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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19
incredible Feats Performed Every
Day in Treating Soldiers
on Battlefield.
NINE.TENTHS PULL THROUGH
Percentage Of Losses Among the
Wounded Striking Tribute to the
Skill Of surgeons-Speed
Important Factor.

French Front.-Almost incredible
feats have been and are being accom-
plished every day Of the war by the
surgeons who treat soldiers wounded
on the battlefield. These remarkable
feats have increased in frequency, as
the stricken men are more quickly
gathered in by the ambulances and
brought to the field hospitals for surgi-
cal Intervention.
At the beginning of the war it was
not always possible to clear up bat
tlefield of the casualties in less than
three or four days, and on many occa-
sions wounded men waited even long
er before their injuries could be han
died.
The result of this was that large
numbers of the wounded succumbed
from gangrene or blood poisoning, or
were rendered so feeble from loss of
blood that they were unable to under
60 operations that were vitality neces-
sary. 1t was at that time regarded
as Il satisfactory result when 60 per
cent Of the wounded brought into the
hospitals recovered eventually from
the injuries.
| Nine-Tenths Are Saved.
This percentage Of losses among
the wounded men would at present
be regarded with horror by the mill
tary surgeons. who now reckon with
perfect assurance on saving about
nine-tenths Of the wounded men COM
ing under their treatment. During
the battle of Flanders the percentage
OF recoveries among wounded men
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19
WAR SURGEONS WORK MIRACLES

brought to the hospitals amounted
to sc.
This striking figure was still fur
Their improved on the occasion of the
recent battle in which the French
wrcstcd from the Germans the fort
If Malmaison and caused them to
avacuate the Chemin DIES Danes after
throwing away hundreds Of thou
sands of the crown princes best
troops in the effort to retain it. The
French surgeons reports after the
conclusion Of the fighting and the
treatment Of oil the wounded show
that 80 men out Of every 100 brought
to the hospital recovered from their
hurts
Speed important Factor.
Speed in collecting the wounded Is
the greatest factor in bringing about
this progress.
Americans have had much to do
with the speeding up of the ambu-
lance service, for their ambulances
have been present at every point
where fighting has been severe, and
their work has been highly praised
by the army commanders. Americans
have done much in providing hospital
accommodation near the front as well
as at the bases.
One instance of American effort in
providing for the accommodation and
treatment of the wounded Is that
under the management of Miss Kath-
leen Park Of New York, at her cha
teau Of Annel. There she has worked
almost since the very beginning of
the war. When the battle for the
fort of Malmaison was in progress
the hospital dealt with considerable
number Of wounded, who were first
bandaged on the battlefield and then
brought down the River Aisne on
board barge fitted up as a floating
hospital.
Miss Park has working with her in
conjunction with the French military
surgeons a number Of American ply
sicians, who all participated in the
handling Of the French wounded dur
ing the battle Of Malmaison. Also,
she has with her several American
trained nurses and helpers.
Among the doctors Is George de
Tarnovsky Of Chicago.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19
DOING MUCH TO RESTORE FRANCE

thing approaching normal village life
has been restored to the communities
under the care of the American Fund
Unit" Miss Stevenson says. "The
French government has placed this
unit in charge of the Aisne and Som
me districts, both Of which were sys-
tematically devastated by the Ger.
mans.
"Our unit is militarized and works
directly under the French army"
Miss Stevenson explained. Through
the military authorities, Miss Morgan
has obtained valuable aid. Soldiers
on eight-day leave from the trenches
are put, under her direction, to help
rebuild shattered homes and pillow the
neglected fields. There are no able
bodied men or women left in this part
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19
Splendid Farm Team.

hard work Of early spring. Feeds are
high in price this year and there will
be tendency to cut down on the ra-
ton Of the horse, but such a policy is
poor economy. One should consider
carefully the feeding value Of the avail
able grains and roughage.
ut is possible to make a consider
able saving in the cost Of feeds by COM
bining the right feeds. In most parts
Of Kansas oats and cottonseed meal in
proportions Of about one to six will be
desirable. One can utilize a large
amount Of good, bright, clean straw II
little alfalfa hay is available"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19
hero whose death you mourn.
These wartime commandments were
arranged by the professors of the
University of Turin.
SNOW HELPS IN THE SOUTH
Planters Will Reap Benefit Of Ext.n.
sion Of Snow Line In South
This Winter.

