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The herald., 1918-02-07
HOW PERSH|NG GOT INTO THE ARMY

finest men that I ever worked WITH"
said Mr.. Best. Its true he was mighty
strict with his work, but the results he
got were so good that everybody he
worked with loved him for ii. When
he was here we had a regiment the
university could be proud of.
Usually he was mighty dignified in
his work, but he had way Of getting
next to new men," continued Mr.. Best.
1.-The first time 1 ever saw him he
walked right up 10 ME. slapped me on
the shoulder and said: We'll, Jack,
they tell me you got along mighty well
with my predecessor. If you did. am
darned sure Wen get along just as
WE'LL
General Fond Of Gardening.
1.-THE boys at the university got a
surprise the first day Pershing drilled
them" said Mr.. Best. at had been
their habit before that time TO come TO
drill with shoes blackened or not, just
as they pleased. When Pershing took
hold the first thing he looked at was
TO see that all shoes were well BACKED
and that the heels looked as good as
the toes. He was just that thorough
going In everything ali the time. He
was Al in every way, and you can ask
The herald., 1918-02-07
LARGE INCREASE in CRIME

Grimes against property have in
creased steadily since the United
States entered the war, and the rea-
son may be found directly in the eco
uomic conditions which have been
brought about by the war. Crimes OF
violence, except robbery, have tended
to decrease. but the decrease is to be
attributed not so much to gangs and
the Imprisonment of the gangsters who
formerly afflicted New York city"
Like Commissioner Woods, District
Attorney Swami holds that the causes
Of increased crime are economic, due
to the war.
"The explanation" he says, as In
the increased value of property. Silks
copper, brass, foodstuffs and almost
every commodity have such an increas
ed value and are so readily salabls
that II is worth while to steal mos,
anything. and the thieves act accord
ingly. With the increase In values ID
corresponding increase In tempta
ton"
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the examining board and, although i'm
properly prepared, received the high
est mark among the contestants and
soon afterward was notified Of his up
pointment. Up to this time his action
had been a secret between his sister
and himself and II remained so until
he was ready to start for West Point.
Assumed Responsibility Early.
As a boy General Pershing, his SIS
tiers say, was OF a quiet, serious tenn
permanent, assuming. rs the Oldest Of
six children, many Of the responsible
ties of the family.
"John," Mrs. Butler said, although
of a quiet disposition, liked a good
time and enjoyed fun as much as any
one. Yet when he started anything he
wanted to get the, result, and he gen.
orally attained that object before he
gave it up"
After having been graduated from
West Point and having served with
General Miles in a campaign in New
Mexico against the Indian chief Ge-
ronimo, Pershing was stationed as mil
itary instructor at the University OF
Nebraska. His friends there remem
Der him as fun-loving young man
who enjoyed music and dancing. par
ties and other social activities and who
appreciated a good joke.
"Old Jack Best" the veteran trainer
at the university, remembered Per
shing intimately. "He was one of the
The herald., 1918-02-07
SENDS ONLY SON TO WAR
Widow In Straitened Circumstances,
Sacrifices Her Sole Support In
Cause Of Humanity.

Denver, Colo.-Although widowed
and In straitened circumstances, Mrs.
Clara Doss Burrows, one of the few
living descendants Of the famous
Adams family, urged her only son, Earl
Gardner Doss, 10 enlist for service In
Uncle Sans fighting forces.
The young man is now at the Mare
island Marine corps training station.
Young Doss' great-grandfather. Eli
nah Adams. was among the leaders Of
the Mohawks, who staged the historic
tea party" In Boston Harbor Just
prior to the Revolutionary war. His
grandfather, Gardner Adams, was a
cousin of President John Quincy
Adams, and fought In the United
States navy throughout the war of
1872. The boys uncle, another John
Quincy Adams, brother Of Mrs. Bur-
rows, was with the Union forces in
the Civil war.
Mrs. Burrows sacrificed her sole sup
port when young Doss enlisted, but.
The herald., 1918-02-07
SPY GOES ABOUT FREELY IN PARIS

