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New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
ssNHa1nan Est
AVA Morte"

Il turned TO go and then wished had not,
for l almost stumbled over very tiny beg
clad in dirty blue smock, vino at this in.
stant reached up 20 big bearded polu and
SAID, III 4 half understanding voice, as if he
had been told to say it, 'Maman est morte.
The poilu looked at me, or rather beyond
me, took the tiny hand held out to him and
went out into the street with no word, no
change of expression
Il was used to the sight of the women
who slipped away alone, but this was 3
reversal Of tragedy which was not in the
routine of the ruck of war. wondered
whether hereafter the bearded poilu would
return, needless of his appearance, and
would go to a cinema with some lonely con.
rade / have never been back to the Care
de l'Est and do not wish to, but / should
like to have every Stacker, every pacihst,
every doubter of the necessity Of pushing
the war through to q complete decision
look into the eyes of these soldiers. Their
bodies are weary, their souls firmer thar
ever"
The conclusion about Paris which the
writer attains is this;
Paris is weary-Paris is sad--but Paris
IS absolutely confident; and that we, how.
ever laggardly, are at last permitted 70
take our place beside these poilus should cs
the greatest cause for Thanksgiving which
we, as Americans. can conceive"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

hearty appreciation of something vitty.
spirisuel, but the eyes still search the dis,
tance. They are surcharged with some
supersense thing, something apart from the
direct contact with their surroundings and
home.'
'Fow and than two eaunt trenehmea
come out arm in arm--they .xs -s,-,os. n
twos-unshaven, with mud but scrapsd from
their clothes, reckless looking, more deeply
lined than the rest, and almost always with
glittering Croix de Guerre pinned on their
discolored tunics. Some have the caps Of
Zouaves, and they look about them only
with curiosity. There is no one to NEE.
them- Two such giants stopped near me-
terrible men, who might have been vel
coined as worthy additions to the crew Of
Henry Morgan himself. | wondered upon
what wild revels they would launch, and
listened.
"'Que voulez-vous? I'm cinema7'
"'Mais oui, c'est tres bien.'
And out they trudged.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
NE of the most vivid and in
forming of all the articles ON
wartime Paris appears in
the June issue Of "The At

lantic Monthly" 1t is an article by
William Beebe. The very opening SEN
tences. sketch an unforgettable picture:
THE end Of the fourth winter of war
dnds q front line trench within eighty
miles Of the city of Paris. Forty minutes
IN 3 swift Spad brings one from the Tour
Eiffel TO temporary Bocheland With the
right wind q salvo of heavy German guns
rattles the windows on the Bos de Bou-
logne And yet Paris, TO the seeker of
truth about the war, is veritable Tower Of
Babel. Sources OF information are as un-
stable as weathercocks; the wires OF truth
are crossed and short~circuited. The prob
able length of the war; the present morale
o. the French, the English, the Germans;
the relations between the French and Amer
lean poiIus-these can be estimated with
equal clarity and greater accuracy from a
newspaper in the Waldorf, or Wall Street
unor than from inquiries or researches in
r;,Ss
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
carded, such as steel helmets and various
weapons for fighting. He continues:


weapons for fighting. He continues:
I'm little curiosity shop in Montparnassc
l was attracted by the excellent quality and
low price of a steel battle axe and mace,
both Of small size but most beautifully
damascened, and handled with tanned snake
skin. Later Anzac friend brought me
two more, and told me Of twenty-seven
being captured in raid on the Boche
trenches. There was no doubt Of their age
and authenticity, but how they ever made
their way from the Orient to the Boche
front is u mystery. They are powerful
weapons and we'll adapted for trench war
fare as it is waged in 1918, in competition
with bayonets, daggers and brass knucklcs.
Walking along the boulevards of Paris
one feels somehow as if one had slipped
back into medieval times, the emphasis of
color and ornament is so reversed. Almost
every man is clad in bright hues or with
some warm splash or stripe, and most are
adorned with medals and citations So
many women arc in dark colors, il not in
Grape, that ones thought Of their costumes
in general is Of sombreness Of hue"
Writing of the great assemblsge of
soldiers, Mr.. Beebe says that it was
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

