New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1917, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, Britain‘ He-ra-l;l. LD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. @afly (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. it Herald Bullding, 67 Church St New Britaln teas ed at tie Post Office n a8 Second Class Mail > 2 by carrier ro any part of the it | nts a month. t by mall, for 15 cents a woek, 3 . a month, ns for paper to be se e In adv 790 year. medium in and press rs. only profitabls advertising the city. Circulation boo¥ foom alwavs open to advert _Herald will be found on sale at Mota- | [ ling's News Stand. 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board 'Walk. At~ lantic City, and Hartford Depot. TELEPHONE CALL fness Ofmco 1 | torm No Halfway Only by a succession of hard, ecisive blows can this war be ron, and our army must he made eady to bear its part in such a ampaign. It is vitally necessary aat our people should vealize this nd give the Administration at Vashington that earnest and unit- d support which will enahle it to ut an army on the battleficld ally adequate to co-operate with ur allles. This iz no time for measures or lukewarm : 1t is a time for big things one in the way that France and ingland have shown us. They &ve set an example that can be mdled with profit to ourselve he 3,000 miles that separate merica from the scene of war snder it less easy for our people t home to understand all that ur entry into the war means to fem and what the preparations £ our army means to our allies. —GEN. JOHN J. PERSHING. FOR THE ‘rom the army t Adams, R. 1., the an eighteen year old New Britalu | who left this city last May to do bit for the country. He has been en from his outfit and is now the care of the but it is as bouyant as e etermined to fight under the Stars Stripes in France. This has no parents living, no sisters | brothers, and up to this time his 1e had not been sent to fill out the ord of New Britain boys with the be others whose nds might neglect them in the same manner. Rather than le name be left off the honor roll it *e better that hundreds of the nes be dupilcated. Send in a ae today and help the city remem- the boys who have gone away. BOYS. post hosnital au we get story un his he doctors; ver and voung- ors. There may TO REDUCE FOOD COSTS. n war-time, when every attempt is ag made to conserve the foodstuffs the nation and, at the same time, reduce the cost of living, we must n to the experts for advice. In the tter of food preparation and selec- 1 there are no better authorities n Uncle Sam's experts in the De- ‘tment of Agriculture. From them learn that one Lctical means of reducing table ex- fses without neness and adequac 3 in increased secially boiled grains, sads made of corn meal and cereals 1er than wheat. Jereals contain of the it food elements which the ads and yet are comparatively They primarily a the body furnish also of the most asing the whole- of cer deer the diet use of al foods, | mushes and most impor body in- sensive. are needed vield energy. They siderable quantities of protein, one the most expensive food elements, pded to build the body and keep it ‘repair. In addition, cereals fur- h mineral matter, fats, fibre and, secially if part of the bran is left in, ree of starch, by ltle-known substances which e body activities. iCereals, therefore, fe relatively It then \ly to eat with quantities be bas may used as inexpensive s for als. becomes necessary them of comparatively higher-priced D hall bds to make up a hong the proper ance This, of note. needed elements, b submit, is advice worthy je men who have made an intensive 1dy of these thimgs call attention to f¢ fact that cereals are interchange- Mle. That is, her nitrogenous foods, fruits and ables also are used in the diet various grains be [3anged freely as availability, cost, or ference dictates. The starch of 1 the cereals s practically the same. otein, fat, and mineral matter vary ymewhat in the different kinds, but | slightly that the difference need not b considered in the ordinary mixed let. In such a diet, therefore, oatmeal, for example, may be sat- Bractorily substituted for wheat when e latter is scarce, without detract- g from the wholesomeness of the heals. Very few people realize that the may inter- corn | be purchased for I harley, regu- | when animal foods or | form in which cereal The food value of bread, however, comes from the cereal of which it is made, and it whether in baked or If cereals are to be important feature of most common food is consumed is bread. makes little difference we get our cereal ion boiled form { made the diet. mushes and boiled grains, as wdll as baked doughs, should be eaten Practically any be used in making Wheat has been its &luten more in of the cereals may ad. greater quantity. type of br because some most used makes possible the raising of the dough with yeast. Flours and meals of the other grains may be made into baking powder breads and many of them can be substituted for some of the wheat fiour in making yeast breads. | Americans generally are given to eating cercals as breakfast foods. And herein lies a vast fleld for saving. desired these foods he chosen carefully, since the ich the food is purchased determines the cost. Meals from which mushes may be made can If economy is should inw largely a few cents a pound, prepared de- exorbitant prices. Any grocer his customers often pay four and five times the actual value of while specially grains mand knows that breakfast cereals by ordering them in Bulk breakfast oatmeal, commonly package form. cereals, such as can he purchased at lower prices than the same kinds put up in cartons. One way to lessen the cost of breakfast foods is to buy whole grains and grind or other cracked grains, boiled thoroughly, with butter or sugar millk, palatable foods. grains, may be making. from a feed store them coarsely mill, salted properly, and served in a coffee The when and make wholesome and These home-ground used alone or with flour, also used satisfactorily in bread Boiled grains, corn meal, cream or such as rice, or hominy, may be used in the same way, or any of these into dishes with meat, which add both flavor and nitrogenous food elements. may be combined cheese, eggs or SCOUTCRAFT- Chronicling the completion very of a summer course in scouting education at Columbia Uni- versity on Saturday, the New York Sun calls attention to the growth of the scouting idea in the last ten years, and savs: ; successful “The live teacher today is recogniz- ing the fact that education is not a matter of schools and school train- ing. The pupil spends a small por- tion of his time in school and receives very little of the teacher’s care and personal attention. The most that can reasonably be expected is that the child should acquire a moderate amount of useful knowledge, a few desirable habits in the use of lan- guage and numbers and some ability in solving his problems of life. What Kipling calls ‘the world in which things of vital importance happen,’ the public school hoy's real world, ‘is the worid outside of the classroom. The youth's the ter that makes for good or bad citi- zenship, Is formed as much this outside world as in the school. Teach- ers who are more than mere instruc- seeking to merge thelr work with the best in- fluences in the fome, church or soci- cty. They gladly accept supplement- | character, charac- in tors, are thus earnestly | ary means of arousing a youth’s ambi- | tion, of fixtng his habits and attract- | Preaching the high- life leaves the boy | he himselt builds | them into his character.’ Scoutcraft | | endeavors to develop seclf-reliance, | sclf-direction and self-control by put- | ting the boy in the of doing something worth doing wholehearted- ly and of sticking to it untll the job is finished.” ing his attention, est ides touched s of un- ‘unless way This is in keeping with the thoughts | of James E. Russell, Dean of the Teachers' College, Columbia Univer- sity, who, realizing the possibllities for great good In such causes of scouteraft, voices the subjoined senti- men “I would consider myself a prince | among schoolmen if I could devise a | school programme in which the cur- | riculum ghould appeal so directly to a boy's interest and the course of study | apply so serviceably to adult needs.” To Dean Russell's way of thinking, | the scout movement is “the most sig- nificant educational contribution of | our time,” and this because it pos- | sesses the power of making the rest- even the irresponsible, less, carefree, | self-centered boy into the straightfor- dependable, helpful young citi- | zen. That is one big thing in its favor ! The Roy Scout of today is taught the He is drilled to a | fine sense of honor. He is held in check by a discipline that while it )cnrhs his naturally wild spirit does | ward, value of obedience. a not crush his ambition nor hisddeals. He is schooled to recognize the re- sponsibilities of a citizen. And if that |were the only thing scoutcraft meant it would find therein its excuse for |bemg a living thing. hand | FACTS AND FANCIES. Plattsburgh certainly does wonders for the boys in a physical way.— Berkshire Eagle Generally speaking, is one who I Bridgeport Tclegr a busy grandchildren.- m. The British machine appears to have taken Hill 70 on high. P. A. in New York Tribune. Yours reccived, and in reply would state that ‘“we have just begun to fight!”