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Evening star., 1918-12-29

captivity in Germany and had been
returned through Switzerland-ex-
periences which account for tho sad
ness In faces and figures that child.
hood should never know.
SUE CHUC. BY d. r. S.. author of
"Lui Sing" etc. Boston: The Corn
hill Company.
In an engaging simplicity Of re-
cital one follows here the fortunes Of
a little Chinese girl, Sue Chuc from
the moment when one meets her as a
menial in the Chinatown of San Fran
cisco, through her studies and train
ing in the east. and then back to
China as the bride of the young Chi
nese physician whom Sue Chuc had
known in her little girlhood on the
Pacific coast. The charm of the story
lies in it's atmosphere. In that seizure
of attitude and outlook and gesture
that constitute the human being of
another civilization than our own. In
this respect the book in hand has dis
tinctiOn and interest. And In special
character, too, In presenting Sue Chuc
and the others around her, complete
and whole in themselves, the work Is
finely competent and strong. Truly
exotic in effect, the story is. never
theless, one of striking appeal.
Evening star., 1918-12-29
What They're Getting.

uTHE Germans for the next gen.
eration," said Mrs. Edith Whar-
ton at a Y. M. c. A. tea in Paris, "'are
going to be pariahs. Wherever they
go they're going to be abused. And
it will be useless for them to com.
plain.
"A German diplomat spent the sum-
mer at st. Moritz, in the SWISS En-
gadine. One morning beside the lake
he stopped to talk to some neutral
ladies, and little girl who was in
the party whispered something to her
mamma.
"The German. smiling and twisting
his kaiserlike mustache, said jesting.
ly to the little girl:
Its rude to whisper
"She looked him straight in the
eye and answered coldly:
But 1t would have been ruder still
to say it out loud"
Evening star., 1918-12-29
A Hit.

CECPGTARY McADOO told at a
luncheon a loan story.
VA pastor In n New Jersey village"
he said. devoted half hour one prayer
meeting night to a loan appeal. His APP
peal was forcible. 1t even touched the
rich old deacon who hadn't subscribed
to the loan hitherto on the ground that
he could get a better rate of interest
elsewhere.
'I'l take s5O.' announced the deacon
solemnly from his pew
Then, as he sat down, a piece of
plaster fell from the ceiling. striking
him pretty hard blow on the head He
rose again hurriedly. He had scared.
awed look
i mean $780, he said.
Then Brother Jimmy Connor shouted
Justify from the amen corner:
% Lord, hit him again."
Evening star., 1918-12-29

A POET OF THE AIRs Letters OF
Jack Morris Wright, First Lieuten-
ant OF the American Aviation in
France, April. 1017-Jnnuary. 1918,
Boston: Houghton Mif1in Company
Only eighteen years old-this pilot
aviator of the American Aviation
Corps. Jack Morris Wright was
killed in France soon after he won
his commission. This book is made
up of his letters, letters to his
mother and to one or another of his
friends Informal letters, these, in
which the boy let's out much of his
height and depth of feeling over the
amazing career in which he finds him
self. The letters are poetic-one as
sumes that every airman is at heart
poet But to this one his been given
the gift of expressing part, at least,
OF the wonder and awe and delight
that seize upon him i'm his work
among the clouds. This is truly high
adventure to which the boy brought
much out of his own spirit to eXalt
and glorify it.
SIX FEET FOUR. BY Jackson Greg
ory, author Of 1.-THE outlaw" etc.
Frontispiece by Frank Tenney
johnson. New York: Dodd, Mead
& Co.
Jackson Gregory's new story of the
far west stands quite apart from the
common run Of these wild west ad-
ventures by virtue of distinct
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TRANSPORT HITS MINE; 40 DIE
French Steamer Drome Destroyed
Near Marsellles-liner Andanis
Torpedoed OF ireland.

Paris. Jan. 30.-Forty persons were
killed when the French transport
Drome and a trawler struck Il mine
within sight Of Murseillcs on Monday.
Aviators soon afterwurd discovered
several mines In the same vicinity.
London. Jan. Gothic big Cunard
liner Andania and the steamer Cork
we're torpedoed and sunk by subma-
rines In the lust - hours. Seven pas
sengers and five of the crew OF the
Cork were lost. Several stokers on the
Arlania were killed.
The Cork. which was 1,279 gross
tons. was torpedoed without warning
The torpedo struck her amidships and
she sank In five minutes
Many of the passengers were In
their herths at the time. The survivors
were landed ut II port of western Eng
land.
The Andanla was torpedoed Off the
Ulster coast Sunday morning. All of
the 40 passengers were secued by pa
troll boats.
The Andanla 13,405 tons; was built
I'm 1913 aud had mnde many trips be
tween British nnd American ports.
There were no Americans among the
passengers, who were booked in Lon
don for the Andania.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
WILL. KEEP ALSACE
kAlSER'S CHANCELLOR REPLIES
TO WILSON'S PROPOSALS.
Demands New Statement of War
Aims-Says Presidents Terms Are
Not Satisfactory.