1t will be easier to realize the daily,
monthly, yearly labor and worry which
have worn for themselves ruts deep into
the life routine and emotions of this Latin
people. AS the medical student loses all
sensitiveness concerning the handling of
human fingers and feet and hands, SO the
participants in the war without being really
oallous or insenstive, come to take danger,
ties
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Dewildering Types
- of Insignia

"Ihc uniforms and insignia were as con-
fuslng as water marked postage stamps or
sub-specitic variations of birds The tunic
of an Anzac who had been detailed from his
company to ground work in aviation. and
at present vas ser*ing in a tank bore con-
siderable resemblance to that Of Joseph.
l was glad to learn that the flaming scarlet
trousers and caps Of the French soldiers
were worn on the boulcvards only from
motives OF economy, and would be ex-
changed for uniforms Of faded blue when
they left for the front. Ones love of SYM
boilsm was aroused by the spread wings of
the airmen and the rampant dragon of the
men OF the tanks; but why scarlet patch
with a hole, sewed on the back of overcoat
and tunlc, should indicate that the Canadian
"1thln was an erector of light railways was
unfathomabe'
One Ohase of the ,ars;r+o,, r 49,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

One phase of the persistence of an
tiquity, the writer finds, is the readop-
tion OF armor and missiles long since dis
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Strange in many ways" For instance

straHge m mahy ways. For instance:
During all my stay in Paris heard never
note of martial musc-no beat of drum
or note of bugle. Scarcely a flag in the
whole city, except dingy drapeaux on Of
fetal buildings. Never parade-only twice
the muffled beat of feet, marching to their
own rhythm: once Of poilus off for the front.
once Of a company of Americans fresh from
the care.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
r APAT RE 8

@NoME from
IN France f dfeedg nd
been
assist the
Of
cravings TAKEN The
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

at each session. There is no cost
whatever in connection with the
course and nothing will be offered
for sale. The Commercial" will be
eliminated and the patriotic stressed
from the opening to the close.
women who have plenty and who
have never been in their kitchens
before in years are now taking great
pleasure in making a little go as far
as possible and concocting delectable
foods out of matrial that would be
scorned by the servant in the same
house. Women all over the country
are taking 1t as an honor to assist
the government in this conservation
movement, and they are realizing
that 1t is not through suffrage or So
cial achievement alone that thew
VIII win reputation and honor. but
by close attention to the details OF
the nome. Woman power is being
mobilized from one end of the coun-
try to the other. The peace of the
country is built upon homes, and
this necessary adjunct of our ma
uonal welfare is a thing that is built
ana maintained by women. In. tba
conservation of important foodstuffs
In eliminating waste. remember that
you are not only building your own
fortune and character, but Won are
putting prop under the nation as
well. This is the sort of patriotism
we VIII learn about in the lectures
ana demonstrations to be given bv
Mrs. vaughn all next week at the Y
Nj; {. A. auditorium under the an
spices of the Telegraph. Come to
each and every session and ask ali
the questions you like and il will
oe MRS. Vaughn's pleasure to answer
them as far as she is able.
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COOKING EXPERT. TO BEGIN
ECONOMIC WORK HERE MONDAY y
Demonstration to Be GiDen by Mrs Vaughn in Y. NJ c. A.
Auditorium Under Harrisburg telegraph Auspices

The Telegraph War Food School
which opens next Monday afternoon
at 2.30 at the Y. M. C. A. audi
torium promises to be popular from
the very beginning. Mrs. Kate Brew
Vaughn, who will conduct the course
of conservation lectures and practi-
cal demonstrations has visited Har-
risburg twice previously, and has a
host of admirers who will cordially
welcome her back. Instead of teach
ing the prepare ton of planked steak
and beautiful but expensive dishes,
Mrs. Vaughn will teach the prepara-
ton of meatless dishes and the use
of dishes that do not deprive our
soldiers of food. She declares that
she gets more pleasure in teaching
the preparation of simple, ineXpen-
sive dishes than In making costly
desserts, so If you want to learn how
to make the toothsome dishes of
your grandm others without the ex-
pense that used to attend them,
come out to Mrs. Vaughn's lectures
next week.
The Telegraph has already heard
from many club women regarding
the school and many are preparing
to attend, and while we would feel
that it fell short of success If every
session did not attract many club
women. we are also interested in the
woman who. for lack of time or ther
reason, does not belong to clubs and
we want them to be our guests every
day.
To Accommodate Big Crowds
No more desirable location could
be had than the Y. NJ. c. A. audi
torium and ARRANGEMENTS are being
made to accommodate large crowd
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

