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The daily banner., 1918-02-07
FAIR PLAY ABOVE VICTORY
Canadian Soldier Generous in Seeing
That Opponent Should Have His
Right Chance to Shoot

In an obscure Los Angeles suburb
lives a blind man The following is
one of the many stories he tells of his
experiences:
1t was in the early nineties that
picked team of American riffemen
had gone into Canada for a friendly
contest with the Queens Own.
The competition had been fierce and
the score close when the last American
rifeman laid down at 800 yards. He
had to make 23 to tie and "a to win
out of a possible 25.
A great crowd had gathered to watch
the contest. and had gradually closed
in behind the firing station until there
was very little space left for the rifle
man.
The first four shots scored the bulls
eye, counting 20. With his last shot
he had to make to tie and to
win. The excitement was intense.
and the air was charged with the
magnetic stiffness of repressed excite
ment. as the commanding officer of
the Queens Own stepped forward and
called out Get back there and give
the man a fair show. How can he
shoot with you standing on top Of
him?"
The crowd fell back, the American
fired, and the Indicator recorded an
other bulls eye, making his score %.
The daily banner., 1918-02-07
American Proves Grit.

When an American is told that any
thing is impossible his impulse is to
try to do it without delay. For this
reason no one will be astoniShed,
though everyone will be interested, in
the story of member of the Ameri-
can Aviation corps in France who was
disciplined by having his machine ta-
ken away from him temporarily be-
cause he had used it in looping the
loop-a dangerous evolution, on ac-
count of its peril forbidden to be at
tempted in this machine. While, "well
up in the blue" the aviator had start
ed to perform the feat and made five
graceful loops in descending to the
ground. His commanding officer clos
ed his reprimand by asking, "Why did
you do it?' and the aviator replied, ga
Frenchman told me it could not be
done" 1t was not unnatural that this
explanation made q favorable impress
sion on the officer, and that he related
1t with admiration in proof of the fine
spirit of the fellows the United States
is sending across the Atlantic to hold
up Uncle Sans end of the world war.
milwaukee Wisconsin.
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VALUABLE ARTICLE OF FOOD
Banana Really Is Not Appreciated
Anything Like as Much as 1t
Ought to Be.

The banana is one of the most use
full of all foods. When the population
of the earth becomes Overcrowded, we
shall have to eat more bananas and
less bread An acre in wheat will
yield 900 pounds of food. An acre in
bananas will yield 10000 pounds.
The banana resembles in compost
ton the sweet potato. Both contain
11s per cent of protein and 20 per
cent carbohydrates. The banana con-
tains more starch than fruits of the
temperate cline. AS it ripens, the
starch gradually turns to sugar.
The late Edgar Wallace Conable
said that the banana is the only food
which may safely be eaten when II
has been picked green. This, he ex-
planned, is because the green bananas
draw nourishment out of the great CEN
tral stem, which gradually shrinks and
withers. A banana should never be
eaten until the skin Is beginning to
turn black. Some claim that they
should be entirely black. However, it
Is not necessary to go so far as that.
AS they turn black the starch turns to
sugar. Scrape the white material from
beneath the skin before you eat the
fruit.
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Novel Bed for ParalYtics.

One of the great problems in certain
cases Of spinal wounds with paralysis
is how to move the patient sufficiently
to make his bed and tend his wounds
without increasing his sufferings by
moving him. The new bed solves the
problem. Surrounding the bed just at
the edge of the mattress is q rectan-
gular framework of hollow metal pip
ing. Connecting the two parallel sides
are broad bands of webbing stretched
across the mattress, and on these the
patient lies. The two short sides of
the framework, the one at the head of
the bed and the other at the foot, are
connected by geared wheel with
vertical steel post so that by simply
turning q handle at the head or foot
Of the bed the framework, with the
patient lying on the webbing, can be
lifted off the mattress without his po-
Sition being changed in the least.
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FRANCE CAN PROVIDE
ARTILLERY FOR u, s.
To Furnish All Before July |,
Says Commissioner.