Berlin, Jan. 2S.-Chancellor Won
Hertling, in his address before the
main committee of the reichstag
Thursday, said there was no difference
between Germany and President Will
son regarding the freedom of the seas
Thorough freedom OF navigation In
time of war, as well as in peace, was
one of Germany's main demands. IL
was eminently important for future
free navigation that England should be
made TO relinquish her strongly foru-
fled points of support on international
sailing routes, such as Gibraltar Alden
Hongkong and the Falkland islands.
"Concretely, the outlines are unSat-
isfactory," the German chancellor IN
sisted
He demanded that "enemy leaders
set forth new proposals"
There are no differences between
us and President Wilson as to freedom
of the seas" the German chancellor
asserted.
However. we cannot talk of the
cessation of Alsace-Lorrain, 81 per
cent of the population Of which speaks
German"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
ADVICE TO BUSINESS WOMEN
How One May Escape From lmpor.
tunities That Are in the High
est Degree Unpleasant.

writer says in the American Maya
zine I'm an article dealing with the
business woman:
IF he invites YOU to luncheon. do
not snub the poor man and tell him
In naughty voice that you never mix
business with pleasure, or something
equally bromide. Smile ut him--not
coquettishly, hut frankly and humanity
and tell him you never eat luncheon
If he is more than usually thick
headed and follows up the invitation
with an invitation to dinner and the
theater, smile some more; smile CRATE
fully, and apprecintingly, and regret
fully, and tell him you have sick sis
ter at home and spend all your spare
time with her, and when he thinks Il
over the next day he will know what
you meant and-us II Is the next day
he will be glad that you did not ac-
cept II he compliments your clothes.
be frankly pleased and tell him that
you like that suit, also. If he COM
ments on your pretty color, reply Just
us frankly ms though you were another
man that so much outdoor work IS a
splendid thing for the health. Humor
him, but after every departure from
the aisles of business lead him gently
hut firmly back to his pew and hold
him there"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
ROAD SCHOOL TO
Be STATES BEST
MACHINERY WILL BE FEATURED
AT SIX DAYS CON-
VENTION.
MEET WEEK FEBRUARY 80
Important Topics viii Be Discussed
BY Wisconsin Road Commits
sioners-Speakers from Other
State on Program.

Madison-With indications pointing
to an attendance of over 500, with an
unusually complete exhibit of motor
trucks, tractors, oilers, and other
equipment with addresses by promi-
nent road experts, the seventh annual
Wisconsin road school of the Wiscon-
sin Highway commission to be held
at Madison, Feb. A to 8, promises to be
the greatest gathering of road experts
ever held in the middle west The
Wisconsin Road school has been for
years recognized as the largest gather
ing of that character in this country.
The program of the road school
states that 1918 is going to be road
and bridge maintenance year in Wis
consin" and the topics of discussion
are devoted to the Importance of the
maintenance problem. especially the
system of patrol maintenance, an in
noyation in this state.
Among the speakers on the program
will be j. H. Mullen, chief engineer OF
the Minnesota Highway Commission,
and +. r. White, road engineer of the
Iowa Highway Commission. The SEES
sions will be held in the assembly
chamber, the opening one TO be called
to order on Feb. 4, presided over by
John A. Hazewood, chairman of the
Wisconsin Highway Commission, who
will make the introductory remarks.
This will be followed by an address of
welcome by Governor Philip, to be re-
sponded TO by F. f. Parker Rhinelan-
der president of the Wisconsin County
Highway Commissioners association.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
G0RGAS FIXES BLAME
SURGEON GENERAL LAYS CAMP
ILLS TO THE WAR OFFICE.
oVercrowding Are Responsible
for Epidemics.