L will go over, into the drawing
room for a WHILE" she said
You will not!" Dora contra
dicted. Milton can talk to me at
some other time. / am tired and
want to go to bed early"
"Dora!" the mothers ejaculation
was fraught with displeasure. 81
am surprised at you!''
Because l told the absolute
truth?" the girl laughed. We'll,
Milton is accustomed to my engag-
ing little ways. If he isn't, he may
as well get accustomed to them
now"
But when Mr.. and Mrs. Living
stone had said good night and gone
upstairs, Cynthia spoke to Gerald
with an authoritative tone quite un-
usual in her.
"Gerald-come over into the
drawing room with me, please" :"
she said.
And, without waiting for his re-
ply, or to listen to any protest from
her cousin. she left the room alb
ruptly. accompanied by her be-
trothed.
In the drawing room, she turned
to him. her manner softened.
Thank you, Gerald" she said,
for following my lead. L really
have nothing especial to saytto you.
| only wanted to give Milton a
chance to speak alone with Dora.
can see that he has something which
he feels must be said. That is the
reason / got out of the way"
(To Be COntinued)
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German Calls Men
From Italian Front

Washington. May IA diplomatic
telegram received here yesterday
states that Germans newspapers re-
ceive din Switzerland carry insistent
threats against Swis sneutrality in
the event of the extension of the
Teutonic offensive othe Italian
front.
Doubt was expressed in military
circles here to-day concerning the
intentions of the Central Powers to
attack Italy at an early date al
though cautious experts asserted that
Germany had created an impression
that she was not able to launch n
sustained drive on the Franco -Flan-
ders front before actually engaging
her full strength there.
Official reports stating that Aus
trian troops were being diverted
from the Italian to the French front.
although numbers were not given.
We're held to supper tthe belief that
Germany's losses before the British.
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ing, he refused to add more to his
brief statement. Mrs. Livingstone
therefore trained her guns again
upon her husband.
Stephen shaking her finger at
him, tell me at once what you
have been saying to these boys about
me-"
Nothing especial Stephen Liv-
ingstone declared. Then seeing in
his wife's eyes look he knew only
too well, he strove to crafty her
inquisitive mood. "I only told them,
he admitted, "of the amusing mis-
take you made about certain scene
you witnessed here in the freight
several weeks ago.
oh"
Mrs. .Livingstone's ejaculation was
abrupt. One might have wondered
whether it was cuased by what her
husband said or by the effect of his
speech on the quartet of young peo-
pie.
Gerald Stewart sat as If turned to
stone, his eyes fixed on the floor
Milton uttered a smothered eXcla-
nation and threw his cigar end into
the fire, then, STOPPING over the
flame, pretended to be interested in
watching it burn. Cynthia flushed
and Dora shot a startled look in her
direction.
Yet nobody asked for further ex-
planation. Some one must say
something. and Mrs. Livingstone
came to the rescue. She saw, that
she had been guilty of a mistake in
insisting on this revelation. and she
hastened to repair her error.
"Oh," with a light laugh, that
was only a trifling matter-ap opti-
cal illusion, you might call 1t.
don't see why you ever bothered to
tell any one about 1t. Stephen. And
now, my dear, suppose that you and
go upstairs and let these children
have a little while together without
our chaperonage."
do not hurry, mother" Dora de-
INJURED. I'VE children as you call
us. have nothing especial to say to
one another, You may as we'll stay
here with u.s."
Milton Is in Earnest
But to the astonishment of all
hearers, Milton spoke out suddenly:
81 beg you pardon, Dora, but
there is something l want to talk
to YOU about-if you are not too
tired to give me a few minutes"
Cynthia stood up. Gerald and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01
The -Four of Hearts
A Serial of Youth and Romance
BY Virginia Van De Water
CHAPTER XLVIII
opvright. 191S, Star CompanY

