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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01
ALL IN THE WAY YOU SEE IT
Attitude Which Makes the Worst of a
Situation Always Makes Fail
ure of It, Says Writer.

Any attitude which makes the worst
of the situation makes a failure Of it.
Concentrating your mind on the hurt
Of headache or the pain of a cut, fair.
ly makes either one throb to order.
Agitating yourself over how you are
going to meet the payments on your
talking machine takes all the music
out Of every record it plays, writes an
optimist.
If you must have your appendix re.
moved next Saturday, why fill the days
between now and Saturday with dis.
NAL forebodings of how you are going
to feel when you wake up from the
ether sleep? You will have to have
the operation performed, anyway, and
you might as we'll come to it with as
much reserve strength and buoyancy
as possible.
A glad heart goes the whole day long
and sad one tires in a mile, as has
been told with poetic fervor. But that
does not make US work hard enough
for cheerful viewpoint, for the same
determination to see the best Of life
which really makes the best in life a
tangible thing to all Of us.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01

FORE the stress Of becomes take plants
troll unless the desired results reasonable prices obtained
by understanding with the producers. When reasonable prices
reasonable prices not only for the but for the public 1t
not to be imagined that country successfully prosecute
though obtains its supplies at reasonable prices its industrial
forces home upset by strikes and ou Increasing
rab mnt of labor troubles which in turn materially
the military strength of nation the front The borer bound to
compare the amount which dollar of his will buy today with what
would buy month and He has to do this he compelled
contend all the time for the maintenance of the Of his
If things go up in price his wages must 60 up, too.
We must avoid such between prices and by ke
prices down. for the sake of conserving all present industrial
strength for but for the sake of the economic welfare Of
the United States after the its international trade relations If
do avoid such between and both will increase
steadily till the end Of the when level will be above that
the other begnt countries which there has been better control
And the country with the highest level will then be at dadvan
of all commodities will be above that the
other countries which will put out of the running competition
its markets and the markets of the world And the high
level also bring influx of labor which the country will not be able
o handle
Every consideration therefore, demands that proper price level
shall be maintained regulation and this of involves
a form of socialism
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01
The FA; kLANoS ONLY SEAT OF LEARNING

most. prominent buildings in Stanley
are the governors quarters, tie bar
RACES, which shelter q small English
garrison, cathedral, new school
building, number of warehouses, a
few stores and several hotels. The
stores and hotels are about the only
business concerns excepting the
houses of the English company, which
practically monOpolizes the great in.
dustry of the islands--Shat of sheeU
raising and the industries resulting
therefrom.
Not Mich to See in Stanley.
A short time is sufficient 20 see all
that Stanley has to offer. A visit to
the stores, as al other lands, reveals
to some extent the needs and occupa.
lions Of the people; AID this fact is
especially emphasized i'll the town of
Stanley. .Ehe articles offered for sale
are Of the most substantial kind, such
as coarse clothing, heavy boots, tin
and eGrthenware, ships stores, medi.
cal supplies, and in fact everything
nifty where the winters are long ant
severe and the summers short ant
cool.
The average temperature of the
islands is Al degrees Fahrenheit. The
cool and constant winds from the
southwest send a chill through the
stranger and urge him to physical ex.
ercise, In fact, the very isolation of
ones surroundings kinjles the wan.
derlust and If he is at all inclined t.
pedestrianism here Is an excelleI
place to crafty his inclination.
An overland tramp is most pleasan,
and invigOrating. The country rises
gradually from the little bay, and
after one walks a few miles he looks
back upon one Of the worlds most
isolated towns. Proceeding, the wan.
derer Is impressed with the awful
loneliness. Few people are seen and
not tree breaks the horizon, save
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01
Mozart,s Music.

