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The Press., 1918-04-18
4ts Vision Probably All Right.

A United States recruiting officer whose jurisdiction extended over large part of Tennessee, tells of man who could neither read nor write. and who thus failed at the usual eyesight tests with letters. At last he was asked if he had ever hunted, and what kind nf gamc hn had killed. Uc repltcd that he had often hunted squirrels with a rifle. and someone added that he seldom missed shot. According ly the officer reported on the man as follows: Difficult to determine appli- cant's acutcness of vision. as he does not know his letters. but he can kill squirrels with rifle" The man was accepted.
The Press., 1918-04-18
Father of Rivers.

The Amazon. which flows through Brazil from west to east, Is the mightI- est river in the world. 1t rises In the Andes. and its course to the Atlantic Is over 5000 miles. It has more than HOO tributaries, the chief being the Madeira. which Is 1.sOO miles long. and the Rio Negro, 1850 miles long. The extent of the waters of thIs majestic river Is the largest in inc world, over 95O0O mile< 6I-rS-siI = lRsEce Being of "a navigabIe nature. n drains nearly 25O00OQ square miles of territory. There are something like 1.20O different kinds of birds which are exclusive to the valley of this wonderful river, and thousands of varieties of animal life which are unknown in any other part of the world. The soil of the basin of the Amazon Is so rich that for every bushel of maize planted It Is estimated Dat 500 can be harvested
The Press., 1918-04-18
Selfish Antlpathy.

When it Is settled In Il mans mind that such or such another Is a bad man. m effect apt to be produced by such judgment is n settled Hffecta- tion of antlpathy; of untiputhy more or less strong. according to the tenn per of the individual Therenpon. without troubling himself to measure out the proper quantity of antipathy which IL would be proper for him to administer, upop- .oyer5- opportunity that presents the means Of express ing toward the offending party the affectation of hntrel and contempt. he accordingly employs it; and. In so doing. he Riques hfaiself upon the evi=- dence he affords to others of his hatred to vice and love of virtue. while, In truth, he is only affording q gratifiea- ton of his own dIssocial and self-re- gHrding affections 10 his own antIpa- thy and his own pride.-Bentham
The Press., 1918-04-18
The Hicks Boys Failure.

'Many man has established him self in il modest way in his chosen business and by frugality and indus. try built it up to envlable proportions, said the Old CodgeF. "And then when he took his sons in with him. the boys grew chesty over what they thought they could do If the old man would only get out of their way. Sometimes they made good and upon other occa sions they didn't. As long as the I;ec Trl l.. Hicks, manufaeturer Of ptair md fancy weather, was in the hari ness, we knew exactly what to expccl But look at the sort of weather wt. have been having lately. The Hicks boys are falling down badly since tho old man dropped out, kans,ls Ciiy Star.
The Press., 1918-04-18
Scum Eatinn Lost Art.

Owing to the high cost of ingredi- ents soup eating may become lost art. America to-day holds tho mednl for spectacular and musical soup eut-
 Ing. There is no nation so accom- pllshed in the art of eating soup audi bly as ours. Nh race of people eXtant can ent soup and keep un q steady con- versation twlthout stopping It on it's shirt bosom) as successfully as the American. A foreign writer once re- marked that he dearly loved tn hear m American eat soup. Some nations drink their broth and houillnn In si- lcnce or sop 1t mp nolselessly with bread, thus robbing the process of ull It's interest. But AperIca blows its broth cool, then musically sucks lt from the spoon, allowing if to hit the base of the empty stomach with the chug of pile driver. The way some of us strain soup through our mus taches is decidedly artistic, But, like many of the lost arts of our aboriEines, the doom Of soup eating Is in slght.- Cartoons Magazine.
The Press., 1918-04-18
BUNYAN ACTIVE TO THE END
His Last Years Busy Though Peace fuI Ones and Death Result of
 Act of SeIf-Sacrifice.