—Boston Transcript. dlens swept out the coal mine, gered at the August Boston Transeript. To let Germény go home now, hav- ing wrecked Belgium, would be to cstablish the fact that there is no punishment for crime.—New York Tribune. Cax the hut price Fasily the Germans were st per ton. though Germany has no emtassy in the United States, its interests here are being well looked burg Gazette Times. Not only the removing bill- beoards from pleasure drives add to the beauty of the spot, but i¢ will, in a degree, reduce the amount of white flour which goes into the manufac- ture of paste, therzhy of tor. An economic association in an English city about the size of Nor- wich contributed $150 a week to the in the of waste paper picked UD streets.—Norwich Bulletin. Military expert says Germans can- not advance and dare not retreat. Must be remembered, though, that the Kaiser can fall back further, and at the same time holler “Victory’ louder than any other general in the world.—Paterson News. One of the issues in the coming improved trolley service. Almost any man running for office in any city in Connecticut could win on that office for life.—Bridgeport Fost. The thanks of every community to the examining boards, who have toiled unceasingly, who have dis- pensed justice to the high and lowly, to the rich and poor, alike.—Connec- ticut Western News. The Idike o’ Young men a-plenty door, Broad in the shoulder and strong of 1imb, But never my two eyes saw before The like o’ him. Him. have past the The drummers and fifers woke ~the town, lads are leanin’ and trees, And the girls came swarmin’ up and down, The like o’ bees. The from roofs I stood by the hedge to watch them pass, Laughin® br: and The like o’ flame. And himself looked down as I looked | up, 'Twas first he went in the marchin’ line, And the light of his eyes a cup The like o' wine. might fill A proper lot are soldierin’ men,— Plenty I've seen of them, tall and trim; But Faith, I'll not be seein’ again The like o' him. He's fit for ladies in silken gowns, And well 1 know, if he turns to see, There's fifty girls in as many towns The like o' me. comin’ Ah, well! the green— hedges are Walkin’—and wishin’ I'd never seen The like o' him. —THEODOSIA GARRISON, In McClur Revised for the Speculator. (Philadelphia Inquirer). The speculator's version probably run something like this: My country, 'tis from thee I get the liberty And right to sting. Long may we work thy blight, 'Neath freedom's holy light; Protect us by thy might, Great Greed, our King! A Rose Cake. To be able to make a rose cake was an accomplishment coveted by little glrls some decac ago. The first step was to spread a layer of freshly gathered rose petals in a bowl or decp dish. A layer of brown sugar fol- lowed, then another of petals, and so on until the dish was full. Cinnamon or some other spice was siftcd over the top, and the dish was covered with a plate, placed in a tin box or securely wrapped in brown paper and buried in the ground overnight. When it was withdrawn it was a toothsome morsel dear to the heart of child- hood.—Youth’s Companion. Taking No Chances. “Is that dog of yours dangerous?’’ Not if you approach him in the right way.” “Well, T haven't time to do any re- hearsing. Just hold him a minute, will you, until I get by?’'—Birmingham Age-Herald. Successful. Bess.—So she set her cap for him? Do it cleverly? Belle—Oh, very. Now he’s paying for all her clothes, including the cap. —Exchange. woman | | La Follette's resolution shows that adding to the food supply.—Christian Science Moni- | war hospitals obtained from the sale | Waterbury city election is likely to be | issue, | and if he did something he could hold | | new | the | next | nation lookin' on steel and | I'm walkin out with Terry and Tim, ! | | | after.——Pitts- | Earle Bugene Edwards is a brother of Roger William Rdwards, whose | picture appeared in this column of urday’s Herald, FHe also is doing | his “bit.” 5 He enlisted August 6, 1915 with a machine gun company of the Connec- ticut National Guard and is now sta- tioned at New Haven. According to reports it is not improbable that he will be sent overseas shortly. Tarle received his education in the Grammar and High schools at Wil- | liamsburg, Mass,, but has lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ed- ! wards of 211 Maple street, this eity, for a number of vears. He is one | of the most popular young men of | the town and has a host of acqualnt- ances. | KNIGHTS OF GOLDEN PRETZEL. New Name Devised for Copperhead Organization of 1917, Whose Pres- idential Candidate Might Be La Follette. (New York Sun.) Senator La Follette latest effort to | block the course of the administration in the war is both infamous and thoroughly characteristic. It {s in- | famous because designed to give aid | and comfort to the enemy. It is char- acteristic because ever since