A recent biographer says Of Mozart
that the most wonderful fact about
him was that he. directed his art to-
ward success without any sacrifice of
himself, and his music was always
written with regard to it's effect upon
the public. Somehow it does not lose
by this, and it says exactly what he
wishes 1t to say. In this he was
nelped by his delicate perceptions, his
shrewdness and his sense of irony. He
despised his audience, but he held him.
self In great esteem. He made no con.
cession that he need blush for: he de.
ceived the public, but he guided it as
well. He gave the people the illusion
that they understood his idea, while,
as a matter Of fact, the applause that
greeted his work was excited only by
passages which were solely composed
for applause.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01
World War Will Be Won by Machinery
and Conquest Of the Air
By Basil A. Hester

will prediction that the present world will bQ
by machinery The sphere of combat will be the the motive
power gasone the light but powerful the machine
ITSELF arpnes that will spill and spit high explosives fire and
until their mission accomplished These attacking the trenches
will and scatter their defenders like frightened will
fortified strongods and utterly lay waste and
burn the capital cities.
beginning we'll foreshadowed by
unsoppe unersea desoyer But their compass
narrow being cumsced by the 1t remains then, for these
monster engines destruction commanding they will both land and
devastation complete The victor worlds life and
struggle will have justly earned the title Of he Prince of the
of the Air"
P yourselves longer about suency of either
side abundance and spare Machines going win the
therefore, call forth your dread machines assemble these mighty
engne together for to those who first and effectively
development Of destructive power will belong the victory
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01

here and there small patches Of stunt
ed growth which rise only few feet
above the ground. The brownish ap-
pearance of the landscape is uninvit-
ing but when the undulating hills and
valleys are reached the travellers in
terest quickens and he beholds the
"sheep upon O thousand hills" The
animals appear to be in fair order, but
how they thrive upon such a meager
supply Of grass and sprouts is past
understanding. Yet there are nearly
million sheep on the islands and
each sheep is supposed to require
pasturage of several acres. Every
year the old animals are slaughtered
for the tallow, or, to use the local
term tried down." the returns from
the wool, the tallow and the hides III
a recent year amounting to more than
$1,OOO,OOO.
"Stone Rivers" Of Quartzite.
Farther inland we catch our first
glimpses of what appear to be glisten-
ing streams. but on closer inspection
are found to be quartzite. This SUBJ
stance, the particles somewhat resem-
bling crude diamonds in shape, lies
in long rows, to which the natives
have given the name of "stone river"
Scientists say that these so-called "riv-
ers" are a kind Of glacier and that
they are slowly moving toward the
sea.
"What becomes Of your students
after they leave school?" I inquired
of the English master Of the only
place Of learning in the islands. "Al-
most without exception" he replied,
"they 60 out to become herders of
sheep or to some employment in con-
nection with the sheep industry"
"You see, sir, there is little for our
boys to do outside of this one calling.
yet few of them leave their island
home for the great outer world" Then
the master pointed out from among
his brightest pupils one little fellow
perhaps fifteen years Of age. THAT
boy" said he, "has completed the
work of the school, but he Is. so am
bilious that for two additional years
he has been going over the same
course. We have no advanced classes,
so this little fellow-and there are
several others like him-are denied
the advantages Of a training which,
to my regret. We are unable to give
them" .. ..... ........
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01

