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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
Thwarting The U-BoatS

Premier Lloyd Georges recent statement con-
corning the submarine situation is uncommonly
definite and uncOmmonly encouraging. Shipping
maximum in April to some three hundred and
twenty thousand tons in June For July and August
IL the present rate is maintained, the figures will
be reduced to one hundred and seventy-fve thou
sand tons each month. This record substantiates
the Premier's assertion that plans for coping with
cessfuI" II is pleasing to note moreover that the
period of markedly reduced losses comedies with
that OF the service Of an American hotilla of de-
stroyers in European waters.
Foolish though it would be to underestimate
the U-boat menace there is ample evidence for say
ing that this instrument of terrorism on which
the Kaiser staked his last hope Of success, is
failure as its larger detectives concerned
The transatlantic highway is still free and relative
" secure for Allied shipping. OF the hundreds of
thousands OF troops whom Canada has sent across
not man has been lost injured in transit; and
every such undertaking by the United States has
been accomplished without the slightest mishap
Our own and the British navy are keeping the sea
lanes wide open and for all military trans
ports and for ever-increasing volume of mer-
chant shipping. The cheering significance of these
conditions is not simply that England and France
are not being starved the Kaiser intended but in
the further fact that the United States can send
across in safety it's armies and supplies for all
decisive blow on the Western front.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24

The American Red Cross with its 100000
members has just completed plans for the Christ
mas cheer of every soldier and sailor IN the
national service Many of the men who Will be
in the cantonments and trenches this year will be
spendng their rst Christmas away from home
None will be forgotten.
Red Cross chapters nearest the thirty-two army
camps and environments will probably arrange in
their towns, community Christmas trees with car
OILS pageants and holiday movies to which the
500 900 men in training will be invited.
ARRANGEMENTS of the details of the Christmas
celebration for our in France is being made
hut the Red Cross will to It that every SOL
dier has his Christmas package with its message
of goodwill from the women on the home side OF
the Atlantic. There will be surprises in every
package, but all of them are lekly to contain
writing paper, pipes, tobacco, cigars and cigar
cites unbreakable mirrors, puzzles, domlnOes,
handkerchefs and playing cards
Many of the chapters already at work fin
ishing their Christmas allotments of comfort bags
Most of them are made of khaki and are fur
nished with extra pairs of woollen socks house
wives with needles, pins, thread and buttons. De-
tailed suggestions of how to wrap these Christ
mas packages for shipping will be issued by the
Red Cross The Red Cross will also welcome the
cooperation of any desiring to have part
in sending Christmas cheer to the men in training
or at the front Some people will want to give
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
FOR THE SAKE OF THE FLAG

There there old woman; dispel gloomy fears
And wipe from your cheek all traces of tears
No time for them now-for every brave heart,
For the sake Of the flag must endure, each part.
For of the flag. personal loss
Forgotten be. The American Red Cross
Needs Mary and Kate. and the army needs Joe;
The garden needs me, so I'll take up my hoe;
you, my soul, with your needles will knit
For the sake of the flag will each do our bit"
IT'S true that our boys Joined the aviation corps,
But don't fret old woman; you'd worry the
If Jack stayed home when his country needed men,
And when history dubbed him "a coward'-what then?
There's things old woman, than daring to die
I'd rather a gun than the question mark "Why?"
10 thank the good Lord truthfully say,
For the of the hag-we're courageous today!
MARY JOHNSON BLACKBURN.
Berlin and Vienna press agents having
hard time these days.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
OUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

81 understand your automobile has got into
trouble"
IT'S always getting into trouble one way or
another" replied Mr.. Chuggins. when it runs get
arrested for speeding When it refuses to run get
arrested for profanity"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
NOTICE TO sUBscRIsERs.