Think I'll try to get acquainted with
him. Then he laughed.
~ saw you there l gasped.
az know you did, said he. 4 sat
at the next table to you in Ciro's, be-
hind the pillar, and heard you tell
about seeing me. Naughty, naughty
And so you tried to get your old pal
pinchedT
The German told my American
friend that he had been in and out of
Paris ever since the war began. He
found it much more interesting than
running U-boat. he said. There was
danger, he admitted, but just enough
danger to make the job interesting.
Besides. he is poor man at home. In
his work he has plenty of money to
spend.
I'm going back next week." said he.
Extent Of System.
A friend Of mine who returned from
Berlin after the United States declared
war on Germany told story, of which
he had personal knowledge, to show
the extent of the German spy net. An
acquaintance In Berlin obtained per-
mission to go to Holland on business.
1t is not easy to get such permission
nowadays. Although All American. he
was forced to tell just whom he wished
to see in Holland and why. While in
Amsterdam he received hurry call to
London from his correspondent there
and took the next boat. getting a wise
through the interest Of the American
legation In The Hague.
"why did you 60 to London?" he
was asked when he returned to Berlin.
He told the story.
ave know of the telegram you re-
ceived,' was the reply. But why did
you go TO room 303 Of the Savoy hotel
and remain closeted with Lord Blube-
berry there for three hours?"
He was able to make his explanation
convincing or there might have been
another incident to write note about
This was some weeks before the Unit
ed States was finally crowded into war
| It is easier to believe in the number OF
spies Germany has scattered abou,
when one hears this story by an Ameri.
can girl, who for some years had stud
led at Leipsic. This year she was re-
fused her Phi. d. degree, although II
was due her. Then she was refused
permission to leave Germany. Fo,
weeks she was promised and put Off
Become a spy for us and you shall
have your degree" she was told. "Yor
shall have plenty of money to spend
You need not worry about the danger
We will always take care Of you"
She did not become spy and even
tually she was given permission Il
leave for Switzerland. But the stor,
nuts one to thinking.
The herald., 1918-02-07
Takes Amazing Leaps Since
America Entered War.
Number of Complaints Throughout
Country Increases 20 Per Cent
In Six Months.

New York.-Since the United States
entered the war the crime percentages
In practically every city in the coun-
try have taken amazing leaps. The
number of complaints reaching va
rious detective headquarters through
out the land for the last six months
was 20 per cent higher than during the
same period q year ago. The increase
has extended to practically all forms
Of crime except murder and assault
Commissioner Woods Of the New
York city police department, has made
a special examination of the records
with a view to answering the question
as to the effect of the war on crime
and criminals. His conclusions are az
follows:
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Has Unique Coat of Arms.

Aberdeen, Wash.-Twenty-five thou.
sand Cancelled postage stamps, repre-
senting Is administrations, have been
used by Mrs. Sarah Erickson, of this
city, to make a government coat of
arms. The stamps were gathered in
the last Is years.
The coat of arms represents an
American eagle with outspread wing.
and below IT are five spears and a
shield. Three stamps are from the
George Washington administration. A
lodge has offered Mrs. Erickson s., 200
for the picture. but she has refused Il
She still is gathering stamps for the
completion Of the work. She will add
the words Liberty" and "E PiurIbus
Unum."
The herald., 1918-02-07

shortly Does H
that night M
officers had the and stood talking Augustus
Augustus
the bestw we could
take NINE" officer Of he at On
English
fault remaining his costume and this was Tcua
by @a
to be sal
protested
must" replied the EngishDLn
So &
The herald., 1918-02-07
German Says It Is More Exciting
Than Running a Sub
marine.
net IS SPREAD EVERYWHERE
American Tells Some Anecdotes Show
ing the Extent of the German Spy
System-Experience Of Amer
lean Girl in leipsic.
BY HERBERT COREY.