Memphis, Tenn.-Planters will bene.
At to the extent Of many thousands Of
dollars as a result Of the snow line
extending far into the South this win.
ter. Agricultural experts contend that
where land Is covered with snow dur.
Ing the winter months 1t Is more pro.
ductive the following summer. Freez.
ing weather has extended to the Gulf
coast and snow hds fallen to the depth
Of several inches over most of the
Southern states.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19
DECALOGUE OF WAR
Or. Anna Shaw Announces One
for Every Woman.
Wartime Commandments Arranged by
the Professor Of the University
Of Turin.

New York.-Here Is the new "Deca-
logue of War;" as announced by DR..
Anna Shaw:
I. Do not chatter. Keep to yourself
the news you hear, your own impress
sions and your apprehensions.
2. Do not listen to alarmists, to
slackers, or those who would spread
encouragement. Silence them.
3. Be moderate In your spending,
neither lavish In gifts nor sordld In
your economies. Let everything In
your life. even your daily expenses.
take on at this moment Its true ma
tional Importance.
/. 4. Encourage national Industries,
avoiding imported goods. even though
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19


We entered the small front hall in
the middle Of the house. Two doors
opposite each other admit us into the
two main rooms. At the back of the
hail, at our left, is an unattractive
staircase. The main rooms have odd
fashioned fireplaces with wooden
nantes ornamented with wreaths and
garlands. Under each window is
seat. Back of the room at the left
is a larger hall extending across the
house, with a door at either end. The
north door is made In two halves, up
per and lower. Back Of this hall Is
another gOOd-sized room. All the rooms
in this building are of good size and
the ceilings are about nine feet high.
When we had assembled the front
stairs we took about three steps to
our right and at the top Of a short
fight of stairs at our left is small
room with low ceilings. This was
called the "dead ROOM" Any MEM
Der of the family dying was laid in
this room. 1t was never used for any
other purpose. Going down from this
room and ascending short fight Of
stairs in front Of US we reached the
upper hall. The arrangement Of the
three floors Of this house is the same.
One room at the right, three at the
left.
How the House was built.
On July q, 1880, Kiliaen Van
Rensselaer,, a gentleman who resided
In Holland, purchased Of the Indians
Through his agent) a tract Of land,
48 miles one way and "a the other,
containing more than 100000 acres.
It was divided In two parts by the
Hudson river. The western half COM
prised the whole county Of Albany,
while the eastern half was more than
two-thirds of Rensselaer, county.
Later additional purchases were made
It was found necessary to have a
manor house and place of protection
against the hostile Mohicans and the
Lord PATRON. or the PATRON, as he
was called, ordered his agent to build
fort. This he did in 1641, the date
which Is cut on stone in the cellar
wall, inside Of this old building. The
brick. shingles and nails used in Its
construction were sent from Holland
The fort was named Crailo after the
PATRONS estate near Huizen.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19
STUDENTS ASK FOR
"HOOVERlZED" MENU

Athens, Ga.-TwO hundred
and sixty-five students Of the
University of Georgia have pre-.
sented a petition to the director
of their "beanery," the co-opera-
tive Denmark Hall, asking that
the menu be HoOverized in the
latest approved conservation
method. They ask for one
wheatless day each week, three
dinners each week with only
corn pone served Us bread and
other edibles boosted by the food
conservationists. The petition
ends up with this injunction:
swat the Kaiser on the bean.
Sign this fellows!" and they did.
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Although it can boast Of few
attractions, it has the honor Of pos
sessing within it's city limits the Oldest
building In the United States. There
has been much talk Of uniting these
two cities and at some future day this
old building may be found in Greater
Albany.
AS we stood in front of this Old
house (facing the river) one beautiful
October afternoon we thought a more
desirable location for dwelling could
not have been selected, writes Mrs.
Halsey Hayford, in the Utica Globe.
At our left we have a view for miles
down the Hudson. Over at our right is
the city Of Albany, the upper portion
Of it's $4,000, OOO-dollar pile Of marble
(the capitol) being plainly visible. =
This old mansion faces the south
ern part Of Albany and what we see
are old broken-down buildings along
the docks, old black foundries, old
ice houses, etc. 1t has been said that
everything earthly has something to
mar it's perfection and we thought
this view is not an exception.
We turned toward the house. It
towers above the good-sized dwellings
on either side and looks very much
like q fort. Between the two front
windows Of our left Is bronzed tab
let upon which is the following in
ScriptiOn:
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19
ACE Of the Oceans.

