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New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

Bill. This here ships gotta take the gem
eral for ride, get me?'
It's the new nautical language of Amer
lca's river navy, manned by the marines,
the foot marines of the wavy hills of the
Marne, Aisne and Argonne. They've done
most of their seafaring, or, rather, river
faring, with rifle, and now they're the
tars of the river navy
A regular marine officer is in command
Of the river fleet of thirteen ships now
patroling the Rhine. Regular Rhine navi-
gators do the steering and stoking, and
the marines do "theirs" in the most un-
nautical language. But the navy is on the
job, as these dry land marines might show
If the occasion arose to work the machine
guns mounted fore and aft The admiral"
of the navy is General Dckman
The Rhine, which is famous for legends
gives but one to Coblenz, headquarters of
the American Army of Occupation Over
in the north transept of St Castor
Church American soldiers in Coblenz on
leave are shown a marble tomb. dedicated
to Ria, daughter of the ninth century
Frankish King Ludwig, son of Charlemagne.
The visiting doughboys are told this legend
Of Ria:
Intensely religious, like her father, Ria
lived in her fathers palace, Just across
the Rhine from Cobenz, now the site Of
the great Cobenz fort which towers over
the village of Ehrenbreitsten No bridges.
OF course, existed then, and so great was
Riza's faith that she walked dryshod each
day across the river to St Castor's Church,
where she attended service One day the
Rhine was rough. For the first time Ria
hesitated, not quite sure whether her faith
was strong enough to walk the waves
Prudence prompted her to tear wooden
stake from neighboring vineyard with
which to guide her steps over the troubled
water. Like Peter on the Galilean lake,
she promptly sank. Stricken with re-
morse. she threw the stake away, lifted
her arms toward heaven and committed
herself to the sole protection of the AL
mighty. At once she rose from the waves
and walked with dry feet as heretofore
to the other side. Then Ria, the legend
says, gave herself entirely to the work
of the Almighty and strove to excel all
others. She died within the cioster, and
her bones are in the tomb which the
American doughboy is looking at to-day
But it's pretty hard to make him believe
the water-walking story.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

government in Vepezlela which succeed
cd in ousting Gomez?
Tinoco oaght to be recognized. Such
action would relieve the fears of Venez-
uelans who are disguised with Gomez's
military dictatorship but are deferred
from rising against him by the State De-
partment's arbitrary fiat against Latin
American revolutions
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

The earth would have to be expanded
considerably to give each nation at the
conference the territory it desircs-and
scientists tell us that it is shrinking.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
A Rose by Another Name
(lrom The Woahinaton pos,,

The Paris conference now eliminates the
word league" and calls i. society Of
nations Better call it Heterogeneous and
accidental luNaposition of coneilatory gov
ernmental functionaries' and let it go at
that
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

Even though the war is virtually over
long-suffering troops yet in the field are
still wondering what is still the matter
with the army mail service. From Amer
ica to France is anywhere from 5000 to
5000 miles. and no seems to mind
three weeks for transmission of mail from
America to France But from France to
Germany and from France into France is
anywhere from a few miles to 400 miles.
and no one knows why it should take from
two to four weeks from France to Ger
many or from France into France No
body knows. and everybody wonders now
that the war is virtually over. Every
body will probably continue to wonder, and
most probably no one will ever know
Recently. before Eddie Rickenbacher.
the American "acc," sailed for America, he
came to Coblenz for a visit with the war
correspondents. At mess he was intro
duced to Hank" Gowdy, the ball player.
and they discovered that many. manv
years ago they We're kids together in
school at Columbus, Ohio Gowdy pulled
a picture of his mother from his pocket.
and there was another woman in the
same picture.
"Why, ! know that picture" exclaimed
Rickenbacher. "That other woman is my
mother"
Both have been away from home so many
years they were unaware their mothers
were good friends, as the Photographic
"snap' proved
Throw me that blankety- blank rope,
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
A Purist Objects
lfrom Tho Enporia Gase,l

fFroUt Tho Emporin Gn<otfoI
The New York evening papers again in
form us of soldier who "had both legs
broken" probably in last desperate effort
to make use OF that pair of crutchcs he got
for Christmaa.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
The Coming 7ower
After Hearing ''Robin Hood"

