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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
FRANCEREVIVES.
WATER RESORTS
Getting Ready to Lead All
Europe in Thermal Centres
After War Ends.
ADVANTAGES ARE VARIED
Rest Cures and Hot Springs to
Be Developed With Artis-
tic FervOr.

PARIS. July eff the undertaking
Of a group OF patriotic French business
men succeeds. then France will in the
future be the leading thermal center in
Europe and Carlsbad and Marienbad
and the other erstwhile notorious Aus
tro-Bosche watering places win be re-
placed by Brides-les-B aud Aix-Les-
Ba!nr.
project is now on foot 10 assure to
thermal France, heretofore too little ap-
Dreciated. yet so rich and heaithfuL
fruitful future and to accomplish during
the course of the war such a complete
and total renovation of its health CEN
tiers as 10 constitute a virtual creation.
Frances waters have always been su
perior to those of the noisy inland bath
ing places on the other side OF the Rhine.
But because there were no proper facil-
ties for exploiting them, for developing
their commercial and medical possibili-
ties, they were allowed to remain in a
state OF neglect.
VIII Develop snvoie's Charms.
1t iAnow planned to begin their devel-
opment by establishing In a charming
corner of Savoie a model health resort
to which those seeking medical treat
ment can go instead of as heretofore to
Germany. 1t is in Savoie for example
that one can find himself In the serenity
of an enchanted climate combining at
cnce the picturesqueness of Switzerland.
with the snowy Alps behind. the skies
Of Italy and the mldness OF France.
Thermal establishments of Brides-les-
Bains and Salills-M outier are going to
be freshly done up and will include
every possible kind OF treatment. There
will also be new hotels and the old ones
are going to be redecorated throughout.
These resorts VII be given over to mas
ters In the art of entertaining. accord
ing to the French idea. 1t Is said that
the Boche will have a long road to
travel to beat the ideally arranged parks,
drinking fountains and gardens that the
best French skill is to assist in laying
out
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
HOTELS GOOD CUSTOMERS
How Big HosteIries Get Their Sup.
plies of Eggs.

A method Of selling-which, more
than any other, perhaps, is the dream
of the producer-is the trade with
hotels, sanatoriums, and the like. Ac-
cOrdingly we made a visit to one Of
the largest and most exclusive hotels
In New York city, says writer in
Farm and Fireside. We were con-
Quoted through the kitchens of this
hotel, where evidence Of management
efficiency was plain everywhere. The
steward later talked with us about
their methods of purchasing eggs and
poultry.
Both white and brown eggs are
used by these high-class hotels. But
for every use where the shell Is ex-
posed when the egg Is placed on the
table-as when boiled-the white
shelled eggs are used. For cooking
and baking the browh-shelled eggs are
used. About 600 dozen eggs a day
are required by the hotel we visited,
one-fourth of these being white. From
95 to 9S per cent of all eggs used are
purchased from the producers, to
whom two to five cents Is paid above
the highest market price quoted for
nearby hennery whites or browns. The
remaining to per cent are emer-
gency orders, and are purchased from
jobbers in the city or from retailers.
The hotels are steady customers, keep
ing the same shippers for many years.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
When SURGEON Washes His Hands.

Dr. r. r. Won BaracZ, the eminent
Austrian surgeon, recommends in the
Wiener Mediznische Wochenschri!
the following method of washing tie
hands for surgeons before performing
operations or handling wounds. lie
says he learned it from Doctor Weir
of New York:
A handful of chloride of lime is
placed on one plate and some crystals
Of ordinary soda on another After
carefully cleaning the hands with soap
and brush, a soupspoonful of chloride
of lime and crystal of soda are takcl
in the hands and crushed together with
a little water. This forms a paste on
the hands and requires three or four
minutes. The hands are then rinsed
in sterile water. The odor of the chlor-
inc that Is released can be removed
by ammonia water, 1 to 5 per cent.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
The Latest Kiss.

There's q new kis in town. We've
had the tango, the merry Widow" and
the "Waltz Kiss" every one of them
a marathon of the osculation tribe.
But the newest one is called the
"Puff, Puff" kiss. 1t is the latest
home-wrecking novelty along the main
street, and now that it has been proper
ly presented there is no doubt it will
quickly become popular, at least in the
cabarets. "BlOw smoke into my
mouth, Jim," teased the parlor worm"
in the latest of Broadway's comedies
called "The Indestructible Wife,
"Jim," who happens to be the new hus-
band in the play, and somewhat of
"lounge lizard" complied, whereupon
the parlor worm announced: Il feel
so naughty this afternoon" SO jim
gave another demonstration of the
puff puff kiss for the benefit of the
blase firstnighters who took 1t with
them. And now the merry, merry girls
in cafes and other places having taken
it up, it is quite the proper thing to
blow smoke at them.-New York
Times.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
Vol
sLAvS ARE NOT "MYSTERIOUS"
Their Civilization Is Simply Four Cen.
turtles Behind Ours, Says Writer
In Magazine.

