By ELMO SCOTT WATSON EPTEMBER 6, which is observed with special ceremonies In many parts of the United States, a double anniversary and in both cases it has a sig- nificant meaning tv Amer icans. It is the anniver- sary of the birthday of Marquis de Lafayette and it commemorates the first battle of the Marne during the World war. Just how important these coinciding anni versaries are in our history was well expressed by C, B. Robbins, assistant secretary of war, whose speech was brondcast from Washington on the oc casion of the Lafayette-Marne day celebration last year, His speech, in part, follows: The Marne is a qulet, well behaved little river flowing peacefully through the picturesque countryside of France and past beautiful wooded hills—yet this little river is enshrined in the brave hearts of the French people as marking the line where many times the foreign invader has been repulsed and where twice during the World war the high tide of German advance was swept back toward the frontier Four- teen vears have passed since the first battle of the Marne. To attempt to give a technical account of the mili. tary operations by the French and British on one side and the Germans is merely of tises D on the other would be to re- peat what has n the subject sO | many learned bo and trea ube. lished since the The ba of the been classed as battles of history the early st of man losses were not Their armies were still able to make a masterly but it was decisive in for it marked the de Cerman plan of cam terly transformed the ation The ava:anc crush French res! had been fought an come. Thereafter Any was pelled to accept a low war of trenchments whi« s : PURT all her theories, brought her nearer a beleaguered tv, wh it marked the definite turn of of defeat. The effe America us su ! during the first three we their organi fighting qualities seemed to America had wa for the ne and the overrur the German arn the Marne was known that German Army stopped but the nation friendship w hearts toward One unac might well ask most universal syn It is both traditional That young Fren we also honor this fea In hour of need E the ideals for which fighting came attle Marne has the de rightly decisive sive of | The Ger. overwhelming one of It the was ages war fent paig strategical he designed in 2a mo morrow stance the Germ COM en. ant to week the tion of le fo the allies the tide ot of the dattle of the Marne tre in mend¢ gation rend wa of news t be of ame the i cible not i ould he was actually marveled ties th France turned the allied ca uainted retrent of ur ine with history this al- France ‘hence came pathy for and h *hman whose day ator Amer. sed by es Were ayette ring his services, his for and his life the cause of freedom and equal rights It was more than a gen ture. It came from people France, an expreasion their symrg thetic understanding the tions of the color nation based on right of the people to ru How well he fulfilled his mission is history, bot the profound gratitude of that strug- gling people has endured through the generations and with the establish. ment of the republic of France, through bloodshed and agony, the friendship of the two great peoples has been ce mented until it has become a tradition through the generations that have come and gone since Lafayette served in the army of the Revolution . To most Americans Lafayette Is a familiar name. ¥rom their schoolhook histories they know that he was a gal lant young French soldier who, burn ing with zeal in the cause of freedom came to this country a cone of the darkest hours of the Revolution ang offered his services to the patriots They know that he became a valued iriend of Washington and served with distinction through the remulnder of the Revolution. They may even re member that later In his life he re turned to this country and that every one President, congress and people— united to do nonor the man had helped establish American inde pendence, And hecause the recent World war is fresh in the memory of most of them, they have some sort of a hazy notion that our participation in that conflict was to “repay the debt to Lafayette,” which is made all the more real to them because of the fact that General Pershing, upon landing in France, Is sald to have stood before Lumber Fire Deluge The huge timber piles accumulated for the manufacture of paper pulp sometimes consist of 20000 cords of wood with a valuation of about $300, 000, and these great piles sometimes become ignited through spontaneous combustion when the loss of the ma terial 18 considerable, but for lack of material the plants are often ‘losed down for a time, which means an even greater loss. The fire starting in the came to ite nthu the col off une in magnificent the of of Of. aapira- nd a free iple of the {i who the tomb of the said “La though the gtterance fayette, fact was mad ton, a me » f General lizes so well ndship tween the we have ¢ of our been dead these he enough of f dred for hin ’ srentness of 1 the It hat sngzested is revealed own his avette enn's idea of him ¥ the work of 1 wel of La months, vhnee hiooeranh ATT a vhoge biography appen within recent tt “La wick. publis That is Henry Dwig Jobhs Mer woe hook, fayette,” by ht Sedg hed by the rill company. From it we though, « ontrary utionary never a always a had courage, to ie popu reer, Lafay neral; war or ette grent wos was great “Nature hestowed zeal, energy, hot simplicity, enthusiasm causes, n that his Ness, ing high with charm his friend adored him and-—a rare quality in ambitious men, a power admiration, and what Is perhaps rarer still, a hero to admire worthy of that admiration.” Thnt is the tribute which his blographer pays to him studying the facts of his life. And he continues: “Lafayette ran a career that is without parallel in the history of our Western World, Hig life divides itself into episodes, First, that of his adventurous youth In America; sec ond. during the French Revolution when for a time—] am but quoting what others have said—he wns mas ter of the fate of France; and, third, when in the Revolution of 1X0 after a long eclipse a second time, he held that fate in his hands. And, hesides this, four score years later his spirit rose from the grave and did more than any other Frenchman, living or dead, to hring America into the struggle that determined his country's fate” Lafayette was