After Hearing ''Robin Hood
The songs of Sherwood Forest
Are lilac-swect and clear;
The vrie rhymes of merrer times
Sound fair upon mine car.
Sweet is their sylvan cadence
And sweet their simple art.
The balladry of the greenwood tree
Stirs memories in my heart.
O drawer days and elder
With mickle valour dight,
How We bring back the time, alack
When Harry Smith could write
The imminence of prohibition clouds
the stage Even so careless an observer
Mr.. A. E. Thomas notes that in "Robin
Hood" when Miss Cora Tracy sings
o promise me that some day you and |
VIII take our love together to some sky
she keeps her right hand on the barrel
Of ale, turning the love apostrophe into a
dthyrambc.
The suggestion is made that in April
call my days" be changed, the figures
changing nightly, thus:
For eighty-nne days
III sing the praise
Of brown October ale.
And SO and 81, and so on to The Day.
1t may interest the proofrooms of the
country to know that the correct spelling,
take it from Becky Scharps, who takes it
from Eddie himself is Rickenbacher.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

You can purchase merchandise advertised In THt
TRIBUNE with absolute safety-or II dissatisfaction re
sus tn any case the TRIBUNE guarantees to pay you
money back request. No red tape. No uuibbling
We make gooo promptly u the advertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
MEMBER OF THE AssoCIATED PRESS

Tie Associated Press is exclusively entitled the
for republication OF all dispatches credited to 1t
not otherwise credited in this paper the local
news cf spontaneous origiii published herein.
All rights Of republication OF other herein
also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

eral Winans commander of
fighting brigade Of the 32d Division, had
moved into the elaborate and picturesquely
located hunting lodge near the Rhine owned
by the Krupps Of Essen. he received a note
from the Krupps warning him not to
sleep in a bed labelled "GB" However,
the damage had already been done. The
general had been sleeping in the forbidden
bed, incidentally finding it the softest and
finest berth he had enjoyed since his ar
rival in Europe. Incidentally, he will con-
tnue to occupy it during his sojourn in
Germany, even though he now knows that
it is the bed of Bertha, after whom the
famous "Big Bertha" which fired on Paris,
was named.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

Albert Rhys Willams," says the dis
patch from Washington. "recently returned
from Russia and Bolshevik agitator here
addressed a large crowd, thus bringing
home TO the Senators a realization of what
Bolshevism means" Any Senator who
realizes what it means is welcome to half
a column of space any week dav
morning.
Led &. and &. f. suffuse the news
paper reading public Old Bill Mcclellan
Is out of the infantry into the here and has
resumed command of the sport page: and
Lieutenant Grantoldricc is now coming. as
he might say, across the brny trail for
home. Add Victories of Peace.
Washington has its opinion of army
officers. The house at 1903 New uamn-
shire Avenue offers Large sunny rooms
for officers ,or gentlemen"
We trust that Mr.. McAdoo will not causa
his amusement loving father- law to for
swear his loyalty to vaudeville. Mr.. Wilson
and we are vaudeville fans. and if tho
President becomes film hound we shall
feel lonely
German ExCrown Prince Suing for
Divorce" Headline
"Why go to that trouble 2" asks w. P. b.
why not merely tear up the scrap of paper
that married him? ~
Sefishly, our platform has a plank for
the 10c telephone tell. 1t decreases the
number of volunteers who insist on giving
rs beats. such as "G. Hunger keeps a
delicatcsscn store"
DO the small nations include the Scandi-
navinn7 FP.A
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
NEW INCORPoRArIONs

7 suggest that you incorporate the American
Order OF Motion Picture Patriots
The Charter Member OF this organization IS
the patriotic bird who made a practice of f-e-
quenting motion picture houses during the war.
He ready to knock down crippled men.
women and children who failed to rise promptly
when "The Star-Spangled Banner" being
played. He would shout himself red in the face
whenever the American flag flashed the
screen. When the News Weekly showed pictures
of the American doughboys in France he would
jump from his seat. his arms, and emit
frantic cheers for the good old U. S. A.-and when
told that returned soldier waiting in his
outer office for job. he would send word that
he for the day and sneak down the
back stairs of his building JOSEPH SIpsER
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