Scientists have figured out the aver
age amount Of salt carried by the
rivers Of the world as a total, and have
compared with the total quantity of
salt In the oceans. From these data
(taking into account evaporation and
rate Of stream flow) it is possible to
reckon how many years have been re.
quired to make the seas as salt as
they are today. On this basis, Prof.
Frank Clarke OF the United States ge-
ologica! survey. one Of the foremost
authoriSies, estimates that the oceans
are abort 100000 years old.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19
BROOD sow WINTER RATIoNs
Corn Tankage, MiddIings and Ground
Oats Recommended by Indiana
Experiment Station,

Corn 30 parts and tankage 10 parts;
corn 70 parts, middlings or ground oats
~ parts; corn I part, middlings part
ana ground oats one part; corn 60
parts, bran 30 parts and oil meal 10
parts. All Of these are excellent ra-
tions FOR breeding animals. especially
Tor brood sows In winter.-Indiana Elk.
peItment Station.
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HORSE FEED AND PROTECTION
Two Important Winter Considerations,
Says Or. Mccampbell Of Kansas
Agricultural College.

Feed and protection are the two i'm,
portant considerations in caring for
work horses in. winter, in the opinion
Of DR.. G. w. McCampbell, associate
professor of animal husbandry in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
1.-THE work horse must be fed and
protected in such a manner" said Doc
tor McCampbell, shat he will be in the
best possible condition to stand the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19

Consul Thomas d. Davis reports
from Grenoble, France, that the Gren-
oble district produced medium crop
Of walnuts Of good quality; that the
yield was slightly reduced by local
storms.
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Wonderful People.


"They are wonderful too. these old
people," Miss Stevenson went on.
"They return. to their destroyed homes
worn out with suffering and hardships,
but no sooner are they on their beloved
soil again than they seem revitaliZed,
filled with energy, and the desire to re-
store all that has been destroyed. They
build one-room shelters for themselves
from the ruins of their once comfort
able homes or else their government
puts up small demountable wooden
houses for them. These we furnish
with everything they need to start
home life anew-beds, bedding, chairs,
kitchen utensils, and we supply them
with clothing and foodstuffs. Every
thing that is sent to us from America
we give them without cost, but the
stoves and kitchen utensils that we
buy in Paris we sell for twO-thirdS the
cost. They prefer to have it so, and
they pay any way they choose-in
work or vegetables. The first thing
they do when they reach their homes
Is to start garden, and many of them
have been able to support themselves
this way. Others make their living by
washing for the soldiers. These are
all very old people, remember, aged
men and women of seventy-five and
even eighty. They walk from villages
miles away to get help from us, and
they wheel great loads Of supplies on
wheelbarrows some eight or ten miles
over cobble roads.
These old people who have worked
hard and denied themselves all their
lives so they would have competency
in their old age have to begin life again
with nothing but their stiff old hands
and their courageous hearts. They all
regret now that they didn't have a lit
tie more fun out Of life when they
were younger, that they had not put
off ease and comfort until their old
age. But they do not complain; they
just dig in and work harder than ever
to make home for the sons and
daughters who may come back ut the
end Of the war, or at least for the
grandchildren"
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Of France. When the Germans re-
treated they swept the civilians before
them. All who were able to work for
them they kept behind their lines; the
nonproducers-that Is, the feeble old
people and the small chiltlren--they
have allowed to return. These are the
refugees, the people we have to help
make homes for and make self-support.
ing
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4. N
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ENSSELAER is q small city on
the east bank Of the Hudson
river, opposite Albany, N. Y.
Although It can boast of few
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

