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The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

With large and formal social gather
ings out of fashion. the semi-formai
gown which, Is suited for both after
noon and evening wear. for restaurant
dinners. or for the afternoon bridge
or tea, is a wardrobe necessity.
Skill and thought are demanded IN
the selection and construction of this
double-duty dress, and the frock pic
tured here is an example Of q real
success in q gown of this sort The
foundation is of amethyst panne vel
vet, the cuffs and high, shaped girdIe
are of turquoise blue satin intricat, ly
braided in navy blue silk soutache.
The overblouse and sleeves are of
crepe in the amethyst shade, revealing
a lovely bit Of blue and silver metallic
lace, filling the front of the corsage,
The crepe sleeve is notably large and
loose and a good effect 10 obtained
by setting a braided band OF the velvet
beneath the crepe just above the
braided satin cuff which finishes the
sleeve.
A clever bit OF designing in braid
and velvet links the pale satin girdls
to the crepe and velvet underblouse.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

From Morris. Mimi, John and Milton
jackson, brothers, have shipped five
tons of frogs TO eastern markets. To
get the five tons suitable for market
It was necessary. TO handle nearly 50
tons OF frogs.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

At a .fruszilty dance In Montciair.
N. j.. those wearing patent leather
shoes. silk stockings or high collars
were fined 5 cents; those wearing mar
eel waves. 10 cents; while thoss
wearing dress suits or decoliste
gowns paid S centk
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

divisions? Such an estimate verges
on absurdity. 1t would verge on
absurdity did a German division
mean on the average now what II
meant a year ago. But notoriously
| the term now means less. And.
owing to the change referred to,
the rate of wastage that has to be
faced is higher.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
Germans Not Superior.

Few details Of technical character
can be given in advance Of a great
action. 1t may be said that the Ger
mans are not as yet superior. either
IN men, guns or air work, to the allies
IN the West. The transfer Of troops
from the East front continues. wheth-
er or not the enemy in this way man.
ages temporarily to obtain superior
ity' It is absolutely certain that he
can obtain nothing like the same su-
periortty that the French and British
enjoyed IN the West In 1916 and early
last year. That is one of the domi-
mating facts about the war at present,
because even with this superiority the
allies were not able TO fnfict decisive
defesu upon the Germans. And with
= vastly sreater superiority than the
The Washington herald., 1918-02-03
Eject of Success.

What do these successes amount
TO? As 1t stood in the beginning
or 1917, and notwithstanding the
initial breach made in the battle OF
the Somme, the German fortified
front on the West constituted 3
system of defense the like of which
for elaboration and extent has new
er been known in war. The labor
of millions OF men, and millions OF
tons OF material, had been expend-
ed upon 1t during the greater part
of two years. In spite of the
German counter-offensive to recov-
er the Aisne ridge-an effort which
continued for five months, and is
comparable only to the assault up
on Verdun-that system of defenses
Is today a thing of the past. And
Just as this system was, itself un-
precedented, so it's destruction by
the allied forces has been a feat of
arms wholly without parallel in
war. Is 1t now to be said that all
this has been so much futility?
SO far from being in any sense
OF the word futile. these allied oper-
ations, marked by tactical skill of
the highest order, have had three
most momentous effects.
The first effect is the forced
change in the enemy's tactics. AT
the beginning of the year he relied
mainly upon his defenses. At the
present time he has to rely
mainly upon counter-attack. He
mas had, so far as he has been able,
10 man his Western front more
heavily. At the beginning of 1917
ne had on the West 40 divisions
plus his fortified bulwarks. He has
now apparently 152 divisions minus
the bulwarks. Is he therefore
stronger for the change? 1t is an
open question Was this vast sys-
tenn Of defenses. as a matter of
economizing forces. worth only 81
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
Chanoed Habjts.