the en- trance of the United States upon the war La Follette has conducted him- self very much as if he were a Ger- man emissary in the Senate. | The story goes that La Follette's ac- tivitics and thase of the ‘“People’s Council of America,” which staged a pro-German meeting in the room of the Senate committee on military af- fairs, are part of a plan to create a political party, the platform of which shall he peace at any price and immediate purpose the election year of Congress pledged to that poliey of national pusillanimity We are not sure that this purpose should not bhe commended. If the could get all its bad eggs in one basket a mighty purification could be worked hy burying the basket. TIf all the big and little snakes of pro- Germanism had but one neck decapi- tation would be easy and effective. If we could but get La Follette and Stane, Gronna and Vardaman, into one organization, what the people would do to that organization can be guessed at the first try. Ta Iollette and his associates would be embarking on no unknown sea if they were to undertake a na- tion-wide political organization with the purpase of embarr ing the ad- ministration in its conduct of the war and electing anti-Americans to seats in the Congress. These purposes are much the same as those animating the Knights of the Golden Circle in the early days of the civil war. That organization thrived mightily for a time on its disloval programme, so much so that in a United States grand jury estimated the number of its members in Indiana alone at 40,- 000. The identity of the individual knights was concealed by a general oath of sccrecy. As soon as this veil was torns away the order disintegrat- ed, but only to be suc having the same end cure democratic success in the elec- tions, to supply the South with arms, ta resist the draft and to assist de- serters from the Union armies and es- caped Confederate prisoners were the specific activities of the Knights and the Sons of Liberty who succeeded them. All of these patriotic purposes should appeal to La Folictte, with Germans substituted for Confederates. He has for such an organization a much more important nucleus than had the copperheads of '61. For al- ready in avowed sympathy with his campaign are five United States Sen- ators—Stone, rdaman, Kirby, Gron- na and Norrls. Democrats as well as republicans are involved—an ideal situation for a new party. La Follette should of course be the leader—the Vallandigham of 1917. That glory is his due, and if in emulation af Lin- coln’s act we should send him over to the camp of the enemy he might exult ! in the knowledge that he completed the triangle of treason—— Benedict Ar- nold and Vallandigham furnishing the other two sides But a name for the new La Follette- Vardaman-Gronna organization? Why | not unite apt historical allusion with | neat reference to its present day affili | ations and a recognition of its con- | temptible nature by calling it the Knights of the Golden Pretzel a Her Ancestry. (Philadelphia Record). “l dare say the Western girl your son is going to marry comes of an old family,” suggested Mrs. Blooblud. “Oh, yes,” replied Mrs. Grotrex, “one of the oldest in Oklahoma.” Heredity. June—Does he get his mechanical lnganuit\' from his father’s side or his mother's Bess——From his mother’s; she was i President | ton, a poetess.—Life. 1917. SIN AND CRIME. Progressive Prohibition Calls Atten- tion to a Vast Difference Between the Two. (New York Commercial.) It was bound to come. The presi- dent of the Non-Smokers' Protective League of America has addressed an open letter to President Wilson pro- testing against giving tobacco in any form to American soldiers and pray- ing that the cultivation of tobacco be prohibited because the land should produce food. He calls supplying to- hacco to soldiers crime and abuses | the American Red Cross for being a party to it Were Mr. natic his I’ea:c not an earnest fa- tter might be construed as a parody of rguments of the ex- | treme prohibitionists. He thinks to- bacco is as bad as whiskey and asks to put them in the same the minority Mr. Pease represents were as well organ- ized and ell supplied with cash as is the prohibition lobby at Washing- senators and representatives vould jump at the crack of the anti- | tobacco whip just as they hasten to obey the mandates of the prohibition lobbyists. They may one of these days, for, if national prohibition should become a law of the land, it would deprive these professional agl- tators of their livelihood, and what would be more logical and likely than that they would start an anti-tobacco campaign to keep themseclves in clover? Cynics that human beings crave a certain amount of abuse or imposition. If they find themselves free they proceed to fetter themselves