used to see a good deal of Swede
in PetrOgrad who lived with his Rus
sian wife in little inside tenement
over in the VibOrg quarter and wrote
long and very erudite articles in mi
croscopic longhand for a Stockholm So
cialist newspaper, Arthur Ruhl writes
in Golfers Weekly. A social demo-
crat himself, in the bewildering shift
ing Of political values, he had become
almost conservative. Realism was his
strong point, and he never tired of smil-
ing satrically ut western attempts to
explain the mysterious Russian-espe-
ciuly attempts after the manner of
Stephen Graham, always SO much more
Russian than the Russians themselves.
mysterious, mysticism IL separate
destiny for the Slavs,'" he would quote
satirically. "All foolishness! There's
nothing mysterious about RuSsia-it's
merely four centuries difference in civ.
ilizaton-that's all."
There was something, at least, in
what he said. TOlstoy's nOnresistance
and his final remuneration of everything
to go out into the winter night to meet
his God; there was something of race
in this and not mere personal idiOsyn-
crasy-something more in the air of
this half-oriental land than it is in
ours. Yet westerners often do forget,
when considering Russia, that its vast
uneducated majority are closer perhaps
to the material life, the superStitions
and prejudices of the sixteenth cen
tury, than to our own. When Shakes
peare, borrowing for his Roman mobs
the crowds he saw about him in Eliza
bethan London, described their lice
and lOutishness, and how they threw
their greasy caps in air." was he not
looking at person in very much the
same stage of historical development
as the Russian peasant of 1917?
All these things must be remember
ed in picturing day-to-day conditions in
Moscow or Petrograd. An officer at
the front or an unpopular land owner
in some remote country house literally
doesn't know what may happen to him
before morning. But for most people
life goes on amazingly the same. Chill
dren 60 to school, postmen deliver let
ters, the theater and opera run on as
usual and people sit about their samO-
vars talking until all hours in the ge-
NAL Russian fashion.
You must not imagine Petrograd In
terms of stage pictures of Paris during
the terror or imagine that the tova-
rishi carry on revolution as 1t might
be carried on in Liverpool or Manches-
ter or Pittsburgh or Chicago.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
Removing Blight of Islam.

The blight Of Islam which has sealed
Jerusalem for centuries, which has re
duced Mesopotamia to desert Syria
to desolation, promises to be lifted at
last over all that region that was the
cradle of civilization and the first gar.
den of the world. 'The crescent O.
fertility" stretches from old Judea am
Philistine along the Mediterranean lit
toral curving eastward to the upper
Euphrates and Tigris and then contin,
uing southwark to the Persian gulf,
The zone between the sea and the des-
ert, and again between the mountain
and the desert, will be redeemed as
Egypt has in our own day been re-
deemed, provided the Turk be forced
back northward and westward behind
the Taurus and the Anti-Taurus bar
rier.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
CITY Boy Hears Better.

Our recruiting officers have made an
interesting discovery in gaglng the
relative fitness Of city and country
boys for service in the army and navy,
according to the Popular Science
Monthly for February. City boys have
better ears.
From the Washington records of the
Marine corps come the assertion that
only one boy in five among those re-
cruited in quiet neighborhoods has the
acuteness of hearing possessed by the
average dweller in noisy town. The
reflections on the ground Of defective
hearing were in the ratio of five to one
In favor Of "city ears"
The surgeons and scientists assume
that the quiet of country districts
tends to weaken, through disuse, the
nerves In the ear, while the constant
clamor of the city, really keeps the
aural nerves responsive.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
How Aye.Aye's Life Depends on
EInuers.

What cat Is to mouse, the aye
aye of Madagascar is to worm. This
strange tropical creature, which Is a
mammal has paws that are shaped
much like a human hand, but espe-
cially adapted for providing the aye
aye with means Of securing Its nveli-
hood.
The aye-aye is a worm-catcher, for
which purpose the middle finger Of
each of its hands is an extremely at
tenuated member which can be insert
ed into worm-hole and the surprised
occupant thereof extracted and de-.
voured.
Naturalists regard the aye-aye as
one of the most curious creatures
known to science. Its very life de-
pends upon its two long middle fingers,
the Gripping of which would cause the
aye-aye quickly to starve to death.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
Valuable New Cement.

