k.4- w . s i r . v . ', CUtl W .-v Tli SeSfECTIVE METHOD OF AIDING ONE'S COUNTRY-"MA" SUNDATSTALK TO Gig GENUINE PATRIOTISM SHOWN ' BY LEARNING TO DO WITHOUT i . luxury and Extravagance in the Home Will Ulti- . mately Lead to a National Shortage of Essentials E ARE an extravagant nation and thero la no uso denying It. In somo m u: r ' .. vITT' : W ways we have been more senslblo than j&ihe English, but that was before tho war. irVTn llmm rlnva no KnKllsh woman who imade any Dretcnslons to social position !fvould dream of being without two or 1 A.tnM tiArt MnM. aVin rnlltrl, nnr crtt trt - V.UU IIIICU ...u.uo, o.w ,wm. ..-- r- -- I! Vyvettes .i1. - tho thcator or a dance In a street car, &-t9v carriage would lo bo hopelessly without r'f "class" that it was unthinkable. In those $JtSi matters wo wcro too democratic to bo H - K b.a rnnllnU n A 4 V a ia lino tniicrhf Tfrttnln - sBU lUUliaili uim H1W "" ihj iitvsnes. --.. that sho can very easily "do without." She has had to learn tho samo lesson In moro essential matters also, for food of many kinds Is scarce; but here she was never quite so wasteful anu luxurious as we are. i-K. M is til It ?A-V WWL gJglglH m in- THAT Is why Hoover has a gigantic tusk before him and why wo women must forco ourselves to realize that NOW Is tho time to begin to "do without" non essentials so that the necessities of life wilt not have to bo curtailed after awhile. We are so far from the scene of ac tion; as yet, thank God, ue have not had our souls harrowed by casualty lists on which wo might perchanco find tho name Which matters most In nil tho world to us; and so, though wo theoretically know we arc- ut war, and though we go to Red Cross or other war-relief work, we do not In tho majority of cases, bring our selves "down to tin tacks" and make tho war an actuality In our own homes. Only yesterday I passed down an nlley wherein reposed uncmptled garbage cans, and, honestly, a dozen families could havn been fed from tho bits und scraps which lay there exposed; yet tho chances nro that every one of those housewives had When milady wishes to keep her veil up for n long time, she puts it through slits in her upturnedbrim and knots it banilnnnn fashion in the back. registered and wcro pioudly exhibiting tholr Hoover cards. IT IS coay to sign pledges; It la pleasant to go to war-rellof meetings, whero you meet friends or perhaps those whom you are anxious to number among jour friends; It gives a nlco glow to pack "comfort kits" or warm woolly sweaters and wtlstlcts for our own "boys," and there Is, of course, a great deal of good In all these things. But what matters most, what Is of the greatest importanco to tho nation, what will glvo tho most help toward actual victory. Is tho dreary, unromantic, commonplaco drudgery of looking after thu little wastes, of deny ing ourselves the unessential luxuries to which wo have beconio accustomed, and tho women who do this conscientiously, though they may never bo recognized In any way by their fellow men, are tho most gcnulno patriots, the gteatcst heroines. THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE IMtcr and questions submitted to this department must be written mi our side of the tattr ontu and signed with the name of the urllrr. Specfol queries liko thorn given below are iniited. It is understood that the editor does not necessarily indorse the sindmrtit rivressrd. Alt communications for this department should be addressed as follows- 1111 WOJIAN'.S EXCH.VNGU. Evening Ledatr, Philadelphia, Pa. ' '' '"' TODAY'S INQUIRIES 1. How lone should oiled on tho cob? fresh green rorn be t. How much lime should roasting a Ire of lamb? be allowed for S. What Is the usual length of time fur cook ing French fried potatoes In deep fat? I. When lntrodurlnc u joung man or woman to one's mother should the parent's name be mentioned? S. Mhrn the sain peeli, making It dlffUult to apply powder, how can this condition be remedied? .1. Is there nny vnx of preventing chin? a double ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S INQUIRIES 1. Cream has greater food talue than butter as It contains more olatUe oil than ufter being churned. 