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Precious Wool.

1t is absurd, we have been assured
by those in a position to know, for us
Americans to get panicky over any
severe wool shortage next winter
somehowahings have been managed
SO there VEll be enough for military
purposes and also enough for civilian
uses. at price not prohibitive But
even though it were extremely diff
cult for us to get much wool of the
sort that we wanted next winter,
most of us need not actually work
ourselves into a state OF panic over 1t.
After all. compared with the women
over there" we have no hardships
yet Then there is always one con-
soling thing to remember. and that is
that in this war business we are all
in the same boat. If you have to wear
last winters coat there is the thought
that your neighbor will have to also.
and. after all. the main objection we
usually have in "skimping" in the
matter of clothes is that we shall
appear conspicuous in so doing. Even
going barefoot, as they say the we'll
to-do Germans have been urged to do
this summer to conserve leather for
the soldiers and those employed in
necessary war work, would be robbed
Of most of its terrors II one but knew
that every one else was doing 1t too.
So, II you have to wear a steamer
rug around your shoulders shawl
wise-which you won't-you will find
that wearing blankets and slumber
coats has suddenly become matter
Of fact.
that, we ought to be at great pains to
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Skirt That Tits Up at Back.
FASHIONS

Have you an old navy serge dress
in your home? Or have you a navy
satin or taffeta skirt or drop skirt
that seems to be rather out of the
running at present and for which you
can see no immediate place in your
wardrobe?
If you have either-or. better still.
both-of these garments, very smart
separate skirt for fall Is an easily
acquired possession, as the sketch
shown herewith will indicate.
This skirt is abundantly supplied
with loose or flying panels, five OF
them being used. The underneath
skirt must be narrow. one and half
yards being good width for such a
skirt, and the panels may. If desired.
be finished all around with a binding
of black or navy silk braid. or they
may be stitched or an invisible hem
used.
II desired blouse matching either
of the fabrics used in the skirt may
be made to accompany this skirt, and
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GHOST STORIES.
BY n. ADDINGTON BRUcH.
Copyright, 1881

only few years ago ghost stories
were quite out Of fashion. Nobody
was interested in them at least so
book publishers and magazine editors
snought. The progress of science had
forever put an end to belief in ghosts,
But what do we see today?
Ihe ghost Is again abundantly in
tween book covers. Such is the mount
Ing interest in the mystery of his do
tngs that one publishing firm has
deemed 1T worth while to summon up
Tor the present generation a whole
company of fictional ghosts of other
days than ours.
Drawn from many sources from
the writings Of Bulwer. Hoffman.
Erckmann Chatrain, Gautier and
other famous writer's - they present
themselves under the assertive title
Of Great Ghost Stories" They JUS
tify the title from every point of
view, not least the literary.
Some Of these fictional ghosts met
in early boyhood. Their temperance
is indeed welcome II only for the in
dication 1t gives that science. after
all, has not exinguished and never
can extingufsh human faith in q life
beyond the grave.
Science, 1t is true. has made 1t nee.
essary for US to recast our view of
ghosts. We no longer regard them
as material entities-hence their fall
ure to terrify US as, Of yore. We ad.
NIT that they are mental rather than
physical manifestations"
And we concede that in most cases
we need not look beyond ourselves
with our strange latent faculty Of ex-
terna1tzing thoughts as hallucinations
of sight OF hearing-to account for
the ghosts that indubitably appear to
US. -.
But in the process Of s.dfseredftfnr~
the ghost. science has brought. to
regard to rarely-used potentialfties ef
the human mind-as revealed. for ex-
ample, in the phenomena Of hypno.
tism and telepathy-as by Inference
to. strengthen instead Of weaken be-
lief in survival after death.
Or. as ! have otherwise stated in
my book. The Riddle Of Personality:
''The conditions Of our environment
here on earth are such that It IS inn
possible to expect the DEVELOPMENT
(of these potentia1ities) in this life to
any but q limited extent Yet 1t Is In
conceivable that they. any more than.
the faculties Of which we daily avail
fellows. are given to US for no pur-
pose.
Logic. therefore, unites with faith.
to buttress the conviction, that there
must be . life beyond. q hereafter in
which we shall at last come into our
complete heritage. at last be veritably
ss man grown to full stature"
ghost stories. even in this sophisticated
twentieth century. is in reality not q
cause either for surprise or misEtv-
ing. It iB rooted In the vary nature
OF our btling and IN -our incfeas Z
knowlsdgs Of ourse1vess
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LI1TILESIoRIEs LI1TILE
I%bEDTIME
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1918. BY T. ". Bursess.)
Curiosity Makes a Friend.