New York, Feb. 7.-AnnGmceme t
that France will be able before Ju,y
l to manufacture enough artillery to
supply twenty American divisions, or
approximately 100000 troops, if the
United States meanwhile adheres to
an understanding by which Ftanca
would receive the necessary raw ma
terial from America, was made here
by Andre Tardieu, French high COM
missioner to this country.
Mr.. Tardieu made the statement
also that there are in France more
American troops than comprised the
American army at the time the Unite /
States entered the war: at that tine
he said, the American army contained
about 2f2,000 officers and men.
The French Official snGle at a din
ner which was part OF New York
celebration OF the Jour de L'Alliance
Francaise. which was observed
throughout tie United States and can
ada, the anniversary of the +raaty be
tween France and the American colo
miss in l77& Jules J. Jusserand. the
French ambassador, also was a guest
of hCno".
Asserting that SECRECY ought to be
thing of the past. because our de-
TocraC;es want to know in order to
will, Mr.. Ta~d;eu said that lust ao-
Nrecia;ion Of the results acbieved' by
America in its war preparations ''is a
s+imulant for effort, and nobody has
the right to refuse the American peo-
PIE this stimulant.
The commissioner reviewed the ma
ions accomplishments and outlined
what France had done in the way o.
manufacturing ordnance both for the
United States and for Frances other
allies.
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Let's Demand Armies Leave.

London, Feb. An official Russian
wireless despatch contains a declara-
tion by Lettish representatives from
the Lettish councils of Socialists and
soldiers protesting against the asser-
ton of the Autro-German delegation
at Brest-LitOvsk that the Let's had
expressed a desire for separation from
Russia
The demand is expressed that the
German and Russian forces be with
drawn from the Iettish territory so
that the inhabitants can freely ex
press t Ell will for the unconditional
unity and undivided existence.
The Russian commission of war
prisoners announces that local work
mems and soldiers councils are re
leasing enemy prisoners of war bv
tie thousands. These men are NOV
ing toward Petrograd in great mum
bers and it is said that 10000 already
are in the Petrograd district.
4 declaration similar to that made
by the Let's has been issued by the
ESthonians. 1t demands full and un-
fettered self-determ:nation for the
whole of Esthonia. including Cesel,
Dago and the neighboring islands in
haDited by Esthonians.
The declaration says that the sepa-
ration of the islands from the rest of
Fsthonia would be a gross viilation Of
the sovereign rights of Esthonia AMI
protests against the annexation of th7
islands by Germany under any circum-
stances or any preteyt. The demand
is made that German and Russian
troops evacuate Esthonia and permit
the taking of an unhampered vote re-
garding the political future Of tie
ESthOnianS
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GIRLS! DRAW A MOIST
CLOTH THROUGH HAIR,
DOUBLE ITS BEAUTY
Try this, Hair gets thick, glossy,
wavy and beautiful at once.

Immediate? - Yes! Certain?-
that's the joy of it. Your hair be-
comes light, wavy, fluffy, abundant
and appears as soft, lustrous and
beautiful as a young girls after a
Danderine hair cleanse. Just try
this-moisten a cloth with a little
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. This will cleanse
the hair of dust, dirt or excessive
oil, and in just a few moments you
have doubled the beauty of your
hair. A delightful surprise awaits
those whose hair has been neglected
or is scraggy, faded, dry, brittle or
thin. Besides beautifying the hair,
Danderine dissolves every particle of
dandruff, cleanses, purifies and invig-
crates the scalp, forever stopping
itching and falling hair, but what
will please you most will be after a
few weeks use, when you see new
hair-fine and downy at first-yes-
but really new hair growing all over
the scalp. If you care for pretty,s soft
hair, and lots of it, surely get a
small bottle of Knowlton's Danderine
from any drug store or toilet coun-
ter and just try it.-Adv.
A Hint to The Aged.
If people past sixty years of age
could be persuaded to go to bed as
soon as they take cold and remain
in bed for one or two days, they
would recover much more quickly,
especially if they take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. There would also
be less danger Of the cold being fol-
lowed by any Of the more serious dis
eaSeS.-Ady.
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DAILY HEAT RhT'0N
NOW Planted By i. S.
Food Administration Consider.
ing a Rule.