2. It Is said a better way to preterm e parsley than keeping It In water Is to shut it up In un air-tight can. 8. A little sweet oil Mill remote tar stains. Stain for New Floors To the Editor of Woman's Page: Dear Madam I am a constant reader of the woman's Pane, and always find It both Interest ing and helpful. You would oblige me ery much K you would print how to paint new Hours und also how to keep them in wood condition. (Mrs). A. J. I,. New boards should always bo given a coat of tiller after being cleaned. Sift twice together one-half pint of powdered corn starch with an equal quantity of whiting. Stir gradually Into one-half gallon of raw linseed oil, mixed with the same quantity ot turpentine. Eliminate all lumps and stir frequently while applying. Let dry, sand paper any rough spots, then gle the Iloor one or two coats of oil stain, using a soft brush and working with tho grain of tho wood. Keep stirring constantly. For ma hogany oil stain uso the same mixture jf oil and turpentine and four parts of Indian red to three parts burnt sienna. This should be mixed dry and stirred evenly through the oil and turpentine. One pint more turpen tine and one-half pint leas oil will make the , etaln dry more quickly. When thoroughly dry a coat of shellac can bo applied or tho floor can bo thoroughly waxed. Wax will keep it In splendid condition. Spots on Furniture To the Kditor of Woman's Page: Dear Madam Can you tell mo what to do to a table which Is marked from halng hot dishes put on It? t.Mrs.) I,. L. Try rubbing briskly with a soft cloth on which a few drops of spirits of camphor have been poured. To Clean Egg Cups To fss Editor of Woman' Page; Dear Madam Please tell me how to get an egg cup clean. Tho boiled egg sticks so to the edges of the cup that I cannot get It all out, KI.Hli: M. Let the egg cup soak for about fifteen minutes In cold water beforo you attempt to waeh It with hot water and soap. The hot water hardens tho egg, but cold water softens It and makes It come off very easily. Lemon for Spigots ' To the Editor of Woman's Page: Dear Madam I find It very hard to keep the 4 spigots in ii you suggest preparation thut will clean them? O. V. c. Tp keep your spigots clean and make them shine rub them with half a lemon. This removes the dirt, and with a little rubbing they will have a bright, new look. Discoloration on Tub J. t W JL. WJtl tf,,.-- f . M Q (no AUiivr vj trvmun a uye, fAk b Hf n An t-rt . Tm 9 n Via ?r i Mill! -.a lnrSAslsif i) 41 tTBI iUttuaui citsssusi jvu mil uv iimicatcu ID KIIUW HUUUl HUB tVMCU IUQ UHIUIUU UTVUIHCB dUcolored from tho water drlpi from the spigot & little keronen on a flannel cloth will take off the apota with ry little rubbing. CAKKKUL. HOCSUWIF'C. I noulil like In hnv mv iyum as maid of honor, but since I have twn &'.". 7r Lh :'! t would "jk? mSrl c2 v R$ i n'M Saving on Paper ,Xo Editor of tl'omon's rage. ,'i" ,' bear Madam In these days of oxpenshe paper f 'J buying any more than la absolutely necessary. ix (! have discovered a way of saving paper, and :U i ,'J thought you would like to near about It. I ; Uke to have nice clean paper on the sides oi mv '4 gas range so that the crease from the stove will '.' '" ot, rust the Iron. The laundry sends home a ; wide piece of cardboard In the bosom of my hue- feanq's smrta. ana i cut it in naix ana put it mi.. . iilun and saves DAMr. ilh I should otherwise buv if" SrtUte paper to use. (Mrs.) L. C. ?, Recipe for White Sauce mfttth Editor of Woman's Page: pear Maqara rlsase publish In your column ?t Jtva recipe for white sauce to be used on fWSiVcarrots.. K. U 8. M Xaevt the pan first, then put In a lump ' MKter about the size or an egg or larger. It melt and add two tablespoonfuls ot p. i Mix' well and add a pint of milk, a I at a time, stlrrlnr constantly. Add .auapoo&ful of salt and a dash of pep- , vUeWK to om'to.a eon. if you .T''rr j ri, T,ri .7 '-v.. H Iodine will remedy the iinUnnn.,. rr.,, t stings. 