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The Washington times., 1918-01-11
By LOrettO C. Lynch.
Qastructor In Wartime Cookery in
New York Evening High school
for wOmen.)

-HERE 10 a certain amount OF
freedom from convention that
u comes to the possessor of
money. And this is no less true with
regard to the well-to-do housewife
than II 10 in the Gaze OF the wealthy
hero OF fiction.
Twas in a market near New York's
weaIthiest residential section the
other day when 1 beheld very
beautiful limousine stopping at the
door. And from It there emerged.
market basket on arm. one Of Amer
ica's weGlthiest women.
And how do you get the timer
found myself asking her. You are
on the Food Conservation Commit
tee and you are doing SO much
excellent war relief work. think
you are doing your share"
well. ! thought so. too. until
about 4 week ago. when ] made a
discovery right in my own home.
Nv husband and two sons are at
the front IN France lighting in this
great cause. and my own household
has been deliberately working
against them" she fairly walled.
Il have never bothered looking at
bills in all my life. but some good
angel made me look At last weeks
butcher bill had ordered Tuesday
observed as 'Meatless Day In my
home, and the most expensive she'll
nsh and poultry appeared on my
table each Tuesday. II was a view
of the butcher bill that inspired me
To walk, unsnnounced. into the ser
wants dining room at their dinner
hour one tobe-remembered
Tuesday.
There were the eight OF them.
Two delicious beefsteakS were on
their table"
I'VE Ant t. Twin on that trash
ye have on ussdays-wsre hard
working pvopie. ny COOK OF many
years va try.ns 70 say by way OF
excuse"
Aud 90 this patriotic woman. who
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By David Cory.

-roU remember. told you In the
last story how Puss Junior
u met Little Red Riding Hood
after the wolf had gone away. and
how she had taken Puss to call on
her grandmother. who never had to
lie in bed any more. because her
rheumatism had left her since she
had moved to Mother Goose Land?
Well, as soon as the dear old
lady saw our little traveller she ex-
claimed: Welcome. my little
friend. Sit down and tell me all
about yourself" And Puss did. but
II should try to repeat all he said
would never get through.
After a little while there came
knock OH the door and in walked
Old Mother Hubbard and her dog.
Wasn't that strange? For the last
time Puss had seen them II was In
Old Mother Goose Country and, OF
course. he was surprised to meet
them. And then. all of a sudden.
the dog began to sing!
Old Mother Hubbard never goes to
the cupboard
To get me a bone any more;
For she has no excuse. and what II
the use?
She remembers what happened
before.
So now we both 60 to'a nice movie
show
And then to a gay cabaret res
taurant nne.
Where we order a stew of EIbrets
for two.
AID the orchestra plays while We
dine.
'Srsy0." cried Puss .VaiVT.
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Budgeting Household Expenses

knows that her employers great
slccess was due TO his system and
order. 30 detail was too trivial for
him to look into at least once.
Any housewife can have an Of
nee" even IL 1t IL only on q very
small scale. And the time to begin
In right now. while the year IL
young"
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Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHAPTER III.
COpyriEht, 1913. Star Co.

CopyuEnl, AeAcs SbAE w.
UsK had settled down In the
corners OF the room before
Cynthia Long stopped her
dy pacing to and fro
ls felt suddenly very tired. and
* into the bedroom, paused In
It Of the wide bed.
ID like to sleep long enough to
20 me forget everything but the
cent and future" she said aloud
N. with a sharp shake Of her
h-'No, would not either! For
I'd forget Daddy"
was the first time that she
spoken aloud since Mr.. Blaks's
arturo haIf-an-hour ago. The
nd Of the dear. familiar name
ned che food-gates of her emo
4 Throwing herself face down
M upon the bed, she burst into
lassion OF sobs.
bh. Daddy! Daddy" she moaned-
I'm 10 lonely without you"
be lay weeping for some time.
In, gradually. her form became
eter. The sobs gave place to
k-drawn bresths and she fell
kep.
l was dark when she awoke with
kasp. Switching on the light at
| head of the bed, she. looked at
watch. 1t was almost half
u seven.
bringing up. she began to get
az for dinner. smoothing her
nbled hair and Strengthening her
tnklsd collar. A glance Into
! mirror showed her face. palsr
IN usual, and her eyes heavy with
spinE. The vanity natural to
ing girl asserted itself
n am . fright" she muttered-
ow can face people in the din
broom when look like this
quickly she removed her dresA.
a, going into the bathroom ad-
ming the bedroom. dashed cold
tier over her face and eyes Then,
akinE down her hair, she. re-
ssssd Il When she had fastened
Ssh lawn collar and GUNS into the
OK and sleeves OF her dress she
n better satisfied with her refec-
IN IN the mirror.
she was still rather pale as she
ok her seat at the little table as
ned to her in the great dining
ON. The music from the orches-
A hidden behind the palms sound
very sweet A. she listened. and
found herself beating time
lhtly to 4 familiar waltz.
Il bet you that girl dances we'll"
man seated at one Of the tables
marked. She's just the kind OF
rson that dances well"
The young man to whom this
mment was addressed glanced
er his shoulder in the direction
Heated by his companions eyes.
Il can't see anything but her
ok, old man." he complained.
ut she's certainly got q good
ure. It's mighty like Dora's nE-
e, by the way"
Comparison.
Is that so?" HIS companion
tsed. of course everything that's
cd Is just like her. isn't it, Van?"
Milton Van saun nodded II guess
ia" he admitted. Anyway. she's
good locker. as you'll have 10
NIT when you see her. I'll wager
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HHE SKIPPER vas not dis
pleased with the complt-
ment, and went on:
when we got past tAe
sphorus the men began 20
rmble. some OF them, the
umanians, come and asked me
heave overheard big box
Itch had been put on board by
ueer lookin' old man just before
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lomeu Should Read Miss LyncI's Articles