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your subscription EMPIRES
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In ordering changed
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number.
We cannot Subscriptions numbers.
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24

The eating utensils include the food issued
IN each man to be carried in his haversack dur
ing field service; canteen and canteen cover cup
knife fork spoon, meat can, haversack, pack car
rier first aid kit and pooh to carry It,
Fighting equipment includes eight articles as
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24

Two things hamper the anti-war meetings
lack of attendance and places to meet. Otherwise
they are all right.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
Maybe well have coal to burn yet.

Italy is demonstrating that she can be more
than the home of grand opera.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24

Next thing you know, Chamblee will be wanting
the capitol
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24

Berlin and Vienna press agents are having a
hard time these days.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24

n r ERE, from the records of an eminent
II neurologist is a little story of particular in
- terest to parents. L tell 1t in the hope that
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-06
Smoked Dry Pine.

The lost pipe of a Hun raider was
found in the garden of a house In an
Essex tcwa ever which a GerInan air
ship passed. A portion of the stem
has been cut and flattened and upon
1t is written in indelible ink, "Kari
Werner, 1313S-A. G." The under side
of the bowl and the stem have been
notched eleven times and on the side
of the mouthpiece are more notches.
The finder of the pipe said: "There
was no smell Of tobacco about the pipe
and it had not apparently been recent
ly smoked. 1t is possible that it was
used by the owner as a dry pipe as the
mouthpiece shows signs of hard bit
ing. The notches cut in the stem may
record the number Of times the air.
man had flown with it in his MOUTH
Smoking" a dry pipe is not unusual,
especially would it be the case In "a
Zeppelin In which a spark from a light
ed pipe might cause the ships destruc-
ton.
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zo.e.-
syo
Floor Plan.

milk handled is not great enough to
warrant the use of a separate building,
the milk house must be combined with
either the farmhouse or the ice house.
Under certain conditions, the farmer
might desire an extension to his house
which would include both the ice
house and the milk house. A farm
house designed In this way is among
others In a group Of designs recently
prepared by the United States depart
ment of agriculture. If such a scheme
Is not used, the combined building
should, at least, be placed as near the
farmhouse Is possible.
There are certain conditions which
must be taken into account in building
the ice house. The first is that its To-
cation must be such that good drain
age Is possible. There is always a loss
by melting and the water must be car
ried well away from the brilding and
disposed Of either in the soil, through
s drainage system already In place or
BY connection with q stream. The de-
<gn win account Tor the other condi-
'tiorss which are related to the proper
construction d the walls and ROOT -
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-06
BY. WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

Some Of the buildings on the aver
age farm, as a matter of economy in
original investment and also In labor
cost of doing certain parts OF the farm
work, may be designed to serve a null
tiple purpose. OF the possible combi-
nation buildings, perhaps the most log
ical is the combined ice house and
milk house. The appearance of the
farm is very much benefited by having
a smaller number of high-grade build
ings of somewhat larger size. A large
number of scattered outbuiidlngs not
only result in the appearance Of dis
organization, but this arrangement
very often actually results in the waste
of miles of walking between buildings,
when the matter is considered on a
basis of a years time. Even though
the combination building be, in real
ity. two separate buildings under one
roof or two departments having no
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connecting areaways or passages, the
result of the combination is the same,
IL the selection of the parts Of the
combination is carefully made.
The ice house and the milk house
must, Of necessity, be definitely sepa-
rated by a wall well insulated against
variations in temperature, yet q good
proportion of the contents of the ice
hcSsc viii eventually be used in the
milk room and the combination Of
these buildings results in a saving Of
time In filling the bunker or in obtain
ing ice for other purposes in the milk
house part Of the building. Good dairy
men will not keep milk ear the
stables, even though the law III their
state does not force them to observe
this precaution. The milk house is
then a necessity and 1t will ordinarily
be obtained in one of three ways: In
case the dairy business Is large, a sep
arate building, fitted with all of the
modern equipment necessary to the
conduct of a paying dairy business,
will be needed. In case the amount of
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-06
Irvino's Pen Names.