3. A strip of surgeon's tupe applied lo n child's thumb v.111 oflen breuk him of the habit of thumb-sucking. .1. The mot (ontenleiit uy to keep looe sn.ips Is to snup each pair together before put t iig them In a liox, then there lll be no neces sity for a search for mules. Plans for Fall Wedding To the hdltor of Woman's Page: heln"ln J.,h'lar,,TA"1 5nu Vln,ll' slve me inur Lh5 !" "1" '"""Wing matter.' I am u y0unc (ousln as maid of 'honor, sisters my mother M,ini.u !;;,.. '!"'? V?8 ot Mm Instead. Can married wrsons be bridesmaids? Or If not. what ; wouM hoy be called? Will jou kindly till mwh. ;',".m of Honor Is supposed to do? Which kind of bouquet Is more In use. the hocr bou quet or the old-fashioned atlff kind? , , . IIIIIDH-TO HH. Jt would be quite correct to have your cousin Instead of one of your sisters as your maid of honor; why do you not have the latter as bridesmaids; then no feelings would . i . - . ,Murrled women frequently act as bridesmaids. Tho maid of honor precedes tho bride and her father up tho aisle, and when the brldo reaches tho clergyman steps forward to relieve her of her bouquet during tho ceremony After tho ceremony sho ad Justs the bride's veil, hands her bouquet to her and sees that her train Is straight before she makes the recessional. tooth tho shower and the old-fashioned bouquets aro much carried. Tho former aro moro grace fu . of course, but the latter fit In with some bridal costume-, admirably and are ery effective. It Is purely a matter of choice. Patriotic Birthday Party To the Editor of Woman's Page' Dear Madam My sun will be eleen ears nt.i l!L"e."c "J,11 J nm 'lnnlng to have Vbfrthday EBfiK..i,or h'.m' J thould llko to haie It a Fin,nri0Vln,ffnlr'.iCan im Kll ne some suggesi ll,?.n".i,for.,d'cor.ntlon" an'1 Bamea that will carry out the Idea of patriotism? y ., AMUniUAN SIOTIIEU. Hrlte tho Invitations to tho party on plain white paper, with a small (lag in one corner. Have your table set with red white und blue place cards, n white cloth and a centerulcco of rod. uhit ,! ,!.. cornflowers. The sandwiches should bo tied with led, white and blue ribbon, and the lee cream might have the American, French and English Hags standing In It. I' or one game you could have a sort of "his tory bee," like a spelling bee. The prize should go to the child who can tell the greatest number of historical events cor rectlyfor instance, who was tho father of his country? What happened at tho Battle of Bunker HU1? What Is meant by tho Mason and Dixon lino? etc. The pilzo should bo something that has to do with the war a war picture or a small silk flag. The other games should all have something to do with tha country or the war. and, of course, tho singing of "America." "The lied. White and Blue" and "Vnnkee Doodle" ought to have a prominent place In tho aft ernoon's entertainment. Beforo the" leave tho children should sing the "Star Spangled Banner," all standing at attention. Suffers From Jealousy To the Editor ot Woman' Page: on .-.auain .nm, is our opinion of a your. lady who lets a fellow take her out all tho time, buy her candy and other gsi. ..h IN THE MOMENT'S MODES 1 Afternoon fall Frock of Tan Gabardine y Xi( t v .W Jutfi"il Mu'yv., -"V " 'm Apifr X " 7,,' . !l ft 1 jf , " vw 1 '' I'" ' VJxJ 1 Qt,;:1n'oTCiil "i Now that summer frocks sire becoming worn-looking after the many hot days, everybody is searching for something new and pretty. A dress is very necessary that can be worn right away and yet be made of such material and stylo that it will be useful later on in the season. The costume shown in the picture will fill many wants. It is carried out in lovely tan gabardine with purple and silver embroidery; a string of wooden beads painted purple and tipped with purple tassels hangs from each side of the bodice. A white Georgette chemisette gi'es the soft touch at the throat. back of his house. When I sprung tho cir cus on him he was not surprised, for ho knew It all the time. But I was so happy that I had to go around past the school on tho way home and climb up the poplar