II Peter Rabbit had not been sulky
he never, never would have been 80
ungracious to timid little Nimble
Heels. It wasn't at all like Peter.
No. sir: 1t wasn't At all like Peter.
Never before had. he been known to
refuse the hospitality Of the dear Old
Brier Patch. He didn't actually re-
fuse 1t this time, but he was SO un-
gracious in giving little Nimbls Heels
permission to spend the night there
that he might Just as well have re-
fused. And it was all on account Of
the sulks. 1t was all because Peter
had been beaten in jumping. beaten
by this same little Nimble Heels.
''If that is the way you feel about
1t I'll hide in the grass out on the
Green Meadows for the night I'm
sure I don't want to intrude." replied
Nimble Heels.
whats that?' demanded Peter. be-
fore he remembered that he wasn't
gong to talk to any one.
whats what?" asked Nimhle Heels.
looking all about him as II he ex-
pected to see something strange.
Nimble Heels sat up facing Peter
and his little eyes twinkled. In
trude means to go where you are
not wanted" he replied promptly
"It is a sort Of polite word. Don't
you think It sounds nice?"
Huh" grunted Peter. Huh! VINO
said you wasn't wanted here?
When people are told to keep out
of sight 1t isn't necessary to tell
them that they are not wanted. re.
piled Nimble Heels with a great deal
Of dignity for such little fellow.
thought Peter laughed right out.
With that laugh away went the sulks.
Sulks disappear before laughter just
as mist disappears before the sun.
I'm sorry" replied Peter. was
feeling a little out Of sorts. Now I
have you stay in the dear Old Brier
Patch as long as you want to be-
cause I want to know you better.
You will be safe here tonight and
we'll get really acquainted. You see,
there Is q lot I want to know"
about what?" asked Nimble Heels.
want to know that can tell your
"a lot of things about yourself
replied Peter. promptly. You see, I
don't know q thing about you ex-
cepting that you are cousin OF
Danny Meadow Mouse and thss you
the Green Meadows. am ashamed
that I acted SO just because you beat
me; You see, you YOU. are .3sa such little q little
my head that you had the least
chance in the world Of beating me.
and when you made such q wonder
full jump 1t quite upset me-"
"That wasn't much Of q Jump" said
Nimble Heels before he thought how
it would sound. Then he looked very
much ashamed.
mot much Of q jump" exclaimed
Peter, as If he couldn't believe that
Nimble Heels had meant to say that.
Not much of q jump! Do you mean
to hint that you can jump farther
Nimble Heels nodded. II can Jump
much farther than that" said he
you've got to show me-" declared
Peter. II want to see you jump. and
I want to know all about you. Let's
be friends. What do you sayr'
i've wanted to be friends all
along" replied Nimble Heels. And
so it was that Peters curiosity served
him well for once. It got him out
of the su1ks and made him friend.
Evening star., 1918-07-15
TIE ART OF FORGETTING
~ II. ADDINGToN BRUCE.
Copyright. 1881
Copyright. 1881

Ability to forget is just as I'm
portant II ability to remember. In
fact. q mans success In life depends
to large extent on cultivation of
the art Of forgetting. So does his
health.
One aspect Of the Importance of for
getting was long ago presented forci-
bly, by the psychologist william
James when he pointed out:
III we remember everything, we
should on most occasions be as ill
on as II We remembered nothing. 1t
would take as long for us to recall
q space Of time as it took the origi-
nal time to elapse. and we should
never get ahead with our thinking"
Ana, TO borrow an apt illustration
from Robert s. Carroll:
watch the trained. systematic man
and sorts its contents. II not accus-
TONED to such methods. you will be
surprised. probably dismayed, at the
amount OF material that never finds
an abiding place in drawer, pigeon
hole. or classified assortment, but is
consigned to the waste basket.
IN response to your question he
VIII probably reply with serious
smile that his waste basket is the
most valuable piece OF furniture in
his ONCE. Were it not for that a
rev weeks would find the room, now
the acme Of order, piled ceiling high,
and untnhabitable. because Of the ac-
cumulated mass of useless trash
so Is 1t with a mind which has
not attained the power of rejection,
has not developed active and aggres-
siye forgetfulness
Worst Of all is the plight of the
man who does not appreciate the inn
portance Of forgetting the trivial
snents. annoyances disappointments,
and pains of daily life.
HIS tenacious memory for these
does more than fnterefere with his
memory for things Of real impor-
tance to him. It also tends to AFFECT
his character. to embitter him, to de-
velop In him the mood Of the chronic
fault finder or worrier.
Then 1T is that his health begins to
suner as consequence of his fail
ure TO cultivate the art of forgetting,
For his persistent irritability and
iretful anxiety slow down in some
degree the vital processes. Indiges-
ton, insomnia, nervous exhaustion
are logical results.
Ability to forget the annoying is
his primo need. And ability to forget
the annoying depends on just one
thing-disregard of the annoying.
Always we remember that to which
Evening star., 1918-07-15

