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New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Alpine Blizzards Are
Worse Than the
Roman Lesions
NAE famous French geographer
Charles Rabot, in recent issue

NnaItcS NaDot, IN Il recent issue
of LA Nature' Paris), dis
cusses the severe winter of 19I6-'17 in
Scandinavia. For about two months
railway ferriagc between Sweden and
Denmark was frequently obstructed, and
Tor two weeks early in February it
stopped entirely Many ships were caught
IN the ice or had to set back. In fact, one
captain reported that there were nearly
two hundred ships stuck in the Skager-
rak early in February, and Danish fisher
men stated that thirty-three German sub
marines We're blocked in the Kattegat on
February Z. Moving ice exploded many
mines. AT Christiania the temperature
from December % to February 8 did not
rise above trcezing-a duration unique in
the iifty-sN years of observations. There
were some extraordinary snowstorms.
One near Christania on February 2 and 8
caused disastrous avalanche; another,
not less violent, ragged ten days later over
almost entire Norway. On March IA
Northern Denmark suffered the worst
snowstorm in forty-hve. years, suspending
railway traffic in North Jutand. Hanni-
BAT was more afraid of the Alpine biz
yards than of the Roman legions
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Around the World and Back Again

100000 short tons, against 322 100000
in Great Britain, 300, 100000 in Germany,
6O,0O0,OOO in Austria-Hungary, 45,000,-
600 in France, 36,O0O,OO0 in Russia, 25,-
0OO, 900 in Belgium and 24,000,000 in
Japan. The total world product Of 1918
was 1,47S,000,000 tons, our share being
approximately SO per cent. In 1916 our
share of the worlds product was about "a
per cent. The coal production of the
United States has grown from 270,000,-
600 short tons in 1900 to almost $50, ,00o,-
900 short tons in 1917. According to the
banks statement, the United States coal
supply far exceeds that Of any other coun-
try, being estimated at 3,527, 600, 100000
short tons, against 18O,000,0 100000 in
Great Britain and ,0O0,000,000 in
~Germany China is said to contain 1,500,-
00,0O0,000 short tons, but so far has
produced but little, the 1918 output being
but Is, ,432,O 600 short tons.
Great Britain's coal exports in 1913,
the latest normal year, amounted to 3d.
100000 short tons and Germanys to
about 37,000,000 short tons, while the
United States in the fiscal year 1913 ex-
ported only about 23,O00,COO short tons.
Since the beginning of the war, however,
our coal exports have shown slight in
crease, having been about 20 per cent
more in 1917 than in 1913, while those of
Great Britain meantime declined and
those Of Germany were Of course con-
fined to trade with the adjacent neutral
countries. Of the coal exported from the
United States in the fiscal year 1917
about 68 per cent went to Canada, pc,
cent to Cuba, 8 per cent to South Amer
ica and less than half of 1 per cent te
Italy.-From The Engineering and Mn,
ing Journal.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
The Call of the War

>1iio paragraph Irom the convention
L address Of the Bishop of Kentuckv an
peared in "The Living Church, issue Of
February ):
I'VE are passing through serious times
Before us lie still more trying and apxions
days; for we are row at the most critical
period Of this war. We are facing condi-
tlons which are sufficient to try all onr 70
sources, test all our courage, tax all stamina
and summon all our faith and confidence in
our cause. These are days to make men
soper-mlnded in the crucial hours which thev
are facing. But they are days to call out
al our manhood and convictions. Whatever
the days hold IN store We give our hands
and our hearts to this cause without Iootin,
back. The days ahead are Of graz,
portent. Who can tell what the wear mas,
bring forth? But we must face unAipcb-
ingiy all its dangers and possibilities. Faith
and hope and loyalty are as powerful auxili-
ares as armaments in this war. The church
the ration and the world need all our cheer
and inspiration to keep the days from crow
lng too dark to our way Every hour
rings out with the chalengc What can Won
co ard how we'll are you doing itY"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
A Novel Way of Tearing
Down a Building