and sing about tho circus. The poplar Is tall and I guess my mother and God can hear me a lot plainer from the top of It. Then I went homo and we wero about to pray when wo heard a strange soft footstep upstairs. I Jumped and opened tha door and Itowdy went up the stairs like a bird and then thero was a growl and a Crash and somebody rolled off the porch roof and hit tho ground running and Rowdy camo down stairs wagging his tall and holding a pleco of strango pants In his mouth. So we knoclcd down and prayed: "Dear mother, don't mind that. It was only a burglar up stairs, but he Is gone now. I am so full of elephants and lions and tigers that I don't know what lo say, for the circus Is coming. Amen." "The Circus." the neit Tntsr Klldare adven ture, appear In tomorrow's Evening Ledger. THE WORLD'S WAR Through Woman's Eyes I3y ELLEN ADAIR "MA" SUNDAY'S INTIMATE TALKS The wife of the famous evangelUi discusses everyday topics in a help ful and wholesome way. iTllsssssssssssssssHHssssssssssssssssB sssssssssssssssssssssssU'Jsssssssssssssssssssssssssssss! kSWWwfVff" ssssssH .sHV 1 ii- vH S LP JlaH : r 4.....H ' I .JllMIIUIralMel GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX By JOHN HARVEY KELLOGG, M. D., LL. D. In amuer lo health outslloiis. Uotlor Kellogg in this ivace will dailv give advice oil preientlus tiifdlclnc. out in o cusr Kill he tuLe the rtjK of mal.wa diagnoses of or prescribing for ail ments requiring surgical treatment or drngi. lltalth Questions will be promptly an swered by tcrsonul Icltcrs to inavUem who inctoc stamped envelopes for rcplu. Neuralgia NEURALGIA may bo caused by m.il nutiitlon, linpovcrUhment of the blood, an cxceB.t of protein In tho diet, autointoxi cation through tho absorption from tho colon of the products of putrefaction. An eminent Kngllsh physician denned neural gia as the cry of a hungry nervo for bet ter blood. The best way to seouio better blood is to cat puro food and live an active outdoor life. For tempornry relief of almost any form of neuralgia heat is the host of all tem edles It cannot bo too often tepeated that heat kills pain. Applications of heat may bo made In a great variety of ways, as by hot fomentations, hot-water bags, hot poultices, photophore, incandescent electric light, arc light and diathermy. Tho last named remedy Is a modification of tho wire less electricity and Is especially useful In cases of deep-seated neuralgia, isceral neuralgia, which cannot always ho relieved by external hot applications. Uy means of diathermy heat may bo supplied to nny internal part, no matter how deeply seated. In making hot applications for relief of neuralgia It Is Important to remember the water must be as hot as tho patient can bear. Tho application should bo so hot as to make It necessary to take It off and put It on two or three times until tho patient's skin can bear It Commencing tho applica tion at ahout 110 degrees Fahrenheit, tho thin will gradually acquire a tolerance for heat until a temperaturo of HE to 1J0 de grees Fahrenheit can be borno. Continue for fifteen or twenty minutes, and immedi ately follow by tho application of a towel or compress moistened in water at SO de grees for ono minute. Then dry and cover wit n dry llannel. Rheumatism What would u suggest for the cure of rheumatism In the knees and Joints? Jill, C C The rheumatism from which you nro suf fering seems to be the chronic form and Is probably duo to disturbances In the nu trition of the body. This may be tho result ot poisons absorbed from the intestinal tract, and we would suggest that you make every effort to secure a thorough clearing out of the bowels two or three times a day. Tho employment of fruits, vegetables and tho coarso cereals, especially the em ployment of bran, would all help In sweep ing out the poisons from tho Intestines. There are few medicines which will be of any material benefit to you, and the pain can often bo relieved better bv treatments with hot application!! than by drugs. Heat applied to the painful areas In the form of fomentations or