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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14

sponsive only to the heavy notes
OF artillery and the sharp blasts
of the war bugle.
Softness and sweetness was
drilled out Of the brains Of Ger
man men. They practiced bru-
tally to their interiors and to-
wards their women in order to
protect themselves in these prac-
tices upon their enemies.
In 1914 combination Of e.
vents deluded the emperor into
the conviction that the time for
the beginning had arrived. Then
Germany hurled her legions out
Of her empire. The march to Par
is and London was begun.
France and Russia reeled under
the first blows. England was
staggered in the first onset.
Sane men knew after six weeks
that Germany's dream Of world
empire was shattered and that
the Day Of world d domination was
never to come, but the Germans
did not know. Was not the ALI
Highest in command, and who
could thwart His will to win ex-
cept God? And God was with
their kaiser.
The war continued through the
winter.
Nations came in with Germany
and others came in with the AL
lies. England and France grad
ually found themselves.
Thwarted in his efforts to reach
Paris the kaiser, the following
year, struck at Verdun and their
he failed. Himself and his ar
mics filled with fury at this fail
ure, they began to strike down
ships, freighted with human be-
ings, even if these ships flew a
flag of neutral country. -
Hundreds Of thousands Of Ger
mans died striking at Paris and
striking at the English channel !;
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father, dying Of cancer, ruled only
a few months.

father, dying Of cancer, ruled only
a few months.
The present William came to the
throne with q new vision. His
brain filled with the romances of
the successes Of Alexander, Ceas-
er and Atilla, he determined to 90
down in history outdoing all Of
those world conquerors.
Carefully he laid his plans to
bring all the lands and all the
seas under his rule.
France, the home Of Jeanne
dare, and France which, after
9 travail Of many years, gave
birth to European liberty, Will
liam foreordained to destruction.
Great Britain, with her ships
and continents, and her millions
Of men Great Britain, which
gave to the world Shakespeare
and John Hampden, the right Of
trial by jury, and the writ Of ha-
beas corpus, he destined to be-
come 9 German satrapy.
Russia, the mystery Of ten cen
turies, and the United States, the
republic Of the west, were to some
day to send emissaries who would
pass under the caudine forks set
up in the streets Of Berlin.
No ruler among all those who
had conquered worlds and order
the blood Of millions spilled into
death cups from which they might
quence their thirst for power was
to be as great as William intended
himself to be.
He began to build wisely, as he
thought, for his own purposes.
He dazzled and then enslaved
the souls Of his own people.
Then he began to teach them q
gospel Of hate. He gave them
new commandments.
Some day they were to go forth
proclaiming his greatness and de-
manding the surrender Of the
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world. Those who refused were
~ be killed, their women were to
be raped, and their children were
y be mutilated, their cities were
70 be destroyed and their tenn
pies were to be profaned, their
monuments were to be cast down
and the beautiful green Of their
land was to turn brown under the
poison Of death-dealing gases.
Their languages were no more to
be spoken. Germany was to be
over all. 4
81 AS God rules in Heaven over
the elect, and as the devil rules in
hell over the lost, William of Ho-
henzollern was to rule on earth
over the living.
Williams followers were told
70 prepare for the great events to
come.
They toiled and trained and
struggled to protect themselves
for the colossal business Of muir
der.
In their banquet halls, in their
palaces of sin and shame, in their
dives, they drank to their all
highest, and after drinking to
him they drank q toast to Der
Tag. The Day was that appointed
IN the cycle of time when the
great undertaking should end in
triumph.
The world was chartered, and
ambassadors going to foreign
ports took with them q hoard Of
spies. Fortifications in other
countries were sketched, artil-
lery in other countries was care
fully examined.
ALI work of scientific labor to
create things useful for man in
times of peace was carefully gone
over with the object of ascertain
ing their use to Germany in times
Of war.
The soul Of Germany was re-
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department
WORLD WAR
ENDED MONDAY
Germany Signed Armistice and Hostilities
Cease---America Gets Everything
For Which It Fought.