VERY ONE is anxious these days to live economically
as is consistent with maintaining good health The
ouble with many housewives who want TO get the most
their money lies in inability to manage the expenses
operly Miss Lynchs articles will be Of value to all
omen inte rested in their households
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Comparison.

Is that so?" his companion
tsed. of course everything that's
cd IL just like her. isn't it, Van?"
Milton Van saun nodded II guess
ia" he admitted. Anyway, she's
good locker. as you'll have 10
NIT when you see her. I'll wager
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Dracula, or The Vampire

- 5000 g.. Fo,dnr hal
- - ,,ITov, and
" - - - e.. ,,,bc, ,bey
- - - .',-.f,v, ,ha ovii
80" "-'
-. a.. .,,.-,.a.,;or- a, far
~ N' eo StSis,.,o,..I nj
. - -. ,hsir b,,sirsss nTett,,
o,,icl,. ~, ." t,sr' aftsr a 'fog closed
a. 81; -. ~, os inv ala
anent something. though I wouldn't
say II was agin the bit box Well, on
We went, ana as the Ios alont let Up
Ior nve usSs JUosS e ~
-. .a,,a,,-hora. Ill h. ngouId
fetch IL IN a'reet. An IL he didn't,
we'll, we'd keep q shaIp look out any
how.
sure eheuch' We hAo . iaIE M1S
-. - - - e., -..,,,s -, 800
- e 80, .oI1.a.
M VI" toe, We i 49, TSo
LIS 8S. IN 'ne Ii'ei oppoH IiS -
- -
ne rlght OF wrong 70 tsAe OUT tns
ooA anu hins II IN the
10 argy WI SheW aooot II WI manu-
SPIKE an When the ias' tneH Iose
on the ueck' WI ms hes1 IN MS =, manu-
hAu convinced THEM that' eNii eye
OF no eViI eye the property anu tne
trust OF my owners were better IN
my hshos than IN the river Danube.
rhey mad MIND ye' taken the ooX on
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A Self-Possessed Lover.

To him, Milton seemed an IN
usually cool and sslf-possessed low
ar. He confessed that he would be
glad to get back to -the little old
town and guessed" thht IL was
because it was home but did not
suggest that Il was because the girl
he loved was there
Was he really as much infatuated
with this Dora Livingstone as most
engaged men are supposed to be
with the objects of their affections:
And was the girl no more ardently
in love than Milton himself was:
Milton was q big, Eood-lookinE
chap. A girl should and IT easy
to care for him
What are you thinking" Van
Saun demanded. AZ he caught his
friends eyes fixed upon him
"of your engagement" Stewart
said. bluntly. Are you much In
lover
"Of course I AM" Milton ex-
claimed. You do not suppose that.
Just because I do not rave over
Dora, I do not know what prize
I've drawn. I'm not one of the
gushing sort. And l have no pa
thence. anyway. with lOve-Sick
rhapsodies. People need not be
fools just because they are fond of
each other, need theyT'
Certainly not" his companion re-
piled. But he still wondered just
how deeply Millions heart was
stirred. He remembered that at col
leEe he had been an enthusiast in
everything that interested him.
Then why was he not more enthusi-
astically In love with Dora Living
stone?
Stewart shrugged his broad
shoulders. 1t was none OF his busl-
ness, anyway. With which con-
clusion he dismissed the matter
from his mind.
CTO BE COntinued.)
The Washington times., 1918-01-11
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the recognition in 1853 Of
Napoleon I'LL by the great Powers Emperor Of the
French Napoleon, having reached the summit of his
hopes came to grief after the defeat of his armies by the
Germans in 1870 and the French Republic into be-
ing as il exists to-day.
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The Four of Hearts
SERIAL OF YOUTH AND ROMANCE
[iItOn van Saun and His Friend
Gerald Stewart Take Notice
of Cynthia at Dinner