hot-water bag, followed by a cloth wrung from cold water, wrapped snugly about tho part and covered warmly with flannel to bo worn every night will bo found very helpful. Bleeding Gums What Is the cause of bleeding sums and what is the cure? w. u, n. Bleeding gums bhow that there Is an unhealthy btato of the mucous membrane t the mouth, und this can be greatly bene fited by massage of the gums with the lingers tnorougmy cleansed by strong soap and water; rub tho gums inside and out with the tips of tho fingers dipped In cold water every night. Thorough cleanliness of tho teeth Is also essential, Frequent rinsing of tho mouth with salt and water Is some times found helpful. Electric Needle for Remoting Superfluous Hair Is thre anything better thnn the electric ntedle for removing superfluous hair? -MISS A. M. Wo Know of nothing better than tho elec tric needlo for the removal of superfluous hair, ns It Is least Injurious to tho sur rounding tissues. It destroys the root of tho hair without danger of Infection. The pastes tometlmes used for removing hair are fit on y for temporary use and have to bo repeated constantly. Milk With Meals Is It bad to drink milk with meals? J, Unless ono is on the milk diet the proper time to take milk Is with the meals. Milk Is a food, and If taken between meals throws extra work upon the digestive or gans. Thero Is no reason why milk or buttermilk cannot bo taken at mealtime unless of Itself It disagrees. Burning Sensation in Bladder What causes a burning sensation n the bladder? u, A. N. An irritation which may be due to vari ous causes. The most common cause is excessive acidity of the urlno, due to an excess of acids In the body. Free water drinking and an antitoxic diet will usually afford relief. (Copyright) PATSY KILDAEE, OUTLAW By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS acts as If she liked him a lot, then turns around and accepts Invitations to go to the movies with another boy? Do you think such a Klrl would make a good wife? CI.AltKNL'E If The young lady, Clarence, shows her good sense In not allowing a monopoly of her time by one youth. Until a mnn b. actually asked a girl to marry him and has become engaged to her he has no claim on her time and should not adopt an air of proprietorship. One-Day Trip to New York To the Editor of IVoman's Page: Dear Madam I am a young girl of nineteen. A young man. I know, who has taken in. out aulte a lot. has Invited me to go over to New York with him for the day. Do you think this would be all right? VIOLET Such a trip would be moat un,wlse. Corresponding With Young Girl To fne Editor of Woman' Page: Dear Msdam I met a, girl in Atlantla City through a boy acquaintance of mine. I saw her about five times when In bathing and once on the Boardwalk. On parting she Insisted that I write to her. What subjects can I wrote to her about, as we have no mutual subjects. Also how should I address tha salutation? 8. 2. Just write ft nice chatty little letter, tell ing tha young lady all the new about your KWflue, m cofwaow. uajwin iarf tut w: Exciting News IEN I woke this morning I woke laughing and I think my mother must have been wrilsperlng something to me and, believe me. whatever It was It was some thing good. I could not remember It, though I was still laughing and I thought that was a good way to start the day. So I kissed Howdy on tho nose and then my father came and we had a lot of fun building the pancakes. He put In the flour and I pi)t In the egg and he put In the baking powder and I put In the salt and he put In the cornmeal and I put In the water and we stirred them turn about and he lit the blaze and I flopped the cakes and then he ate one and I ate one and Rowdy ate one till they were all gone. Then my father went to sleep and I put on my black bloomers and my stylish clothes over them and went out to have a swim. Who should be there but that old colored woman fishing. I didn't care, for If she doesn't want her fishes scared sho ought to fish somewhere else, so I took off my clothes, all but my bloomers, and