Copyright. 1918, Star Company
Whatever was on Milton's mind. 1t
did not betray itself in his manner.
He laughed a great deal, and told so
many good stories that Mrs. Living
stone decided she had never seen
him more entertaining than he was
that evening.
But she noticed that Gerald was
not eXerting himself to be agree
able. His hostess watched him with
some apprehension. He had been
rather pale, she thought, when he
had come in from the dining room.
she wondered just what the men
had been talking about in there.
Curiosity was one of her strongest
characteristics, and she determined
to ascertain what had depressed
Stewart.
Well" she ventured, you gentle
men did not linger long over your
cigars tonight. did you? What was
the matter? Were there no inter-
esting stories to tell?"
Neither of the men responded, and
MIR. Livingstone felt 1t incumbent
upon him to reply in the same
jocose tone in which his wife had
spoken.
Il told them one amusing occur
renee IN Wh1cn the joke was or you,
my dear" he remarked. However.
we Will not repeat that little tale
now"
Mrs. Livingstone, was mystified.
"The Joke was on me?" she ques-
ltioned. "I have not the most remote
Idea what you refer to, Stephen"
Her husband moved uncomfort-
IRbly. "Oh, never mind, my dear"
Ihe evaded. its not such a funny
joke after ALL
But | insist upon knowing what
it was" Mrs. Livingstone persist
ed. IF you won't tell me one of
these young men must"
She glanced from Gerald. to Mil
ton. Like other inquisitive persons.
she hid her insatiate curiosity be-
hind a laughing demeanor.
Gerald turned to Cynthia and be-
gan to talk to her in a low voice.
Milton. happening to be standing
near the library table, was left to
his future mother-in-law's mercy.
what story did my husband tell
YOU, Milton?" she inquired. coax
ngly WAS 1t a joke on me, as he
says2"
Milton spoke impetuously. "I do
not think it was a joke on you at all.
If there was any joke 1t was rather
on some of the rest of u.s."
An Anxious Moment
Then he subsidized into silence.
and. in spite of his inquisitor's urg-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01
WheaHeSS Biscuits
and MuffinS

III Is easy to make biscuits and
muffins with the new f1ours if YOU
just Keep in mind the fact that Won
can substitute them "by weight" for
Wheat nour in such receipts. Try
some of these. You will like them.
Cornfiour Biscuits 2-3 cups corn
-four, teaspoons baking powder. 1
teaspoon salt, tablespoons fat.
cup liquid. Sift dry materials to-
gether. Work in fat well. Combine
LIQUID and dry materials. handling
lightly. Roll or pat u Inch thick and
cut as biscuits. Bake at once in a
hot oven.
Cornfiour and Oatmeal Mullins
cup milk, 1 tablespoon fat, 2 table
spoons syrup, 2 eggs, 4 teaspoons
baking powder, teaspoon salt. Ia
cup oatmeal (ground rolled oats) 1
2-3 cups cornflour. Add to the Gun
OF milk, the melted fat, syrup and
slightly beaten eggs; sift the salt,
baking powder and flour together.
use coarse sieve so that no part
of the flour or meal is wasted. Com
blne the two mixtures, stirring light
ly without beating. Bake in a hot
oven for twenty or thirty minutes,
depending upon the size of the muf-
fins.
Rice Flour and Ground Rolled
Oats Mufins-1 cup milk, 1 table
spoon fat, tablespoons syrup, 2
eggs, teaspoons baking powder,
teaspoon salt, 1-3 cup rice flour, 1
4 cups ground rolled oats. Add to
the cup of milk the melted fats,
syrup and slightly beaten eggs; sift
the salt, baking powder and flour to-
gether. Use coarse sieve so that
no part of the flour is wasted. Com
6ine the two mixtures. stirring light
ly without beating. Bake in a hot
oven for twenty to thirty minutes,
depending upon the size of the muf-
fins.
Barley Biscuits cups barley
flour. teaspoons baking powder.
teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons fat, / a
cups liquid. Sift dry materials to-
gether. Work in fat well. Combine
liquid and dry materials, handling
lightly. Roll or pat u inch thick and
cut as biscuits. Bake in hot oven
Immediately.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01
Bumper Wheat Crop
For 1918, Hoover Says