The tasks I used to like, alas, to me
no longer make appeal; ! do not care
to NOW the grass, with seven feet Of
flashing steel. The weeds are growing
on my lawn, which once was hand
some as q park; for 1 begin to talk at
dawn OF war. n keep 1t up till dark,
The c~ockleburs are growing dense
where once the scarlet rambler grew;
decay has marked my picket fence,
and all the other things in view. Foi
1 must talk with Neighbor Jones-that'a
what my leather lungs are for-ex-
planning, In heroic tones. what we
should do to win the war. / do not
care to swat the flies. although that
sport once hit the spot, and early in
the day I'd rise. with noble zeal, and
swat, and swat. Each fly. in safety
now may soar, and multiply to beat the
band: I'm busy at the Blue Front
store, where allied strategy is planned
There I'm considered sane and wise,
and people harken to my rede; I have
no time to swat the flies, which on
the nations substance feed. I do not
care to boil the. germs. although our
lives may be at stake, for ! must tell
in ringing terms. where Kronprinj
Wtl1yum made his break. I used I'd
read the bulletins the health board Is
sued ono q week. and I would still
my ancient shins. and make my stats
and hinges creak; none better knew
to swat the flies. or boil the germs. o.
bat the rats: but now I meet with
graybeard guys, and we all gossiJ
trough our hats. +,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
Rubber Supply and Value.
From the Omaha Bee.

Some interesting information comes In Q
consular report from Singapore relating
to the rubber industry and the MALAY
peninsula and ite relation to tho United
States. Production In the plantations
there has increased from e9,63l long ton1
in 1916 to 115, COS In 1917. an addition to thi
total supply of 1877 long tons, or 66 pei
cent for the year. Tho ceiling price per
pound has naturally sagged under thi8
the top grade quotation dropping from s.
cents In 1916 to IS cents in 1917 and to N
cents on May 2 of the current year. Pur.
chases by the United States users have
Increased from 1907 long tons for tho
March quarter of 1917 to 23.6M for the
am quarter in 1918. This indicates that
the rubber supply available is ample fol
our uses, since this has become not only
the principal market of the world for raw
rubber. but almost the sole country in
which extensive manufacture Of rubber
goods is carried on.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01

1000 times that she hated me. Thu
morning after We were married she told
me when I kissed her that / had been
drinking. told her sure l had been
drinking. I'd been drinking cham
payne.
And when 1 said that" he went o n,
"sh clasped her hands and cried:
BREATHE on me some more!'"
French said his mother IL In Atlantic
City and has not sent him a word OF
comfort or consolation. He eaye he
made q mistake when he married the
telephone operator. but be wishes his
mother would believe him when he SAYS
ne u sorry and that he Will never do Il
again.
but I guess she won't forgive mes
he said. $50 its the trenches and The
tanks for mine. The detectives my wifi
has trailing me can't follow mo ovef
there q any rate"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
Whsrs the Hiahsss ssrvies7
urnrn h NGfonnannN~ fournAI

Director General schwab Of the Elmer.
gency Fleet corporation. addressing hh
enthusiastic audience Of practical ship.
builders In San EFancisco tho other day
hit the mark with this splendid sentencei
To sacrifice ones life for ones
country y, Of course, the supreme sac
eifico; but In his year the highest
duty d 10 serve whore your govern
mont tells you to serve.
This u q hard lesson to learn for many
Of the fine young men. who have gons
into the service and who are naturally
eager to be on the front lines whsee thu
action b, for young men love action and
-cha1e ct delay. necessary or unnecessary
One OF the first officers 70 g 70 Camp
Dodge, with Q captains cofnmission. has
been retained there cver since. He has
ssen his comrades 60 forward, new meu
come in and. in their turn, leave To-
France after their preliminary training.
He has trtsd 20 have himself sent to the
front, but. a. he 70 Q natural trainer Of
and q splendid officer. the govern
M has ~ ut to retain him whore no
10 he os useful. II has been . hard
lesson to learn, but he has learned ''that
the highest duty II 70 serve where your
government tells you 20 serve" Even
thoee A. 'ssrving-And@ " b often the
hardest sefv1cee"who only stand and
watt" The VA 10 teaching, - IL hes n
been taught In this country for Q long
time. the necessity q the value Of dis
cipuns and obedience.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
6-DAY HONEYMOON
HENRY WANTS TO ENLIST"
IRON the New York World.