Washington, Jan. 2S.--Lack of proper
sewage facilities and overcrOwdine are
responsible for epidemlcs which have
left their mJrk on training camps, Sur
geon General GorgaS told the senate
military committee
Forging ahead with his drive against
"wur department efficiency Senator
Chamberlain summoned General Cor
gas to comb the health conditions of
National Guard and RAINY camps.
General GOrgas told the committee
that practically none" of the National
Guard camps have sewage facilities.
His earnest recommendation that fully
equipped hospitals and sanitary ar
Engagements be provided before men
were sent TO the camps was Disregard
ed By the war department, he said.
Forty per cent of the pneumonia
cases in camps followed measles, ami
measles epidemics resulted directly
from overCrOwding, he added.
GorgaS admitted that orderlies in
camp hospitals are as unframed in the
care of the sick as country boys He
also acknowledged that some sick men
get practically no care from trained
woman nurses.
There are four of these unframed
Orderlies To every trained nurse. Gen
eral GorgaS said. 1t will be Il year be
fore these unframed orderlies are com
peteut nurses, he added.
1--WE have 10000 men In the medical
corps. We ought to have 100000, "
GorgaS testified. He admitted there is
shortage in the enlisted personnel of
the medical corps with Pershing's
forces
Lack of an adequate number of hos
pital ships TO bring back the wounded
from France. General GOrgas testified,
was the result of five months discus
sion of the question between the war
and navy departments. Even now, he
told the committee. no decision has
been reached, though one is imminent.
After 1t comes, he added, ii would take
at least three months to make over
existing vessels to the requirements.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
CIVIL SERVICE SlMPLIFIED
Examinations Are Made Easier In Or
der to Induce More to Take
Tests in Stenoeraphy.

Madison Simplfcation of examina
ton is one means by which the Wis
consin Civil Service commission is
trying TO induce a greater number OF
stenographers and typists to compete
for positions in state service. Arith-
metic has been eliminated from the
tests and the stenographer is now
asked to show mis- ability only in
spelling letter writing, shorthand and
typewriting As heretofore, the ex-
aminations scheduled for the week be
ginning Feb. 16 will be held at Sc
lected centers throughout the state
including Eau Claire, GAINESVILLE,
Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, Mil
waukee, Oshkosh, Wausau and other
centers where the number of candi-
dates warrants an examination.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
INSPECTION PLACE CHANGED
Wisconsin Farmers and Seed Dealers
Asked to Send Samples to State
Agricultural Department.

Madison Attention of Wisconsin
farmers and seed dealers is called to
the fact that the enforcement of the
state seed inspection law has been
transferred from the Experiment sta
ton, to the Wisconsin Department of
Agriculture, at the Capitol. The seed
inspection laboratory will remain at
the Agricultural college, and all sam
Piles should be addressed to the State
Seed Inspector, Agronomy building
Madison.
A fee of twenty-five cents for each
sample should accompany the seed, if
a complete test is desired. If purity or
termination tests separately are re-
quired, the fee is fifteen cents for
each. Send money in the form of
check, postoflice money order or coin.
Make all checks and money orders
payable TO the Wisconsin Department
of Agriculture, but mail them to the
Agronomy building.
The last two years have been UNI
favorable for the production of some
MINUS vi SttNl, ~ llltlt tll'Ic 10 q t'Ntti =
ity and prices will be high. Be sure
to see that all seed purchased or sold
is labeled to conform with the re-
quirements of the seed inspection law.
This requires that every package of
agricultural seed exceeding one pound
in weight must be labeled, with the
percentage of purity and termination
when sold or offered for sale on the
Wisconsin market. If the seed is corn,
alfalfa or small grain, the label must
also tell where the seed is grown.
Because of war conditions, the larg-
est possible crops must be raised this
coming summer Maximum crops can
not be raised unless he seed sown is
of good quality. Be sure that the seed
used is clean, vital seed, which will
produce a good crop.
The seed laboratory is equipped to
give as rapid service as it is possible
for accurate results, but each sample
requires a certain amount of time for
the testing, and the larger the num-
Der of samples which can be sent in
early, to avoid the rush which comes
later, the better it will be for all con
cerned
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
CHIPPEWA In D iANS WIN LAND
Supreme Court Decides That 500 Red
men in Bad River Territory
Are Riehtfui owners.