Horace, Sometime in July, 1919.
Fuscus, | have put away
Many jars of fve-star lcker;
Let us dodge the heat to-day,
Let us reminisce and bcker.
Let us talk about the time
People said: "Those guys are sporty
Bronxes then sold at a dime,
"All on onc?" a dollar forty.
Let us spill again our verse,
As we did in taprooms grmy.
Where, when we had drained nv purse.
Oh, the frightful drinks you'd buy me.
Breezy fan and tinkling glass,
Hiss of seltzer from the siphon-
Divers pleasant hours we'll pass:
That III gladly bet my life on
G. M. M.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

New York, Feb. 5, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
The Watch on the Rhine
Stories from the American Army of Occupation
By Wilbur Forrest
Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune Inc

TITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF
OCCUPATION IN GERMANY
By MaiD, Jan. 18.-After Cen
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

Do the small nations include the Scnndi-
navinn7 F.PA.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

Did the men serving under Captain
lleintz, we cannot help wondering, have as
much respect for authority as he appears
to have?
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

Representative Victor Heintz. of Ohio
entered the House yesterday in his uni
form, and Sam Browne belt. "Why
should | not wear in the United States
the insignia l wore in battle over
seas?' he demanded. "Why should any
American soldier be stripped of his over
seas insignia by the whim Of the high COM
mand of the American srmy? If Secre-
tary Baker wants me to take off this in
sigma let him come and try to take it off
himsclf' The high command of the Ameri-
can army, which whimscally made Mr.
IIeintz a captain, has authority to order
him not to wear a Sam Browne belt Per
haps the Secretary is too busy to take Mr..
lleintz's belt off; let him cable to Gene al
Pershng, who is quite up to the job
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

Our first impression of a mandate is un-
crasable. We first knew Of it as one Of
those things that made tyranny trcmblc.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

The Coming Tower cites the Hotel AL
gonqu'n for conspicuous bravery. is
wardrobe room is presided over by nobody;
you just hang your hat and coat up with
out assistance.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

To those who want to know the mean
ing Of the gold and blue service chevrons
worn at the same time, and Of the gold or
silver stars worn within the chevrons, and
of the so called overseas service ribbon, VIC
reply that the wearers of these things arc
merely disobeying orders.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1919
GUARA TEE

Entered at the Posotcc at New York as Second Class
Mail Matter
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
First to Originate ard
Use Forks and Napkins on
Table of Family Home

Fingers were made before forks"
and that is why we have napkins.
Existence today would be bad in
deed without that most essential Of
all table appointments, the napkin.
But can one conceive of it's impor@
lance TO our ancestors, who only a few
hundred years ago ate without forks?
For, as we know, it was not Until
the seventeenth century that forks
made their bow to the most elite So
ciety Of England, as a substitute for
the time hOnored fingers. In Ho-
garth's picture of a "Guildhall Ban
Qaet" the whole illuStriOus company
are seen eating with their hands.
Small wonder at the necessity for the
napkin, which was used not cnly dur
ing the meal itself, hut afterward
served the purpose of a towel.
And then it vas ITaly, the home Of
reawakened faStidiOUsness, as well as
the renaissance of art, that came for
ward with the inspiration for the new
adjunct of the table, the fork, which
somewhat modified uses o. the napkin.
But as long Indispensable, the nap
kin had become second nature and sur
wives TO u day.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
Airplanes Spy Out
Hidden Fish On Coast

ing time on small, scattered punches
Of fish.
1T Is quite possible also that
schools Of large fish might be distin-
guished from those OF smaller, leaner
fish, although this would require eX-
perience in observation. Another field
for experiment would lie In the guild
ance OF fishing steamers TO large
schools MOI visible from the crosstrees,
but plainly visible from aircraft, and
communication by means of wireless
telephone, barking buOyS or other de-
vices would enable the boats 10, set
the seine around the fish invisible to
them. Such cooperation would be Of
great advantage to the naval air serv-
ice rs well as to the fishing interests,
as ii would provide for the naval avi-
ators excellent practice in scouting,
station fading and communication"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
Bamboo Can Be Raised
for Table Use in This
Country as in China

