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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25

being polite to her and by trying to pay her comp
ments in bad Fernch, as is the American way. But
were more interested in the wine she served
this was before the mustego hour-than In the girl
She large and frankly rounded parsonage,
with big blue eyes set far apart and fine teeth and
that dead white complexion that often goes with
abundance Of red hair. When she pulled cork she
held the bottle firmly between her knees with one
hand. Once cork stuck and the six-foot-four kid
from Nebraska took the bottle and twisted the cork
out by some trick OF his own. Mademoiselle was
impressed. From that moment she stood behind
the group, listening to the singing. Sometimes she
glanced at the Nebraska boy.
How does the 1Iarsetrlaise go?" the Nebraskan
asked. ''March-ong, march-ong@
Mademoisne stepped forward, one hand In the
air. "Ecoute," she said. Listen"
And she began to sing. There Ia q story IN
Mademoiselle If one but knew it. Perhaps there is
story in every life In France since this war began
Her voice was a fine contralto almost masculine in
some of its tones. 1t trained voice, too This
girl did not learn what she knows of singing by
serving petit to thirsty travellers In dingy
little inn Of northern France. She put her hands
on her hips and threw back her head and her deep
breast swelled and the smeared little room fairly
rang to the great song A French soldier who had
been sitting quietly in the corner, bowed to her.
eff Mademoislle will permit, he said, Il shall
fetch my violin"
Perhaps Mademoiselle was only having fun with
us, but while he absent she told us his name
1t is a name well known in the orchestra of the
opera at Paris am told. 1t is certain that he was
a fine musician. 1t is likewise sure that Madeunoi-
sele was responsive to him good little child Is
to the teacher she adores. She never looked now
at the big youngtser from Nebraska Her eyes
the violinist's face and am sure
that they were wet. 1t was after she had sung to
the tender witchery of his bow a little simple
song. An old chanson, perhaps thing of re-
peated phrases and odd little strains than ran IN
and out through the Notwithstanding that no
American there had heard before. It was
after that song that Mademoiselle disappeared
And 1, who am old, must serve these srangers,"
Madame grunted
She not old enough to resist Els ra<tc
He talked to her in Medcan-Spanish and made her
understand while the rest of told stories Of his
light heavies, and how he used to stalk German
batteries in the Toul sector with his tiny irrtants
and suddenly turn burst of pfn-ponted little shells
on them-"his dag-goned little guns sound like pug
dogs yapping," Jonesie said-and then hide away.
Day after day he set ten miles Of battle front
ing, Just because he liked to shoot. He tells the
most amazing stories of his one-pounders
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25

Just BEHIND THE SOMME FRONT, May g.
There was a real party at the auberge last
- night when the light heavies" heard they
to go to the fight today. Every one sang
After the white wine began to lie cold upon the
stomach Jonesie brought out his famous receipt for
mustego and mixed it in the black pot Madame Or
dinarily reserves for the cooking of SOUP '-''
Tell her this is a very suspicious occasion,
Pop" urged Jonesie. ELI is gon up there and
irritate the Dutchmen whole lot with those III
guns of his We just naturally got to have music
CO."
For the brave Americans" Madame consented.
graciously, and produced the soup kettle Mustego
is constructed on basis of benedictine or klrscn
or brandy or anything else handy, mixed with what
ever it is possible to get Toward the shank OF the
evening the mixture varies widely. Jonesle served
it in tin cups to sort of chant. -
preserves the complexion" he announced, is
an excellent varnish for furniture makes ch1Idbrtn
easy, and salad dressing has no equal.
Madame herself passed the mustego pot Mad
anne is a biIlowy person, one should be VINO mas
kept the leading inn of the village Tor more tnah
forty years. She floats upon her own waves. me-
auberge is better than it looks. One enters II Dy
the back door after skirting a pond which ducks
and geese and cows and horses and sneep use IN
discriminatory, and the water OF winch 10 Vi an
annaIling and odorous nastiness The raIters are
covered with a black mould or soot and chlcKens
nick crumbs from the uneven stones or the noor'
and dogs dream frightful dreams In every I'm IA
corner. But the white vine is sooo' "nio 90 ~
last nights mustego-
'sWhere is the little devil with the long hair?"
Madame asked moment ago. THE one who mixed
that last potful-the one tnat mace me dance LOT
the first time in forty years of inn keeping in
Picardy? If the Germans do not kill that little
devil he will become very great
Eli did not hear until after mess that he was TO
90 ND to the fight with his light heav1es. Every
one loves Eli but all hate his little guns. Tney
ore of the thirty-seven mlimetre sort-a nasty
little gun that man can carry, and which fires
a tiny she'll weighing about pound, and which has
the meanest, naggingest whine any gun ever naG.
rTbev GET every one into trouble, except Eli. He
stirs IN the Germans, and then he dismounts MS
guns and his men take the component parts under
their arms, and he withdraWs MS natterleS py ;ne
rocass Of logging il to shelter. The men whose job
is to sit in the trenches canot follow him. Hence
they hate his little guns.
There's goin' to be real soht OF time to-
night" Eli announced. Like we-al used to have
down on the Rio Grande."
Mademoiselle surprised. US. I'VE had not been
paying much attention to MademolseIe' except oV
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
AIR, LIGHT AND WATER
By H. Arlington Bruce