Correspondent OF the Chicago News)
Berne, Switzerland.-Last week q
German U-boat captain visited Paris.
This story is told on the authority
Of the man who saw the U-boat captain
there. I know the man. he Is con-
servatiye, solid, reliable American. HIS
word is worth 100 cents on the dollar
wherever he is known. For some
years he was in business relations with
Germans, and learned to know many
of them very well.
81 was standing in front OF the opera
house in Paris" said this man, when
q green car whizzed by. just caught
a glimpse Of familiar face. Beside
the man l knew was q Frenchman
wearing n black beard. Two minutes
later l remembered whom the familiar
face belonged to.
"'Von Hutten,' / said to myself.
'Why-why-dang it-last / heard OF
Won Hutton he was commanding a o.
boat in the North sea-"
Futile to Chase q Green Car.
The man puzzled over II Tor mo-
ment. Then. being a good American
he told the American authorities In
Paris. He had not been able to get
the number of the car or description
of the chauffeur. Chasing green cars
in Paris is like trying TO catch wild
geese by the salt plan. Next day the
man was walking down the Avenue de
POpera when the green car whizzed by
again. He tried to catch the number
but that old oil and dust trick thai
American speeders invented prevented
him. He walked on down to Ciro's fol
| lunch.
81 had So-and-so from the consulate
and So-and-so from the embassy ant
| So-and-so of the United States navy n:
my guests" said he, naming them. 1--WE
had a good time together, for we were
old friends. / told Of seeing my Ger
man acquaintance on the avenue. Mex
day / came to Berne. Shortly after
met my German friend.
81 like the looks of your naval at
tache in Paris said he. Nice boy
The herald., 1918-02-07

especially when she in armoed state Of belgeen collect
him weeks, judge explained Mrs
Sterling where asked him. dyk So
unable nohn
head with that's her vn
card me"
husband with
iron"w
him. only a 1 along
The herald., 1918-02-07
DEATHBED TALE AIDS ALIEN
c. lobcrt Of st. Louis Learns He Was
Born in Brazil, Not Ger.
many.

st. Louisa deathbed secret, Just
disclosed to Charles Lobert Of st.
Louis by his sister, Miss Emma Lobert
Of Saginaw, Mich, reveals to him he
was not born In Germany. as he has
believed. and consequently is not an
alien enemy. Neither does he have to
ask for naturalization papers or q zone
permit.
Lobert always believed he was born
In Germany. He served In the Span
ish-American war. He used his honor
able discharge papers whenever he
was questioned at q polling place On
election day. Last week he went to a
recruiting Office to join the United
The herald., 1918-02-07

anyone who knew him il that isn't the
gospel truth"
odd as 1t may seem In a fighting
man, General Pershing's one fad, ac-
cording to his sisters, is gardening.
His father was an expert gardener.
and the taste descended to the mill
tary man. Whenever he was on leave
he Immediately would don working
clothes and 20 into his fathers garden
seemingly enjoying the work over the
vegetables as much as he enjoyed so
cial activities.
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the of her poverty and was tod tha
Woodworking had Ill ior
eight ten years
the ana ch
for all Of them The woman
at home which were fairly good
might The clerk OF ue
hair
let Morgan
provisions the house
children dld
the kind uncew hey the street.
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in Mrs Baker the
speak only kindness Her
Of cradle
presiding family dinner table rather than the picket
counting
Of headquarters
thin emaciated girls with bobbed hair and
little OF many
fled of sor.
freedom and camaradere about the headquarters that
and then they make
against The spirit of rebellion runs high
fighting the
fighting the only Maybe they
Maybe they Of them is in earnest
The herald., 1918-02-07
MAKES MONEY OFF SNAILS
CHICAGO Woman Builds UP Lucrative
Business in Supplying Them to
Children.