THERE are probably many methods
4 Of tearing down buildings, but per
haps for novelty the following method de-
scribed in Popular Science Monthly" cam
not be matched:
"Pounding a reinforced concrete building
to pieces with 1,200 pound iron ball was
the novel method used by Il Chicago wreck
ing company. The building in question was
eight story structure. 1t was designed TO
carry heavy printing machinery, and un-
usually strong.
"In order to save labor, the wrecking COM
pany conceived the idea of using a cast irs1
ball, weighing over half ton. The wrecxing
outfit, carrying the ball skull crusher"
on (; single fall line, consisted of stiff leg
derrick and foot boom, mounted on Is
by 24-foot platform on rollers, which We're
built for this particular job TO facilitate the
steering OF the platform between the columns
OF the building.
"In wrecking q floor the ball was dropped
from height OF about forty feet on the CEN
trail parts OF slab, until the concrete was
shattered up to the column capitals or to the
edge of the beams, after which the reinforc~
ing bars cut by means OF an oxy-
acetylene flame.
"The blows OF the ball were then directed
over the centre OF the column, where they
broke the concrete away from the rods at the
base of the columns at the next lower floor
for height of approximately four feet
When much possible of the column
concrete had been broken off by this method
wood fire maintained around the col
umn base for eight hours. Then water was
thrown on the column. This had the effect
of cracking the concrete and weakening the
column so that when the column reinforce
mcnt had been cut with the acetylene torch
block and tackle attached to the electric
hoist easily pulled the standing mass over
Portions of the brick walls not backed by
concrete we're knocked over by swinging the
ball against them. After breaking all but
panel of q floor, the wrecking machine,
moving under its own power, on an inclined
runway, was lowered to the next floor"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
The Danger in Public Telephone
Booths

J>Ht smelly public telephone booth as
spreader Of disease is the object of
attack by The Medical Times"
AS far as we know" remarks that
journal, the telephone transn1itter and
The telephone booth are not in general,
subjected to rigid sanitary control, yet it
would seem that there are few appurte-
nanccs OF modern civilized life that should
command more serious consideration in
relation TO the personal hygiene of the
q soplc, which we profess to wish to see
cultivated to the utmost
Urging public measures to insure sani-
'atlon OF the carpiocc, transmitter and
telephone booth, this journal continues:
Ihe operators at toll boards in clubs and
sMiiar places nav be observed cleaning
me mouth and head pieces used by them
We presume that the company supplies the
operators with suitable solutions for the pur-
pose. Yet toll board may Dc used by only
Jew operators, whereas public booths are
Osea by hattaiions. The variety Of organ-
.sf"S contributed 70 a telephone booth by
'9 mVlbtGdinous patrons is something fear
So'ne To contemplate
pfof'et Infection is weN established
mode Of disease communication. Imagine
"S number ef droplets deposited upon q
pday 80 '''- course Oh "
lhe unpleasant odor tha. lingers about
.''s' telephone trarsmitters has doubtless
@ee" noted by all medical observers: its
'0uTee aa' and origin involve no deep mystery.
me telephone booth itself must b. a
.'e"' HArborer OF able-bodicd germs Frcsh
"'ops must be brought to the front daily"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
New Beef Exporting Plant
For Brazil

THE Brazilian Meat Company, which
Il has recently commenced to operate in
Brazil, was incorporated in Rio de Janeiro
by Mr.. F. Ellis, an Englishman, who is
in the employ of Wesley Brothers, meat
packers Of Chicago and England
The Chicago installation at Mendes, in
the State of Rio de Janeiro, has a capacity
of 700 head a day, although not more
than 250 to 800 animals are being killed
there daily now-The South American.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
The Old Crossroad SIGN

WHERE winding roads converge,
w battered sign
Stands solemnly, a sleepess sentinel
Who waits the strangers questioning
to tell
The farther way and mysteries define.
Before, behind, beyond the roads reclne,
The dreamless ways that lead to citadel
OF gay Bagdad, the hermt's mountain
cell,
An Alpine castle and Buddhist shrine.
Ger all the leagues Of earth and back
again
Nay. more, the races of the earth pass
here,
From dawn to dark eternal tides of
men;
And this wind-beaten sign of truth austere
Is but the Cross whose legend silently
Points out the way to Gods eternity,
Arthur Wallace Peach, in The Livi,so
Church.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
nACHIN ES

a three motor gantry crane, and has forty
foot span, lifts thirty tons and is equipped
with independent electric motors for the
hosting, for the cross movement OF the crane
and for its supporting car. we'll for
swinging tho crane to any desired postion
1T has also its Independent motor for moving
tho whole gantrT, with its total load, along
the track in the yard to any desired point.
These illustrations show the great import
ance of the problem of handling materials
Of all kinds in the shop as we'll as out
side and in far corners Of the earth. I'm
provements in the handling of the machine
shop work will play an important part in
overcoming the labor shortage which is sure
TO be felt during the coming year
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