From the New York World.
"Nevsr - long 90 I live do I want to
set oyes on the woman who calls her.
eeis my Wife. Tam goinS into the army.
want 70 Gst 20 vt0noe to b ~ my
DAD am golag to enlist In the most
daalgerous brsnah q ths servsce-the
end Il al guicAiy and honorably."
e. she .e Sthsr dsy; sgSas Asnrx Icct
who ABOUT tVo W0sau ago married Miss
Llllian Harrington, 9 telephone opera
tor o1 MancAsstsr, N. H. and whose
mother has not only cut of hls allow.
0pce. but viii not have anything to do
with him.
Srsneh ives sitting In the lobby OF the
Hotel Vanderbilt, feeling terribly blue"
- be o3REeoDed TT ~ :
He does not know Why he married
~ HARRINGTON, he saye: She asked
hin 70 kiss her because she lovod him,
. oeye, He admits he did kiss her.
- eeyg q rsalty bsli9ved then that
Of the Advent and wego married.
~ nZld kes.sSsn Ire e.. a..:;.
id ms 1850 times shs Evsd No and
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01

Edward HunesrfoSd. tn Collars.
On . May aftsrnoQn ! stood with
Holden Evans on the desk OF an unflp,
Shed tanker in the yard Of the Baltimore
Dry Docks q 6hipbuilding company, OF
which he u tho president and master
builder. There wes q giant clock face
With but . single hand on the ttmbels q
the hsed Of tho ways that held the DoW
ship straight alokt. and the single haQA
upon that clock face was pointed Ct nids.
Transtated. that meant That the laytng
Of her keel had begun but nine days BE-
fore. The dial Of the clock vas closed
with 70 numbered spacas.
Which means" explained Holden
Evans. that this ship will take the
water 70 days after the laying Of the keol.
Not quite - fast - the Tnckahoe, peee
haps, but this 10 Q tanker. and Q lonG9.
tudtnal ships into the bargain. Witch
means harder work. and slower Do you
80 that ship there?" His arm point a %
another unfinished tanker upon the ID.
Joining vays. I'VE have done in nine
days <npon TIM ship what II has taken II
days 20 accomplish upon that one"
Way I asked.
"Werase postsoting our methods. or
matestAis 2 coming through betAsg. end
he men sss falling to the Job WIN 9
larger snshusdagm."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
WILL SELL HER HAIR
TO BUY WAR STAMPS
From the New York World.

How much do you offer for 11-year-
pa Juantta Dewelrs hair? Gertrude
say $40? Mistress Dewell wants the
money to buy War Savies.
She sent the hair-described by
the publicity man Of the National Sc.
curity. league. who may be a poet out
of office hours. as "silken, wavy chest
nut brownie the Evening Telegram.
a newspaper In Portland, Ore. She
lives in Dayton, Ore. Here's the letter
that went with the hair:
am sending you my hair which
cut off to buy w. S. s.. l am
II years old and want to do some.
thing to help buy stamps to go
over the top in the w. s.. S. drive.
Can you put in your paper, saying
q little girl out off her hair to buy
w: 8. S.? Will you please help to
sell 1t in Portland, Ore?
Now the hair and the letter and the
p~asteboard box they travelled in are on
exhibition in a window Of the Portland
Evening Telegram, and whoever offers
he most money for them can have
them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
John j. Pershing
As the Leader
Of Fighting Men

Americans who accompanied General
Pershing to MEXICO. IN various civilian
capacities never tire Of talking Of tho
little stdalights on the character Of the
general commanding the American
eoSces IA Erdnca. 10 shown to them
While he was In the desert Of Western
Chlhuahu4,
II Saw 5 better character sketch Of
General Pefshing than any Of the
Sattleman. HE squatted In front Of
4 campfire at San Gerohiiho. frying his
bard tack In the bacon grease OF his
mess pan. with the wind hlowing SAND
into his face and food. and the general
erinntne good ana naturally ~ the
spun q yarn about 9 buffalo hunt he
wa on y the Little Canadian up in the
These men tetll many incidents Of
General Pershing's stay on the border
and ia Mexico as illustrations Of his
Oh ah INFECTION trip from Namiqui-
pa to Colonia Dublan he saw q mule
driyer beating his team because the
team would not pull an overloaded
wagon out Of a rut. Jumping from his
automobile, General Pershing lectured
the mule driver, forced him to tighten
the load. deftly swung the team around
01AN 0AOVS IA0 Wd6Ol1 OhSO SA0 AA6H
road.
Again he reprimanded a colonel who
forced his men to march all day with
a t0-pound pack when empty motor
tr,lcks were passing all day en- route to
this seine destination.
IAN American soldier will fight
harder, live on less food and accept
more hardships than any other soldier
ia the world" General Perehing said,
IN commenting upon the incident. But
he can see 10 rcason why his pack
should not be hauled in empty trucks If
trucks E passing. Neither do /"
A camp sutler at Colonia Dubian
AenugSled In an automobile load Of
whtsky. After disposing OF hi. stock.
the man appeared at General Per
ahipSN headquarters for q. pass back
to the border. He got the pass as q
free ride a. a prisoner and was forced
to dig and repair roads enroute.
Th3 encouragement that General Per-
shing had adopted two French orphans
recalled Q flood Of tender memories to
friends Of General Pershing on the
border. for II was chic he was In COM
mand that hts wife and two children
were burned to death at the Preside in
San Francisco. General Pershfnge hair,
q chestnut brown. slowly turned to
gray after bis loss and he could DO
seen frequently riding on the tneaA be.
yond Fort Bliss. alone with his grief.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
INTERESTS Of SPAIN ::
with ]. Tie allies
Congressman La Guardia, Now
In the Army, Points Out
Error They Are Making.