Chicago, Ill.-An investment of 10
cents three years ago in two red snails
has Melted profitable business for
Nine. Veronica Varje Scrimshaw, who,
is known to hundreds of school chill
dren as THE Snail Queen
The small investment brought thou
sands of snails, which Nine. Scrimshaw
sells TO school children, 80 for 3 cents,
and the madame throws in a bit of
seaweed and sand. The children are
so eager for snails that the madame's
profits sometimes reach So day. She
is said to be the only woman known TO
raise snails.
The herald., 1918-02-07

npersd Of the
pontF
profoundly French loud and
fair! The buttons of the co-ey
were we'll pane them. They great
Peruvian bark And short stout and mddaged man.
painted the pctureunped up
froma nothe and IN.
NJ Gilbert wavered
bombs mocha that fortunately did
their
things up there decision
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States Guards and was rejected be-
cause he was a German citizen.
He wrote to his sister and received
word from her that he was born In
Brazil while his mother was on a trip.
She had kept it a secret through pride
in Germany, but on her deathbed had
related 1t to her daughter. on condi.
ton that she not reveal it to her broth
er.
The herald., 1918-02-07
SlX.SH00TER IS PASSING
Pitchforks and Shovels Replace Fire.
arms In Equipment Of Okla.
homa Sheriffs.

Tulsa, Okla.-The day of the six
shooter, the Winchester and the Colt
is passing in this state. Recently pitch
forks and shovels were added to the
equipment of the Office of the sheriff
of this county.
The new equipments are to be used
in the unearthing Of Illicit liquor
traffic. Recently these instruments
unearthed an automobile load Of
LIQUOR on a farm north of the city.
The herald., 1918-02-07

fashionable beautiful Mas
while the mln
really watched by by
np
exempt II. -
stands solitary today window barred dusty halls w
Of white furniture Outside is
procaming a Germany
Uncle stripped fight by his fa"
stopplng Q
The herald., 1918-02-07
Wild Geese Break Glass.

Two Rivers, Wis.-During a severe
storm that swept over Lake Michigan
a large number Of wild geese were
sighted. The largest flock was seen at
Twin River Point lighthouse. The
flock consisted Of more than 300 geese.
The geese were confused by the flash
Of the light and broke the tower glass,
one-half inch thick. One Of the geese
killed In the impact with the tower
glass weighed over Ave pounds.
The herald., 1918-02-07

way along the sidewalks. The children
trailed along looking wistfully at the
bright lights and the windows OF the
stores In their bright decorations.
Morgan was attracted by the wom-
ans thin clothing. and on looking at
the children he saw that their shoes
hardly covered their feet. Water and
mud Oozed from the thin water-sOaked
sOles. The baby which the woman
carried did not have on shoes. Its
stockinged feet were exposed to the
weather The detective StOnDed the
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belong 10 MS VIE CHrHIHe anu se'eH
10 Maria Simonetti. her rival.
81 know them all by their first
Names" said the father, with apparent
pride. "And, judge, love them. But
ahi That nigh cost of shoes"
After hearing the two women, who
were Gil apparent terms of great
friendship, corroborate the story. JUS
tice Mayo opined that four of the old
est children. two from each clan, were
in the care Of improper guardians. So
.o,,,,ittoI fhap auH tNyn nthar
The herald., 1918-02-07

ties prove by argument that they can
draw anything-eXcept salaries. In
MOquin's the other night one saw AT
work the fists of fame, the fists OF
genius, fists that control brushes that
are gold handled and tipped with dia-
monds, palettes inlaid with jade, por-
phory and pearl.
c. Allan Gilbert was seated at n
table with sculptors and artists. The
subject of a painting of J. Z. Morgan
came up. Gilbert exploded about It,
What q daub! Name of a dog, what
The herald., 1918-02-07