born in Auvergne, a gon of the rural nobility, in a region where the natives “have heen noted time out of mind, for their stubborn. ness, their thrift, and their readiness of assume unthankful tasks,” He grew up as a simple country boy, “he lacked social graces, wns gawky, red-haired and a clumsy horgeman. But the de gire for glory always possessed him.” Just how much this desire or his “in. exorable love of liberty” influenced him to offer his services to the Amer ean colonists cannot be determined, but the important thing is that this perseverance, for he disp 80 what 1m) graced his family, deen r Of after piles is very difficult to get to and makes considerable headway before it is quenched, if it Is extenguished at all, In at least one instance this pos sibility is taken care of by surround ing the pile with monitor nozzles di rected into the heart of the pile. In case of fire the water is turned on and in a short while the great pile Is thoroughiy drenched. Ancient Brooch Found Workmen quarrying at lime kilns at Creenaghe, Ireland, found an ap espect colonial arm) forte was po wh wiser his return to France was sished He w first a member of the Assembly of Notables then ral, After the attack on the Bastile he was appoint ed commander in chief of the National Guard of Paris. When the angry en of Paris marched to Versail and threatened the lives of the royal fam- ily, Lafayette, with remarkable gagaci ty and courage, led Mar to a balcony of the palace in full view of the And he saved her life, for a day at least, and this In spite of the fact that the queen hated him and decid “It is better to perish than to saved by Lafayette and the n ‘wnstitutiona " But this was Lafayette, defender of the weak and the oppressed, the same Lafayette who renounced his titles, who tried to steer a middie course during the French levolution between the cruelties of the royalty which had brought on the revolution, and the cruelties of the mob and he succeeded only in bring ing down upon himself the condemnan- tion of the aristocracy and the rabble, So although Lafayette failed to rise to the heights of greatness and save his country from the horrors of Reign of Terror, this new reveals him ns the great ich a career upon more disting ns ’ of the States-Gene wom lies mob, once: be lists gentleman hero, came back famous visit. brate the one hundred gecond anniversary of his birth year, they can do so with the realiza tion that after «ll that time his fair fame burns as brightly as ever before. to this country for his client Irish brooch in a crevice of soft rock two feet below the surface of the ground. Dating from the Sev. enth century, it is of bronze, and con- sista of the ring and a pin, the back of the pin being coated with enamel of a light green color and the front of the pin of dark green enamel. The Harder Task Religion may help you to forgive your enemies, but only a miracle can make you forgive the success of your friends. ~Capper's Weekly, (The Kitchen Cabinet Western Newspaper Union.) () 182% “The man Jan bullt on any peculiar plan, blest with peculiar luck: Just steady and earnest and full of pluck.” who wine Is an average Not Not any BREAKFAST ITEMS The breakfast that in most > of considered a simple re- In fact, breakfast is the mea! that puzzles many fa cook, who finds ft hard to provide against monotony. Here nre nn few meat will add te the cook's may prove helpful In planning the morning meal: Beef Balls. —Tuke chopped beet, cupful of mashed potatoes, one-half cup ful of milk, two tablespoonfuly of but- ter and one egg. PPut the milk and butter in a frying pan, when it bolls up, add the beef and potatoes with a bit of minced onlon., Season well with salt, pepper, then add the slightly beaten egg and take from fire, Cool. When suff, shape into small fiat enkes, dip In egg and crumbs and put in a cool place. Fry In hot fat for three minutes. Corned Beef Hash. Take equal parts of cooked corned beef and pola chopped fine, Se with pepper asd salt, butter finely minced green pepper. viy il the pepper i+ tender Frizzled Beef.—Take very thinly ied with cold ¥ Ci is one meals families is very past, the dishes which repertoire and one cupful of cooked, one cold the nson and a unt beef, cover wi ch «1 sovdn has been hailing point iter and cnok tLe Ham With Eggs.—DButter individy 3 three-fou hh 18 been rel Spinach A La Touraine~l'ut = peck f spinach kettle Cook ahoed of su well we into with ten ong teaspoonful utes, drain, and chop, Mix fourths of a teaspoonful of salt, fourth teaspoonful of paprika and Heat ag to mol iter, iced once, tablespoonfuls of bt iter. then press firmly into a bowl Turn upside down on a pl nish with hard-conked slices of lemon, New Peas With Lettuce. {hoy half of a medium-sized fine one head of Fry the onion in le egg si and Serve at one. onion. Cut lettuce In strips butter until lightly Add the lettuce and let sim- mer together for a few minutes. Then add one quart of fresh peas, one tea- spoonful of sugar, one hall ounce of butter, salt and pepper to season. Moisten with water and slowly with the pan covered. When the peas gre tender add an our of butter mixed with a teaspoonful of flour. Carrots Vichy.—Cut twelve young carrots in half, lengthwise, lemove the centers, and mince fine, put in a saucepan with one ource of butter, one teaspoonful of sugar, and a bit of salt. Molisten with vichy water and cook until tender, very slowly. Serve immediately, very bot. Scalloped Corn With Peppers.— Mix two cupfuls of cooked corn with one finely chopped green pepper and add one teaspoonful of sugar. Make a gauce of two tablespoonfuls of but. ter, two of flour and one cupful of milk. Stir in one Mix all the ingredients together, season with salt and place in a baking Jish. Sprinkle lightly with buttered crumbs and bake fifteen minutes, Savory Lima Beans. — Cook the beans until tender in boiling water. Mix together one tablespoonful of flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoonful of brown sugar, one fourth teaspooiful of paprika, and one-quarter teaspoonful of celery salt. Add to two cupfuls of the beans, and then mix in one tablespoonful of fine- ly chopped onion and four slices of bacon cut In small pleces. Molsten with one cupful of water. Bake In a ghallow casserole until brown, : wet. cook 100 CER. 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