The closing years of the life of John Bunyan were peaceful, unlike in that respect the years that had gone before, but they were busy years, devoted to preaching, to the work of a pastor and teacher. Of these closing years, FrOude, in his Life of Bunyan," ed- ited by John Morley, writes, Happy in his work, happy in the sense that his influence was daily extending spreading over his own country, and to the far-Off settlements in America, he spent his last years in his own land of Beulah, Doubling Castle out of sight, and the towers and minarets of Emmanuel and growing nearer and clearer as the nys went on."
 His end was brought about by ex- posture when he was engaged in an act of charity. A quarrel had broken out in family at Reading with which Bunyan had some acquaintance, The father and son were at variance, and in the hope of reconcling them Bun van jouneyed from Bedford to Reading on horseback. He succeeded, but at the cost of his life.
 Returning hy London, he was over taken on the road by storm of rain and drcnchcd to the skin. This brought on q chill. He reached the house of London friend MT. Strud- wick, but he never left his bed after ward. In ten days he was dead. The exact datetis uncertain. It was to- wards the end of August, 1GSS. be- tween two and three months before the landing of King William. Bun- van was sixty years of age He was buried in Mr. Strudwick's vault in the burying ground at Bunhill Fields.
The Press., 1918-04-18

cent. of the average monthly amount purchased In the four months prior to March l.
 5. Manufacturers using wheat prod ucts for nOn-fOOd purposes should cease such use entirely.
 6. There Is no limit upon the use of other cereals. Hours, and meals. corn. barley. buckwheat. potato flour, ct cetera.
 Many thousand families throughout the land are now using no wheat prod uets whatever, except a very small amount for cooking purposes. and are doing so in perfect health and satisfae- tioD. There Is no reason why all of the American people who are able to cook In their own households cannot subsist perfectly we'll with the use of less wheat products than one and one half pounds a week, and we specially ask the well-to-dO households In the country to follow this additional pro. gramme in order that we may provide the necessary marginal supplies for those parts of the community less able to adapt themselves to so large Q pro portion of substitutes.
 In order that we shall be able to make the wheat exports that are ab- solutely demanded of us to maintain the civil population and soldiers Of the allies and our own army, we propose to supplement the voluntary co-opera. ton of the public by further Iimita- ton of distribution, and we shall place at once restrictions on distribution which will be adjusted from time to time to secure as nearly equitable dis tribution as possible. With the arrival of harvest we should be able to relax such restrictions Until then we ask for the necessary patience. sacrifice and cooperation of the distributing trades. 5S
The Press., 1918-04-18
NariefieR of Pearla.

Among the varieties of so-called pearls there are at times small dark gray or blacktsh pearls, which are more or less flattened and lack the jet black luster and perfect shape of the .sO-called black pearls. These are true pearls, probably secured from pin ma shell, and possess some small value. They may be easily distinguished from the false pearls by their color and shape. Very small round pearls of a golden luster are secured from a small avicula that has 8 beautiful golden luster on the inside. The avicula shell Is usually less than six centimeters in diameter, and have never seen pearl produced by this shell that was larger than No. 6 shot. The big. perfectly round yellow pearls offered for sale are usually frauds.
The Press., 1918-04-18
Shame Makes One Forget.

Forgetting is strange phenomenon. According to the modern psychologists, we are most apt to forget those things that we do not want to remember-es. pecially those of which we are ashamed.
 In an address on criminals who are on the border line of insanity, dellv- cred recently before the Clinical So- ciety of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Wash ington, Dr. Leon Emile Duval told of many mentally unbalanced men who in their normal state could not remember disgFaceful deeds they had done, and said this was to be explained on the basis that ''it Is the thing of which we are ashamed and which conflicts with the customs of society which is soonest relegated to the realm of the uncon- sClous."
The Press., 1918-04-18
PoaalhIe to Be Too Ahruns.