New oYrk, May 1.-Sounding an
optimistic note as to the future
wheat crop, Federal Food Admins
traitor Herbert C. Hoover, in speech
here to-day, predicted the nations
crop this coming year would be be-
tween SOO.OOO,OOO and 900, 600, 900
bushels. He spoke before $50 grain
men and officials of the Federal
Food Grain Corporation.
Conditions are rapidly adjusting
themselves. and it is the desire OF
the Government to return to the
normal modes of business just az
soon as the law of supply and de-
mand will permit" he declared.
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Advice to the Lovelorn
DON'T sHIRK YOUR TASK

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 am 20, married and divorced. A
boy IS is deeply in love with me.
like him merely as a friend, but he
has taken me very seriously. l want
to break this, and, as he is now trav-
cling on the road, think it a good time
to proceed. 1 don't want to do it too
suddenly. as ] am afraid of hurting
his feelings. Can you advise me2
MORROW"
I think you are right in your idea,
but you are bit cowardly about car
rying 1t out Maintaining the. boys
friendship will not work. And prob
ably you cannot escape hurting his
feelings. But he is much too young
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

Simplicity is the keynote Of bridal
costumes, but it must be OF the sort
that finds expression In exquisite EN-.
broiderfes. This lovely model in soft,
supple satin has the front panel OF
the plated skirt embroidered to cor.
respond with the bodice. A collar OF
self-matsrial finishes the neck and
the flowing sleeves are cuffed with
satin. The train is square and de.
tachable 80 that the dress may be
used afterward for formal wear.
Medium size requires 81 yards 40
inch satin.
Pictorial Review Blouse No. 1872.
Sizes, "a to A inches bust. Price.
20 cents. Skirt No. 1902. Sizes. "a
to 80 inches waist. Price, 20 cents
Train No. 7046. Sizes, small, medium
nj large. Price. Is cents.
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to be drifting into love affair. and
you are older in years and almost
"ages" older in experience. / think
you must sacrifice his friendship for
the sake of his happiness; il you re-
fuse to do this you are shirlSiEg your
real responsibility toward him. If
YOU have the courage to tell him
frankly exactly how you feel, and to
dwell on the fact that he appears to
you to be a mere boy, you will save
him from unhappiness. The point is:
have you the courage? You can't have
your penny and your cake, you know
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am eighteen and have known
young man two years previous to his
enlistment. He is about twenty,
and l am sure his mother approves
of his liking me. About a week ago
he wrote that he was simply tired
of me. You don't know how badly
| feel about it. / have lots of men
acquaintances, but there are none 1
love. l.. II.
My dear girl, you do not love him
at all! You can't. With the fool
ish contrariness of human nature,
you want what is not good for you,
what is refused you. What this boy
did is hard-hearted. cruel and utter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01
By McMQnuS

yindifferent to the rights of anyone
but himself. Fancy marrying a
man who would hurt and lacerate
your feelings whenever he too a
notion. That boy of twenty should
change his mind about his supposed
true-love is not so very startling;
but the nonchalant way that he cast
dignityyou aside, as he would pair
of old gloves, mustarouse your pride
and dignity to your defence. Guilt
vate the society of other boys. You
will find any number who are far
more dmirable-yes and loveable,
too-than this weakling.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

French and Belgian armies had been
so severe as to necessitate assistance
from her allies and the consequent
abandonment, temporarily at least
of plans to attack Italy.
In one important military quarter
1t was declared an excellent oppor-
tunity is offered the Entente Allies
to create a diversion by institution
of an Italian offensive against Aus
tria
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GERMAN "HUSBAND"
HALTS $4,000 SUIT

Rockville, Md, May Because a
Washington newspaper published in
advance of the trial here of the $70.-
600 suit of Mrs. Johanna Roth, of
Georgetown, against Mrs. Charles
Lee Frank. Chicago. a statement
that one of Mrs. Franks alleged un-
lawful husbands was Count Franken-
stein, son of the ruler of a German
province, now an artist in this coun-
try, the trial was halted