something pretty that you and she
. are going to be great friends
"I hope So" Gerald Stewart re-
Joined. It's queer that though
visited you three times during my
last year at college I never met
the girl you're engaged to-"
Il guess 1t so happened that she
was away just at those times"
Milton Van Saun said. otherwise
you'd have met-you're both such
good friends of mine"
Were" corrected his companion.
I'm still your friend. MISS LiV-
inEstone is something more"
Yes" Milton acknowledged
but she's still my friend. even II
she is my fancee. By the way the
engaEement's going to be an
nounced as soon as 1 get back TO
New York. Gee! I'm glad you de-
clded to manage the eastern END Oh
your business! It's a great Dill Oh
GOOD luck for me to have you In the
same town with me-"
New York is where I've always
wanted to locate" Gerald Stewart
remarked. And I'm mighty glao
YOU and I are going to be together
again. It will be Ike q prolonga-
ton Of the good old college days
won't it?'' ,,,,,,
I You bet" Milton agreed III
be happy to get back TO the llttie
old town, too. I'm about reaoy 10
settle down to work San FRAN
cisco and all the other western
cities are all right in their way,
but New York's good enough Ior
me. 1 guess it's because it's home.
The pair were silent for while
a. they slipped their Coffee Gerald
Stewart regarded Van Saun'
thouRhtfully.
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by BRAN sTokER
BRINKLEY.

Ia was the eddrass. We founi out
thas this .-aS all the captain knew:
so with thanks we came away.
We found HildeshcI,n in his OFFICE
A Hebrew Of rather the Adslphi Thea
ter type. With a nose like sheep.
and q fez His arguments we're
pointed with specic-we GoinS the
punstuation-aEd with a little bar
gaining he told US what he knew.
This turned out to be simple but
important. He had received q letter
from Mr.. dc Vile of London, telling
him to receive, II possible before sun
rise so as to avoid customs, q box
which would arrive at GalatZ IN the
Czarina Catherine.
This he was to give in charge to
a certain Petrol Skinsky, who dealt
with the Slovaks who traded down
the river to the port. He had been
paid for his work by an English
bank note, which had been duly
cashed for gold at the Danube In
ternational Bank. When SSinsky had
come to him, he had taken him to
the ship and handed over The box,
so as to save pOrterage- That was. all
he knew.
NO ONE KNEW WHERE
SKINsKY HAD GONE
We then sought for SIlinsky, but
were unable to find him. One OF his
neighbors. who did nOtsseem to bear
him any affection, said that he had
gone away two days before, no one
knew whittier This was corroborated
by his landlord, who had received by
messenger the key OF the house to-
Eether with the rent due, in English
money. This had been retween 10
and IL o'clock last night We were a.
q standstill again.
Whilst We were talking one came
running and breathlessly gasped out
that the body OF SkinslSy had bean
found inside the wall OF the church
yard of st. Peter. and that the throat
had been torn open as II by some
wild animal. Those we had been
| speaking with ran of to see the
horror. the women crying out This
| is the work OF a Slovak-' We hur-
ried away lest we should have been
in some way drawn into the affair.
/ and so detained.
As we came home we could arrive
at no definite conclusion We were
all convinced shat the box was on
/ Its way, by water. TO somewhere but
where that might be we would have
! TO discover. WIZ heavy hearts we
; came home 10 the hotel TO Nina
CrO he Continued TOmOrroWl
! lCopSrishtsdJ
Republican farmer., 1918-03-22
TRYING HARD TO
ENTER SERVICE
OF HIS COUNTRY

Boston, March 16-If any Ameri-
can is trying harder than Almon
'Dingman of Barton, VT. to help his
country by getting into war service,
national headquarters of the United
States Shipping Board Recruiting
Service at the Boston Custom House
has not heard of him.
Dingman applied here for enroll
men on shipping board training
ship, to be drilled as fireman for the
new American merchant marine. In
his earnestness to be ready for the
transatlantic service as soon as pos
si5le he had sold his IA head of
cattle and 400 chickens at Barton,
and left 1000 sugar maple trees ito
take care of themselves" he said.
Dingman was greatly disappointed
when shipping board physicians were
unable to ACCEPT him as merchant
marine apprentice, owing to a slight
affection of the muscles of one arm.
WELL" he remarked, I've got one
more chance left. I've tried to get
into the navy, the artillery and the
merchant marine. Perhaps they'll
take me in the army. If they don't
I'll go back to farming and do the
best can there"
Republican farmer., 1918-03-22
GERMANS FIGHT
CZECH DEPUTIES
IN PARLIAMENT