Asylum
In charge
years ago. the death Of
But after he wished
he a home her
decided
wife agreeabler inquired Justice
the father
The herald., 1918-02-07

The
of the great engines OF America
If the Of
of America working with
paign for
which depends almost entirely
that the Red Cross leaders
workers You readily
headquarters here and watch the mail that
generally begins with Mrs" Miss
The herald., 1918-02-07

temperamental Russian dancers
the
their
like
a jubilee the
the denens Of the Chicago of than their
domiced
said
to meafor of
The herald., 1918-02-07

the town at te
finished he said, 81 old %
million strike We fell into
longlOst brothers, he said
the I've looking for DOM
Alaska the neAi
SWEETEST factory these ds
we'll have the best that buy!
the cafe in the w"
would gods in the pike
ind sat- O and had him II"
The herald., 1918-02-07

anybody what tt Is yet. tt plvOa.s
has to do with eating, for he tells m
story to listeners. His ventureson
spirit once led him into the kloDun
country during the palmy days Oh y
golden resources. where he process
to accumulate and lose series Oh w
tunes without batting an eye.
The time came when he got 70 y
end of his financial rope. one -
he had but ten cents left, ano ns
mature deliberatiOn he conciuo@ .
invest in q stew in a cheap ns~o'
The herald., 1918-02-07

morning crouch is most pronounced.
Every day is wheatless day with the
bruins. They get nothing but rye
loaves which have been damaged in the
making.
"And the governments making
rules about the feeding of seeds to
BIRDS" said Cy DeVry, keeper of he
animals. There isn't bit of VS. ste
in our feeding system nowadays and
If We cut down the rations any more
the animals are going to begin TO get
The herald., 1918-02-07

any tllIHS Dut dllld'JlNc. Dul Sne has
wide-open, deep eyes, and back Of them
personality. There is something q,
magnetism about her, and she is
leader, undeniably.
Second in command of the suffrage
host is Miss Lucy Burns, a Biz
brawny woman, militant in her every
move. Miss Burns, despite her mill.
tant bearing and air, is soft-spoken and
n woman of refined training.
Totally different is Mrs. Abb,
Scott Rakar She iS tho n,otho. a
The herald., 1918-02-07

although she Is aged, she declared she
would manage to survive" and was
proud that her son had voluntarily Of
fered his services in the cause of hui
manity. IAN Adams couldn't do less"
she said.
The herald., 1918-02-07

as read by her in the domestic relations
court, pursuant to the appearance
there of her husband, Henry Sterling.
Mrs. Sterling explained that she
had issued a summons against Henry
because he had failed to come across
weekly with IS.
Henry sandwiched In little gos-
sip about this point to the effect that
he, Henry Sterling. was really the
complainant in this case, and not his
wife, and he wished perpetual injunc'
ton against any more calls from her,
The herald., 1918-02-07

CTtTkS III me government UVP'1I 'I''N''
In Washington at least 60 per cent are
women. Women are filling the chinks
In the departments left vacant by the
departure Of men TO war.
In the great war machinery wOm-
en- are more than half. True 1t Is
that in most instances they are but
cOgs in the great machines, but,
nevertheless, they ire important cogs,
and the machine would not operate
without them. Then there are the
thousands and thousands of women
The herald., 1918-02-07

bureau is that of the custody Of allen
property. an Office which has just
moved into a fat on Sixteeath and p
streets, getting its furnlturs in before
the place was nearly finished. This
activity will take care of the property
In this country whose owners are Ger
mans out OF the United States. A.
Mitchell Palmer is in charge and or
ganizing his force. Among the es-
tates 10 be handled will probably be
that vacated by the German embassy.
A few months ago Count Won Berns-
The herald., 1918-02-07
Animals in Chicago Zoo Think as Sherman Did

proud old eagle think he is the most patriotic
- nothing
The bears at lincoln park observe meaess day in fact
The herald., 1918-02-07
And All He Could 10 Was Sit and Watch Friend "a