Philadelphia, Feb. IA meat ra
tioning plan for hotels 9nd restaU
rants, similar to the bread r2tiDIine
plan already in force, is unde~ con
sideration by the United States food
administration.
At least, word to that effect comes
from the office of John Noe. Bowman,
head of the hotel. restaurant, dining
car and steamship division Of the ad-
ministration
The plan provides, it is said fer a
ration of steak. six ounces: roast beef,
five ounces: ham, 3la oun" "es. rork,
five ounces. and mutton chops, tn ee
ounces. for one meal
Howard Heinz. food administrator
for Pennsylvania, received the follow
ing from the L. s. food administ ra-
ton:
after careful study Of the wat
flour situation as affecting lunch
rooms, the food administrator has
ruled that pies and doughnuts MAY be
served on wheatless days, prov d d
80 1-3 per cent or more of wheat sub
flour for all pies and doughnuts that
are served every day during the
week"
Although they make but one mouth
full for a hungry diner, patrons Of
Philadelphia eating houses greeted
the advent of the one ounce roll with
good-natured approval at meals.
Two ounces is the fixed food admin
istration limit of wheat bread for che
person Rolls must not weigh more
than one ounce, in order that two may
be served Four ounces of bead
made from rye, corn and other sub
stitutes is, however, permissible.
Cutting down tie weight of rolls
is the easiest part of the order" said
H. C. Crowhurst, assistant mona ger
of the Hotel Walton. but making the
public see that II they have pOaUne0
eggs On toast, or a club sandwich or
creamed toast, they've eaten their
two ounces, and can't have any more,
will be more difficult"
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PRESIDENT ASKS
MOnE H.'AIl POWER
Sends Bill to Senate to ReOr.
ganize War Department.

Washington, Feb. &c Coincident
with steps already taken by Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary of War
Baker further to IeOrganize the wal
department, a bill was introduced BY
Senator Overman, Democrat. Nortl
Carolina.
The measure was drawn with the
approval OF the president. It's object
is to remove statutory limi. atoms
which prevent the coordination and
redistribution of powers in the govern
ment.
The bill would give to the presi
dent wide powers to redistrbute work
of government departments, commis
sions. bureaus and personnel. 1t wa
referred to the judiciary of wl.tcn
Senator Gvcrman is a member.
1t is said the bill represents the
views of the president, outlined in his
statement two weeks ago. critic.sing
Senator Chambarl"in. Democrat Ore
gon, chairman of the senate mil tary
affairs committee.
In his statemen; h, president ask
ed repeal Of statutes hin1ering eff
tive executive acton. The bill vi :
be taken up Monday b. the commits
tee.
Among other things the measur
provides for the "-e distribution OF
functions among executive a~ercies,' -
and for the shi'-in of any activities
now performed by one executive d"
pa~trent or any other branch as tn
precedent sees fit
Such power would cease not late5
than one year after the war, or earlier
if the president believed it evpedien
Appropriations fcr Departments 9r
fected would be diverted at the pre7i
dents direction
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DOUBLY PROVEN
Cambridge Readers Can No Longer
Doubt The Evidence.

This Cambridge citizen testified
long ago.
Told of quick relief-of undoubt-
ed benefit.
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is complete-the
evidence conclusive.
1t forms convincing proof of
merit.
Mrs. J. c. Travers. 3O6 Hayward
St, Cambridge, says: Il was trou-
bled for four or five years by my
kidneys. At first l had severe
ache across the small of my back
and my Kidneys acted irregularly. L
had dropsical symptoms, too. and
my feet and hands were swollen.
was 90 weak | couldn't attend to my
work. Doan's Kidney Pills, which |
got at Bradshaw's Pharmacy, help
ed me wonderfully"
OVER THREE YEARS LATER
Mrs. Travers said: The statement
l made before, regarding Doan S
Kidney Pills, holds good. / use
them occasionally when in need of a
kidney medicine and they always
give good results"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Travers had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co.. Mfgrs., Buffalo, n Y
ADV.
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Expect DRIVE
Gil i. S. LII, ::
Huns BGIisyad to be Preparing
a Heavy Onslaught.
RAIDS And SiiELLI'IG CONTINUE
The American Troops Confde 1ny
Await Test of Strength in First R,g
Battle.