An agricultural explorer from the de-
partment of agriculture spent six years
in China investigating the possibility
Of introducing and promising
plants into the United States. His
experiences are rather interesting.
The industrious Chinese have devel-
oped from their native vegetation a
surprisingly large number of improved
varieties that are admirably suited to
their local conditions. Many of the
plants should be equally successful
in the United States. The expert
mentioned refers to the popularity OF
edible bamboo shoots in China, not TO
speak Of Japan, and says that when
they are of a good variety they are n
vegetable dish that has no rival. Their
crispneSs and their freshness of flavor
appeal TO nearly every n the FIRST
time he eats them. Foreigners in fhe
Orient become as partial 10 bamboo
sprouts as Americans are to aSpara-
gus.
The varieties that are cultivated for
their shoots are generally grown in
gardens close TO the house, ana are
heavily MANFRED, in order to insure IA
maximum OF sprouts and the greatest
tenderness Of texture. In California
and some of the southern states are
groves Of Il species that are produc-
ing sprouts nearly, if not quite, equal
to those raised in the Orient.
II is believed that the bamboo can
be cultivated for table use in this
country n successfully as in China,
for the Chinese colonies in our large
cities afford a ready market and Chi
nese restaurants consume large guam
titles in soups and other dishes. More
over, there are many Americans who
have acquired in the East a liking for
the shoots, and would be glad to buy
them if they could get them
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
TIPS FOR GROWERS
OF POULTRY

The most common head and throat
troubles of fowls are colds and "a
tarrh. The symptoms Of colds are
running, dirty and stopped up nostrils.
The symptoms of catarrh are difficult
and rapid breathing, with mouth open
and whistling or bubbling In Throat,
due to phlegm. These troubles are
most common in fall and early winter,
and are easily overcome.
Simple colds and catarrh can be pre-
vented by removing the above causes
and breeding constantly for health
and vigor. To treat, search out aHd
isolate in separate quarters all in
fected fowls and give stimulating food
seasoned with cayenne pepper, or the
following tonic:
Pulverized gentian, 1 pound; pull
verified ginger, a pound; pulverized
saltpeter, Il pound; %pulverized iron
sulphate, "A pound.
Use two to three tablespoonful of
the tonic to 10 quarts of dry NASH
Poultry Division, University Farm,
Davis, Calf.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
Smokers Scratch 10000
Matches Every Second
Is Seconds Each Scratch

Next time you light a match, think
Of this:
About 10000 matches are scratched
in this country every second that
passes, and of these 90 per cent are
used by smokers to fire pipe, cigar or
cigarette.
The man whose head for figures
turned out this information also es-
Inmates that the time lost by the
smokers in lighting matcheS-not in
smoking-is worth $513,024 each eight
hour working day.
He arrived at mis- estimate by figur-
ing that it takes 10 seconds to scratch
a match and use the light, and that
213, $50 men whose time is worth 30
cents an hour are holding matches at
the same time, thus losing golden min
utes at the rate of $1,069 a minute, or
$64,1 2S an hour.
No one, so far as we can learn, has
figured out how large a percentage of
the match scratchers throw away the
matches while they are still burning
but it has been estimated that Il half
OF the fires, which cost the United
States $3.50, 600 a year, are caused
by careiessness.
Wood, phosphorus, chlorate of pot
ash, rosin, whiting and powdered flint
are the markings Of this little Device
Popular Science Monthly.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
L-aurentiC. Torped0ed During.
War, Carried S35, 100000
in IngotS.
IS RETRIEVED BY Divers
British Salvage Ship Conducts Oper-
atoms OFF Shore of ireland
Precious Metal Brought Up
in Buckets.

PortSalon, misunderstanding S35,-
100000 worth of gold ingots and bull
lion the White Star steamship Lau-
reutic is reported TO have carried when
She was sunk the night Of January %,
1917, off Fanad Light, II of the
no%rthernmost headlands of Ireland at
the entrance 10 Tough Swilly, is be-
ing conducted by the salvage ship
Racer.
The princeiy cargo, lay at a depth
of - fathoms. The gold and bullion
we're contained in the strong chamber
amidshlps. rendered almost impreg-
nable by its thick steel walls and heav-
lily bolted doors. At first portions OF
the Laurentlc's decks were blasted
away and a passage was made clear
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
Parrot and Raven Live to Be
80 and 100 Years Old

Some birds live to a great age. The
of 80 is known TO have been
reached by a gray parrot, and there
are many statements Of birds of the
parrot family having lived for over a
century. The raven also is credited
with having reached 100 years. The
domestic goose is another lO~ng-living
bird. Many instances are known Of
geese attaining 40 years. The ordinary
domestic fowl is seldom allowed to die
Of Obi age, but in some country places
old hens that have been made pets Of
until they are 10 or II years
old, having long previously ceased
to lay.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
Pompeiian Discoveries
Include ~"Thermopolium."