Cd has given many precious gifts to man.
II Among the most precious are air, sunlight
- and water. But not everybody appreciates,
how precious these really are, and what wonderful
effects may be obtained by their proper use
Thousands of people seem to regard air, sun
light, and water things of great Importance.
Thousands actually behave though they despised
them.
They make little use of water to clean either
themselves their habitationA They live In homes
built situated that little sunlight can enter
Their windows are seldom opened to admit fresh
air.
For this rejection of Gods gifts they are penal
lied They suffer in health of body and health or
mind. And, alas! their helpless children suner
with them.
of air. light and water and begin to use them FREQ
y, things always change for the better Sometimes,
especially in the of the young improvement is
so great to be almost incredible.
In book of particular significance to many
parents-Dr. Arthur Holmes Backward Children
"a story is told illustrating mpressively the truth
of this.
The story concerns a little six-year-old girl who
carried to psychological clinic in the arms OF
a district nurse,
This child could neither walk nor talk, but
crept about the floor and babbled like an infant"
She was pitiable looking object and to all appear
ance imbecile. ,..
But the experiment was tried OF seeing
what air, light and water could do for her.
She was placed in seashore sanatorium. There
she had clean bed in which to sleep, was given
clean clothes, bathed daily fed adequately ana
allowed to play all day out of DOORS on veranoa
and in the sea sands.
At the end of six weeks she looked an altogether
different child She had gained markedly In weight
and stature. But, says DR.. Holiness
THE change in her mental development, with
out one single conscious effort at special training
by her teachers, the marvel
'She learned to walk and to talk, not indeed
as we'll as a normal siX-year-old, but wonderfully
we'll for one so recently infant.
'She seemed to have grown three years in a few
weeks, and since that time has continued to i'm
prove though not rapidly"
DIR. Holmes adds:
"Cyrene's advance throws into bold relief what
is called constitutional treatment. 1t shows both
by their presence and their absence what large and
important factors in mental growth are the common
daily necessities of life -
For her condition, while remarkable because
is unusual, is not therefore exception to the
effect of hygienic living on children in general
Your own child may be suffering in some de-
gree from failure to receive adequate supply or
air. light, and water. You yourself may be suner-
ing.
Give some thought to this matter. Study your
home conditions your living habits If others
not thrive without abundance of these health
saving gifts, neither you. That is a certainty.
Copyright, 1918, by the Associated Newspapers.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25

Women of the country, have you seen the lat
est government call for YOUR help?
Read this appeal, from no less a person than
of US the people of the United States, means not
only Johnny Jones and his sister Sue, but you and
me!
THE rich of this country cannot alone meet
the needs of the nation, the men of the country
can not do it alone; the women of the country can
not do it alone; but all of us, the people of the
United States disregarding craftsmanship, forget
ting selfish interests, thinking only of the supre
macy of right and determining to vindicate the
of America and civilization. do the great and
splendid work which God has called upon US to
do ,
We must rouse ourselves, find the cog in the
executive wheel that connects up with the anti
German war machinery, and help make things mum
in our neighborhood However much we have
been doing, we pretty sure to be able to carry
a little more.
We can begin operations in our own house
hold by using still less sugar still less wheat still
less beef and especially still less pork. With the
wealth of the other foods available in this coun-
trv we really never need miss these few staples
which as a matter of fact count for life or death
with our men abroad. with our allies with the
millions actually starving in other lands today:
Perhaps you did not notice recently that france
had gone on rations in order to help our own men
now in the heldi
We can speed up the knitting and sewing. Ev-
cry extra garment finished these lovely spring
DAYS in our own comfortable homes. in this land
of peace. will help warm that additional
possibly some love--in the cold of the
trenches next winter; will protect freezing
woman; keep breath in some perishing child. Let
get out all our old clothes wash iron and make
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
try to England in large enough numbers to