THAR out in southern seas, a tnuu-
sand miles from MOntevideo aid
several hundred miles eastward
from the ''land of fire." TERRA
del Fuego, lie the lonely, dreary,
barren Falkland islands. Ceaseless
surges from Antarctic wastes dash
upon the rocky headlands to the dis
turbance Of only the wild and stately
penguin; the mighty roar of the
breakers wasting their beauty, far
from the haunts Of artist or phOtOg-
rapher, is lost in the dismal fog.
A land far away from the busy
world; a land without tree, without
newspaper, without cable to the
outer world, with few land birds, be-,
yOnd the course Of the average steam
er; indeed, land without sunshine,
1t might be said, for the sky is usually
overcast, producing annually $50 days
Of cloudy or rainy weather.
Despite weather conditions, how
ever, the Falklands present interest
ing sights and afford the traveller ex-
periences not met with elsewhere,
writes William A. Reid in the Los An
geles Times. There live and move
and have their being 1000 hardy and
industrious people, whose remoteness
denies them the pleasures Of modern
life. They extend the hand of well
come to the visitor and he is enter
tanned with stories Of those South Sea
islands and the part they play, insig-
nificant though it may be, in the world
and its progress.
Almost exactly 100 years after Co.
lumbus sighted San Salvador, John
Davis discovered the Falklands; a CEN
fury later one Strong visited the
islands and gave them their name.
From that time onward they have
been the scene Of conflict and disputed
ownership. The French planted their
flag there in 1765, and very shortly
thereafter the British arrived and es-
tablished Port Egmond, 100 miles or
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01

forms the principal item in the birth
feast. Other duties that the priest
has to carry out are the cutting Of
three horizontal cuts with a dagger
just above the level of the eyebrows on
the forehead of the dead, and the set
Ting of all disputes.
When a couple becomes engaged the
woman spends most of her time cook
ing dainty and tasty dishes and trot-
ting around with them to her lovers
home, followed by her father with
wine and spirits. Breach-of-promise is
almost unknown, for the youth who
jilts has his throat cut. The para
mour Of a married woman is hanged on
some remote tree by the red cord he
wears round his neck and the body is
left as warning to others. The
erring wife mysteriously disappears,
and no questions are asked. A man
who deserts his wife also Is hanged,
while the woman who deserts her hus-
band is compelled to return to him.
There is secret ceremony Of initia-
ton which every Red Head is COM
PEELED to undergo on attaining his sew
enteenth birthday. It involves seclu-
sion for seven days and going without
food and drink for three days. At
the termination Of this preliminary
test the youth is taught certain pass
words and grips by which he may rec
ognize his brethren and red circle is
tattooed on his breast. The strange
people live on terms of friendship with
the whole Of their neighbors with the
exception of the Turks, whom they
hate and treat accordingly.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01

80 from the French. The latter coded
their claim to the Spaniards, who drove
away the English in ITO. Later the
islands were abandoned; BuenOs Aires
founded a colony in 1923, but in con-
sequence of q dispute the colony was
destroyed by United States man-of-
war (1S31). Shortly afterward the
British again gained possession, which
continues to the present time, although
1t is said that Argentina claims the
islands as her right and lawful pos
session.
Two Large islands In the Group.
The Falkland group comprises two
large islands, known as East and West
Falkland, respectively, and more than
q hundred smaller ones, with a total
area Of nearly 1000 square miles, al
most as large as the state of New
Jersey. East Falkland Is the larger
Of the two and they are separated by
q narrow strait.
When we sailed into Port Stanley,
the capital Of the little colony and the
largest of the twenty or more settle
ments, the usual cloudy weather pre-
vailed; several days Of ocean-buffeting
had been followed by calmer seas and
the entrance to the small bay, known
as Port William inlet, was pleasant
diversion. The low, brownish hills,
barren and somber looking, presented
little to attract the business traveller !;
yet, to the lover Of nature who de-
lights to wander far from beaten paths
there are always sights to please.
Comparatively few ships make the
port Of Stanley; other than the coming
Of vessels In distress there is not much
traffic with the outside world, and as
q consequence the arrival of pas
senger ship Is matter Of some inter-
est to the people. The day of our
coming was not an exception, and
both old and young came to meet US,
and 1t might be said that we received
q cordial reception. Once upon terra
frma the hardy appearance of the in
habitants and the weather-beaten but
clean and neatly kept homes are es-
pecially noticeable. The thousand
persons composing Stanley's popula-
ton have not troubled them'alves
with street making; it is kind o: go
as-you-please town, very much resem-
bling the F-ench-C Canadian settlements
along the New Brunswick coast.
The people Of the Falklands are
largely of Scotch descent the have
a strong Scotch brogue en- a scotch
mans knack for doing things. The
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01
The ResourcefuI Dentist.