had a good swim and then I took off my bloomers behind a bush, and put on my other clothes jimii.i t luraM', hb 'i.'Sr HM EfMLAiffWF' 'i my eyes right side out and there was that old colored woman In the river! Wheri she got out she went away from there with her pall and her can of worms and she kept looking back at me. t v I hid my bloomers In a hollow tree and nowdy and I rambled. We went past JimV house on tho jump and got to school just ... ....... HH n.v vv.t ,M.b Mima Mroarty said Patsy, come forward." So I did and rtowdy did and she said. "You were absent vester. day." I said, "I know It," and smiled at her as sweet as I knew how. she said "Don't be Impertinent." I said. "No ma'am." , She said, "Have your father write you an excuse tomorrow." I said, "For cat's sake, Svhat's the use? He will watte whatever I tell him and I might just as well tell you." So she said, "Very well." I took her out Into the hall and told her all about It and she felt, sorry about the shoes, but I told her not to, for shoes were a nuisance and L should never wear them any more. Bhe laughed and I laughed and school was a lot of fun. But the best was the last, for the teacher said there was going to be a circus In town on Saturday and now to pass ouf quietly, which w 414 not ww f wa ail want out hoJlarln-.' v '"" JStMreur aaM I The Women's Job "irr wiFn wn't ' me! u ,sn,t fair 1V1 for mo to enlist and leavo her at home on her own resources!" I heard a young husband mako this remark not long ago, and 1 could not help wondering If tho wife to whom he referred backed him up If sho Is a real, red-blooded Amer ican woman, who Is awaKo to tho need of the great strug gle In which this country Is engaged, I nm quite suro that sho would say to him, without hesitating. "You ate wrong. You haven't given me tho proper credit. I love you but I lovo my country more. If it comes to a ques- "ilA" SUNDAY tlon which I ought to support. I will say to you, with tears In my eyes' 'Go and God be with you! It will bo u hard wrench for mo and a blttor sacrifice, and 1 will shed many tears and pass many sleepiest nights, but I will still say, with all my heart, (Jo ! "If necessary, I would rather go out Into the world and make my own living. If you are willing to risk your llfo for our coun try. It Is the least I can do to woik with my hands for my own bread and butter. And when you come back, you will find me waiting for you with outstretched hands, to welcome my hero who commands respect and has dono his duty and he may find that tho girl he has left behind him to bat tle with tho world Is a truer wife and a more purified and moro noblo woman than the on to whom he said good-by. Go, my husband, and may the good Lord bring you back to the woman who will always bo praying for your safe return!" Yes, I know this is what the average wife who thinks at all nbout the big problem of America would say to her husband If he put the big question up to her. But ho doesn't put It up to her. Ho tries to answer It for himself, and In doing so ho Is doing neither her nor himself justice. Our women of today are not tho helpless, dependent creatures that their grandmothers weie. It Is no longer a loss of womanly charm or even of social position for her to mako her own living. Tho world has changed moro In tho last ten jears than In tho fifty yei.rs before. It recognizes women now as real human beings not as beauti fied dolls to charm men. If our women nro coming Into their own, nnd recognizing this fact for themselves, why can't our men rec ognize the fact also? And surely never was a greater or nobler opportunity given to them to do so than that of the present world war, the extent of which and the deptli of which we, ns a nation, have not grabped as yet. We will beforo long, when the first list of dead and wounded comes from tho front. But that list hasn't been cabled across the ocean yet In tho meantime most of us are regarding the war only as something that occupies tho space of tho newspnpers something in which we, as women of America, have no real, personal