Washington Irving had more pen
names than any other American writer.
At different times he used Godfrey
Crayon, Diedrich Knickerbocker, JON
athan Oldstyle and Salmagundi. Some
other well-known nom de plumes of
American authors have been "Artemus
Ward" by Charles r. Browne (1S34-
1Ss1); "Hans Breitman," by Charles
G. Leland, 1~S2419O3) ; .Peter Parley,"
by Samuel G. Goodrich (1793-1S6O) /;
Marvel" by Donald q. Mitchell
t18z2190S); solver Optic" by VIII
liam T. Adams (~lS22-1S97); 'Mark
Twain" Samuel L. Clemens (1835-
1915; "Paul Creyton," by J. T. Trow-
bridge '(1s27-1916); "Sut Lovingood,"
by George w. Harris n805-1S69)
Croker" by Ftxgreene Elalleck
u7o0-1S67).
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DOFFlNG THE HAT
PoIiteness Traced Back to the
Primitive Times.
Ancient Peoples, as Mark of Submis.
sion, Uncovered Body and Surren-
dered Their Clothing.

We consider q man a gentleman who
takes off his hat to a lady. At least
the act is thought to be gentlemanly,
polite. The origin of this custom, like
so many other customs common among
so-called civilized peoples, goes back to
primitive times, says the Salt Lake
Tribune.
When a person was made captive his
conqueror stripped him of his weapons
and clothing and left him without any
thing he could call his own. The cap
tive was thu made q slave, his lack
of clothing being evidence of his sub
jugation. We need only to look at the
sculptures of the Assyrfans to see The
truth Of the fact. And in Isaiah 20:2-4.
we find the following statement: "And
the Lord said, like as my servant
Isaiah hath walked naked and bare
foot three years for q sign, so shall
the king of Assyria lead away the
Egyptians prisoners and the Ethio-
plans captives, young and old, naked
and barefoot"
The first step, then. in tracing the
OIlElu VI luhiiS VII NV hal 10 lhC
surrender of the clothing among primi-
tive and ancient peoples as a mark OF
submission. The next step is the I'M
covering of the body as a mark of rev.
erence There are all degrees of un-
covering, though often only the most
valuable parts Of the clothing are taken
off in the presence of superiors.
1t must be remembered that this
act of uncovering the body was cere-
monial in nature and used to show
reverence to a superior. Then came
the use of the ceremonial to prOpitiate
the dead. We a see a remnant of
this most any time. At funerals and in
our g%raveyards men take off their hats.
They still take off their hats on enter
ing churches and before the images
of Christ and the Madonna.
In times Of chivalry men raised their
hats to ladies to show reverence. But
this was only superficial in meaning
A knight would ride down a poor peas
ant woman carrying a large burden
and never think Of helping her-least
of all would he think of taking of his
hat TO her. However, if he heard of
some beautiful damsel of his own class
in the slightest danger, imaginary or
real, he would go to her and, hat in
hand, kneel and dedicate himself to her
service.
Today much the same things occur
Ordinarily a gay youth forgets to take
off his hat to his mother, yet he
shows this Difference to his "best girl
After all it iS only form, and polite
ness should go deeper than this. How
ever, the form persists, and it is of
some historical interest to remember
that it is a remnant of the primitive
stripping of a captive by which process
was expressed the fact that he yielded
up all he had. Taking off the hat to IL
wealthy girl means, occasionally, not
only the yielding up of all you have,
but the getting of all she has. Cere-
mony is often nothing but q hard cal
culation in regard to personal results,
especially where self-aggrandizement
is the ultimate aim Of the polished in
dividual.
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the building 10 secure sufficient In
sulation to prevent undue loss. Struc-
turaL tile has been found an excellent
material for The construction of farm
ice houses. Its ordinary use provides
a series of dead air spaces which are
very effective as an insulation against
temperature variation. 1t is, Of course,
necessary to use care In the construc-
ton of the walls SO that no leaks are
present to admit warm air to the in
terror of the house. The inside OF the
house must be lined with some water
PROCEED insulation so hat moisture
does not have an opportunity to work
into the mortar joints and body Of the
tile.
Within the main walls of the ice
house there may be a partition placed
nee? one end to form a milk Dor and
ice bunker. Such an arrangement is
more economical of ice than to build
the milk room in some part of the milk
house remote from the ice house. The
door into the milk room should be
constructed in the same as the
continuous doors placed in the outside
wall of the ice house.
The milk house size and arrange
ment will depend upon the method of
handling the milk. III special equip
ment is used, provision nust be made
for it in the house. There Is more to
be considered than simply the size.
For instance, tue Iarmer who wishes a
gasoline engine in his milk house, to
turn the separator, churn, Ice cream
freezer or whatever other equipment
is used requiring power, must have
provision for the placing Of a concrete
base, at the time Of pouring the foun-
dation and floor, and an outlet must be
provided in the wall or roof for the ex-
haust pipe of the engine. If a boiler
is required, 1t may be necessary to pro-
vide special floor construction for it.
In any event, the milk house should be,
provided with a chimney and q cooling
tank should be conveniently placed,
in the design. Unless a supply of pure
water is near at hand and can be con-
veniently piped to the milk house, it is
advisable to place a pump in the milk
house. Some farmers place the equip
ment of their water supply system for
the farm In their dairy house. The
washing of cans and milking utensils
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-06
A Cameo Kinudom.