use every bit Of available woolen yarn
that we can lay hands on next winter.
II you do Red Cross knitting care
fully conserve every little end Of the
sock yarn. If 1t does not match the
kind you are now using you can make
heels or toes out of different kind
Of yarn. 1t IL also permissible to
make the cuffs of the socks out of
different sort from the main sock.
Little pieces of colored worsted are
nice to use in making colored stripes
at the top of the socks. The colors
should be absolutely fast, and this you
can mako sure of by boiling for ten
minutes in salt water.
II you have any sweaters Of your
own in bad condition take time from
your war work to knit them up. Skein
the wool and wash it carefully. Then
either knit 1t up for yourself again.
thus making 1t unnecessary to use
new wool for yourself. or knit It into
nice warm garments to give to some
one of the many home charities that
are making such forceful appeals to
us at the present time.
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"HOME TOWNS" OF11
"CROSS" MEN ANNOUNCED
Lieut.. Col. Fe1and Of Philadelphia
Among Soldiers Awarded Dis.
tinguished Service Honor.

Addresses OF the eleven officers and
men awarded the distinguished serv-
ice cross by Gen. Pershing. as an
nounced in a recent communique,
were issued Saturday by the War De-
lpartment. They follow:
Lieut.. Col. Logan Feland, Philadel-
phia. Pa; Sergts. Joshua L. Broad
head. Providence, r. l.; Benjamin
James, Brookline. Mass: Corp. James
r. Thornley,. Fall River, Mass; Pri-
Yates Edward l. Dion, Hartford,
Conn; Frank P. Gordon, York. Eng
land; n. r. johnson, Providence, r.
l.; J. c. Parent, Webster, Mass; Jer-
emiah Tryon, Saybrook. Conn; no
record could be found of Maj. J. s,
Turrill. marines, or Private Willard
s. Pauley. machine gun battalion.
All the others are members of the
101st. 1920 or 103d Field Artillery.
except Lieut.. Col. Feland, who is an
officer Of marines.
Evening star., 1918-07-15

The following additional list Of
American prisoners Of war 10 an
bounced by the WarDepartment:
Camp Darmstadt-Harry F. Nc
Whirk. corporal. Dorchester. Mass:
Edward ]. Curtin, corporal, Roxbury.
Mass; Michael E. Riley. private. first
class. Boston, Mass; Harold Carlson.
sergeant. Dorchester. Mass: George j.
Mcdonald. private, Roxbury. Mass. !;
Frank Daley. private, Hyde Park,
Mass; Thomas ]. Kirk, sergeant. Med
ford, Mass; George Nelson. sergeant.
Bristol, Conn: Charles Cropper. pri-
vate, first class. New Haven, Conn /:
Charles F. Sturgeon, private. Bristol.
Conn: Tony Carione. private. Nor
walk. Conn; Francesca Mulfitano.
private, Port Chester, N. Y: Austin NJ.
Ready, private, first class, Jersey City.
N. J.: Edward w. Prunier, private.
first class. New Haven, Conn; Harold
Owen private New Haven, Conn.
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AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR
AND WHERE THEY ARE HELD

Frank L. johnson. private. first class
Middletown. Conn: Lionel s. Robin1
son, private, first class. East Hamp@
ton. Conn; Battiste Cuzzipoli. private
Springdale, Conn; Edward j. Murray
private, Southington, Conn: John AZ
Minor. private. New Haven, Connt
Frank Narowski, private. Derby
Conn; Ejnar ]. Turning, private, Mida
dletown. Conn: Edward NJ Pope. pri4
vate. Hardwick, VT; William j.
Chappa, private, Sangatuck, Conn.i
James Sexton, private. BrattIeboro,
Vt; George N. Fortin. private, Central
Falls, r. l.; Oliver J. Ouellette, pri-
vate, first class, Lyndonville. Vt; Herr
mand +. Moreau. private. Providence,
r. ].
Camp Giessen-Charles w. Preston.
private. Wynnewood. Pa: Harry +.
Thorpe. private, Waterbury. Conn;
William J. Wright. private, first class,
Chestnut Hill. Pa.
Camp Limburg-Paul w. Eaton,
lieutenant, Jackson, Mich.
Camp not known-John w. Morris,
lieutenant, Washington. d. C.: Guy d.
Tibbetts, lieutenant, Bennington, n.
H: John A. White, lieutenant. Dun-
can, Okla.
Evening star., 1918-07-15
USES GARBAGE IN MUNITIONS
Government Asks Housewives to
Avoid Waste.