barcelona, Spain (by mail).-Capt,
r. n. Guardia. Of New York city, ron.
resentative in the American congress-
ha1 told the Spanish people that they
themselves by friendliness toward Ger.
many. He pointed out tq an interview
given to the Barcelona Il Publicidad
that while Spain was taking this attt,
tude her vessels carrying raw matefA
ials vitality necessary to Spanish fnS
dustrtes were being ruthlessly sum-
by German submarines.
Publication Of the interview has
caused q stir throughout Spain. Rep
resentative La Guardia has completed
q trip. through Spain to study the Of
rect OF the many sided German propA.
ganda floated. He finds that about
50 per cent Of tho .thinking classes" y
against Germany. but that the great
mass Of the working classes. and the
Spanish government thus far, have
been ewayed by the German press
campaign especially. by tho anti.
american feature Of 1t. to disresafd
m nssiH he 1 esiiev 'eseI would ta uns 10 so . . er3t
entente attitude, at least, II American
standpoints and ideals were better
known.
This. however. he thinks IL impos-
sible as long az the Germanophile pof-
ton Of the press continued to keep
alive bitterness resulting from the
Cuba and the Phillipinss, while it be-
Titles or ignores the sinking a. epan-
ieh ships with the consequent loss Of
materials intended to keep Spanish in-
dustry alive.
tories receive the greater part OF theit
raw materials, from the United States
they cannot continue to operate. Then
why. can anyone tell me-, do German
submarines lie in wait of the Spanish
shores In order TO sink Spanish ships
tories to work with? Are the GernaAs
and Austrians at war with the Spanish
working people that they seek to dAt
prfve them Of their means OF Mve1Ss
hood7 Because surely IL 10 no punish-
ment to the United States when Carr
bringing raw cotton for the mills oe
Catalonia.
Germany Il trying 20 weaken you
by Gripping your industries through
the destruction of your MERCANTILE
fest. Since 1915 Germany has dA1
s s{sSssd .h nGs 's Win a q to 4 1f t9 Sons @'a IL
over 100000 tons. They were mostly
coming to Spain laden with raw ma
terials for your factories. just b6s
cause Germany IL at war and destined
to defeat 10 nc reason why she should
destroy the Spanish merchant feet
Germany does not want Spanish cons
r. to flourish.
I'VE want TO do business with Spain;
Business with us after the war will ID
on an equal footing with reciprocal
profits and mutual advantages. Bu1Ai
ness with Germany will mean to what
IL has always meant-commercial doS
minlon and Industrial exploitation.
Our victory means your prosperity"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
Jockeyed Hour
Before Sinking
the Deutschland
From tho New YORK Time,