A'UME ftlNN Oh WIldI lue NHlileSe al Z
y doing for themselves is indicated, in
part, as follows. in an article by Tyler
bennett in "Asia':
"A young Chinese lady. Miss Lin Hie-ding,
came to the United States eight years ago
from d mission school in Foochow, deter
mined TO fiji herself to become a doctor. She
was so successful that she was eventually
MADE chief inferno in a Chicago hospital.
There she perfected . new variety OF twi
light sleep which she used one hundred and
ninety times with entire success. One day
there came 10 her little Chinese boy with
a bad east OF tonsiilits. Dr.. Lin looked him
over and recommended an operation for ade-
uods. The parents and relatives who had
brought him were i'm CONSERVATION at the
idea Of cutting the boys throat. Thereupon
Dr Lin onened her own mouth very wide
and showed how size herself had once sub
Mittad 20 tAe very operation which she was
lecommendine The family council was
heA and the operation agreed 10. Very
ioyfuily the boy was received back and re
turned to his none that very afternoon. A
few months later DR.. Lin walked into her
reception room one day 20 find It fairly
crowded with Chinese. What did they all
want
The boy had formerly been very dis
agreeable member Of the family, quarrel
some, irritable and. in sch4ol. stupid Since
the operation his disposition had been com
pietely changed. and he was making fine
records in his studies. The family had
talked i over, called i'll the neighbors, and
agreed that If that young Foochow girl down
al tire hospital could effect such marvellous
change Of disposition and mental powers in
.thc boy they ought to come down and have
The same treatment. Would Or. Lin be so
good as to cut thoir throats in similar
way met Dr. Lin on her way back to
foocnow. Down in the hold she had a
thousand dollars worth Of drugs and five
hundred dollars worth OF Instruments, the
gifts of her grateful Chinese friends in Chi
cage to help launch her new hospital in her
native city.
"Nhile searchlng for evidence that the
Chinese women as we'll sc the men have
caught the spi Tit Of the new era and are
moving out III places Of social leadership. |
quickly discovered that the profession Of
medicine has given thom aside from teach
lng almost the sole avenue for self-eNpres-
sion. The let OF Western trained women
physicians is already notable and their work
has distinction. Moro than once have ] stood
in hospital operating rooms and seen Chinese
Women surgeons, assisted by nurses whom
laey themselves had trained, operating as
calmly only d few years ago they might
have cooked the rice
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
\ New Electric Radiator
Filled With Gas

A DISTINCTIVE feature of new
~ portable electric radiator, which
can be connected with any light socket, is
that it is hermetically sealed and filled
with nitrogen gas. In this respect it re-
sembles the type of electric light bulb
which is filled with nitrogen gas to pre-
vent the rapid deterioration Of the fila
ment by xidization.-Popular Mechanics.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

quired TO endure only the minimum of agony
incident TO fight for liberty and hu
manity.
The opportunity for service is come. De-
eide at once which machine can be spared
now and which in thirty days. This idle or
seldom-used shop equipment will help to win
the war. Wire or write to the Machine Tool
Section. War Industries Board, Council Of
National Defence, Washington, D. c"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

Medicine
~ and IH'A
)ufQeru
......--'''-''-''. a
In This Day Of Much Public
Speaking What Is known as
Inc Campaign Voice"
Has Deveionsd
Has Developed
1BERTN LOAN campaigners w