Prince L~iechtenstein, whose frank
u%tterances formed the most striking
incident of a peace demonstration held
recently in Vienna, is heir to o prin-
cipalit. which enjoys the unique dis
tinction among continental nations OF
having no army ard no compulsory
military service. Prior to the Austro-
Prussian war the tiny state of Liech-
tenstein constituted part of the Ger
manic confederation, and was bound to
maintain a quota of men for service
in the federal army, but after Sadown
its force Of eighty soldiers was dis
banded and have v been revived.
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requires a small sink which should
be placed where there is plenty OF
light.
The combined ice house and dairy
shown in the accompanying perspective
and floor plan is q well-designed build
Ing of very neat appearance. The walls
of the building arc of structural tile,
built upon a concrete foundation. The
ice Is intended TO be covered with saw
dust or straw that has been put
through the cutting box. Continuous
doors for easy filing extend from the
concrete wall almost to the peak of
the building.
The dairy Is big enough to handle
tho milk from d go06-sized dairy herd
when the milk Is run through the sep
arator and the skinned milk fed TO
well-bred young stock as quickly as
possible after being separated. One
of the easiest and best ways of start
ing a farm dairy business is to handle
the milk in this way. The cream should
be sent either to the city or to the
creamery. Skinned milk when fed to
pure-bred calves and pigs has a spe-
cfal value that brings better returns
than selling the milk. There Is very
little fertility carried away from the
farm In cream can Farmers who do
a careful dairy business have valuable
stock and get high prices for the ami
mails fed in this way. The value of
the dairy house can only be measured
by taking into account all Of the vari-
features Of the business such as
this method of feeding suggests.
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ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE HIS SWEETHEART, PAGET EN-
COUNTERS A NOIS0ME HORDE.

Naval Lieutenant Donald Paget just given command of a
submarine. meets at Washington an old friend and distinguished though
somewhat eccentric scientist, Captain Masterman. Mashrman has just
returned from In exploring expedition, bringing with him a member of
the strange race. the existence of whose species, he asserts. menaces
the human family. At the club, the March Hares" Maserman ex-
plains his theory to Paget. The recital is interrupted by the arrival of
a lifelong enemy of Masterman, Ira MacBeard, and the former is
seized with a fatal paralytc stroke. From Masterman,s body Pager
secures documents bearing upon the discovery and proceeds to the
home of the scientist. Paget proceeds to sea on his submarine, the
F55, and encounters a German cruiser. He sinks the enemy, which had
destroyed the Beota, on which Ida Kennedy, his fancee. was a pas.
senger. The girl escapes In a small boat
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-06
FARM ICE HOUSE
AND MILK HOUSE
The Economy Of Having Certain
Structures Serve More
Than One Purpose.
FEWER BUILDINGS, BUT GOOD
Large Number of Scattered Sheds and
Barns Spells Appearance Of Prop
erty-ATso Wastes Time
and Money.