Interest, for ourselves, or for our homes, or for our flag. This will all be changed beforo wo are many months older. We shall have to wake up or per ish. But in the meantime, we are drifting with the tide. And that is the most fatal thing that we can allow ourselves to do at this time of national stress and peril. War Is the most serious proposition of hlstoiy. A world war may bo a calamity unless we throw Into that war the right force to win It. Wo are confronted by Jubt such a calamity at the present time. It is victor or death. Wo are facing the great est danger that ever confronted tha globe. And we are going on our own narrow, petty ways and trying to forget about the ghastly menaco that Is looming nearer and nearer to us. We are not yet cognizant of our na tional peril as a nation. And wo nre even less cognizant of It as women of a warring nation, who either have to make the supreme sacrifice or suffer tho supreme surrender. And wo aro forgetting our duties to God In It all, for If ever tho combined armies of right wero fighting for the cause of God, the armies of tho Allies, In which we are en rolled, are fighting for,, that cause today, In spito ot what the Kaiser bays. Therefore, when I hear a man saying that tho reason he falls to enlist Is because his wlfo at home will have to shift for herself, 1 cannot help feeling a doubt of that man's patriotism, and perhaps of his honesty. For thero was never a real American woman since the days of tho Plymouth Fathers who would not say, even to her best-beloved when her country called: "Go, dear one I shall pray that the good Lord brings you back to me safe and sound but the Flag needs you more now than I do 1" The avorago man fit for service never puts the question up In this way. Why? In his refusal he Is doing an Injustice to him self, his wife, his homo and his flag, (Cop right, 18IT, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Monday Nerves and their result. , City Hall Band Program Music by French composers will bo played by the Philadelphia Band on City Hall plaza at 8 o'clock tonight. The program : roeme symphonlque, "Phaeton",. C. Saint. K.n. . .Qotinrul i Massenet "Old Glory" at the Front LONDON, Aug. 6. I.N LONDON I have met a good many soldiers of the American army. I watched a crowd of them arrive at a big London railroad statlon-and the : crowds cheered them as they passed. Later l saw them marcning -,! . i..m nisr .i,n nm Ktrand. lgaeeasaisL' '"flgeV that famous old thoroughfare. They wcro Immensely In terested in Old Lon don, Big, stalwart men they were, with an eager look In their eyes. Noth ing seemed to es cape them. "Don't they look just splendid?" I heard spectators say to each other. Thero was cheer ing and hat-wnv-lng ns "Old Glory" passed, fluttering at tho head of that regiment. The other day I .... l.n ,!..., A tnr. mub iiiu iii ob sunt. - gBgSjgejsejrrr., lean who carried I nmsfagaMi "Old Glory" against ui.MIN ADAIU tho Germans. "Thero Isn't anything In my life of which I'm prouder than to have been tho first American-horn citizen who carried the American flag against tho Huns," said he. "It waves now sldo by side with tho Union Jack, novcr to be hauled down till tho Hun Is smashed, "I didn't wait for President Wilson. I guess I was a bit too Impatient for that. I was ono of those who couldn't sleep peacefully at night worrying over Bolglum, the Lusltnnln, and a few other little mat ters of that kind. I'm a Texan myself. Nineteen ycar3 ago I followed the Stars and Stripes at tho battlo ot San Juan, in tho Spanish-American War, and was knocked over. So I knew something of what war meant when I decided to take a hand In this Armageddon. "I had drifted to Canada when T realized that I was up against the big choice. I wasn't tho only Ameilcan citizen to take tho plunge. Thero nro plenty moro of the Inds from tho States In the Canadian forces who, I leckon, told the same white He about being British subjects. The neu trality laws didn't worry us any. "Anjwny, I went right In and got over U France. I met a llttlo