lBERTN LOAN campaigners who
may become afflicted with the
k% Campaign voice' may profit by
tho example oft J.. y. Alexander, jr,
whose experience: in managing campaign
voice used at Nigh pressure for three
months while travelling about SO 600 miles
and making over 500 speeches is quoted
:, The Medical Times
This speaker discovered that the pro-
Ionred effect of speaking caused conges-
ton of the cutire head. With something OF
tbe effect Of Il bad cold in breaking the
voice and clogging the external nose.
Mr.. Aexander's advice for such stua-
ton is to practise
ab,eathinr and vocal exercises before en-
.erre upon q campaign i'll order to en-
s,re correct methods. As complete an Of
Gee outat as possible should be carried on
,he trip: compressed air. steam inhaler, ice
bag. examining Instruments, spray solutions
and atom1crs. alkaline. astringent and oily
sprayS. argyrol ana adrenalin. Laryngeal
apulicatols arc inpracticabe because of the
necessity OF administering treatment on
swaying trains running from forty to sixty
miles an hour. Remedies for general con-
ditions and surgical injuries should be car
red in Wow Of the shooting of Presidents
Mckinley and Roosevelt 4 day treatment
Of cleansing the nose and throat, followed
by laryngea spray of argyrol upon the
cords is given. Soon after, deep inhalations
Of an oily spray are to be taken. At night,
massage OF the throat is practsed, followed
bv steam Inhalation of essential oils and
balsam IN an alkaline menstruum. In paresis
Of one or both cords, l40th grain Of strych
nine three or four times 4 day is called
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
he Coal Production of the
World

THE United States in 1917 produced
l. fully As per cent of the worlds
output of coal, according to an estimate
of the National City Bank, of New York
This country has been the worlds
largest producer of coal for many
years In 1913, the latest normal year
for world production, it produced 57O,-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

took pride in his lighting set inasmuch as
it was original and, as he thought, cheap to
operate Fig. l shows the set, which con-
sists Of small Potion waterwheel direct
connected TO two small direct-cuwent gen
orators. The wheels water supply at lso-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
drawing by j. Simont, in LILlustration

gerous just now when there is so much
inflammable material skilfully scattered
throughout the Orient by the spying mas
ter hand of Berlin.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
AS Easy AS Cooking Rice

COMETHING of what the Chinese are
y doing for themselves is indicated, in
part, as follows, in an article by Tyler
bennett in 'Asia'
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Electric Lights for Small
Plants

A CORRESPONDENT (P. t. Mer-
~ riam), writing to 'Power,' has
this to say of a certain small town
mechanics prowess:
"Whcn on an automobile trip recently
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

stopped at the pumping station of Mas
sachusetts town. | was cordially greeted
by the engineer who, among other things,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
ManeT9@
1n1|Q:uchiR585 II
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Col. Roosevelt Finds His Way
Into q Religious Publication,
Which Discourses Upon
His Churchly Qualities

kkN TR. ROOSEVELT" declares i
NH writer in "The Christian Reg.
ister" for February IA, "has
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

omobile trip recently
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-07
PENNSYLVANIA WINS
WAR CROSS FOR BABY
Lieutenant Flannery Prom
ised to Bring One Home
for Her
SAVED WOUNDED POILU
Pittsburgher Swan the Marine
Under Heavy Fire to Rescue
Frenchman
Pittsburgh, June Z.

Pittsburgh, June Z.
"Good-by. dear. When daddy comes
back he'll bring you French cro'
These were the parting words Of Lieu
tenant Walter Rogers Flannery. som Of
James J. Flannery, president Of the
American Vanadium Company and a
Pittsburgh banker, to his wife and in
FAINT daughter when he left home here IN
April to serve his, country in France.
And now Lieutenant Flannery has
lhe war cross to bring back He got
wednesday and there was an impos-
ing ceremony when II was presented to
MIN by French general.
I'm going to keep the medal for my
baby,' he said afterward
Flannery swan the Marne under
heavy fire and brought back wounded
French soldier.
Hes making good his promise to his
oapy and we are proud Of him." said the
young wife. Il knew he would do some
tnins ior his country. but we never ex.
pecteo the good news SO soon"
why shouldn't he be brave?" asked
the lieutenant's mother. His grand
1atner was Commodore John Rogers
VINO had command Of the Mississippi
squadron during the Civil War"
Lieutenant Flannery attended Mount
81. Mary's College, Emmittsburg, Md
and Georgetown University. where he
was prominent In athletics. When the
united states entered the var he was
an experimental engineer H. the Amer
lean Vanadium Company's plant, Bridge.
Vile. His brother. Howard J. Flannery
is In the officers training camp, at
Camp Dix
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-07
Bright NeWS for Home Folks
From Boys in the Service

