Arizona republican., 1919-06-22

4. The Grand Canal of China This canal is one thousand miles long, ex- tending from Hangchow to Peking. It is about 2500 years old. and has be- come partially filled with mud from the overflow of the Yellow River; but is still busy waterway. It is now to be dredged and improved by Ameri- can engineers.
 e. What is the origin of the gypsies? E. M.
 A. The gypsies of today throughout the world are the descendants Of a nomadic tribe of Northern India who began their wanderings before the tenth century.
 e. How many stars are there in the heavens? T. s. $.
 A. The Naval Observatory says. that the best optical means which human genius can devise show from a billion to billion and half stars, and this number is supposed to be close to the total number of existing stars. How ever, only about 2,500 can be seen even on the dearest, frostiest night, by the naked eye.
 c. How many men by the name of Smith were in the army? Y. T c. A. There were more Smiths in the 1 army than men of any other name. These totaled over 51,000 Second in the list stood the Johnsons. numbering i 2s,o00. There were about 22.oo0 each | of Greens and Joneses, 5000 Browns and 4,500 Cohens. There were "A 1 George Washingtons, @ Robert E. i Lees, and two Abraham Lincolns.
 2. How do casualties at the battle of Argonne- Meuse.s the dead-engage- ment of the World War in which Americans participated, compare with ! the casualties at the deadliest battles i Of the Civil War? R. W. H. 1 A American casualties at Argonne- Mouse were 1S.3 per cent of those en- gagged. At Gettysburg the casualties 1 were 20 per cent, at Murphysboro. g 1 per cent, at Shiloh, A per cent, and at | Chiekamauga, 2s per cent.
 Q. How widespread is the use oi { the Metric system? r. R. G. l A. The Metric system is used in 1 every civilized country in the world
 with the exception of England and the the United States. All Latin American
 countries, for instance, use it. It has
 been officially adopted by China. The
 American Expeditionary Force found 1,
 necessary to use it in France. The wal
 has given impetus to campaign for
 it's adoption by the United States
 which is now being vigorously pushed
 Q. What was the greatest number
 Of men in the United States army dur
 ing the Civil War? M. C. M.
 \. The highest figure reached was
 1,060,96 officers and men.
 C. Did the American Red Cros:
 care for the American soldiers wound
 ed in France? R. F. B.
 A No. They were cared for by th'
 Medical Corps of the army with it's Owl enlisted personnel and nurse corps.
 Q. Who originated the Dayligh
 Saving Plan? D. J. G.
 A. The idea was originated by Ben
 jamin Franklin. The modern proposa
 came first from an Englishman, Will
 liam Willett, in 1907, who published , pamphlet called Waste of Daylight" l Is it a mark of disrespect to bur ; the United States flag in the coffin O , a civilian? M. P. M
 7 A There is no ruling of the Wa l Department against burying the fla 5 with either a soldier or civilian. is not the custom to bury it with sol ? diers. An American civilian dyin 7 abroad might quite properly have
 flag buried with him. The good tast Of burying the flag with d civilian wh < had rendered no specia lservice unde t it might be questioned. v c. Who was the inventor of the ga 0 | engine motor which drives automobile n and airplanes? E. B.
 = A Charles Shelden. in 1872, invente |. the internal combustion engine. whic = drove the first gas automobile. Q. Who was the first woman in tn
 United States advocating woman suft p rage? F. V. P.
 A The first woman to make tn Q demand, so far as known, was Mistrcs t Margaret Brent. of Maryland, in 164 n She was the heil os Lord Calvert, tt