country to England in large enough numbers to
count
had the great gOOd to already devel-
oped this qudLLIty production rifles the in
terest or Great Britain. had II not Deen for this
TACT, We proDaoly would not nave an enectlve
army in the field today. But we encountered the
same difficulty the British encountered at the
beginning, In that we had on hand rifles OF an
other caliber.
These our own regular army Springfield
rifles of so caliber We had abou: 100000 of
them on hand, and two governments arsenals with
a capacity of about 1900 rifles a DAY, which was
enough to supply the normal wastage on the
100000.
In other words, we were capable of producing
the British Enfield rifle in quantity with none on
hand, while of the Springfield rifle we had con-
siderable supply hand, but could not produce
quantities. If manufactured the British rifle
and ammunition, we would be unable to supply
ammunition for Springfelds, and the 100000
rifles of that make would have to go to the scrap
heap.
Accordingly, the decision was reached to alter
the design of the British Enfield so that 1t would
shoot the American so caliber cartridge. 1t was
this change in design which caused all the delay,
all the controversy, and all the charges that We
putting broomstick army into the held 1t
was decided upon, however, by the leading rifle
experts and manufacturers of the United States,
and it's wisdom seems to be demonstrated BY the
fact that we are now producing this American En-
field rifle in quantities, and also using 100000
of the Springfelds all of these rifles snoot1nS the
ammunition. t
Experts pronounce this new American Enfield
Of the best Of modern rifles. In test which
comprised the firing of $500 rounds of arnnnuni-
ton, there were only three accidents and two OF
those were due to the carelessness Of soldiers IN
getting dirt in the muzzles Of their guns It ap-
pears that there is a tendency for this rita to
burst owing to the very high pressure to which
the chamber is subjected when the piece is fired.
This pressure is 81 900 pounds to the square inch.
Men are being very carefully trained in the uss
of the arms, and officers are provided with proper
gauges and tools, that they can make frequent
Inspections similar to those made OF coast and deh
artillery pieces. By these precautions the number
of accidents have been reduced to an almost neg
lgible percentage.
The rifle problem is not only that Of SUPPLYING
each with rifle, but Of keeping him supplied
The wastage of rifles used to be calculated at bout
40 per cent a year. but in this it has often
been much higher. To be on the safe side, there
must be produced at least two rifles every year
for every man who carries rifle. Every sudden
retreat means heavy loss Of arms.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25

cerned in establishing some international means
o. upholding against the boldest aggressor the
covenants of peace and justice into which we shall
enter. These things involve the happiness and
wellbeing of and other peoples for all
time to We owe to ourselves, therefore,
and to mankind to see to it that in the working
out of those issues we'll in the conduct of
the itself represented by our ablest
craftsmanship. And where else could We lind
craftsmanship comparable to President Wilson'S?
The broaching of this subject is not matter or
politics. 1t is simply and solely matter of the ma
tons supreme interests first of all in the winning
of the and then in the solution of the prob
lens that will grow Immediately out of the war
and be virtually a part of it, For these lofty
duties, need neither a Democratic policy nor
Republican policy but purely American policy
such the administration of President Will
illustrates This, believe, will be the judg-
ment of the American people, irrespective of par
ties, if conditions in 1920 are what they
promise to be.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT
BY DR.. Frank Crane