Mr.. William A Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm, for
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer, he is. without doubt. the
highest authority OF all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
Ill, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
ronly.
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Bow browns. Cat Saved.

The nine lives a cat possesses stood
n creature In good stead in northeast
London not long ago. A boy was TAX
ing q cat In q basket to the Cats home
to be destroyed. On the way he slip
ped and fell into a canal. the cat being
in the basket which he still held. The
boy was drowned, but the cat managed
to save itself, and has returned to its
owners house.
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and he heard the thud Of a soft body
against the bottom.
The thing-whatever 1t as-w in
the boati
Donald leaped forward and ciasped
Ida about the waist. She writhed In
the clutch Of the monster, and there
was a look Of intense horror upon her
face. She seemed to be lifted bodily
toward the water. Donald felt the
slippery fingers Of the invisible being
elude his grasp. His hands moved up
and down v e a smooth, blubbery
body.
And then he knew what II was. It
was such q creature. as he had seen
in the glass tank iri Masterman's
house, but larger and more powerful.
And, glaring into his eyes, were the
two eyes. seemingly poised In the air,
two pupils of the size of c%urrants, and
animated by a diabolical intelligence.
The sun dipped down, and In an in
slant the fog, only partly dispersed,
closed In again. And as Donald
watched. he saw the pupils slowly d.
late in the dim light until they be-
came al large as saucers.
Then. regaining courage, he dashed
his fist into the monsters face, and
the struggle began. He felt the i'm
pact Of his knuckles ON flesh, and 1t
gave him new heart. At least he was
lighting q thing Of flesh and blood, and
not a demon.
Ida lay swooning across the seat,
where the monster had dropped her as
1t turned to face its new adversary.
Ard in the rocking boat Donald fought
for his own life and that Of the girl
he loved.
For the first time he understood that
Masterman's story was not the dream
of a disordered brain, but the expert
ence of one who had striven to warn
a skeptical world.
And afterward he understood why
the boat had spun so dizzily long after
the vortex created by the sinking Of
the Beotia had subsidized. Even then
the swarm of monsters must have dis
covered their prey.
Perhaps 1t was the planktop In the
water, the jellylike infusion on which
they fed. that had brought them there;
perhaps the presence Of drowning
mem Perhaps they had -c:sh. the
piankton with them, equipped for
some dreadful journey.
Donald tried to lock his arms about
the Shiny thing. but ne could get no
firm grasp Of 1t. And each touch Of
the flippers drew the blood to the sur
face Of his skin by suction, bringing
out rows Of r~eddening spots that
stung. He was fighting a devil fish
with the intelligence of a man. armed
with i~nvisibility, creating overwhelm-
ing horror by Its presence alone.
He felt his strength falling him. He
was dragged toward the edge of the
rocking boat.
He stumbled and fell. He felt him
self held fast; he felt his ribs were
compressed in a stinging wise.
But as he fell his hand grasped one
of the oars. Donald snatched 1t Up
and. with a last effort Of desperation.
freed himself for an instant. He
raised the oar and sent the sharp
edge Of the blade crashing forward. (,
He heard the sound as of a torn bal
loon. The squirting fippers uncoiled.
The boat tipped to the edge and right
ed itself. A splash followed Donald
copk 6owu upou tho coof
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Mr.. snoodpe-Henpecked. ehf II
thought he eould lick his weight q,
Wild cafs3
Nh. snoodle-He can ~ ~ wi1s
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