just to feel miserable. Under an autocratic government the people are free to drink, to smoke, to dance and to sin. An autocracy understands the -distinction between crime and sin and leaves the latter to the private consclence and the church. When the people govern themselves they legislate against sin as well as crime and then proceed to regulate tastes and habits, as well as acts that con- cern the public, In Germany before the war all cities and towns were “‘wide open” and yet efficiently administered. The report of the Rockefeller Foundation proves the lack of restriction. TRe German autocracy gave the people practically unlimited freedom of action in per- sonal affairs as compensation for iron discipline in the service of the em- pire. That is the extreme example of our day and Germans seemed to like the system better than the political freedom of the United States coupled with restrictions of personal acts that do not constitute crime even: when regarded as sinful. Americans are free to do whatever they please in the collective sense. They can change ¢he form of govern- ment by marking tiweir ballots. Hav- ing gained such liberty, they have at all times since the Rewflution shown fondness for restrieting the liberty of the individual. At various times and places in the United States the use of tobacco in some or all forms has been prohibited. Restrictions on the use of spirituous ond fermented beverages have taken every imaginable form. Only the Constitution of the United States has stood in the way of the establishment of religious tests and the proscription of certain forms of religlous worship in some states. The governor of a certain state of the Union now declares that he will not appoint to office a member or adher- ent of a certain Christian church that counts its members in this country by the millions, and, incidentally, he holds up Bismarck as his guiding star in this policy. We must have ranized self-control, but why ourselves as children? Thomas Jefferson understood the difference between sin and crime and the reason for ignoring private sins and punishing crimes against the state. Sin is violation of consclence; crime is violation of law. Mr. Pease has a right to think. and, he therefore enjoys the personal privilese of be- lieving that it is sinful to smoke: but he has a right to make smoking a crime and neither has a ninety per cent. majority of the people. Car- ried to its logical conclusion, such leg- islation will destroy personal liberty. The next step will be to make jt a crime to eat garlic or onions. The Prohibition craze will yet reach foods, cards, amusements, clothes and other personal affairs if our lawmakers con- tinue to surrender unconditionally to every group of faddists that sets up a lobby in the national or state cap- itals. Then we may welcome an au- tocrat in order to regain a little per- sonal liberty of thought and action. says or- treat Brace Up. (St. Paul Pioneer Press). Americans must stop whining about the war. We have undertaken man's job; let us tighten our hensi and go to it like men. America is not going to starve, nor go broke, nor lose all its young men. Tts cities are not going to be sacked, nor blown up by U-hoat, nar de- stroved by airships. We have been driven Into the war. Tt was unavoidable, inevitable: just part of the everlasting struggle be- tween kings on one hand and ith- erty-loving peoples op the other. Let us muzzle the croaker and prophet of evil; trample upon the speculator; jail the traitor. What we most need is divine cour- age and faith which will remove mountains. Send our fighting men forth with stout hearts as well as trong arms. Germans have shown vhat solidarity and courage can do in a sinister cause. Let us show how much more these weapons can do for us in a cause that s holy. America is again face to face with stern sacrifice, that barbarism may not triumph and that popular govern- ment may not perish from this earth. Let us do ‘it boldly with an indomit- able spirit like that of '76 Slackened Speed. (Washington Star). “Bliggins is one of those men who want to get ahead of evervhody else.” “Oh, I don’t know. He hasn't en- listed yet." ! some who thought that LESSON NO. 7 YOUR HEALTH. (Preceding Lessons: 1. Your Post of Making Good as a Sol- Nine Qualities of a Sol- etting Ready For Camp. % irst Days in Camp. 6. Clean- Nness in Camp.) The living conditions in the Army are just what most vigorous men need for their physical well-being. Every day brings an ample amount of exer- cise, fresh air, and good food. Yours will be a very unusual case if you do not find yourself after a few months stronger, healthier and more buoyant than you have eVer been in your life. It is true, on the other hand, that extreme exertion in marching or