SAAV ANSW 4OAA AkIu00s
Capt. John Thompson Of the British
mercantile marine Is we'll known among
shipmasters on the other side as
"D~eutschland" Thompson, to distin-
guish him from others Of that name,
because he rammed the former cargo
submarine In the Mediterranean last
summer. For this act the admiralty
presented $4,000 to Captain Thompson,
and King George gave him the Dis,
tinguished Service Order, which en-.
titles him to inscribe the letters d. 8.
@. after his name. At q New York
hotel. when asked for EARTHQUAKE 81
his encounter. with the big eubmat4ne,
Captain Thompson replied: II am the
man who sank the Deutschland, but I
cannot talk about It."
Friends who travelled with the gal
liant captain said that he had been
through several thrilling episodes
since the beginning Of the war. Early
IN 1915 Captain Thompson was In
command Of q merchant steamship
which was stopped by a submarine IN
the Bay OF Biscay. and q German offtr
come queries to the captain concern
not satisfied with the replies ana end.
Sd. by calling him; . lAT. The .Rr1tish
sbipmaster, who g q sturdy butt ma
r!ner Of the old school,. promptly
ton officer was helped 70 his fsst BY
him. The submarine officer drew his
sword, with which he ran. Captain
Thompson through the left hand and
permanently disabled the forefinger.
eating his ship from Malta to Alexan-
drta: Egypt, when he sighted an ex-
lin right ahead. His vessel was IN.
armed, and the only chance to defeat
the Hun was to ram the undersea craft.
For more than an hour the merchant
vessel and the U-boat tockeyed for
position to get the advantage over each
other. At intervals the Hun command
Do much damage. 90 Captain Thornp-
o kept his bow up against the enemy
craft and never offered q chance Tor
being shelled or torpedoed.
Finally the captain saw HE oppor-
tunity and by skillful Waneuvertng
went full speed ahead And out clean
s shsiIa the he T. I.be st., Warning had been been
eh1 $ormsr cargo carrier had been con.
verted into q fighting pndersee craft
md was cruising in the Medite1faneAn.
BY her extra sise ana large beam CAP
tain Thompson was positive It was the
D~eutschland. ana further confirmation
Was given by the finding OF q Nfeboa4
with that name inscribed upon the can
vas cover, which floated up after tho
submarine sank.
lp March Of this year the captain
had his ship torpedoed In the AtlaHtic,
hear the A4oreA and was kept Q IRIS
oner on a U.b6at for 20 days. E6rtQ-
nately thc Hun copmander dia MT
the DsutsehisnG and her crew 81 near.
~ 100 officers And men.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
From the Minneapolis Tribune.

From the Tribune
The two men on the wrecked hydro
plane. strAtning their eyes through the
dawn. saw, instead Of q rescuine SAT-,
4 trasnsyleE Tin In eilhouette eeslp1t
the fe4 disk Of the rising sun. Quickly
0uiYering path Of the sun was specked
BY the Qminous shapes.
The, <inb disappeared, r~eappeased,
and. then began to slice through the
waters toward tho sun. They looked
at One another.
"sharks,s exclaimed one-and smiled.
The other also smiled.
dyes. The ehArks 4eem to smell a
good meal" he add9d.
The m4h were Walter P. Clark. Q
chief electrician Of the United States
navy, and Frank w. Riley, an ensign
Of the United States naval service.
They had loft their base on the Florida
coast to scout for submarines. In a
few houra engine trouble forced them
to descend.
Drank Water in Radiator.
Two days had they worked trying to
sta.t Tbs. thS easine. Il was IN vain:
atogk d provisiohs. After tho drinking
wR4iir was eoR1, they drank the greasy
wetsr Ia tho engine radiator.
Tbs supply was nearly gone now.
E1veA worse. the pontoons Of the plane
showed a tendency to sink deeper and
deeper. Nevertheless. with the opti-
mistn Of youth shey continued to hope.
surely. they thought. a passing ship
would rescue them.
With this hope they occasionally
waved their shirts whenever they saw
the faintest sernblance Of a sail. The
"sfN" would dissolve into a cloud.
However. the day before the sharks
cana q vessel did appear, but only to
sail Away ~ rapidly 90 possible likely
The hydroplane was mistaken for q
camoufla6ed submarine.
it Was Sunday.
The nisht following they had used
up their stock Of emergency distress
rockets. So they used their shirts az
signals as the mornlng grow. in the
hope Of attracting attention
fe., sun Sn, rose ing higher ~ ana IN higher; In
church bells would be ringing in their
home towns. It was Sunday. Very
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
They wersn't N.ishborIy.
From the Kansas City Star

He was bic and angular. but strong ana
~upstandins. with the look Of the farm on
his unSophisticated face. In his old ana
none too clean blue Jumper and Jeans, no
shining cars ana daintily clad ladies. Con.
fidencs in all the world shone In hi i1no.
cent old yes. Say. mister. I'd IKE .
ride. please. he called to the driver Of Q
new seven-pAsssnger car at the corner.
But the ssven-passengsr ignored his plea.
Car after car dA the same, and the old
man turned puxzled eyes to the othDP1
standing near and remarked IN nsiGhboTlY
fashion: "Out our way We atu't 20 proud
90 to refuse Q tide 70 anybuddy."