PHILADELPHIA, July 1S.-Save
the unedible scraps from the table for
making explosive charges for sev-
enty-dve-millimet guns.
Tbs food administration here has
issued this appeal to housewives for
increased efficiency. Kitchen and
table refuse, It 10 urged, should be
kept in q separate oontainer from
other house refuse and free from
foreign matter.
Statistics furnished by the food ad-
ministration show that one ton Of
garbage supplies enough glycerin to
make the explosive charge for. four.
teen seventy-five-millim shells.
enough fatty acid" to manufacture
seventy-dve pounds Of soap. fertilizer
to grow eight bushels of wheat and
scores of other materials essential
in the manufacture of munitions.
The garbage wasted in twenty-four
large cities not utilizing garbage is
estimated to be equal to about four
and half millions Of pounds Of
nitroglycerin in q year. or about
$5.000.000.
Evening star., 1918-07-15
SITE OF ANCIENT EMPIRE
NOW VEGETABLE GARDEN
Workmen Utilizing Ground in
Britain Made Famous by the
Roman Occupation.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON, July within the thick
rock and earth walls of an outermost
rampant of the ancient Roman em-
duty today with hoes instead of with
swords. The walls and deep trenches
are virtually intact. and on the
ground of the circular camp, or fort,
undisturbed since the Roman occu-
patton. vegetables are growing to
help feed the armies OF the allies.
on the estate of Lord Clifford. about
twelve miles from Torquay. Devon
shire.
Evening star., 1918-07-15

BLACK JERSEY FRocK WITH
WHITE SATIN wAISTCOAT. PAM
Ell IN BACK Is HELD WITH JAP
ANESE BOW OF BLACK SATIN.
THE TUNIC IS CAUGHT HIGH AT
THE BACK TO SHOW A WHITE AND
BLACK SATIN SKIRT.
coat back is slightly held in below
the waist line. A long, sandwich
panel ip the back is slightly held in
below the waist line by satin bow.
and as this. panel drops downward
toward the hem 1t is caught up SO
that it forms an irregular line at the
edge and reveals a bit more of the
white satin SKIRT than is shown in
front.
This - not the only costume which
has arrived in the middle of the fash
ions and which shows a skirt of a
different color and fabric. This is a
Saving material" war. you see We
must use up odds and ends OF what
we can get and what is left from
other things.
Evening star., 1918-07-15

. smart little street frock be the re-
suit. =. So
Never have any seasons style de-
signs been 30 wholly friendly to
the subject Of Allegations, and the
very fact that fabric shortage ex-
lists also contributes to this end. The
tendency Is to use as little wool ma
terial as possible, making up any
shortage, along that line by piecing
out with taffeta, satin. silk poplin, etc.
Wool fabrics may be even scarcer
vii snHn from ~ M, now % On mt = GOOD , Seai 81
time, Into solving, the mysteries OF de-
signing and making her own clothes.
Il II an excellent wartime meaaure,
for women must continue to be weE
Evening star., 1918-07-15
Gambling Ban in Budapest.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, July with a
view to putting down the alarming
growth of gambling. the Hungarian
government has prohibited all games
of chance at clubs and saloons in
Budapest and police have been given
to enter private clubs at any
time, say German papers.
Evening star., 1918-07-15

we most closely pay attention. AL
ways we forget soonest that to which
we pay little or no attention.
Herein is the secret both Of re-
membering and Of forgetting. 1t is
question of selecting wisely from
among the innumerable things which
in our waking hours clamor for our
attention.
Paying atteption to the trivial and
the disagreeable we are certain to
clutter our minds with trash that
should be consigned to the waste
basket of forgetfulness.
Whereas, by concentrating on the
important, we set our minds in order
as the efficient business man sets in
order his Office.
Evening star., 1918-07-15