Washington, Nov. 11-President
Wilson issued a formal proclama-
tiOn at 10 o'clock this morning
announcing that the armistice
with Germany had been signed.
The proclamation follows:
The president said:
''My fellow countrymen:
''The armistice was signed this
morning. Everything for which
America fought has been accom-
plished. 1t will now be our for
tunate duty to assist, by exam
pie, by sober, friendly council and
by material aid in the establish
ment of joint democracy through
out the world.
(Signed
''WOODROW WILSON"
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man naval forces also are to be
surrendered to the allies.
These are the high spots Of
the terms, as the president read
them to Congress Monday. Ger
many's acceptance of them, he
said, signalized the end of the
war, because it made her power
less to renew it.
The president made it plain
that the nations which have over
thrown the military masters Of
Germany will now attempt to
guide the German people safely
to the family of nations of democ-
racy.
Besides the surrender of 100
submarines, it is required that all
others shall have their crews paid
off, put out of commission and
placed under the supervision Of
the allied and American naval
forces.
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The strictly military terms of
the armistice are embraced in IL
specifications, which include the
evacuation of all invaded terrific
ries, the withdrawal of the Ger
man troops from the left bank of
the Rhine and the surrender of all
supplies of war.
The terms also provide for the
abandonment by Germany of the
treaties of Bucharest and Brest-
Litvsk.
The naval terms provide for the
surrender of 160 submarines, 20
destroyers,, six battle cruisers, 10
battleships, eight light cruisers
and other miscellaneous ships.
Among the financial terms in
cluded are restitution for damage
done by the German armies, resti-
tuition of the cash taken from the
National Bank of Belgium and re-
turn of gold taken from Russia
and Roumania.
All allied vessels in German
hands are to be surrendered and
Germany is to notify neutrals that
they are free to trade at once on
the seas with the allied countries.
The military terms include the
surrender of 5000 guns, half field
and half artillery; 10000 machine
guns, 5000 flame throwers and
1000 airplanes.
The surrender of 5000 locomo-
tives, $4,000 wagons, 10000 motor
lorries, the railways of Alsace-
Lorraine for use by the allies and
stores of coal and iron also are
included.
The immediate repatriation of
all allied and American prisoners
without reciprocal action by the
allies also is included.
In connection with the aban-
doning of the left bank of the
Rhine, it is provided that the al
lies shall hold the crossings of the
river at Coblenz, Cologne, May
ence, together with bridgeheads
ana a 3O-kllometer radius.
Inc right bank OF the Rhine,
and that occupied by the allies, is
10 become neutral zone and the
bank held by the Germans is to be
evacuated IN ~ days. The armis-
tlce IS Tor thirty days, but the
president spoke OF the war as
coming to an end.
German troops are to retire at
once from territory held by Rus
sia' Koumanla and Turkey before
tne war.
Ihe allied forces are to have
access TO tne evacuated territory
eitner through Dantzig or by the
river vlstula. The unconditional
capl.ulatlon OF all German forces
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1t is here on November II, in
the year of Jesus Christ, 1913.
A quarter of century ago, q
young man came to the throne of
the German empire. His grand
father, under the guidance of Bis
marck, had created it, his own
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
HOW TO SAVE WHAT
YOU SPEND.

To insure the housewife and the
nation against the waste OF money
that is spent for food. and against
waste OF food itself. the United
States Bureau of Education has is
sued the following suggestions for
the use and care OF food after pur-
! chase:
Buy food carefully. Watch for
food sales as carefully as dry goods
sales. Do not buy fruits and vege-
| tables out of season. Buy bulk
goods. Insist on full measures and
accurate weights. See that the
! butcher sends you all fat and bone
trimmings from meat purchases.
Handle food carefully. Do not
spill, break. or soil packages. Put
perishable foods on ice at once.
dry place. Keep flours and cereals
in clean, covered containers in cool
place. Cooked foods to be saved
| should be cooled quickly. covered,
kept in cold place and used as soon
| as possible. Store butter and eggs
when cheap and abundant. Can and
dry fruits and vegetables as they
| come into season.
In preparing food pare fruits and
vegetables, close, or cook with the
skins on. In cooking do not waste
food by scorching burning. under
| cooking. or by unpalatable combina-
| tons.
Eliminate or reduce the expensive
ingredients OF recipes. Reduce the
number OF eggs amount of fat and
milk. Dispense with sarnishes OF
bacon. eggs. toast, etc.
Substitute cheaper foods for expen-
sive ones. Use cottage cheese. baked
beans, peas, FISH. eggs and milk for
meat Use skim milk. sour milk and
buttermilk in place OF whole milk and
cream. Use potatoes and rice as fire.
quent substitutes for bread. Use corn
or nut oils and margarin as butter
substitutes. and molasses. honey and
corn syrup for white sugar. Use ee-
reals and meals instead OF all white
flour
Use absolutely accurate measure
ments in cooking.
Use every bit of chicken fat, beef
drippings, bacon fat, soup bones.
vegetable stalks, leaves. roots, skins,
etc. in every way possible.
Serve all foods attractively and in
, portions small enough to avoid waste
'ss individual butter pats and sugar
dishes. Use a bread board on the
/ table to prevent waste slices.
Economic by eliminating extra
courses in meals by serving no re-
| freshments at social entertainments
| and by stopping between meal
| lunches.
| In clearing the table after meals
save the single slice OF bread, the
half cup OF milk and scraps OF meat
and fat.
Utilize all left-overs-celery leaves
\ and rice water for soup; sour and
skim milk, cooked eggs, dry cheese. etc.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
SUMMER CARE OF BABY:
HIS BOTTLE AND BATH