EattIe.
Washington. Feb. 7.-Undcr almost
ceaseless fire from the German guns,
American troops holding section OF
t&e b3tt!e front in Lorraine a"e pr .-
pairing Tor Il German assault uf great
magnitude
The repeated raids against Ameri-
can lines since discovery Of Pc sn-
ing's troops III front line trerc es
about January -, indicate, mill aTy
leaders believe. that TIE &c mans are
testing out the strength of the fsrce
preliminary to a heavE assault.
Successive Ge. m rails on J3nu-
airy 20. y and -, apparently launched
TO identity troops in the American
sector. resulted in five Americans be
ing killed and ten wounded. There
followed a period of general parse,
presumably while reports Of resr' =
were forwarded to German headqu-r
ters. During cessation of attack 4
heavy fire was dropped continue" 5 Y
on the American trenches.
Then on January % the assaults
were resumed in g-eater violence ?n1
with heavier artillery and ba2r'ge
fire preparation, three Americans b.
ing killed and sixteen wounded in "a
tion during the ensuing days.
All of the Germans war weapons
were thrown into this fire gas shels
inclpded, with the evident inten ion
Of
stress.
Every raid was repulsed by the
Americans and the barrage was an
swered gun for gun.
Through the mists that hang over
No Mans Land there VIII be ever
increasing numbers of Americans
thrown into the battle against the
kaiser and the eyes of the who'e
world are centered on the sector held
by Pe-shing's men as the first great
stroke against them is awaited AL
ready there have come from the front
stories of the bravery of Americans
under fire-stories of soldiers fighting
with Their fists to resist capture after
their guns had been rendered useless
-AIlI SlHCS tle +AIllSI ICdu liObDS lOOE
over their bit Of the battle front al
most daily casualties have reached
total of eight dead and twentv-siX
wounded in action whose names will
be inscribed on the nations h no"
roll.
The first biz battle is coming soon,
military officials in WASHINGTON be-
lieve.
General Pershing reported that Ru-
fus S. Atkins, infantry private of
Winston-Sal lem, \. Y, was killed in
action, February 3. Details of the
fighting were not given.
Ten infantrymen were slightly
wounded in action Feb -uarv and s.
They were: Corporal Luther L. Bur
nett. Springvil3e. Tenn; Henry ].
Richards, private. Elm Grove, W. Va:
Walter L. Beach. East Wood, Ohio:
Raymond Cesak. Chicago; Ernst Al
len. Lansing. Mich; Max G3ntman
Romanoff. Volinski Gubernia. Russia:
James V. Lee. Garysburg. n. c.: Ros-
coe Taylor, Woodbine Ky; David
Snyder Carnegie. Pa: George H. Var
borough, Dickey, CIR; Corporal George
e. Mitchell. of infantry, was slightly
wounded on February A. He enlisted
from Ho,dredge, Neb.
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~ Am Happy" Said Mr.. Platypus.

we were nothing at all but queer crea-
lures to be put some place where we
could be gazed at as being very odd.
And one person said more severe things
than any of the others"
My DEAR" said Mr.. Platypus, you
mistook them-that is you took what
| they said in quite the wrong spirit.
It's a very great honor to be as we
are. And to be sure any museum or
zoo would be glad to have US with
| them. We're different from all other
creatures, and not only that but we're
a mixture of different ones.
''They We're quite right when they
couldn't decide whether we were ami
mails or not"
"Were they?" asked Mrs. Platypus.
Yes" Mr.. Platypus continued,
we're a mixture of animal, fish and
Bird
Indeed" exclaimed Mrs. Platypus.
Then 1t was not an insult they paid
mel"
"Ah, no, it was a compliment. You
see," Mr.. Platypus continued, 1--WE have
a bill like a duck, our feet are web
feet, our tails are horny and we can
fight with them when we are angry
and swim with them when we are act
ing like fshes!" Mr.. Platypus gurg
led for he thought he had made a
joke
Yes, l was ready to fight anyone
and anything with my tail just short
time ago" said Mrs. Platypus.
I'VE can choose many homes and be
comfortable in them ALL" continued Mr.
Platypus. I'VE can live by the sea,
climb to the top of tall tree. And
what is more when we are up in the
tree we can gaze about and see the
world-at least the world nearby, and
then we can dive from the tree into
the sea-"
$50 we can," said Mrs. Platypus.
"And I can lay eggs and have beautiful
children"
Indeed yes" agreed Mr.. Platypus.
$50 you are no longer angry?" he ask
ed. Just think of being the only kind
of a creature who can do so many
things. Great men think we are inter
esting. and children think we are fun
ny, indeed. Isn't that fine?"
"Of course it is" said Mrs. Platypus.
Il suppose those people We're admirfng
me and thinking how wonderful it was
to be so unusual l was all wrong in
thinking they were insulting me-
"Yes, you were all wrong in that"
said Mr.. Platypus. But you're not
wrong in anything else, for you're a
fine. unusual creature, and like you
so much because you are just rs am,
and do the same things. We're the
happy Platypus Pair, and do rub your
back on part of my rock, to show that
now you're feeling pleased"
SO Mrs Platypus rubbed her back
on the rock and gurgled! Then she
felt as happy as her husband, and very
soon the now happy Platypus Pair
climbed to the top of a high tree, and
in a little while made the most wonder
full of dives deep down into the water
below. When they came up again they
were smiling and certainly looked like
a pleased Platypus Pair!
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HEAD AND NOSTRILS
STUFFED FROM CO. D
''Pape's Cold Compound" ends cold
or grippe in few hours.

