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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07

Washington, July 6.--(Special )--lt- ally has a mighty hunter a young sail or who pursues neither men. nor ami mals. nor yet submarines, but dread naughts. Already he has four in his bag and two of them certainly will never furrow the Adriatic sea again. He is Commander Luigi Rizzo knight of the Military order of Savoy.
 Here is the sort of work he does. On the night of June 10, two Aus trian battleships of the Virible Unitis base at Pola surrounded by wheel ing fleet of 10 destroyers. Pola had become unsafe as a refuge for pat tleships because of the exploit of Cap tain Pellegrini, Rizzos only rival, who worked his way into the harbor and put one of the best of the enemy ships out of commission.
 So this particular squadron sought to sneak down the Dalmatian coast and get into the harbor of Cattaro be- hind the maze of islands that protects the entrance. But it just happened that Rizzo with two little torpedo boats was cruising through the morning mist off the lower coast It may also have happened that he was there because he knew the Austrians were coming.
 At any rate, when Rizzo glimpsed the Austrian ships looming up vague and gray, he ordered full power ahead darted through a gap in the shielding line of destroyers slammed a torpedo home against the side of the 20,000- ton Scent Istvan, saw it sinking launched another torpedo at the fol- lowing dreadnaught, watched huge column of spray shoot up as the ship keeled over badly damaged, and then. in the confusion, slipped away scot free with both his boats. The Szent lstvan Is now resting on the silt of the sea bottom. And Italian aviatcrs have been able to locate the accom- panying dreadnaught nowhere at all
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,fcient interest in either of them to car 3 whether they were wretched or not

 whether they were wretched or not. THE WORLD WAR AND WHAT WAS BEHIND IT' By L. P Benezet. illustrations and mans Scott, Forsman X Co.,, publish CTS, No. East S4th street, New York
 L. F. Benezet's book, 'The World War and What Was Behind It" is d most timely book for use in schools, particularly the sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
 As patriotic measure it is one Of the most interesting and concise of all the many war books of the day and. beginning with the question, "WLy did it happen%' declaring that even when the flame of this great conflict had not touched our own people, this was a question on every grammar grade pupils tongue, and well worth discussion and going further into the question by saying Now that kin are leaving home daily to join the great army which is being formed "to help make the world safe for democracy, the search by these pupils for an an swer is even more keen Superintendents and teachers are seeking a book for this purpose which can be fitted into the course with the least trouble or disturbance to pres ent plans, ana they Will QO well 10 read MT. Benezet's book, for 1t is stimulating in it's historical accuracy as well as interesting in it's diction.
 BACK TO THE REPUBLIC' By Harry F. Atwood. Laird & Lee,
 Inc, publishers, 1732 Michigan ave-
 nue. Chicago.
 The issues raised in Harry F. At woods book, Back to the Republic" are of tremendous significance right now. and the expressions of opinion elicited from prominent men and woln- en to whom the manuscript was sub- mitted justify the belief that it will have a powerful influence in solving vital political problems confronting not only the American nation but the world as whole. One eminent critic says of it:
 At the moment when the terminol- ogy of politics and government has q heavy load of meaning to bear but is not very capable of bearing it, Chi cago lawyer and publicist, Harry F. Att wood, does a great service to clarity of thought in writing this short and sim pie, but fundamental book"
 'OUR COUNTRIES CALL TO
 SERVICE"
 By J. w. Studebaker. Scott, Forsman
 Co.,, publishers New York
 This little book entitled ''Our Country's Call to Service," by J. w. Studebaker who is the assistant superintendent of schools at Des Moines, la, is the out growth of series of efforts not only to supply pupils and parents with the in-
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A COLLECTOR OF MEDALS

Of course Rizzo was promoted and decorated for this romantic enterprise. But he has been collecting medals for bravery ever since Italy entered the war, and now has the most complete assortment of anyone in the country
 Rizzo is a Sicilian. He was born at Milazzo only 32 years ago, and with his first breath drew in the salt smell of the spindriff. Like many Sicilians he comes of family of sailors and so when only lad. fell naturally into the sea service, joining the merchant marine. He fared far, at one time op- erating a Rumania steamer on the
 Danube and the Black sea, and had
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Germany is calling boys of II to the colors and England has extended the age limit for military service to 45 years.
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Some % the Things Thq Gel Our Nave Which We gM Hqpe "Dunped That Little Hour
 From he Clock Thus StQrtna Neu SlHLe n Wa Time ThI
Ing these dreadful, terrible war