A Vienna metal cement or solder,
supplied commercially in small cylin-
ders, is described as copper amalgam,
amount of mercurous nitrate and wa
ter, mixture of seven parts Of mer-
curry with three parts Of powdery cop
per preclpitated from sulphate solu-
ton by zinc. When applied the ANAL
gam and the metal parts to be united
are heated to $50 or 100 degrees f,
Aside from its use as a cement. the
amalgam is stated to be an easily work
ed composition for various uses, as 1t
can be hammered. rolled, shaped under
die, or softened in boiling water suf-
ficiently for making casts, and 1t takes
q good polish.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
WHY
The Bicycle Is Coming
Back Into Its Own
~HE bicycle, through the agency
of war, is silently coming back
into it's own, and as a result
tbn Roht;pu fropto of tho Uroaf

Of war, is silently coming back
into its own, and as a result
the fighting fronts Of the great
armies, relieved Of their networks OF
trenches and the terrifying artillery
and rifle fire, might well be the coun.
tryside in any nation, with cyclists, q
little hurried of motion possibly, going
in every direction. In fact, one might
well imagine himself in rural COM
munity 25 years ago, when everyone
not cripple, or, worse still, unpos
sessed of a wheel, trundled madly
about the country every hour to be
snatched from his work.
The "bike" had q distinct part In
the advance Of troops and this was
particularly so during the early days
of the war, when the fighting was car
ried on over wider stretches Of the
country, and when the great armies
were alternately advancing and re-
treating, too busy with the objectives
in hand to stop and "dig in"
The English troops, in particular;
have taken advantage Of the possibilt.
ties Of the bicycle for use In scouting
and messenger duty. The British have
gone SO far in some cases as to con.
vert some Of the regiments of yeo.
manry into cyclist formations.
With the British, cyclists technically
are regarded as army troops, but used
as specialist corps, like the Royal En-.
ri, FOL "a
lishments, but signs are not wanting
that with their great increase in num-
bers and with the new conditions of
modern warfare, the cyclists will In
future take their place as definite
arm rather than as specialists.
The military cyclists played great
part in the early days of this struggle
In their advance through France and
Belgium the German armies depended
largely upon their advance guards of
cyclist companies of Jaegers, support.
ed by mobile mechanical transport col
umns, armOred machine-gun cars, and
REINFORCED when necessary by swift
concentrations Of infantry in motor
omnibuSes.
The old tradition of the cavalry
screen and the patrols of mounted Ian
GERS were swept aside by the more
progressive mechanical cavalry" as
the cyclists have been called. All
roads and villages were reconnoitered
and seized by cyclist units, only the
inclosed country in between the road
parallels being covered by the slower
cavalry.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
Why There Is a Coin Shortage.

Shortage Of small coins, complained
of by banks, may be due partly to the
practice of saving buffalo nickels and
the new dimes, bankers believe.
Many persons have formed the habit
of putting away the buffalo coins or
the new ten-cent pieces for the well
established theory that the saver can
accumulate considerable sums In this
way and yet do 1t so gradually that
che never misses it."
Bankers said the penny famine prob
ably was due to recently instilled thrift
among children. Pennies given them
by parents, coins that formerly went
back into circulation as quickly as
little feet could flutter to the corner
candy store, now find their way into
the toy bank.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
Added Her Tribute.

At family reunion everyone
laughed heartily at one Of grandpa's
jokes. Ruth laughed, too, although
she hadn't the slightest idea what it
was all about. When the fun was over
he remarked breathlessly: "Oh dear,
.sran'pa, l guess that's the cutest thing
you ever said"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
Small Islands Speciality.

st. John, the smallest of the three
Danish West India islands acquired
by the United States, Is only eight
miles wide in its broadest part. 1t is
noted especially for the bay tree, the
leaves Of which are used in making
bay rum.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
D R. fab R N EY
HAGERSTOWN, ND.
DlAGN0STICIAN

Specialist in Chronic Diseases
Acute diseases get well Of themselves or
run into chronic form. There is always a
cause and you can not get well until the
cause is removed. Cause and effects the
great law Of nature. You know the effect
find the cause. Send me your name
and address and let me study your case.
Consultation Free
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-14
ThurmOnt Divi

Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Thurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-26
WILL OPEN LOAN DRIVE IN NEW YORK CITY Consents to Speak on Eve of Opening of Three Weeks
 Campaign
FINAL PREPARATIONS
 FOR DRIVE PROCEED
Million and Half Bonds, Mostly of the Small Denominations, Have Been Completed and Are on Way to
 Reserve Districts