In helping with my overseas equip
ment. Thank you many times. It
has been quite a strain. as you well
know, for me to make all the neces-
sary purchases, but now I am Just
about equipped, with your help.
may tell you that we will not be
here long. Don't write any letters to
me until you learn my new address.
l am not permitted to say when or
to what place we 60 will keep
you informed as well as I can. which
may not be as satisfactory as you
wish. but 1t will be the maximum
which can get to, you, you may be
sure.
Advise no one to write or Commu.
nicate with me in any way until YOU
have my new address. My feelings
about the war are increasing each
day. and there are several people ir
Philadelphia to whom would like tc
have an opportunity Of expressing m,
mind freely before go across
fear I would have that many less
friends. How long, | wonder. will Il
take for the people at home to realize
that this country Is facing WAR, no,
mere countryside riot? We don,
need an army Of 100000 or 5000. 900
hut an army of the whole country
My whole being revolts at the latitude
allowed the enemy aliens in this coun
try. 1t Is certainly horrible to me
to contemplate. | hope you will b,
my spokesman in such matters wher
am not present, and I almost wish
that you would not allow a man OF
military age not in the service tt
enter our house. say that with {
full realization that that includes q
number Of men Of whom ! though,
considerable a little less than a veal
ago.
War Is not a pleasant thing to con
template and my training has not beel
such in the last year to make II ap
pear IN any more favorable Fight hu
I do have the full realization tina
thus far. at least. I have done my dut.
to the fullest. and I pray for tn
strength to continue over there.
America today and in the past ha
developed to excess the feeling tina
each Individual Is a supreme being
We have permitted free speech to &,
rampant and today a man can sa!
that war Is .distasteful to him ant
still retain the respect OF his hearers
A fine man he Is who follows hi
tastes: a fine nation we would be /
our point of view was restricted b.
our Individual inclinanons.
don't like war anymore than an,
one else. l. would much prefer L
erect bridge than fire a battery
though there Is plenty of excitemen
in the latter, I must confess: but
do know what 1t is to be a good sol
der. and l intend to do that to thu
best of my ability. slight as 1t Is.
will just say word of good-by
II you can. write often after you ge
our new address. as letters will b.
even more welcome on the other sid
than they are down here.
Again a thousand thanks to you al
for looking out for my interests a
all times. Lovingly, TED.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-07
SPIES INVADE INDIA
IN MISSIONARY GARB
Journalist From Bombay Says
Germans Blow Up Troop.
ships and Supply Bombs

German missionaries who have been
preaching among the people Of India
for fourteen years were spies They
blew up troopships and supplied bombs
to anarchists in the country"
This was one of the charges madet
by Rustom Rustomjee. prominent jour
nalist and publcist Of Bombay. who is
in Philadelphia to speak today at the
City Club luncheon.
India is not fighting England's bat
tie" continued Mr.. Rustomjee, but her
own. The most bitter extremists among
the natives of India who are in this
said some time ago that If Germany
ever threatened India we should all have
to go back and fight for Great Britain
India has wealth undreamed of and
can easily place an army, II necessary,
Of from 100000 to 5000. 900 men in
the field out of a population Of 800. .00o.-
600 people. Already she has sent l.oOO.-
600 to the various theatres Of war, and
tnere is only one division OF BRUSH
troops in Mesopotamia and the remain
der are native Indians"
The same thing. he said, applied tC
Palestine and East Africa. In the Mes.
opotamian campaign. alone. he added
India was supplying out of her owr
natural resources all the munitions OF
war. shoes and clothing.
Mr.. Rustomjee defended Rabindranatf
Tagore. who recently toured this coun
| try. and who was accused in some quar-
ters of attempting to foment his country
men against Great Britain.
This Is a damnable lie." said Mr.
| Rustomjee. "and was German propa
| ganda. II was cunningly said thai
Tagore was going to Japan to stir u,
| Nippon against Britain Such is
downright falsehood he had not had 8
hand in anything of the sort.
| The rulers of Mysore, Hydrabad
Cashmere. Gawlilr, Bikimir and others.
he said. "and our steel magnates. SiI
Rattan Tata, have contributed more
money individually than any American
except John ID. Rockefeller to the Bel.
gian and Red Cross relefs."