times
 And also, especially and primarily. fast" married ladies and gay, flirty, foolish old men Casually married you know it's almost as impossible to :n- veigle a single man into a filtration these days as it is to keep a married one ouD and most-husbands.
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formation necessary to an intelligent un- derstanding of some of our great na-
 tionai needs, but also to make clear to
 them that real service and patriotism
 mean unsefishness. sacrifices freely
 made and deeds actually done at home
 in civilian life as well as at the front
 in the death struggle for democracy.
 Early in this school year an attempt was made in the Des Mones public schools to accomplish these ends by sup plying teachers with government pam
 phlets and lesson plans. This method, however, proved unsatisfactory because of the constant difficulty encountered in
 securing and distributing the pamphlets, the confusion resulting from the inclu-
 sion in them of large amount of tech- nical subject matter, and in addition to these, one of the most important of all reasons, viz, the failure to send into the home book sufficiently attractive, interesting, and helpful that it would stir parents as well as pupils to action. This then, is the keynote of the book: A rec ognition of ones personal obligation to his country which ends in action.
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THE FLOWER OF THE CHAPDE.
 LANES

By George w. Cable Charles Scrib-
 ners Sons, publishers, New York.
 The scene is the "vieux carre" of New Orleans, the last lingering place of the old Creole atmosphere. There Godfrey Chester, a young lawyer, is struck by the charm of Creole beau- ty whom he daily meets on his way to the office. This is a case of love at first sight. On account of the eX- elusive character of the Creole coterie to which she belongs it seems destined to be limited to sight, but a bookseller consults him about an old manuscript, the story of the escape of some fam fly slaves. After reading 1t he finds that Aline Chapdelaines is it's owner. The fate of this manuscript in respect to publication and of Chester in re- gard to matrimony-one being re- jection-is the theme of most orig inal romance which incidentally de- picts the old regime of New Orleans with delicacy and beauty
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Ole Miss, whin May weds December, Cupid may count up the Summer days in that Household on the fingers of One Hand, and then use only his-THUMBS! Yassum!
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"rHE DARK PEOPLE"


 (Russia's crisis.) By Ernest Poole.
 Jacket by Boardman Robinson. The
 Macmillan company, publishers, New
 York
 MT. Poole, who has recently returned from Russia, seeks in this book to dis cover the constructive forces at worK building a nation He deals, first of all, with Petrograd. the Kerensky gov ernment, various political parties and the Council of Workmen and Soldiers. Then he takes up the army, and after that the railroads. the industrial and labor problems and the question of food and supplies. All of these con- alterations lead finally, he finds. to the peasants. commonly called The Dark People, The last half of his work is therefore centered on them. Russian religion. the peasants con- gress. the attitude of the peasants toward the war. the revolution. the city workmen and the land-these top ics are considered in the successive chapters of wholly remarkable and informing volume.
 OVER THERE WITH THE AUSTRIA
 LEANS"
 By Capt. R. Hugh Knyvett. Charles Scribner's Sons. publishers, New
 York.
 Captain Knyvett is an intelligence officer. He is one of the men who goes ahead of the charge; sees that the wires are cut; sees that there $ nothing to interfere with the Tommie when he goes over the top. He is one Of those who spend their nights scout ing in No Mans Land and behind the German lines.
 One night after he got behind the German second line he popped his head up. and there before him. few yards
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THIS WAY OUT OF WAR"

By Robert T. Morris, F. A. c. s. Dou- bleday, Page & Co.,, publishers, Gar den City N. Y
 In this beck, "The Way Out of War" first cousin to his tree of the "To- morrows Topics" series pr. Morris has offered a biological loophole through which we can climb, away from all fu- ture devastation and warfare, for, as he says in the preface, Tt will be the jurist or the biologist who will finally construct the Magma Charter of peace for tomor- rows nations"
 ton of war, and always it's intimate conversational plane races one along from one point to the next.
 TWO CHILDREN OF PARIS"
 By Gertrude Slaughter. Illustrated by F.
 c. John The Macmillan company,
 publishers, New York.
 Two Children in Old Paris" is a tue account of winter spent by two little American girls in Paris, in the days of peace. Young and joyous and eager, they learned to love "the immemorial in ner life of Paris, it's old houses and old books, old plays and songs. old churches and old gardens, it's mirth and sweetness, it's chivalry and it's sadness and its glory" They and their mother lived in a "sunlit corner of the grey grown Faubourg." and through the pleasures and appreciation of their everyday life came to feel themselves fragment. spir- itually, of the French tradition. The book gives expression to the ancient soul and the enternal youthfuiness of Paris Through school and play and home the children come into contact with the peo- pie of France. In school mistress and riding mistress. in maid and concierge in poet and actor, readers will find the irif xxyhin fndo nnr m tude of the world. And this gallant gaiety, this charm, this clarity and sim plicity of the French life, are enhanced by their reflection through the minds of two lovely children of America, pupils of France and teachers of our hearts.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13
RECORD BELONGS 70 SIRIUS
Small Vessel Was the First TO Cross
the Atlantic Wholly Under It's
Own Steam.