It is said that w. s. Gilbert, the English dramatist, when he called on his friends, always made quick exit. His alert temperament was evidently opposed to dawdling. He knew how tedious lingering farewells could be.
 Now and then one meets some one of his kind, alert, definite, considerate of others and of himself as well.
 But, of course, in this regard 1t is possible to overdo. There are those who leave so quickly that they create a sense of abruptness and possibly of concern as well. Their departure may be followed by such remarks as "Why did he leave in that way?" or Gould she have been hurt about anything?''
The Press., 1918-04-18

with immense pines, and for miles they l sped through the sweeI. rosinous air At last Bob spoke "Aiy Aunt Mary i lives down this road. 1t can't he far from here. Shall we stop and see her? She may have some strawberries and cream for us.''
 I -.'Tsm sure should be delighted" re- l Sponded Clara. in tone which lndi- cated that any Aggression would he a l relief.
 By the way, my aunt married a college professor. He is retired now on account Of poor eyesight." It seemed to Bob as they stopped at his aunt's gate that her modest home among the pines was more of n little paradise than he had ever known it to be before. and he hoped it might not seem so to Clara. But undoubtedly it did. as her exclamations of delight at frequent intervals testified.
 Clara went to see his alnt's garden of wild flowers. successfully trans planted from the woods, while Bob stayed in the cool old-fashioned par Tor with the half-blind professor.
 "Wouldn't you like to live in the city?" Bob heard her ask his aunt as they appeared in the doorway.
 "Oh, no, my dear," replied Aunt Mary. Ut is so much lovelier and more quiet out here, and we are not afraid with Bruno" affectionately batting large collie. Besides, we have close neighbors. and they are always willing to help"
 Bring Miss Brownlee again." urged his aunt, as they climbed into the auto, ready to depart.
 "YeS l should love to come" said Clara. as Bob snlIIily forbore to reply.
 "How happy they seem!" sighed Clara. as they drove down the road.
 "Oh. of course, life with professor is always happy" sneered Bob, sorry he had shown her his aunt's idyllic existence and thus enhanced his rivals cause.
 "Oh. why do you" But Clara never finished her sen- tence, for as they made a sharp turn 1ong-legged calf, standing awkward ly in the middle of the road, loomed upOH IA4SAA SluA lICu SASAls AhC H ABAL~ ened animal was only few feet away, and Bob tried in vain to stop the ma chine. He turned sharply to the left, and the next instant the great car swerved on it's side into the ditch, while the calf went bawling off into the woods. Clara, half laughing and half crying. chung frantically to Bob. but 10 their mutual astonishment they had both remained in their seats.
 My darling, are you hurt?" futilely questioned Bob, who was we'll aware of those soft arms clinging about his neck.
 "No. dear, are you?" half echoed Clara.
 The dear" did not escape Bob. and he proceeded to shower the little up- turned face with kisses. He was in heaven for a few moments, and then woke up.
 "T forgot. Can you forgive me? You are engaged"
 "To Bob MarstOn," completed Clara.
 "Bless the calf-T mean the fOur- legged oner' ejaculated Boh.
 And Clara Brownlee was too late tO attend the lecture on ''Ethical Culture" that evening.
The Press., 1918-04-18
Erenehman Invented Mlerophon..


 The inventor of the fundamental principle of the micronhone on the modern telephone Is said. to have been the Abbe Rouselot, French rhoneti- clan, born at Saint Cloud (CharenteD In 1S46 He became vicar and cur ate at Cognac and Jarrezac, then as- sistant nrofessor of French phllology at the Catholic institute of Paris, aud two years later he opened the first course of experimental phonetlcs ever established. In 1897 he was appointed director of the laboratory of experl- mental phonctlcs at the College de France, the plan for which originated with him. He is tho inventor of pho- netic instruments, the maker of sew eral discoveries tending to cure deaf ness and stutteripg and the author of q number of works on his speciality.
The Press., 1918-04-18

If we are to furnish with the propor ton maintain their bread from now until the and this military necessity must reduce monthly consumption to 210OO00O bushels month as consumption of about 42O0O0OO bushels or 50 per cent of consumption This the sua ton as set forth by Food Administration at Washing ton Reservng margin distribution the and for special leaves for general consumption approximately products weekly The Food Administrations Many of dependent upon bakers Such bread be durable and proportion of wheat products
 than cereal breads baked in the household Our and navy require full allowance The weto-do population can make greater the consumption of products In addition population the agricultural districts where the album. ant skilled in the preparation breads from than crowded city and industrial populations
 With improved transportation conditions have avail able surplus potatoes We also have spring a milk, and have ample and The drain and barley substitutes already greatly exhausted the supply of these grains
The Press., 1918-04-18