Copenhagen, March 16-Czech and
German members of the lower house
of the Austrian parliament engaged in
a wild scuffle in which several were
injured Thursday during a speech by
the Czech deputy Soukop, says a
Vienna dispatch to the Hamburger
Fremdenblatt. The disturbances be-
came so serious that the chairman had
to dissolve the sitting.
Deputy Soukop complained that
Prague, the capital of Bohemia, had
been for several days without food,
including potatoes. Deputy Wolff, a
German member, jumped to his feet
and shouted!
1.-THE Czechs have not given out
proper quantities of food. The Czechs
will starve us. They are the allies of
the British"
The German deputy's harangue was
interrupted by Deputy Rydlaziz, a
Czech, who threw him to the floor.
The tumult thus begun soon spread
throughout the house.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-22
HOLLWEC ADMITS
TRUTH OF STORY
TOLD BY PICHON

Amsterdam, March 16-In an in
terview published in the Neuste
Nachrichten of Berlin, DR.. Won Beth
mann Hollweg admits the truth of
the statement made recently by Ste
phen Pichon, French foreign minis
ter, respecting Germanys attitude
toward France at the time of the out.
break of the war.
On. Pichon said that on July 81,
1914, DR. Won Bethmann-Hollweg
then German chancellor. instructed
Baron Won Schoen, then German am
bassador in Paris, to demand that
France, if she desired to remain neu-
trail in the war between Russia and
Germany, should hand over to Ger
many, as a guarantee of neutrality,
the fortresses of Toul and Verdun, to
be occupied until after the war;
DR.. Won Bethmann-H ollweg says:
1.-The Russian general mobilization
furnished indisputable proof that
those factors which welded power in
Russia over the head of the emperor
desired war in all circumstances. My
instructions to Baron Won Schoen on
July 81, 1914, have been brought to
light But what have these instruc-
tons to do with Russian mobilization
and the attitude of France?
mo one could seriously doubt that
we had not only to- fight against the
Russian mobilization, but also 10 fight
France"
Republican farmer., 1918-03-22
WANT MECHANICS
AS DRIVERS OF
TANKS AT FRONT

Men of military age are now being
accepted at the regular army recruit
ing stations in this state for the tank
service, announced Major W. A. Mer-
Ger, commandant of the Connecticut
recruiting district, today. Before their
acceptance, applicants must have their
applications approved by the Chief of
Engineers or by a commissioned Off
Ger of the S5th Engineers. The tank
service is one of the most interesting
of army branches and hundreds of
men are volunteering throughout the
country for it, report army officers.
The British tank is an American in
vention. 1t has aided wonderfully in
pushing back the Hun in Flanders
and other famous sectors. But the
| American government has made some
| big improvements on the Yankee trac-
! tor. Speed is one of these factors.
| Recruiting officers urge young men
between the ages of IS and q and 81
and 40, inclusive, to volunteer for this
service at once. 1t is predicted that
scores of Connecticut men will flock
to the recruiting stations to get into
the tanks Each recruit, however,
must come with his application ap-
proved by the above mentioned Off
GERS.
Army recruiting continues brisk in
this state and this week many were
forwarded to the recruit depot by the
New Haven, New London, Waterbury
Hartford and Bridgeport stations.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-22
AMERICANS
ROUT HUN
PATROL
U. S. Shippers Shoot Down
Advance Men AS They
Crawl Through Fence.

With the American Army in
France, Wednesday, March 13-
(By the A. P.)-Active artillery
firing continues on the American
sectors north of Toul and east of
Luneville. A considerable num-
Der of gas shells has been falling
intcrmittently ON the Toul front.
An enemy patrol was discover
ed this morning in the American
wire arrangements northwest of
TouI. The Germans were driven
Off with rifle fire and several of
them were hit. One body was
left hanging in the wire.
American Shippers have beef
very busy on both sectors. East
of LuneviIle six enemy snipers
were siIenced by the Americans.
On the TouI front during last
night and today considerable
talking, and even singing, was
heard within the enemy lines.
Several times the Germans stuck
their heads over the parapets to
see what the Americans were
doing.
After several of their number
were hit the Germans stopped
looking.
At one place last night an
American sentry saw a figure
Sinking through the darkness.
The man halted when challenged
and was found to be a German
prisoner who had escaped and
was trying to get back to his own
lines.
The place where the German
was captured was not far from
where an American one FOUNDER
was busy firing on a large nest of
enemy snipers. The Germans
withdrew.
The American artillery in the
TouI sector again battered the
German lines and observation
posts and caused an explosion,
probably of an ammunition dump.
Hundreds of big shells were sent
into three new German trenches
where weapons resembling gas
projectors had been erected.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-22
JAMES STILLMAk
CITY BANK HEAD
DIED YESTERDAY