The recent excavations Of POmpeii
In the ancient street OF Abundance"
have resulted In such extensive finds
that the life of the street can be al
most entirely reconstructed. The prin-
cipal discovery is that Of a huge
"thermopolium," a kind of public
house. This Is in a state Of perfect
preservation, and an exact idea can
now be obtained of a Roman place Of
r~efreshment. There is a long row OF
wine jars so placed that it seems the
vintner was In the act of pouring wine
from one into the other when over
taken by the catastrophe.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
Gold Bullion [
from Sunken Vessel
for the divers. On June 20, the re-
trieving of the treasure began.
Gold Brouuht lJp.

for the divers. On June 20, the re-
trieving Of the treasure began.
Gold Brought Up.
The first bucket sent up contained
only copper pennies and a few silvo2
coins Then for several days, buck
after bucket containing three or MOD
gold bars, each worth more than
600, were hoisted to the surface q
dumped on the deck of the Racer. IL
first OF these bars brought lusty chee9
rrOm tre Crew VI the rof-~e- shieA r.
tossing fortunes about soon came {
be merely another form Of manual IN
Dor TO these sailormen. |,
Most of the gold bars were 9 inches
long, = inches thick and 4 inches widd
and weighed about % pounds. For
days not n was found, as many df
them were hurled clear of the WRECKS
by the blasting necessary to make the
strong chamber accessible. Several
over these scattered bars beneath
masses Of twisted steel and it fire.
quently requires hours Of patient la
Dor to pry them loose. The record
days haul SO far had been At bars
worth approximately $500 O0. Thus
far several million dollars worth 06
treasure has been salvaged.
Divers Work in Shifts.
The Racer carries eight divers
Their tricks" are so arranged that
n diver is ut work throughout the
day. Each works half an hour and
then must spend 30 minutes in coming
10 the surface as otherwise the sud
den relief from the tremendous deep
water pressure might cause partial or
complete paralysis. They are brought
up in ten-fathom "hauls," with ten
minute "rest" intervals.
When the days work is over, the
days catch If considerable. is dis
patched to London with an armed con-
voy.
When first built the Racer was a
square rigger man-o-war-one Of the
wooden Walls Of England as the
ships Of the British navy at that time
were known-a century ago.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
Many Need More Energy
to Reach the Top Rung

The price Of success is the whole
man, the whole Without ex-
erting all the force that is in you, you
will never reach your highest possible
mark. Many people fail in the neces-
sary initiative and energy, On conE-
dence to branch out, to undertake the
things that they long to do. They are
timid, retiring, hesitators, putters-Off.
basancers, bargainers. II is such peo-
pie who gradually, unconsciouslY, but
inevitably, drift into the perpetual
clerkships, into the ruts where their
powers become paralyzed and out Of
which they never seem to be able to
climb.--New Success.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
INTERESTING FACTS

Telegraph girls employed by
the London general post office
now number more than $500.
The height Of ST. Paul's ca
thedral, London, is as many feet
as there are days II the year.
In Sweden the public houses
are closed On Saturday, pay day,
while the savings banks are
kept open until midnight.
Before the war the number of
people in Great Britain holding
government securities was 340,-
600; today 1T is more than 90
100000.
The palace of the former Ger
man emperor in Berlin at one
time kept 500 hoHsemaids and
1,SOO liveried footmen in en-
ployment.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-17
st. Joseph County, Indiana,
Largest Producer of Mint.

With the Indiana mint growers rea-
iizing $3.50 TO $500 an acre, reports
given out by a county agent and q gov
eminent crop estimator, show that st.
Joseph county is the largest mint
production county in the United States.
and Indiana produces twO-thirds of the
mint of the United States. During the
summer season. 3.425 acres of mint
were under cultivation and produced
a record-breaking crop. This year the
yield near Nappanee has been unusual-
ly large and the farmers have received
as high as 1925 a pound for their
mint.