Gat Is fuel for fighters. Bacon Is badly needed in the allied armies and navian. The allied needs in pork prod uctB are 15OOO0.0O0 pounds monthly, three times as much as before the war.
 Anotherwastee eliminatOr on the North Dakota Is the potato peeler, shown In the lower photo. Nothing is lost ex- espt the actual potato skin.
 There lH & sufficient quantity of po-
The Press., 1918-04-18

To effect the needed saving of wheat we are wholly dependent upon the voluntary assistance of the American people and we ask that the following rules shaI be observed;
 1. H0usehOlderS to use not to exceed q total of l1s pounds pcr week of wheat products per person. This means not more than 1A pounds of bactory bread containing the required percentage of substitutes and one-half pound of cooking -four, macar0ni, crackers pastry, pies. cakes, wheat breakfast cereals, all combined.
 2 Public eating places and clubs 10 observe two wheatless days per week, Monday and Wednesday, SIS at present. In addition therato. not to serve t@ any one guest at any one meal an REgreEaks et breadsIuffS. macaronl, crackers, pastry, pies, caken, wheat breakfast cereals, containing A total ef more than two ounces of wheat AOur. No wheat products to be served unless specially ordered. Public eat Ing establishments not to bay more than six pounds of wheat products for each ninety meals served, thus con- forming with the Limitations requested Oe the householders.
 & Retailers to sell not more than ons-eIghth of e barrel of flour to any town customer at any one time and act more than one-quaFter of barrel tn any country customer at any one dime, and ln no case to sell wheat produets without the sale of an equal weight of other cereals.
 ' ( We ask the bakers and grocers to reduce the volume of Victory bread sold, by delivery of the three-quarter Donnu loaf where one pound was sold before, and corresponding proportions in other weights. We also ask bakers not to increase the amount of their wheat Hour purchases beyond TO per
The Press., 1918-04-18

CKIES In the Ameri- can navy are classed as the best fed body of men in the world. Tn the ships galleys every effort is made to eliminate waste
 In the upper photo one of the cooks on the North Dakota is oper- ating a meat slicsr that cuts bacon with the least DOsslble wastag&.
The Press., 1918-04-18
U. s. Must Cut Use '
 Of Wheat by 0ne=Haf
America Consumed 42,OOO, ,OOO Bushels Monthly.
 From Now Until Harvest Must Use ~" Only 2l,OO0OOO.
RATION PER PERSONS T. POUNDS
 OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY

Military Necessity Calls Greater Sacrifice ereAied War Bread Must Be Maintained-Our Soldiers and
 Sailors to Have Full Allowance
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
PUBLISHER DEFENDS
LOAN OF 100000
Montgomery "AdUertiser"Not
fnUotUed, Says c. II. Allen.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 10.-Charles
II. Allen. publisher Of the Montgomery
AdrcytL e.. issued the following state
cnt to-day:
The testimony as given is inaccura to
b.. an important detail which will later
~ cleared up. No loan of any sort was
wade to the Montgomery Advertiser.
arranged loan with the Northwestern
National Bank of Philadelphia for $780,
900 each for myself and for Capt. w. T.
Eheehan in the summer of 1915, the
t1'ai or 100000 being part of the pur-
case price Of half the stock owned by
I.auk f. Glass
on the purchase price of the Adrer-
hSFf. we had already paid SlS,5O0 and
- noe the loan was made we have paid
$4,000 IN interest. The loan IL now Sc
erred by collateral which wc put up.
,'d II is steadily being paid off. This
'"ah loan bears interest at per cent.
ara the interest has been promptly met.
ne half of the capital stock of the
A7rfrttScr owned by the estate of Major
: rws tformer editor apd publisher of
'a" Adrcrtiser). was in no way con-
ned In the loan. The policy OF the
1drertiser, az announced at the
'H' Of the purchase OF half the
h''"", was agreed to between the repre-
s.''"iiyes of the estate OF Major Screws
ana the new purchasers as being faith
.'' ~ nariying out the policies of the
/ per as II was conducted under Major
I'Ns, This has been done"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20