dressed. A healthy general morale is
dependent upon 1t.
Referring again to separate skirts
fringe of all kindx-Hsed as q TRIM
ming on smart fall and winter models
helps nightly to camou1age fabric
economy.
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To Have Air Raid Protection.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, July 1.-The mu-
nicipal authorities at Cologne have
approved a plan for the digging OF
trenches in the suburbs for better
protection Of residents from British
and French air raids.
Evening star., 1918-07-15
SHARING THE SORROWS
Of THE HEROES KINDRED
French Mothers Mourn for Ameri-
can Soldiers Who Die Of
Wounds in Hospital.
Correspondence of tn. Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
| PARIS. June a-Thousands of miles
from their maternal hearth. the Amer
lean dead, heroes of the second battle
| of the Marne who have succumoed
from grievous wounds in Paris hos
pitfalls. are mourned daily by French
felt the sorrow of the kindred OF
| these heroes.
Daily the funerals leave the city
hospitals for the little cemetery dedi.
Gated to Americans by the city OF
Suresnes. located on hill to>the west
of Paris overlooking the capital.
Daily the Republican Guard in its
picturesque and historic military at
tire marches forth to the funeral to
| bestow Frances regard upon these
Americans. American marines act as
the guard of honor and though no
| volley is fired. because 1t is forbid
den by the French authorities, the
American bugler sounds taps"
| Service In French Chapel.
A service is first held in the little
chapel in the hospital. Protestant
chaplains officiate over the dead of
their faith and Catholic priests over
such as can be spared. including
nurses. orderlies. clerks and doctors.
attends the service.
The bodies are borne from the
chapel to the ponderous Army motor
| trucks. AS each body is brought to
and the marines execute present
| arms" When all the dead have been
placed upon their military bier the
procession to the cemetery starts.
At the head are the chaplains in
| motor cars. Then follow the motor
~, ,oly nd 10 OF ta I'd Nf
The collins are draped with Ameri-
can flags. Each one bears two
wreaths. one given by the republic
of France and another by the city
Of Paris. Trico1or ribbons bind the
wreaths. In letters Of gold the rib
la Patrie."
The little procession winds its way
along the boulevards. The French
know its significance. Without ex-
ception. as it passes. every pedestrian
stops. uncovers and bows in homage
to the American heroes.
Interment on Summit Of Hill.
Reaching the summit Of the hill
of Suresnes. the interment of the
bodies begins. A crowd Of French
mothers and sisters gather at the
graves. They reverently listen to the
chaplains pronounce the last words.
ana, nedVy OF neart, 1ney 166l the
sorrows Of those thousands Of miles
away.
The American bugler takes his place
and slowly sounds taps" At the
final tone the command is give and
the military escort returns to its post
in the city. The little crowd of
mothers and sisters repair to their
homes with thoughts Of the mothers
and sisters in America
The Suresnes cemetery is the gift
of the Suresnes municipality to- the
American Army. It Is beautifully
situated in the midst Of a cluster Of
trees. The walks are arranged in the
form of a cross.
Evening star., 1918-07-15

Swift & Company's Sales of Fresh
beef in Washington. D. c., for the week
ending Saturday. July IS. 1918, aver
aged 1889 cents per pound.-Adver-
tisement.
Evening star., 1918-07-15

Representative John H Nelson Of
Wisconsin may still be a candidats
for reelection. Recently he said he
would not be a candidate. but later IL
was said he was reconsidering the
matter
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-01
Of
AMERICANS
STRENGTHENS
Faith Of
THE ALLIES
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO
MUCH YET BUT THEY HAVE A
HEARTENING EFFECT
(By Associated Press.)

Washington. Jan. 1.-Although ac-
tual operations Of the American
forces on the west front have been
confined to narrow limits, the pres
ence of troops on the firing line has
strengthened the faith Of the allies In
ultimate victory, Secretary Baker
today declares in the weekly Mill.
tary Review. The secretary points
out that beginning the New Year the
British dominate the Flanders plain.
and the French with a defense lins
unimpaired control a strong strategic
position in the Laon region as a re-
suit of successful attacks along Che
min des Danes, and Italian defenses
are holding against Teutonic assaults
the past six weeks. Referring to the
detection OF Russia, the, Review says
the Germans are proffering assistance
to the government in establishing
internal conditions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-01

company, but 1t will mean the prac-
tical rebuilding of the station building
with the exception of the outer walls.
The origin of the fire is a mystery
that probably will never be solved.
When discovered the upper part Of
the building, about from one end to
the other, was in flames. The general
belief is that the fire originated in the
baggage room, but there Is no clue to
what could have started 1t. The bag.
gage room was locked and the Bag
gagemaster F. w. Barber, had gone
home after the departure of the last
morning train, 1t being some three
hours until another passenger train
was due. The fire was discovered at
about ten o'clock, or perhaps an hour
and half after the baggage room had
been vacated and locked. There was
no fire in the baggage room, and no
stove, except a small oil stove, which
was found later bearing every evil
dence that 1t had not been lighted.
Hence there is not even a plausible
theory upon which to hang a clue. All
that Is known is that all at once