when the sun shone on them formed
veritable riot of color.
l have since been ashore and find it
most interesting. The streets are mar
row and cobbled with the walks inlaid
with black stone in a figure, which, if
remember rightly, has some Greek
name, but I cannot recall it. The ma
tives are of the poorer class, and they
appear to constitute the great major
ity, walk about barefooted, with cotton
clothes with patches of every size and
hue.
Fruit and food are very cheap here.
One can buy here for 81 a dinner Of
chicken, steak and eggs and wine to
wash it down with. That seems to be
the only course served, however, and
even chicken, with steak and eggs, be-
come tiresome. Oranges are sold from
10 to Is cents a dozen, depending on
the size, which isn't very large, nor
mally. Pineapples can be had for s
cents, and they are delicious.
The principal occupation just now
seems to be that of fleeing American
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

soldiers, of whom there are a good
many and who are most susceptible.
Normally, they raise grapes for wine,
suppose. One will find a wine shop
at every step, and I doubt whether
water is used at all. The finest hotel in
the place boasts Of one tub made of tin,
the hot water for which is heated in q
large caldron and poured in. There
was a lineup for it the first night
ashore, and at 9, when it reached my
turn, the proprietor proudly informed
me that since that afternoon twenty
four men had bathed in that tub. To
every bather he would hand a piece Of
soap sliced off the end of some cheap
yellow washing soap that looked like
Octagon, and called attention to the
fine quality of it. He had run out of
towels when he reached me, so was
given a large linen sheet with hand.
made lace on the edge. But after one
has gone without bath for two weeks,
with the prospect of the future none
too bright, you become thankful even
for that. 1t cost about 80 cents in our
money to indulge.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

wind velocity is easily determined.
"Come along" The commander
cut off the lieutenant's explanation.
eve are going to bring her out!"
"Her" was the dirigible, now due
to depart on patrol. The crew Of,
$50 men required to handle her
were already in the hangar. With
it's long rows Of latticed steel piers
rising in graceful arch overhead
like fluted columns, its vast interior
spaces, the golden light that suffused
in mellow streams through the can
vas roof, it looked like a great ca
thedral; and within it, like Ma
homet's coffin, which is said to hang
in midair without support, the great
ship foated light as thistledown un-
der the arch.
Your true sailor is neat as a New
England housewife and just as
crazy about brass and paint, and the
ships crew of mechanics were Civ
ing her the last loving touches
Every bit of brass, copper and alum
mum shone like silver or gold. The
painted body cleaned like a grand
piano. With glue and sandpaper
the master mechanic was touching
up slight abrasion on the propeller,
for with the blades making
1000 .- revolutions to the min
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

than air" must know is how to make
the hydrogen gas he uses in flying.
After dinner we went around to the
gashouse, where the hydrogen is
stored in canvass emitter which, in
turn, is connected by canvas tubes
with the dirigible balloonets, so that
the exact pressure required is al
ways maintained. Three "caustic"
pits, from which the gas is evolved,
still lay wide open on the outside,
as the French had left them, extend
ing cordial invitation to unwar-,
persons. One Of our lads accepted
it one dark evening. Fortunately,
he fell into a solution weak by COM
parison with the thick turgid acid in
the next pit. Instead of being
cooked to a crisp, he escaped with
minor burns.
"Sondage" and "angles of inclina-
tion," those mysterious terms, ex-
planned themselves when the lieu
tenant who was showing me around
the station sent up some toy bal
looms to determine the wind velocity.
If they rise 1000 feet vertically
while travelling the same distance
horizontally the wind is stronger.
of course. than if they had
risen twice the height. Worked
by a scale through triangulation
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
TROPIC LIFE IN U. S. SUB CHASER