: trenches in long troop trains
some of them the very boys who
left homes in this city to fight for
Uncle Saml
Other Americans marching
through French villages, while
fatherless French children wave
them on to victoryl
u. S. artillery laundering out
"America's Answer" in the only
kind of language that hun can
understand
These are just few of the MANY
stirring scenes the u. S. Signal
Corps has filmed for you
Americans who have to stay at
home.
"America's Answer" brings the
war home TO you in a way that
nothing else can. No man or wo-
man, however patriotic, can see
"America's Answer" and not be
a better citizen for i'll
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
URGES CAMP DIX
BE PERMANENT POST
Major-Gen. Scott Recon-
nends Its Retention.

SAMP DIX. UNCONSCIOUS, y, j., Nov.
ls'-Major-Gen. Hugh L. Scott. com
iahoer OF Camp Dix, who. az Chief OF
S.aH at the beginning Of the war, had a
DIG part in planning the cantonment avs
ten for quickly putting trained army
III europe, believes Camp Dix should be
selected as permanent military post
anu centre for universal military
uainihg His recommendations to this
effect, 1t was learned to-day. are already
before the War Department.
vrhe country can afford no DELAY in
preparing for universal military train
ING said Gen. Scott to-day with uni
versa training, we should have been far
better prepared for this war But with
me world In its present chaotic condition
universal military training for the
youhs men OF America In ten times more
important than ever In our history.
ASIDE from its military importance
70 the nation, our experience in training
, men lor this war has shown other posi-
i've advantages OF universal train
ing system. 1t means the physical up-
ouitding OF the youth OF the land. II
means the quicker Americanization of
foreigners through education the plan
would anord and'through personal asso-
clation with native Americans. II
means the amalgamation of our own
peopIe through the mixture of the vari-
Gus classes on common ground"
Inc position of Camp Dix, midway
between the greatest seaboard rnetropo-
nses' New York and Philadelphia. where
inintary chiefs have long recognized the
strategic need for a permanent army
post makes 1t also. Ma jor-Gen. Scott
peheves' the logical site for training
camp for the youth of New Jersey and
nearby states. He points out that be-
cause OF Its location and terrain, IL IL
one of the healthfest Of the cantonments
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
(U. S. OFFICIAL WAR FILMS)
General Pershing
sends these
pictures to you!

Yes, General Pershing himself
dispatched to this country most of
the material used in the most thrill
ing war film of the century
Americas Answer"
"America's Answer" shows
Great Transports, conveyed BY
the u. S. Navy and fairly bullying
with Yanks!
These same Yanks disembark-
ing at French Ports!
American engineers converting
unproductive swampland into a
modern concrete dock, three miles
in length!
General Pershing welcoming
newly-arrived troops!
Real "doughboys" baking tons
of war bread in gigantic ovens
every loaf stamped with the COM
pany trademark!
American soldiers being
whisked away to front.line
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
QUEBEC SWEPT BY FLOOD.
River Wave Causes Great Damage
Along st. Lawrence.

QUEBEC. Nov. ls--The flood wave that
swept up the st. Lawrence last night.
causing damage here estimated at about
million dollars. wrought immense de-
struction TO river villages and towns be-
tween Quebec and Three Rivers 1t was
learned to-day.
Many summer houses were swept
away and stretches OF the Quebec Rail-
way roadbed between this city and St.
Anne de Beaupre were washed out.
Wharres at St Laurent and st. Jean
Island of Orleans, swept into the river,
drifted past here to-day.
The village of Batiscan. s0O popula-
ton. chief town OF Champlan county, is
in flames. according TO adyices received
here. Part OF the village was submerged
by the flood Batiscan is about III
miles northeast of Montreal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
BRITISH REPAIR 10000 SHIPS
More Than 100000 Ton. saved
in Four Months.

LONDON, Nov. 1s.--The department OF
ship repairs Of the British Admiralty,
which began operations in June. 1917.
had repaired and returned to service,
aside from vessels OF allies and neYtrals,
more than 10000 ships up to october OF
this year.
/ At least half million tons of French
shipping have been repaired and re-
turned to service this year. and during
the last four months more than 900, 600
oss tons of allied and neutral shipping
have been attended to.