Here are simple rules for keeping
baby safe and comfortable In August
They are complied by the American
Association for the Study and Pre-
vention Of Infant Mortality and are
published by the United States Public
Health Service.
Bottle-fed babies require special care
as their food is the most frequent
source of infant illness.
Unless the mother 10 buying milk
already pasteurized at the dairy she
should pasteurixe II herself by this
process. Prepare enough milk for all
the feelings given during twenty-four
hours. Have separate feeding bot
tie for each feeding. Pour the milk
into the clean. sterilized bottles, and
stopper each bottle with a wad of
absorbant cotton. Place all the bot
ties in a wire tray or basket and set
the basket In a large pan fiiied with
cool water deep enough to cover the
milk in the bottles but leave the tops
above the water. Bring the water to
a boil and allow It to boil hard for
five minutes. Remove the vessel from
the heat and allow cool water to run
into the pan until the milk is entirely
cooled. Remove the milk bottles and
put on ice Or in the refrigerator until
ready for use. Leave the cotton stop
per in place until time to replace 1t
with the nipple.
Before feeding each bottle warm the
milk by settine II in a vessel OF very
warm water for few minutes. Do
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
HOROSCOPE.
THURSDAY, August 20, 1918.

Thursday, August 20, 1918.
This should be q lucky day for
theatrical ventures. Actors and
actresses probably will nnd 1t q time
when the public is responsive and ap-
preciative.
Neptune. Venus and Jupiter rule
strongly for good this day. according
to astrology. Mercury alone il in
nlalefic aspect
The autumn 10 likely to bring extra
ordinary, conditions In amusement en-
terprtses. The outlook Is exceedingly
favorable for whatever 10 good.
Music will gain popular favor. dur
ing the coming weeks, and II is
prophesied that after the war popular
concerts at which the best Is offered
will to a great extent vie with motion
pictures in public favor.
Women have the promise Of growing
success in all lines of work, but ex-
tremes will be common In their ex-
periences. since the war will restore
old occupations as well as 1t will de-
velop- new vocations. Nursing ana
the care Of dependents. housework,
sewing and even weaving will be i'm
perative activities, but they will 10
undertaken more scientifically than
formerly.
Warning is given that the coming
months will form a period Of ADJUST
nlent In all that pertains to the war,
The seers declare this means the
elimination Of ineficiency and ex-
travagance and sweeping government
economies
The stars that presage world VIDE
reforms seem to forecast stringent
rules governing the war service Of
women and even the return of many
who have gone abroad and have
proven unequal to great demands
upon them
late summer with many hot days
In September again Is prognosticated.
Hotel keepers, especially those at
summer resorts. have the augury of
large profits.
Notwithstanding national camIaigns
Tor thrift large expenditures will ne
made by many Americans wh1 pros
per by war Industries and these will
receive a serious lesson. the planets
Indicate
Persons whose birthdate It Is prob
ably will have a happy year. They
should be careful about signing legal
papers. The young will court and
marry.
Children born on this day will prj5-
ably be steady, trustworthy and at-
fectionate. They may be restless IN
thought but without any tendency to
be rovers. These subjects of Virgo
usually succeed best as employees.
tCopynght. laal
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am sure you would not be happy
with me under the circumstances.
Sincerely.
MARGARET wAVERLY."
II the letter sounded very formal.
little book. il was because l felt so
deeply what I was giving up.
Honestly l wish ! could accept
him, for after all. We women are d
sorry lot when We do not have some
man around to pet and mother. even
while we are pretending TO be petted
and cared for.
The old French adage. search for
the woman" when a man does any
thing bad. should be applied 10 any
action good or bad that a man does.
aad ir the same way we should
search for the man when q woman
makes great success at anything.
dc not believe it possible for
any man to write a poem. paint a
picture, fight a battle, invent a ma
chine. or do anything important in
his life. unless in the background
there stands a woman. Neither do l
think that a woman can do any
splendid piece OF work without the
cooperation of a man.
Sexes are equal and compliments
of each other.
This is the one thing that / have
learned in my months OF widowhOod.
A woman who has lost her husband.
even though he may not have been
the love of her life. is like a small
boat out in a turbulent sea. with no
one to help her steer Alright.
Perhaps ] ought not to send this
letter to Barclay Sill. and yet. well,
I am going TO send II after all. 7
will stand the loneliness a while
longer and then-what must come.
will come.
To he routIuuedl
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
FOURTH
CHAPTER.
The Two Most Masterful
Men | Know; My Hus-
band and