Ashland -- Five hundred and forty
Indians OF the Bad River reservation,
near here, have won valuable pine
lands from the state of Wisconsin. Ger
tain section on Bad River reservation,
which have been in dispute between
the state and the Chippewas, become
the indisputable property of the Indi-
ans. A total of $3.50 acres is involved
There are 30,000,000 feet of timber on
the lands. The money value of the
land is worth over 100000, but, with
the value Of the timber included, the
total value probably foots up to third
of million dollars.
The decision giving the lands to the
Indians was recently handed down by
the United States supreme court, fol
lowing a legal battle of many years
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
NAVY IS READY FOR TROOPS
Daniels Announces Plans Have Been
Made Already to Carry Any Mum
Der Of Men to France.

Washington. Jan. 30.-The Ameri-
can navy is ready to transport in safe
~ all the troops the war department
may decide to send, Secretary Daniels
announced Monday night.
Secretary Daniels guardedly diS-
cusscd the relations of the navy to
the now plans disclosed by Secretary
Baker before the senate.
Asked whether the navy was ready
10 transport the increased incremeAts
of which Secretary Baker had spoken,
he said
I'VE have already made our plans
II have always warned YOU" he
told the reporters, that there will be
an increase in U-boat sinllingS after
a decrease But the navy has made
progress in fighting the U-boats.
"There is no panacea. We must
keep at It. Sometimes they will get
us and sometimes we will get them.
I think the progress IS on our side
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
WILL START FARM SURVEY
School Children Throughout Wiscon-
sin Will Gather Data for State
Council of Defense.

Milwaukee-The state council of de-
Tense has begun work which will re-
suit in the greatest agricultural pro
duction in the history of the state as
one OF its effort to help win the war
Within a short time 225,000 pupils
will be engaged in their part of a pa
triotic seed and labor survey. More
than 10000 boys, old enough to work
on the farms, are to do their part when
the planting season opens.
In 1918 no foot of tillable soil is to
be allowed to remain barren. Under
the direction of j. B. Borden, a mem
Der of the staff of State Superinten-
dent of Schools C. p. Cary, the seed
and labor survey will show what is
needed to increase production to the
maximum.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
RETAILER CAN BRING SUIT
Application In Trading Stamp Case
Permitted BY Supreme Court on
Request of Chicago COMPANY.

Madison-Permiss to begin suit
was granted by the supreme court, on
application of the Downey-Farrell com
pany of Chicago for an order restrain
ing Dairy and Food Commissioner
George j. Weigle from enforcing an
order making the retailer the person
who must redeem trading stamp cou-
pons.
Commissioner Weigle held that the
coupons issued by the Downey- Farrell
company in packages of oleomargarine
are to be redeemed in cash by the re-
taller and not by the company issuing
the coupons.
Ralph w. Jackman, representing the
Chicago company, filed a petition with
the supreme court asking for leave to
bring the suit and the writ is return
able on March 5. Commissioner Wei
gle will be represented in the action
by Attorney General Haven.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
TO CHANGE BAN KING LAWS
Gov. Philip Amends Call to Allow
Legislators to Take Action on
Statute at Special Session.

Madison-Go Philip amended his
call for the special session so as to
permit changes in the banking laws
of Wisconsin. The change proposed
will allow state banks to put up their
assets to obtain funds from the federal
government,
State banks have been limited in
their operation TO obtain government
funds by a provision in the banking
law This has been true, not only of
Wisconsin but also of Michigan. IN
der the call as changed, the special
session of the legislature on Feb. 10
will be allowed to consider banking
legislation along this line. This will
be OF the creates; aid TO state bankers
buying heavily of Liberty bonds and
will make money conditions in the
state less stringent
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
4 KILLED, MANY
HURT IN WRECK
Flyer From Sioux City and
Omaha Leaves Rails at
Granger, III.
MANY I0WANS ARE INJURED
Ten of Eleven Coaches Leave Rails
and Roll Down 25-Foot Embank-
ment-Wife of Counsel for
Road Among Dead.