fight- ing may in time be called for. But this will not be until you are thorough- ly trained and fit. The periods of strain or exposure will probably be short and are not likely in themselves to do you any real harm. At any rate, you owe it to yourself—and, what i® more, you owe it to the coun- try—to make yourself “fit” at the earliest possible moment. Sick men can not do much toward winning this war. In the Army they are not only a loss, but during their sickness a positive handicap. There are a few simple, common- sense rules to follow which are briefly summed up in this lesson. Everything you eat will be careful- 1y inspected by the officers in charge of that duty. You will have plenty of fresh meat, bread, potatoes, and other vegetables, and other simple and nour- ishing food. As a general rule, you should eat nothing not suppled in your company mess. Especially avoid green or overripe fruit and the infer- ior “soft drinks' which will be put be- fore you in shops and by peddlers out- side the camp limits. Your chief care in connection with food will be to chew it thoroughly and eat it slowly. Don’t drink excessive quantities of water, tea, or coffee, with your meals; this is rather a common fault among soldiers. Avoid needless exposure. You may be often called upon in the line of duty to march through mud and rain. So long as you are actively oh the move it will probably do no harm. As soon as you are off duty however, take proper care of yourself. Give yourself a rub down and if possible bathe your | feet and change your clothing. Use a little extra care to protect your belly from getting chilled; it may save you some annoying attacks of cramps and dilarrhea. If you come in from exercise or drill sweating freely try to cool off gradual- 1y Instead of allgwing yourself to get chilled. Even in hot weather throw a light coat or wrap over yourself for a few minutes. One of the most important rules of all is to be careful about drinking wa- HOME READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS Thirty daily lessons offered to men selected for service in Na- tional Army as practical help in getting started in the right way. attempt is made to give binding rules or directions, the course be- ing informal in tone. These lessons are issued by the War Depart- ment which reserves right to reprint. .No ter not provided in the camp or rec< ommended to you by medical or com- pany officers. - If pure water is not at hand, it is better to drink boiled water or weak coffee or tea. Boiling kills the dizease germs. If you are in the habit of using to- bacco, be moderate, especially whila vou are on the march or just before taking strenuous exercise. Your smoke will do less harm and at the same time, will be much more enjoyable, if you walit till you can sit down quietly dur- ing one of the periods of rest. Eight hours of each day are set aside for sleep. This is ample, but not too much for most men. Even if you can’t sleep for any reason lie still and get a good rest during those hours. The medical officer will be ready to Don't hesitate to report to him if you need any attention even for slight ail- ments. Every day at ‘sick call” any soldier who is not feeling well may ask for medical treatment. It is frequently assumed by well- meaning critics that illicit sexual in- tercourse and venereal diseases are more common in the Army than in civil life. This ix probably a mistaken impression, due largely to the fact that statistics of these diseases ard collected in the Army, whereas the corresponding figures for ctvilian lifa are jncomplete. In the new Army the evils of sexual immortality will be re- duced to a minimum. The men will find thelr time and energy so fully oc~ cupled that they will have fewer temp- tations and dangers of this type than in everyday civil life. One of your obligations as a cfitl- zen-soldler is to conduct ycurself in such a way as to create and spread the true impression—namely ,that the Na- tional Army is made up of men, too much in earnest in the great task as- ' signed to them to indulge in lewdness and vice. | The only sure safeguard against | venereal disease is to avoid illicit In-, tercourse. A clean life is the best guarantee of sound health. To main- tain a clean life, keep away from | those things which tend to promote sexual excitement and desire, particu- larly obscene conversation, reading matter, and pictures. The moral reasons which should im- pel every self-respecting man to avold debasing himself by sexual vice are' well knaoyp to every man who joins | the Natiotkl Army and need not be recounted here. In addition to the moral reasons thére rests upon every soldier the espectal duty of avoiding | everything that may unfit him for ac- tive and effective service. This obliga- tion