From the way the boys were send
ing home their non-regulation stuff.
We decided that they were going to
be moved from the down state camp.
Bob couldn't get a furlough. None
OF the private soldiers had home leave
So their relatives moved on that town
by families and turned the hotel into
barracks for women.
We drove down. Chrystabel in my
car, and Betty Atwood. Bob's cousin.
and Lucy Dennis who was engaged
to Grant Searle. Bob's chum. My
mother and an auto load Of other
mothers made a heavy allowance Of
chaperons.
1t was a dreadful time for | saw
Bob only an hour or two a day. At
the end of the week it was hinted
that the colonel would be pleased to
have the relatives leave town before
the soldiers entrained. Then some
hospitable citizen had to spring a
dinner-dance at the country club. and
spoil our last hour with our men,
1t was an early dinner and a short
dance. to suit the soldiers hours OF
duty.
Grant and Lucy enlivened the occa-
sion by sending out for a minister
and setting married. The chaferors
all cried and the younger girls giggled
Historically. Chrys, calm as an
oyster, whispered to me, Now.
Lucy's sure nobody else will get
Grants insurance money"
II I could ever loathe anybody. it
would be ChrystabeL Because she's
Bobs twin I really ought to love her.
I suppose, but IL ever there were an
example Of sex antasonism-like poles
repelling each other-it's the feeling
between Chrys and me.
She's responsible for my quarrel
with Bob. DR.. Hamilton Certeis drove
down in his powerful car. at the last
minute, and he would never have had
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
Confessions of
a Wife.
Matches Women Are Rudderless
Ships.

why. Mollie, that sounds a little
bitter. you do not. cannot think that
Chad would ever lose interest in you"
l said.
NO. dear. do not think he will
lose interest in me because i am al
ways stimulating that interest. But
IL 1 did not love him so devotedly,
MarGie. l am afraid ! would throw
up that stimulation job as not worth
the candle. 1t is a big Job and one
that most women must master and
carry through If they would be sue
cessful wives.
There. l have said much more
than l intended about myself" con-
tinued Mollie. Come over in your
prettiest frock tonight and I'll let you
have the conservatory in which to
properly refuse Barclay Sill"
Thank you. dear. I'm going to write
it," l said impulsively. and then
stopped short at MoIlies merry laugh
For l saw that l had told her that
! was going to refuse the fine" man.
Let him down easy. Margie." was
her parting shot and il made me de-
cidedly uncomfortable as | begun my
letter again.
My Dear Mr.. Sill:
II am sending you this little note
not because l am a coward. but be-
cause 1 have thought over the ques-
ton you asked me this morning. and
l think II only fair that you should be
told OF my conclusions as soon as l
have found them.
1T is very hard for a woman TO tell
a man whom abe respects and ad-
mires as I do you. that she is quite
sure that this respect and admiration
would not be what you. as a man.
would want In your wife. As l write
this. my heart is saying. that is only
a way OF telling Barclay sill you do
not love him. Dear Barclay. do
not know that ! shall ever love again.
and you will forgive me IL ] say that
loving once had all the joy and all
the pain that n great love can give
marriage l could not now bring my
self to accept what you have rendered
me. unless / could return II in kind.
I am sorry. Barclay, very sorry. but
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
ECONOMY COLUMN.