Washington September 25.-Pfes- ident Wilson will launch the fourth Liberty Loan campaign with an ad- dress Friday night in New York city. The President previously had decided that he could not leave Washington to make an extended speaking tour on behalf of the loan. but he eon- sented today to speak on the eve of the opening of the three weeks drive.
 Final preparations for the campaign went steadily ahead today. Treasury department officials took cognizarice of widespread reports that no sub- scriptions of less than $200 would De accepted for the fourth loan and that no $50 bonds would be issued As proving the falsity of these rumors of ficials pointed to the fact that lar ger proportion of $50 bonds have been printed this time than ever before and to the additional fact that loan com strong efforts to sell these Baby Bonds to persons of very small means who are inclined not to partici- pate in the loan.
 About 1,5oo,000 bonds, mainly of small denominations, have been fins ished by the bureau of printing and engraving and today these were on their way to federal reserve district headquarters.
 The first shipments went yesterday to san Francisco and other distant points and officials hope to have some bonds ready for outright sales in the large cities when the subscription period opens just after next Friday midnight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-26
Main Difficulty Is That De- mand for High Grade Re-
 spOnsible for Instability
GOVERNMENT ALSO
 REQUIRES HIGH GRADE
Committee on Cotton Distribution to Establish Offices Immediately and Supervise Through Ex-
 isting Channels
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, September 70. Especial. )--Chairman Barnch of the war industries hoard today said that the committee on cotton distribution, headed by Charles J. Brand, should be able to obviate the necessity of fixing a price on cotton
 The difficulty, as Baruch sees it, lies in the fact that the civilian demands for high-erade cotton and the refusal to accept low grade cotton are resIon- sible for the instability in prices.
 The governments requirements also are for the higher grades of cotton, and Baruch expects the Brand committee market for civilian use. This will bring up the price of lower grade cot ton, which is now being largely held in the stalks, awaiting higher prices. The effect of this. Baruch says. should also be the lowering of prices on high grade cotton. He thinks, also. that this will meet both the government and civilian demands. The only result that would be desired from price fixing would be to get all of the cotton avail able on the market. he said. The question of stimulating production is causing no alarm since the planters arc prodiicirlg all they can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-26
Summary of the Neus From All War Fronts and Capitals
tBy Associated Prrss,

eastern fianks the Italians nnd tho Creeks and British are fast throw ing forward their lines in cndcav- ors to cnyciop the enemy, while the center, where the serbs have driven their wedge toward Ishttp. there k no lagging, notwithstanding the diff ficuit territory that is being en- countcred. Rear guards of the en- cniy armed with machine guns. are but little delaying the men whose task 1t Is to reclaim their king dom.
 gts yet there ix no news of great activities in Aibania. hut a rcsump- ton of operations there in coniunc- tion with those in the cast Rp- parently cannot long he delayed.
 On the French front the British have taken the village or SeIency, Scnnt two miles from the ,vcstern environs of St. Quentin and both the British and French troops north and south of this line have driven further wedges Into the Gcrman front. More than 1000 prisoners and many machine guns have been talk cn by the British in these opera tions. Numerous strong counter att tacks were delivered by the enemy, both at seIency and GricOurt. hut IInig's men put all of them down. with heavy losses to tho Germans.
 The Gernians have also reacted strongly in the region lying west of the Ghemip-d deN- Danes. cmdeav- bring to regain the territory held by the French ax a mepace against both the Chemin- des-Darues and the Laon sectors. Here also the enemy was beaten on.
 Good weather has returned to the American sector on the Lorraine front. hut nothing has occurred except the usual reciprocal bOm- bardment and resumption of nerial activity on great scale. Advices from Berlin are to the effect that there is much perturba- ti0m in Germany over the long dis- tance Euns of tho Americans, which nre shetlang the nrea behind the German line. The advicex say thal preparations are being made for the expeditions evacuation of the civilians from Meth and other places within range when such . move becomes necessnry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-26

Tho Teuton allied forces in Ma- cedonfa and Turkey still are in flight before tho armies of the en- tentc while on the highly important st. Quentin sector in France the British and French armies. after hard lighting, have drawn more closely their lines in the investment of the town on the northwest, west nnd south. The stubborn resistance of the Germans, in defense and in counter attacks, has been uDavaii- ing except to impede the progress of the men of the armies of Field Marshal Haig and General DeBeny.
 In Macedonia the Bulgarian and German troops are still faced with disaster; In Palestine the rcmain- ing Turks seem to have scarcely n chance for escape from the British forces and friendly trlbesmen who are closing In upon them enst of the River Jordan. More than 10000 prisoners and 265 gums have been taken by the British and yet Gen eraI Alienby's appetite for further emoluments for his hard campaign has not been satisfied.
 Gauged by the swiftness of the strokes AlIcuby h delivering, 1t Is his purpose absolutely so oyer wheIm the Ottomans. And the fml- hIlment of his plans seem nppreci- ably near.
 In no less critical situation arc the Germans and BuIgnrians in the Macedonia theatre.. Here except iznmediateIy on the Bulgarian from tier where the mOuntainous cOun- try gives them good ground Tor strong resistance to the invasion of Bnlxarian territory through the pnssess the Bulxarfnns and Germans Everywhere are in rapid retreat be- fore the Italians, Serbtars. Greeks and British. Rent In twain at sev- erai points the enemy forces are be- wildered and operating as separate units.
 Respectively, on the western and