in the present crisis is even great- er to maintain especially high standg ards of conduct and to honor the uni- form they are privileged to wear. A QUESTIONABLE RUMOR. Doubtful if German High Sea Fleet Will Ever Be Brought Out to Fight in Open. (New York Tribune.) Though it is said that some naval officers in Washington are inclined to take it serlously, it is difficult to be- lieve the report that the Germans Sea Fleet, whose aim on this occasion will be, it is explained, “to elude the British cordon and to strike with its maximum power in American waters.” In a sense the report is too good to be true. ' It is not ,indeed, incenceiv- able that with good luck a deal of damage might be done in a short time; but so bold an adventure, en- tered upon after three years of relative passivity, could only be interpreted as a last desperate effort in a struggle that had become hopeless. It would imply a confession of failure which we have little reason to believe that the Germans are ready to make, for as long as they are confident of the suc- cess of the submarine war it would be madness to risk the total destruction of the High Sea Fleet without an adequate object. It is true that Sir John Jellicoe spoke lately of the possibility of an attempt “to emulate the example of Villeneuve when he eluded Nelson off Taulon,” and, of course, this is a possibility which has never for a moment been overlooked. There were the circum- stances which led ta the Battle of Jutland indicated a design to release a squadron of fast crulsers to prey on the Atlantic trade routes, and it is well known that in a small way the Germans have occasianally contrived to evade the British patrols and done great execution on the commerce of the enemy for a while. But between such excursions and an enterprise in- volving the “maximum power” of the fleet in distant seas there is a vast difference. Since the action off the coast of Jutland more than fourteen manths ago the High Sea Fleet has ventured beyond the protection of German mine fields and land fortifications on one occasion only, and it was evident that on that occasion it was not seeking a general fleet action. It was fully expected that similar shart cruises would be attempted from time to time, but nearly a year has passed since then and, so far as is known, the High Sea Fleet has never since left its protected waters. 1t would be very foolish to conclude that no further risks will be run, for, as Sir John Jellicoe has said, that great and highly efficient fighting ma- chine “was not created to remain in- active,” and unceasing vigilance alone can keep it harmless. At the same time there is nothing whatever in the conditions at present prevailing to bear out the belief that the emergence of the fleet is more probable now than contemplate another sortie of the High 1 it has been at any time in the last three years and though Germany would suffer less than her foes by a decisive defeat at sea, it is well-nigh incredible that so great a risk will be run until the failure of the submariné has been demonstrated beyond a doubt. Why Rip Went Back. Rip Van Winkle walked into the village barber shop after his {wenty | vears' slcep. “How's everything in the sporting world these days?” he asked as he Wa.u tipped back in the chair. “Same as ever,” answer the barber. “Cobb still leading the American league?” “Yep." “Wagner still playing?” “Yep. “Plank still pitehing?"” “Yep.” “McGraw still being suspended?” “yep." “Evers still scrapping?” “Yep.” “Emslie still umpiring?"” “Yep.' “Boston lost a world's series?” “Nope."” “Yanks won the pennant?” ‘‘Nope.” “How about billiards—Hoppe champion ?"” “Yep." “Gotch retired?” “Nope.” “Kramer still racing?” “Yep.” “McCoy knocked out?” “Nope.” “Jess Willard fought yet?"” “Nope."” “War over?” “Nope.” “Oh, well never mind shaving the- other side,” said Rip. *“Im going hack to sleep.” The Day He Was Dicked. An English Noncomformist minister accepted some years ago a professor- ship in an American theological col- lege. He retained his own British citizenship, but his son, born in the United States, was, of course, an Amer- ican. One Fourth of July the lad was making a tremendous racket, and the father asked him what all tha. noise was about. ‘“Why, don’t you know, papa?” was the reply, “This is the day we licked you."—Manches- ter Guardian. Soul Savers. (Georgetown (Ohio) Gazette). The editor of this paper was the recipient of a box of the largest and finest strawberries we have ever seen, as a remembrance from our friend Joseph G. Heiser. south of town. The berries were greatly appreciated and came just in time to save us from the gullt of petit larceny. for we were determined to have some strawber- ries by fair means or foul. do everything he can to keep you well. _ @