. included in (a) and (b). sss.-
United States deposits deductedA
$560.136.0o0.
Excess reserve, s109. .S30.44o; decreases
$l.300.170.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York. not
included in clearing house statements
Loans, discounts. etc, Ss35,s24 200; fa-
crease, s1s.o62. 500.
Specie, s40,Sl9,200; decrease. $3.4s7.s
700. .f
Legal tenders. sSo.o42.7oo; increases
Total deposits, 1.os1.132.200; increase
Banks cash in vault. $1s.276.400.
Trust companies cash in vault, $s7.s
5S5,500.
NEW YORK. November 1o.-Mercan-
tile paper, 51a; sterling 60-day bills.
4.711: commercial 6O-day bills on
banks, Al: commercial 6o-day bills,
4.705s demand. 4.75A: cables. 4.76 ZIG;
francs, demand. 5.76ss: cables, BIS:
Ruilders, demand. 431s: cables. ~:
Tires, demand. s-67: cables, S:56: rubles.
demand. 11%: cables. II: Bar silver.
S61s: Mexican dollars. 65A. Govern
ment bcrds. steady; railroad bonds. ira
regular.
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COTTON MARKETS,

NEW YORK. November 1o-The cot
ton market was nervous and unsettled
again this morning. After selling at
25.8s. January rallied to 1856. but broke
to 26.9s and closed at $3.50, with the
general list closing barely steady at a
net decline OF to 81 points Near
months We're relatively steady during
the entire morning, owing to the small
local stock and continued covering of
hedges by trade interests.
NEW ORLEANS, November 10
Prices moved irregularly within narrow
bounds on the cotton market here to-
day, covering by shorts being responsi-
Pie FOR the upturns and liquidation by
longs causing the recessions. At the
lowest trading months were II to 20
points under yesterdays close, and at
the highest the strongest months were
to 10 points over. Last prices showed
net loss Of l to Il points. Throughout
the session the near months were
stronger than the distant.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. November 1o.--Beeves-.-
Receipts. 500 head; steady. Choice rat
bulls, $50: cows and heifers. s25.
Caiyes-Receipts. 500 head: lower
veais. II .o0a15.50; culls. s.00a10.00.
sheep and lambs Receipts. 2.1e0
head; irregular. Sheep. 7:o0ai1.oes
cuiis' s.ooa660: lambs. 15soa17.oo.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900 head: no trads
Ing.
CHICAGO, November 1o.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head: strong. Bulk. 17.l0
a17.6o; light lss6a17.ss: mixed. iSSoe
1880: heavy. dsseaia.So; rough 1s'soa
Cattie-Recsipts, 5000 head: weak.
Native steers, 6.60alGe6; western
steers, B.75a13.2S; stockers and feedera
S,60all.l0 cows and heiSefa. 4.l0al1.60S
calves, 6.75al0.00.
sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: weak.
wsthsrs. 1.70al1.ss; sweA 5Soa1Lsst
lambs, 12.00a1G.66.
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Distributing the Money.

The millions and billions raised through
federal taxation. through the sale of the
first and second issues of liberty bonds are
being distributed in the United States
to a very large extent. Foreign credits
have been expended here and money is
piling up IN the banks in very large
amounts Local banks have larger de-
posits today than they have ever had be-
fore.
Bank clearings are increasing. due to
larger business and the increased amount
Of money involved in transactions as re-
suit of added cost.
This means a continued turning over Of
American capital and not depletion as
would result were the proceeds OF loans.
taxes. etc. expended abroad and not at
home.
Therein the nation Is fortunate. indeed.
December Is the cash subscribers and
banks will be called upon to pay IL per
cent of the second liberty loan. which
totals $3.so7. 766. $50. being Ahe second
installment due. This viii call for over
$6s4. .o00. 900.
December IL 10 per cent 10 due ana the
flnai 10 per oent January IL. unless the
time for Anal payment IN extended by the
Treasufy Department.
Temporary stffngency In the money
market 10 the worst looked for a. Q 70.
suit Of the heavy payments
The sixth annual dinner or tns
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RANK FOR WASHINGTON BOY.
W. NICK. Dunn Advanced From Phi.
vate to Second Lieutenant.

Adjutant General Mccain has an
nounced long list of enlisted men of
the Regular Army. Philippine Scout Of
ficers and members of the National
Guard who have been commissioned as
second lieutenants and assigned to reg
iments or other organizations
The list includes the name of Will
liam Mckee Dunn. formerly a private
In the I'd Company. Coast Artillery
Corps. National Guard of the District
OF Columbia. who is appointed a sec
ond lieutenant In the 18th Field Ar
ment.