New York, March 16.-James Still
man, chief owner of the National City
Bank, which means the chief stock
holder in the greatest financial insti-
tuition in the world under private
ownership, died yesterday at his home,
9 East Seventy-Second street, in the
6Sth year of his age. He was one of
the strongest figures that the world
of finance has ever produced and it
was to his efforts largely that the
great banking house was brought to
its commanding position.
Mr.. Stillman's death occurred at $50
o'clock last evening, of heart failure.
Since 1907, when he went to Paris to
get relief from what his physicians
called grippe of the intestines," his
health had not been good, but he re-
covered from periodical attacks with
the determination of a fighter and his
death, even at his adanced age, came
as surprise to the city.
Mr. Stillman was born in Browns
vile, Tex, the little frontier town
that stands as a sentinel on the Mex
lean border, June 9, 1850. His early
youth was passed at Hartford, Conn,
and he was educated at a private
school at Ossining, N. 7. He married
Miss Elizabeth Rumrill and began
early a career that was marked by
success from its start.
LAS a mere youth he entered the en-
ploy of Smith & Dunning, cotton COM
mission merchants, and he had hardly
attained his majority when he became
a. partner in the cotton commission
firm of Smith, Woodward & Stillman.
This connection was made in the year
1871. In 1873, when James Smith, the
veteran cotton man, retired, Wlillann
woodward and Nfr. Stillman continued
the business.
| Early in his career Mr.. Stillman
gained the friendship and commence
of Moses Taylor, merchant and BANK
er. and their friendship was lasting
and important. With this sagaclous
millionaire Mr.. Stillman engaged IN
many projects, among them the pullo-
ing of the Houston and Texas central
railroad. and through MIR. Taylor Mr.
Stillman became interested in many
financial and industrial enterprises.
| IT was in November of 1881 that MT.
stiI1nan succeeded Percy r. Pyne, a
Ison-in-law of Mr.. Taylor, as presaoen'
of the National City Bank, and from
that time until 1909 the great lnstltu-
ton grew under the personal dlrectlon
of it's new head. No commercial oanR
in the United States had ever known
such volume of deposits as came &c
the City National 1t became an IN,
stitution that was a part and parce
of the nation itself.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-22
WHEAT SITUATION
ASSUMING MOST
SERIOUS ASPECT

Washington, March 16 - Further
limitation of wheat consumption in
the United States is under considera-
ton by the Food Administration to
make certain that the sub-normal
visible supply will tide over the
American people and their allies until
the next harvest.
Plans for accomplishing the addi-
tional saving are being worked out
carefully and the only bar to success
feared by officials is the senseless
boarding which may be practiced by
unthinking and selfish persons.
The seriousness of the wheat situa-
ton was shown today by a Depart
ment of Agriculture report on the
supply in country elevators and mills
which was supplemented by frank
admission at the food administration
that existing flour stocks are only 80
per cent of the normal quantity need
ed until July 1. Food administration
officials though the departments es-
innate of 180,000,000 bushels of
wheat in elevators and on farms
March 1 was optimistic and said their
best information was that 125,000,-
900 bushels was the greatest amount
that could be expected.
The Allies have been promised co.
100000 bushels of grain between Jan.
1 and July 1. The only alternative to
failure to carry out this program in
the opinion of food administration Of
1cials is sacrifice by individuals.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-22
GIVES EXTRA PAY
TO OUR AVIATORS

Washington, March 15-Legislation
to repeal laws giving extra pay allow
'ances averaging so per cent. to men
in the aviation service, recommended
by General Pershing and by Secretary
Baker, was unanimously disapproved
by the Senate Military Committee. A
clause in the omnibus bill amending
the National Defense Act providing
for repeal of the allowances was
stricken out.
Senator Hitchcock said that over
sanguine reports had been put out
concerning the aviation program and
that the department was investigating
the question.
A provision in the bill allowing ar
senaI employees thirty days annual
leave with pay was stricken out at
the request of the Ordnance Bureau
because continuous operation in the
arsenals during the war is planned.