Life on on American submarine
chaser IN European vaters is not
necessarily one of grease and Crime,
perpetual battling avith rough seas
and constant danger of being blouU7a
up 6y the enemy. 1t has its Jriqht
moments, aohe1a one may roam about
IN a city achere pineapples cost s
cents each, s0here the barefooted a,,-
hobatants wear cotton clothes and
tsve an pink and purple houses, and
aohere the most prominent hotel
boasts of one tin bathtub.
Such are the facts sent home bv
o''e Neao York boy acho joined the
novy last summer and is ,so,c "son,e-
aohere IN Europe" on 11O-foot
U-boot chaser. He Is I. Alter, 1896
West Farms Road, The Bromr, avhose
parents haze Just received from, him
letters descriptive of his experiences.
Hundreds of parents in New York,
a0ho haze suffered annious or qloonnv
moments concerning the safety of
sons IN Uncle Sans ships abroad
may receive consolation from, Mr..
Alters recital of his experiences. Un-
able to describe Just aUhere he is. Mr..
Alter IS yet permitted Rv the censor
to say he is IN a country s1,ks.e "food
IS gerry cheap'-rather rare CONN.,
try these days. Wherever he is, Alter
has come to the conclusion that Ne.c
Workers display more interest fo,.
the man IN uniforhs than the people
do s0ho hve in the country where
food Is very cheap"
Here are Mr.. Alters letters ns
passed By tho censor:
April 26, 1918.
TIME samc mail that brings this 10
you will, if 1t does not 20 astrav.
bring you another letter written
while at sea. We are in port now after
days run with all hands we'll, waiting
Tor the next move. ! am Fastening to
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Bulgaria Displeased
Over Rurnanian Gains
The NetD York Tribune
E0ref0n Pnesa Ru~ee,.


Foreign Press Bureow
The Bulgarians are greatly dis
pleased with the proposed annexa,
ton of Bessarabia to Rumania. The
official organ of the Bulgarian gov
eminent, "Voganni Ivestys," declares:
I'VE Bulgarians lay no claim to
bessarabia and in case the popula-
ton OF Bessarabia should decide in
favor OF an annexation to Rumania
We would take no steps against It.
although our experiences Of 1918 ara
weighing heavily on our hearts. onlv
under one condition, however, will ws
restrain ourselves from making a
protest, that Is, Il the members Of
our race in Bessarahia arc made fun.
dedged citizens Of tho Rumani.n
state. receive absolute Freedom OF
national development and are psr.
mitted TO establish Bulgarian schools
and communal autonomy.
AS we arc silently witnessing the
division OF tho Russian territory. 40.
eording to tho principle Of nation.
ality. We must expect that m c+ns
ahali raise his voice against the MA.
tonal unity Of all Bulgarians and
that no demanda be made on Bul.
garia for tho aakc Of the nrinctnle al
tho so'ealled balance Of pavsr In the
8aIkAW 1sNtugulsJs
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Americans Have
A Service Club

April 7, 1918.
1t is Sunday morning, and we are
lined in the harbor tied to a tug, ac-
companied by two other chasers. wait
ing for windstorm, which has lasted
two days, to subside. We have been
riding that way all night, and it was
quite a relief in comparison with lying
in basin tied alongside an endless
row Of chasers, whose men walked over
your boat in getting to their own. But
all is peaceful out here, despite the
wind bowling and the whitecaps break
ing over one another out to the very
horizon. The harbor. q wide semi.
circle, is formed Of faded green-cov-
cred mounds, and, with the occasional
white splash Of some roof, makes a
most pleasing background. The sun ia
bright overhead, and were 1t not for the
gale blowing 1t would be ideal Just to
loli on deck. This IL ono Of the very
few workless Sundays we have had. and
1or one appreciate 1t. have boon to
the main city twice. They have an en-.
listed mems club formed by Americans
where meals are served by the women.
dressed as any Of the women 1T a sea-
side resort at homo would be, and they
servo very good meals, too. Aside from
this ono place in town tho storekeepers
are tho only ones who havs a greeting
for tho sailor. wonder where tho idoa
originated that New York people arc
inhospisable. 1t may be peculiar, but !
have observed the d!reet opposite. In
aanso1 ha'csties, ,we,heya; beansin sinaa