Very nearly one-third OF the aver
age family income is spent on food.
and the smaller the income the larger
the proportion OF it must be invested
in this necessity.
To aid the housewife who has =
limited sum to spend for food and
who must get for that money Ire
maximum OF nourishment food eX-
perts in the department OF home econ
omics at Cornell University have pre-.
pared a table Of Seven Command
ments for Buying the Daily -.
Here they are:
!. Set aside enough n rs r0 ~
quart OF milk each a. c1I "alc
child and Is quart a de- saT - b
grown person. II there y rg ercsga
money for this amount ~ leart
l pint a day for each child and l-S
pint for each grown person. Grown.
persons may use skim milk n neces-
sary or substitute ! $40 ounces OF
cheese for the milk allowance.
>. Buy from 10 ounces Of some
fat each day for each grown person.
Children require less fat because they
-fN II IN AiiN Abl VI VI AAAAAh w AHNoA
fat to buy for all purposes is butter.
3. Buy only enough sugar TO make
the meals palatable. Three level tea
spoonfuls each dav Of honey. Sirup.
sugar, or molases is sufficient for zach
person. Save on sugar TO spend on
more essential food
4 Buy each dav some potatoes and
one OTHER vegetable. such as onions,
carrots. turnips. heets. or whatever
is in season. Children should eat
daily /? or medium sized potatoes and
IL pound OF other vegetable. Grown
persons can eat s to 8 potatoes and
IL pound other vegetable.
S. Reduce the use OF wheat and
substitute such cereals as rolled oats,
corn meal, hominy. rice, barley, and
buckwheat. Use whole-Erain cereals
as they have greater food value than
refined flours. Use peas. beans and
potatoes TO replace some cereal and
flours
&. II extra money remains buy fruit
for each member Of the family. APP
pies. dried pTunes and raisins are the
cheapest fruit and contain much SUI
gar.
:. Spend whatever surplus is left
from the food allowance 10 increase
the flavor and variety.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-29
Jn the Social @orlo
By MAUD McDoUGALL.

General Bobbs, was In the saddle yes
terdsy at White Sulphur Springs. w.
Va
The marriage of Miss Dorothy FL
eanor Garner. daughter Of Mrs.
Thomas A. Garner. of Ontario road,
will be solemnized October / in All
Saints Church. Chevy Chase. Capt.
Prince, who is q nephew of Ben L.
Prince, collector Of taxes. was at
tached to the American Embassy at
Berlin at the time the war broke
out. He entered the service after
the United States got into the con-
fiict. with the rank of lieutenant, and
has since been promoted to captain
He Is in the intelligence department
and is stationed in Washington.
The marriage OF Miss Irene Dyer
and Denny Eldridge Spangler was
solemnized yesterday morning at the
residence of the brides brother, Will
lam H. Dyer, in Lentwood place,
Roanoke, Va. the Rev. Henry Shan
delle, 8. j., OF Georgetown University,
oficlatIng. There were no attendants,
and the bride wore for the simple
ceremony a smart travelling costume
of blue Georgette. Mrs. Spangler is
a member of an old Georgetown fam
lily. though she has recently been
living in New York. Mr.. Spangler,
who was formerly connected with the
Federal Reserve Board. has recently
been made traffic manager of the
Norfolk and Western road The
young couple will make their home
at Roanoke.
Mrs. Gerald Egan. formerly Miss
Louise Hoover. is the guest OF Capt.
Esan's brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Elmer Murphy,
at their summer home. White Oaks,
Mountain Lake Park. Nd. Capt.
Gerald Egan is in Flanders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Armes Robin
son. OF Evanston. Ill, are in Wash
ington for week. and are stopping
at the Willard.
Word has been received OF the
safe arrival in France of the Misses
Dorothea and Gwendolyn Denys,
daughters OF the Rev. and Mrs. F.
Ward Denys. who sailed on Aug. r.,
under the banner of the Red Cross to
act as interpreters and nurses aids.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Levy. of l479 Har-
ward street. announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Blanche
Levy, to Gerson York Jacobson, u.
S. A. Of New York. No date has
been set for the wedding.
Miss Lucille VI. Gaskins, Of lii1
Twenty-ninth street northwest, has
returned from a two weeks vacation
spent in Atlantic City. Little Miss
Frances Faith. OF Hancock Md, Is
spending several weeks at the Gas
kins residence with Mrs. S. Gaskins.
Mrs Wright. wife OF Maj. Gen. Will
lam Mason Wright. U. S. A., now in
France, accompanied by her daugh-
ter. Miss Marjorie Wright. returned
to their home in Hillyer place ycster-
day. They have spent the summer
travelling. They were for some time