This spring marks the eightieth an
nlversary Of an important event In
modern history--the voyage from Cork
to New York of the Sirius, the first
vessel to cross the Atlantic wholly I'M
der its own steam. All that remains
of that stanch little craft Is q number
of brass paper-weights made from the
metal work after 1t was wrecked in
BallycottoR bay In 1S47. Captain Rob-
erts, commander of the 412-ton Sirius
on its maiden trip, was later trans
ferred to the President, which went
down with all on board. Thus both
the Sirius and her master met with a
tragic end.
The Sirius made the voyage from
Cork In 10 days, reaching New York
only few hours before the Great
Western, another steamship which
had sailed from Bristol. The latter
made the best time, crossing the
ocean in is days. The Sirius had a
passenger list Of seven on Its initial
voyage, the youngest of whom was
Vincent Il. Ransome, then four years
old. who was reported living @ few
years ago In Wiltshire, England,
where he was long the rector OF a
parish church.
The Sirius was schooner-rlgged
ship and was 179 feet over all, with
Il beam Of rs feet and depth of ID
feet.
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L-ondon's Tea Houses.

The death of Sir Joseph Lyons re-
minds us what modern institution
the teashop is. You need not be very
old to remember the time when prae-
tlcaIly the only places where cup OF
tea could be obtained In London were
the old fashioned coffee houses, with
their boxed-ln compartments and mar
row, uncomfortable seats.
The customers were exclusively men,
and If woman required light refresh
ment she had to search for c0nfec-
toner's shop, where tea and coffee
were sometimes grudgingly served. at
famine prices, at little round marble
tables tucked away In dark Corners
London Chronicle.
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Army Of Extension Workers.

An army of 1851 extension workers
is aiding In the department of agrlcul-
lures food production and conserva-
ton campaign. This Is an increase Of
3,405 over the number doing similar
work on July | of last year. OF this
total 3,049 are in county-agent work,
serving 2,456 counties; 1900 are In
ome-demonstration work, serving in
1875 counties; and 912 are in boys
and girls club work. In the Is South
ern states 1924 workers are busy car
ryng out the plans Of the food cam
paIgn, and in the 80 Northern and
Western states 3,027 are employed.
On July Of last year 1910 were EN-
ployed in the Southern states, and COS
in the Northern and Western states,
In the Southern states there are 100
negro county agents and 100 negro
home-demonstration agents.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13
MobIIlxinq Harvest Labor.

Steps for the systematic mobiliza-
tion of farm labor in Kansas were taxi
en- at a meeting held In Kansas City,
May IA. This Is the first of a series of
meetings which are to be arranged by
the department Of agriculture in a
number of cities to unite the efforts of
all agencies working to secure labor to
help farmers In harvesting their crops.
At the Kansas City meeting commit
tee was appointed to direct the work
Of the various agencies in the state
and to see that registrations are held
in the cities where city employees
who will do farm work during their va
cations can register, 1t is estimated
that 10000 helpers will be necessary
to harvest the crops in Kansas this
year, and the commercial organlza
lions in Kansas City have undertaken
to supply 10000 of this number.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13
Protecting Fiuhters.

Sixty.seven inspectors Of the bureau
Of animal industry, United States de-
partment Of agriculture, are now with
the army inspecting the meat and meat
products supplied for fhe soldiers and
30 others are similarly engaged with
the navy. Operations are under fed
eral supervision from the time the live
animals are driven into the slaughter
ing houses until the finished product
is delivered in good condition to the
mess cooks,
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CHAPTER xVIll--Continued.