Chicago, Jan. 30.-Four persons are
known to have been Killed and many
others were injured when an Illinois
Central combination flyer from Sioux
City and Omaha jumped the track at
Granger, Ill.,, IS miles west of Chi
cago.
Ten of eleven coaches plunged from
the rails and rolled down 25-foot EN-
bankment. Many of the passengers, OF
whom there were 300 on board, were
pinned under the wreCkage. Those
who were not injured faced death by
freezing.
The Dead: Mrs. Dwight Henderson,
Sioux City, Ia. wife of counsel for
the Illinois Central railroad; Sidney
splitter, five months old, l435 North
Western avenue; NJ O. Thompson,
Sioux Falls, s. D.; Miss Viola Burg,
lie Mars la.
Seriously Injured Mrs. j. NJ. Byler'
Manson, Ia., bride Of Sunday, who
was on her honeymoon, condition crit
lcal Miss Jessie Craig Sioux City, Ia;
Charles Esche, Iowa Falls, Ia; Mrs.
G. V. Jones, Fort Dodge, Ia; Mrs.
Bertha splitter Chicago; G. ID. Thorn
as, Huntington, Ind, Il soldier Mt Camp
Grant on his way Ia Chicago; Mrs.
Arthur Trapp, Dubuque, In.
Among those less seriously injured
were julius Byler, Manson, Ia; ). Il.
Bell. Fort Dodge. Ia; $. j, Berg, lie
Mars. Ia; George Cameron, Fort
Dodge. la: Charles Cameron. Fort
Dodge Ia: Charles w. Ellis Iowa City.
la; Charles Krolman, Evansville
Ind. Charles +. Niers. Sioux City, Ia;
A. J, Trap, Dubuque, Ia; William
Winget Sioux City, la; l.. l.. Wright
Manson, In.
The wreck occurred at the same
switch where troop train carrying sol
diers back to Camp Grant after hoii'
day ia Chicago recently waS derailed
The train was running about twenty
miles nm hour when It reached Granger
at 2:lO o'clock. Mrs. Splitter had just
put her baby 10 sleep aud laid 1t on n
chr seat. There was n crash az the
tender of the second engine-No. 1881
left the rails and the long string OF
coaches piled up against IT. Mrs. spit
ger leaped to rescue the baby. 1t mad
disappeared.
The injured aud other passengers
pinned under debris shrieked for help.
Mai, Henry l.. Schelling, coming from
Camp Grant TO Chicago with soldiers
was on the train. one Of the soldiers
was among the injured. The Others
went To the rescue with the major and
dug out the Imprisoned victims
Appeals for help were flashed 10
Chicago and Elgin.
The doctors and nurses from Chi'
cngo and Elgin gave first aid and the
passengers from the wrecked train
were taken ON board the relief tram
with the injured in hospital cars, and
taken to Chicago.
The victims were taken to hospitals
in Chicago. A broken rail caused the
accident.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
CRACKED GLASS IN PRUNES
Gritty Taste Leads Marinette Woman
to Investigate = Federal Au-
thorities Are Notified.

MISUNDERSTANDING gritty taste
in stewed prunes, Marinette woman,
having just read of ground glass found
in canned tomatoes, made an investi-
cation. BY straining pound of the
dried fruit she recovered spoonful of
tiny bits of glass. The matter was
reported to the authorities and the
entire box of prunes was found per
meated with the glass by the pro-
fessors at the county agricultural
school II is claimed that fatal results
would have followed for the entire
family had they eaten the prunes.
Dist.-Atty. Miller reported the find TO
the federal authorities in Milwaukee
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
ASK RETAILERS TO
SIGN FOOD PLEDGE
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BRING
100000 MERCHANTS IN THE
COUNTRY INTO LINE.
1882 BADGERS HAVE CARDS
Object of Pledge Is to Sell to Custom
ers at a Fair and Moderate
Price With a Reason
able Profit.

Madison Another important step
in the control of retail food prices in
which Wisconsin is doing its part, has
been taken by the federal food ad-
ministration in a national campaign
to obtain pledges from all of the 400,
900 food retailers OF the country that
they will maintain fair prices, and
take no more than a reasonable profit
Reports in Washington at the close
of last week show that 1882 Wiscon-
sin retailers had signed such pledge
From now on, customers should look
in every food store for the red and
black poster, bearing the seal of the
food administration, which shows that
the merchant has signed the pledge.
The pledge, which appears on the pos
ter, reads as follows.
I'VE pledge ourselvs to give our
customers the benefit of fair and MOD
crate prices, selling at no more than
reasonable profit above cost to us
Before he en- obtain this poster,
which is a certificate of membership in
the food administration, the merchant
must sign a record card bearing the
same pledge, which is sent to Wash
ington and placed in the files of the
food administration.
The pledge is voluntary and it is be
lieved that all merchants will be eager
TO sign it, because customers will be
asked to look for it whenever they go
into a store to buy.
No merchant will be allowed to
sign unless he gives the positive as
surance that he will live up to the
pledge, in spirit as well as in letter
If the poster appears in any store
which is not maintaining fair prices,
the state administrator has authority
to remove it and report the same Of
the merchant to the food administra'
ton in Washington.