BY DR.. Frank Crane
The great question is not Who's Who, but
WHAT'S What.
Who's Who sounds too much like an owl, and
there's about as much sense to it,
Who's Who means a mans reputation. What's
What, his ability.
All sorts of things can get you into the Who's
Who column; somebody may have left you a million
dollars you may have been sentenced to the egisls
ture for year, you may have divorced three wives,
you may have displayed handsome pair of neither
limbs in vaudeville, sung, or got lost in Alaska,
or whipped Jack Johnson or something Only one
thing puts your name on the What's What list
making good
Who's Who is a matter of being talked about.
What's What is matter of doing something.
Who's Who depends on what somebody else does
to you; college gives you degree, a lot of people
vote for you, the governor appoints you to some
thing, the newspapers focus the spotlight you;
and all that. But What's What depends on what
you do yourself
We are trained in Who's Whoing. History is ar
account of innumerable Who's Whoers, ninnies who
sat thrones and fanatics who assassinated them.
The efficient rarely headliners.
The What's Whatters raise the food, make the
clothes the railroads, drive the rivets fell the
trees dig the COAL pound the iron, tame the horses
construct the automobiles, sweep the floors, cook
the food, ten the babies and watch and wait and
work for mankind
The Who's Whoers button up their Prince AL
berts and thrust the left hand into the coat, and
gesture with the right and point with pride at what
we have done, or view with alarm the things
have left undone
The What's whatters stand fiat on their feet;
so they do not tall as the Who's Whoers,
who ride upon other folks shoulders.
What's What is in trenches, covered with lice
and mud, getting shot now and then, and wounded.
and killed
What's What is doing the worlds work. fighting
the worlds battles solving the worlds grim prob
lens.
Who's Who is talking, advertising, posing.
Who's Who is Mary's son.
What's What is the son of Martha.
(Copyright, 1915 by Frank Crane) rE'~
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
Victory Before Peace.

They are convinced that it is only by vic
tory that peace can be achieved and the
worlds affairs settled upon a basis of enduring
right and justice"
These words from recent message of Presi-
dent Wilson to President Poincare voice the mind
of the American people and sum up the necessities
of the war situation 1t is because they under
stand those necessities that the American people
will hear to nothing short of complete and incon-
testable victory over Prussianism. They know the
character of the German Government with its
utter lack of honor and good faith; and they know
that the German people support that Government
with all its criminal figures from the Kaiser to his
pettiest Junker lieutenant From nearly four years
of keen observation, part of the time from a neu-
trail point of view, Americans have learned that
militaristic Germany is impacable to all the
principles they believe in and to all the interests
of mankind. Therefore it is that they are con-
vinced that there can be no peace by compromise
or negotiation with unconquered Germany Prus-
sianism must be crushed, all the. heroic sacri-
fees of the free peoples and their defenders will
have been in vain. The President speaks for all
those peoples, .our allies we'll as our own when
he declares that victory must come before peace.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
Independence Day Ships.

One of the outstanding events in the ceebra-
ton of Independence Day this year will be the
launching of ships-scores of them, both of wood
and of STEEL for keeping open the road to victory
across the Atlantic. The Pacific Coast yards, &C
cording to the Emergency Fleet News are expected
to have at least sixteen vessels ready for the sea
by July the Fourth The plants the Great Lakes
will furnish a dozen or more, and the Atlantic
Coast yards are striving to complete from sixteen
to twenty for the holiday No feature could be
more appropriate to the national celebration than
the simultaneous sending forth of forty or fifty
brave new ships for war commerce. Our stoutest
answer to Prussian piracy is more toni age. Our
chief reliance in maintaining a great army in
France and in provisioning Allies is more tom
mage. Our means of throwing the full weight of
our resources into the war is more and more ton
mage.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
KuLtur.

The latter fortnight of May a season OF
particular pride to the Kaiser and his fellow Huns
Within those fourteen days they succeeded in kill
ing three hundred and forty-eight and wounding
six hundred and forty-two patients and nurses in
the British hospitals in France. To these were
added several score Americans and a number of
French. 1t record triumph for Kultur The
Germans have failed to reach the Channel ports or
Paris; they have failed to split the Allied lines in
the West or to overwhem them in Italy; they have
failed in every major objective OF the drive which
they launched three months ago; but they have
been eminently successful in bombing Red Cross
Ravens of mercy and slaughtering the helpless in
mates. Such are the glories OF Prussianism.
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The Keota news., 1918-10-25

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