sd ROBINSON resident Pacific large and nowhere
y working up interest
revOuOnze things He hasn't
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evening gave such finished perform
ance of the role that many in the
audience were heard to remark upon
the completeness of his Interpretation.
Every detail of line and action
was brought out.
As to costume, Augustus was Eng
lish army regulation from head to foot.
Those English officers in the left
hand box were responsible for that
They demonstrated that night, I'M
known to the audience, the sportsman
like ouoljties for which the British are
The herald., 1918-02-07
Officials and Newspaper Men Alike Keep y

busy boy killing all day ano
a oe 4
The herald., 1918-02-07
Leaders of Women's Sufragsts at the CAPITAL

HE women,
of the Alice Paul Miss Paul
clear cut and her
The herald., 1918-02-07
Merely Caressed Errng Husband With Horseshoe

brand of luck the variety which has back Of the
husband is with
lengthy oraon Of Mrs Rose Sterlng
The herald., 1918-02-07
How Officers Helped Augustus to "DO His Bit

NE This about something that wasn't
Shaw Augustus Doe
at performer who the Augustus
The herald., 1918-02-07
Man, Two Wives, Fourteen Children, Live Together

pRooKLYNTwo both living with him under
He
oath the Brooklyn hdren
The herald., 1918-02-07
WZASHnVGTONIE,1
SIDELGHTS =,
Women of Nation Are Doing Their Full Du,

M ASHNGToNThe enthusiasm The matt.
down
the war business are and n
The herald., 1918-02-07
How the Battle Of Moquin Grill Began and Ended

Anew the Narne Insig
~ Hark TO the magnificent OF
lngaired with flowing
The herald., 1918-02-07
from
Go G(p les ]
Kind Old UncIes Sometimes Walk City Streets

crowds of shoppers thronsd Market street
Morgan and Mike Hines nonSd
little girls and CARRYING baby mskng er
Evening star., 1918-02-03

Honey has ever been known as whole
some and nutritious food. In reality
it is predisested sugar. and so is often
prescribed by physicians for patients
suffering from severe digestive dis
turbance. A Tablespoonful OF honey
weighs a fraction over an ounce and
equals in actual food yalI2 100 Gallo
ries.
as substitute for sugar. II il we're
not so high it would be quite fes sibln
to replace sugar with honey. There is
story afioat which ayers that Mr..
Hoover takes honey in his tea, evi-
IDENTIFY giving it the preference as q
sWeetener. Bakers use honey in cakes
that would lose their freshness and
moisture if sugar were used. In its nor
NAL substitution honey is used instead
of jams, ieilies and sirups. The averag sc
family, according to Dr. Phillips, prob
ably uses annually two and a half
pounds of honey per person The av-
erage beekeeper's family Will consume
in the same time 800 or more pounds.
The Department of Agriculture is nd
vocatine a marked decrease in the pro-
ductlon of comb honey and steady in
crease in extracted honey. Extracted
honey greatly facilitates the work of
the bee. and in these days of pure food
laws the old objection to extracted
honey - adulteration - does not hold
good Also it is less expensive.
Bees are intensely interesting crea-
lures. They have senses that are quite
different from those of man. For in
stance, il has been said by many
authorities that bees smell with their
antennae, and that their sense of smell
is very superior to the same sense in
man.
Won Butteil- Reopen. in entomologist
of eminence. has said that various
odors play a highly important role in
the world of the bee. The honey bee
has half a dozen distinct odors to
learn before he is regarded as an eff
cient citizen. These are the individual
odor, by which he is able to distinguish
his companions. one from another: the
hive odor: the queen odor. an odor so
unmistakable that her majesty is never
by any chance taken for any one less
royal; the family odor. the drone odor
and an odor for those bees whose task
it is TO transport wax scales. There is
no perfectly satisfactory experimental
evidence to substantiate this assump-
tion. but MANY scientists of note feel