While they are talking, an old Jew
named key Cohenstein comes along,
and Abe engages him for cashier After
engaging key they meet an old
Southern negro called Sambo, and
upon the suggestion of Ikey he Is en-
gagged as porter. Then the three of
them, arm in arm, leave to take pos
session of this wonderful palace which
Abe has just paid $4,000 for. (Cur-
tain.)
In the second act the curtain rises
on the interior Of the Diamond Palace
saloon, and the audience gets its first
shock. The saloon looks like pig
pen, two tramps lying drunk on the
floor, and the bartender in a dirty
shirt with his sleeves rolled up, asleep
with his head on the bar
Enter Abe, Sambo and key, and the
fun commences.
One of the characters in the second
act was named Broadway Kate, and
had an awful job to break In one of
the Tommies to act and talk like a
woman.
Another character was Alkali Ike an
Arizona cowboy, who just before the
close of the play comes into the saloon
and wrecks 1t with his revolver.
We had eleven three-hour rehearsals
before I thought it advisable to pre-
sent the sketch to the public.
The whole brigade was crazy to
witness the first performance. This
performance was scheduled for Friday
night and everyone was full Of antici-
patton; when bang! orders came
through that the brigade would move at
two that afternoon. Cursing and
binding was the order of things upon
the receipt of this order, but we
moved.
That night we reached the little viii
lage Ct S. and again went into rest
bulets. We were to be there two
weeks. Our company Immediately got
busy and secured the village for a
suitable place in which to present our
production. Then we received another
shock.
A rival company was already estab-
lished in the village. They called
themselves "The Bow Bells" and
put on a sketch entitled, "Blighty-
What Hopes?" They were the divi-
sional concert party.
We hoped they all would be soon
in Blighty to give us q chance.
This company charged an admission
Of franc per head, and that night
our company went en- masse to see
their performance. It really was good.
I had a sinking sensation when
thought of running my sketch in OPP
position to 1t.
In one Of their scenes they had a
soubrette called Flossie. The soldier
that took this part was clever and
made a Incorporating and chic girl
We Immediately fell in love with her
until two days after, while we were
on march, we passed Flossie with
"her" sleeves rolled up and the sweat
pouring from "her" face unloading
shells from a motor lorry.
AS our section passed her yelled
out: "Hello, Flossie; Blighty-What
Hopes2' Her reply made our love die
out instantly.
"Ah, 60 to HI"
This brought quite laugh from the
marching column directed at me, and /
instantly made up my mind that our
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bottles with his entrenching tool
handle and smash 1t, to give the I'M
ptession that Alkali was a good shot.
Alkali Ike started In and aimed at
the right of the line of bottles instead
of the left, and the poor boob behind
the scenes started breaking the bottles
on the left, and then the boxholders
turned loose; but outside of this little
fiaseo the performance was huge sue
cess, and we decided to run 1t for
week.
New troops were constantly coming
through, and for six performances we
had the as. r. O." sign suspended out
side.
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ultimate consumer. So anything that
interferes with quick delivery, that
causes shipments to be delayed, quite
often means loss. The principal live
stock producing sections are long dis
lance from the principal meat-consum-
ing centers of the East, which makes
them dependent almost entirely upon
adequate transportation facilities to
keep supplied with fresh meat at any
and all times.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13
EMPEY WRITES AND STAGES A PLAY BEHIND THE LINES
WITH GREAT SUCCESS.

sinking the Lusitana with the loss OF
Empey American living in Jersey CITY,
enlists private in the British army AFTER
he
first hears the sound OF big guns anu
After brief training
the fronne trenches where he takes
while the bullets whiz overhead fpey
that death turks always in the trenches
himself rescung wounded men under not
pick shovel Empey has experience as trench digger
in No listening post detail
and observation post duty picked for patrol duty in No
Mans Lane and has escape from DEATH
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-13
RECOGNIZE VALUE or WHEAT
Shortage Has Shown Us the Wonder.
full and Unique Qualities Contained
In the Grain.

As absence makes the heart grow
fonder, so does scarcity OF wheat In
wife attention to Its wonderful and
unique qualities as food. We have been
eating wheat products all these years
as a matter of course, and 1t never oc1
CURED to us that we might ever be
called on to go without them. Now
that Ii Ia necessary to use wheat sub
stltutes, we have discovered that use
full as they are there IL nothing that
really takes the place of wheat -four.
The magic of the wheat lies In Its
gluten--what the baker refers to as
the 'blnder." He must have a certain
proportion Of wheat flour to furnish
the binder, or his oatmeal bread or his
rice pastry crumbles The substitutes
have the same nourlshment as the
wheat. But they lack the quality OF
the wheat -four crust There Is moth
Ing in them to imprison the gases lib
Grated by yeast, and SO they refuse to
rise like wheat dough, Bread made of
the substitutes is heavy and soggy un-
less there Is enough wheat dough
mixed In to give 1t life.
Without wheat we go without
bread, without cake. without pie, with
out strawberry shortcake. No affec-
dion for corn pone can make 1t sub
stitute for all these stand.bys of tho
table. If 1t Is necessary for the sake
of the war, we shall cheerfully go
without. Any deprivation we may feel
Is as nothing to what our associates In
arms already have undergone. But we
shall look forward to the happy days
when there will be an abundance OF
wheat once more.--Kansas City Star.