Your cold will break and all grippe
misery end after taking a dose of
"Pape's Cold Compound" every two
hours until three doses are taken.
1t PROMPTLY opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the heal,
stops nasty discharge or nose run
ming, relieves sick headache, dull
ness, feverishness, sore throat, sneez-
ing, soreness and stiffness
Don't stay stuffed up! Quit blow
ing and snuffling! Ease your throb-
bing head-nothing else in the world
gives such prompt relief as "Pape's
Cold Compound" which costs only
few cents at any drug store. 1t acts
without assistance, tastes nice, anc
causes no inconvenience. Accept nc
substitute.-Adv.
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F1I DAD(YTS[y[N|NQ
k,l FAIRY TALL
Ia G hAM @AHANs. !. !. .RQyNeR ;
DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS.

Il am happy today" said Mr.. PIaty
pus, and to prove it he rubbed his back
against rock and made soft sounds
like puppy would make when pleased.
Il am rather angry" said Mrs. Platy-
pus. "A creature was very rude to
me" And she went around trying to
jab everything she saw with her tail
which was horny.
How glad l am l have a tail like
this" said Mrs. Platypus.
ITS no different from mine" said
Mr.. Platypus.
NO, but it's fine kind of a tail to
have"
True" agreed Mr.. Platypus. I'VE
can use it to guide US when we swim.
1t is what folks call a rudder-that is
we can use our tails SO they would
call them rudders."
"Still 1 am angry today" said Mrs.
Platypus.
Il am happy" said Mr.. PIatypus,
rubbing his back against the rock
again.
Shall | tell you what makes me an
sry?' asked Mrs. Platypus, for just
now she could find nothing to jab her
tail with, except Mr.. Platypus and she
was not angry with him.
DO" said Mr.. Platypus.
Il heard some people say that we
were the queerest creatures known,
and one person-the one I am most
especially angry with said-'They're al
ways wanted for museums and ZOOS,
for they are supposed to be the queer
est animals in the world
"And then they got into heated
argument as to whether we We're an
imals or not. And they finally decided
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Crushed Zeppelin Under Road Roller.

When the French began to take to
pieces the skeleton of the gigantic Yep
pelin that fell on the hills near the
banks of the Buech they found it an
almost tneztricable tangle of metal.
The way they went to work was most
ingenious.
At the suggestion of NJ. Dumanois,
naval engineer, they cut the carcass
apart with oXy-acetyiene torches; the
pieces of framework were carried by
men to a nearby road where a heavy
steam road roller was sent over them
Ia crush them fiat Thus the bulk was
reduced by four-ffths, and the metal
most aluminum-was carted away
to the foundry.
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76 AUTOS BURNED
incendiaries Are sIamed For Bio
PhiIipsbura Fire.

=
Philipsburg, Pa, Feb. THE most
spectacular fire in the history of
Philips burg occurred when the gar
age and adjoining livery stable owned
by Josiah Pritchard burned to the
ground with seventy-siX automobiles
Incendiaries are blamed. The
flames on reaching the tanks of the
automobiles in the storage rooms shot
skyward with a great roar. making
he surrounding hills as light as day.
IN less than an hou" from the time
the fire was discovered the builIings
were in ruins. The firemen could do
little but keep the flames from spread
ing to nearby buildings.
Eighty automobiles and trucks were
"a storage, all but four wa"e burned
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Unnecessary InteStineS.

The human intestine seems to be
partly a relic of prehistoric times,
largely useless in this modern day and
age. The uSelessness of the vermi-
form appendix, which lis simply the
stump of what was once an impor-,
tant and functioning branch of the
alimentary canal, is well known. Re-
cent operations in a London hospital
seem to indicate that large part of
the lower main canal, the colon, can
be dispensed with without harm. In
these operations sections of the colon
have been removed. The work bringsj
up again the famous scientist Metch-
aikoff's debated contention that these.
parts of the anatomy are not only use
less but dangerous.
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GENERAL MARKETS

PHII.ADEi. i.PHIA-FLOUR- - Firm.
Winter straight, S10.50@10.75. City
mills, $ll.50@12.
RYE FLOUR - Quiet; per b rrel,
Willis S:eady; No. , rel. 1927.
CORN-Firm: No. , yellow, nCmi-
OATS-Firm; No. white. 991ac@
POTrLTRY-Live. steady; hers, 80
a 33c old roosters, 23M 24c. d 'ess d.,
steady; choice fowls, SIC; Old roost-
ers. 25c
BUTTER Firm; fancy creamery,
SIC per b.
EGGS = Firm; selected, 71672c;
nearby, CSC: western, 63C.
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