1T was dreadful moment" said
the dentist. II was bathing quietly,
when the great cavernous jaws of the
shark opened before me-"
What did you dol" asked one of the
ladies.
u took my forceps out of the pocket
OF my bathing suit and pulled his teeth
before he had chance to seize me.
II was the quickest and neatest BIT Of
work ever did"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01
War Time Behavior of Producers
Will Determine Nation Course


Our war conditions now require supreme collec
tive effort and that carried out to the full extent
means socialism. We have found that in war the law
of supply and demand breaks down because extraord
nary demands are preciptated upon moderate supply
Prices SOAR and that disturbances and readjust
ments for every kind of labor and industry and fol
commerce.
We could not wait long enough, upon entering the
war, for the usual effect of increased demand namely
increased production TO restore the price levels There
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-01

Some people can best make their
presence felt by their absence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Poincare Visits Ham;
Comforts Wounded
inhabitants Tell President OF
Ruthless Destruction and
Barbarism
By FRED b. PITNEY
by Cahle % Tie rnbunel

Paris, March 25.-President Polncare
made a visit TO the town Of Ham yes
terday. He took in the parts OF the
town that had been most damaged oy
the Germans, including the site Of the
castle and belfry, which the invaders
had destroyed before leaving. At the
town hospital President Poincare
stopped before each bed, where he eX-
changed words of comfort and appreci-
alton with the wounded.
Before one bed long halt was made.
IL was that OF a soldier whose arms
had Just been amputated. The Presi-
dent approached with General Nivelle,
and the latter decorated the soldier
with a military medal Then the SOL
der murmured: Il have nothing 10
complain of. | have fought for France
and have done my duty
Everywhere through the town were
scenes of ruthless destruction. and eyi-
dence of other acts OF unqualified bar
barism was shown 70 the President by
the inhabitants. All declared that not
for one instant had they despaired OF
success for France, and that they would
have suffered much longer if 1t had
been necessary, as they were deter
mined TO undergo any sacrifice that
France might live. Repeatedly they
stated how they admired the French
troops and how they were struck with
their superiority over the Germans in
every way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Rescued Crew Reach Here
Narcis Foundered in Midocean
Her 35 Men Picked Up

The Quebec liner Bermudian brought
to port yesterday Captain Sytor and
the crew Of the Belgian freighter Mar
els, which foundered in mid-Atlantic
on March g. The Narcis left Baltimore
on February II. bound for Calais. Fiji
teen days later the vessel was caught
in 4 hurricane. which disabled her en-
gines and put her over on her beam
ends. The lfeboats. warped by
weather. were almost useless, and the
skipper and his men, abandoning hope
Of rescue, dashed themselves to the
thwarts and drifted in terrific seas for
nearly two hours.
Then the British freighter Tamarac
sighted them and rescued all hands
The men declined TO say whittier the
Tamar&c was bound or whether she
went out of her course in landing Cap
tain Sytor and his thirty-four men at
Bermuda.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Cunarder Andania
Sights No U-Boats
In Stormy Trip
Nurses Return to Serve I'm
der u. S. Flag; Woman's
Trunks Are Held

The Cunard liner Andania, after an
eIeven-day trip from Liyerpool
through stormy weather. arrived mere
Yesterday, with sixty-fve saloon and
twelve steerage passengers. Heavy
head seas and westerly gales. which
struck her on the third day out OF
Liverpool. prevailed until she reached
Nantucket on Saturday. No suoma-
rines were sighted. =,
Miss T.. J. Burke and Miss n v.
Golden, nurses, of Boston, who nave
been in the service of the Allies, re
turned on the Andania TO offer their
services to this government.
Among the saloon passengers was
Mrs. OHagan Hall, an American elti-
zen who left this country nearly
twenty years ago. She said she had
been engaged in literary research IN
ENGLAND, France and Italy. After the
Customs officials had examined her
baggage the trunks were locked up In
the Cunard Line Office.
DR.. Forrest F. Pike, Of the Harvard
Unit. who had been in service az
hospital in the Estaples district, about
thirty miles from the front, returned
with DR.. p. H. Provandie and Or. II.
L. Parker, Of the same organization.
DR.. Pike said that he was convinced
that the retirement of the Germans
TO the Hindenburg line was due al
most entirely to the incessant IRE
maintained by the Allied artillery, day
and night This fire. he declared,
made the position of the Germans un.
tenable. The three doctors said that
exceptional preparations had been
made for the care of the wounded IN
the great spring drive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Swiss Told Of
Berlin S Latest
Terms Of Peace
Wants Channel Port. $1,000
100000 and Other Things.
Says Newspaper

Berne, March 25.-"lf peace negotia-
tions were begun to-day says the
journal de Geneve," which does not
reveal the source Of its information,
but declares it is absolutely reliable,
Germany would offer to restore the
territory she occupies in France, except
in the mining district of Briey, in ex-
change for a Channel port, Calais or
Dunkirk. and an indemnity Of l5,OoO'-
100000 francs"
Germany would also offer" says the
newspaper. "to restore the territorial
integrity and the sovereignty of Bel
eium. on condition that Belgium would
not be allowed TO maintain national
army and that Germany would be per-
mitted to garrison Namur, Liege ana
Antwerp perpetually."
Il is added by the newspaper that
Germany must be given control OF the
Belgian railroads and ports, and be
fayorably treated in an economic
treaty. This is not the programme OF
an-Germans, but the actual terms OF
the German government, says the
journal de Geneve."
The journal de Geneve" has on sew
eral occasions had remarkably aecu-
rate advance information as to GER
man plans. Apparently. IT has been
used to put out "feelers" by the for-
eign press department of the propa-
c-anda
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26

according TO information received >.
day from a member Of the relief ro,,
mission at Rotterdam. He added ths.
he saw no reason WIZ the German so~ s'
eminent should place any obstscls 4,
the way of the departure of the Amer
cans in Belgium.
Members of the German Leapo,
here expressed regret TODAY IT,,
American participation in the relis;
work in Belgium had come 10 an end
IL was stated with some emphasis tia,
there was no reason whatever vhy a.
German government should wish "a N.
terfere with the departure Of the relis,
workers. Furthermore. the hope wa.
expressed that there would be no ov.,'
rasty rush TO get out OF Belgium. in o..
der that the current affairs OF the corr.
mission might be properly settled.
To a question concerning the rop,.
the Americans would take il was az
that il would probably be By way ~
Switzerland and Spain, as the chance,
for the relief workers 20 get HON.
from Holland were small
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Turks Holding New Lines
Claim Repulse of Russians
and Deny British Advance

Berlin, March % by wireless TO Say
vile, March 25).-The Turkish Official
report Of March p says:
Russian cavalry which attacked US
on Persian territory was pushed back
with serious losses. A Russian cavalry
attack in the vicinity Of Baneh South
west Of Sakkiz. near the Mesopotamian
frontier Of Persia was likewise re-
pulsed.
ION the Tigris front north Of Bag
dad up 20 this time only hostile cav
airy has approached the new positions
which have been occupied by Us since
March IL.
"On the Sinai front. in the vicinity
Of Hamame. a hostile airplane was shot
down and burned. One Of our airships
dropped 1900 Kilograms Of explosives
on the port Of Mudros and on hostile
ships anchored in this port. In spite
Of a strong defensive FIRE. the airships
returned unchanged.
Attacks by rebels southwest OF Me
dina ARABIA were repulsed."
This is virtually the first official ad-
mission By the Turks Of the uprising
OF the Arabs against Turkish rule