French girl be hind the lines. I had got talking to her, and sho took an interest In me because, as she said, I was an American. "While we were chatting she displayed an American flag. You have to be an American and thousands of miles from home to realize what that meant to me. It carried me back over the months nnd the miles. That bit of rag was like a breath of homo to me. "'For me?'" I asked. "She nodded her pretty head. " 'Tako It and show It to the Boche,' she said. "The Idea pleased me. I promised her that If ever tho chanco came along, Fritz should certainly s 'Old Glory.' The chance did coma Boon "It was u lovely spring day when we went over tho parapet. The Stars and Stripes were well In It! I can't say much about the actual action becaus. t - . f& bllghty one' a bullet In the foot l waved the American flag in th ,.l thosn Frltzes. nil tl, ..m.in ul of This brava American soldier went . . ton mo mat ne considered the Hun . ,J trickiest fellow on the baltlefl.w il.V . could possibly meet. t4U "Even when he appears to be dead" -Jf !, iinfiitUf llt.- ,,--... . "CU M.S1; i.u i .ivi "" i"6fi-nuiZ7, he 8 ren i 2 ly shamming. Over and over .i- V ""!. seen wounded Germans who have not b Pl harmed by our men. as onn . .i.... .D" 1 realized their safety, get up and shoot thjt' too genoruus iocs in me DacKI wl "I remember In particular one officer H was killed In this dastardly wv m- Jfl been bonding over an apparently woundiJi! German. Ho even gavo tho man a drink?, dl water and turned iwh w.i. .. strotcher-bcarers. Tha man ralss vi.3 on ono elbow nnd shot the young onWifl ,1inrl. Tint lnt mn toll ... v. .".c,'.jB avenged that officer's death. wj "One of my narrowest shaves w.. i..J'1 a shell exploded within a few yards of J. -1 ft t,lnn, va fv-. !. ... .1. .. "I. .J ,,. w ...c wv ...w tuu UIr ann iu9 n. -! thing I can remxnber I was belnr eaJ2 31 along the Bapaume road bv a. f.m,.i. ii pals, who thought I had 'gone. "West.' But ' they wcro wrong I hadn't I was oniv sholl-shockcd.' And four days later I .. 01 hanV til fhA llt-iA nrrnin j ' i "Many a man goes West without a slnrls A scratch or wound upon him. The secona of J fleer In command of my company at Vlmr H Itidgo was killed simply by concussion. Ths 1 shell hurst thirty or rorty yards away from ti ...... .. . .v. .wHv..tew a...... -vuiuuers Of men are killed llko that. "There'H lust onft thlnt? T ., .... -tiw you America hasn't como Into this war to ?! play at It. It Is In grim, hard earnest. Weil im.u i;uiiiu niiu Lilu Haul uec&use we Want i to strike n blow for the llbertv wMm, i... 1 always been our watchword. Our Old Qlorr i5 has become a new glory thank Heaven. lt'U Isn't Inlnw Uhln.l ! M " ?fl Sacrifice I am the glory of the weak, lUlne Is the voice that dares to speak. Above tho roar of battlo Pain Has walked with me and counted gain, lIy friendship. The young have only learned to know My footsteps passing to and fro. Or glimpsed tho sorrow that I send Within tho wet eyes of a friend. The mother knows me as a knife, w That rends her heart and tears her llfefij k lie .UC1 iMiirwa lilts us u unci That's terrible beyond belief. I am tho light that sttong men yield Who die upon the battlefield ; The Joy that woman's face has worn AVhcrever baby life Is born. Only tho old, who, nearlng death, Have drunk the cup nnd felt my breath, Can Know tho solace that I bring, Tho good that lurks beyond the stlni Of Sacrifice. Jano McLean, In St. Louis Star, SAYS LACK OF CLERICAL HELP IS COSTLY TO CITY That many thousands of dollars are lost to the city each year through Councils' failure to provide a few additional stenog raphers and clerks for tho Board of Land Viewers, Is the charge mnde by Charles W. Boger, head of the board, in reply to crit icism over delays occasioned by the Inad equacy of the office force According lo Mr. Boger, tho city Is pay ing JGOO a day in Interest charges at fl per cent on Parkway properties and will continue to do so until tho report In these cases Is filed. Delays In completing the cases, ho claims, aro occasioned by the lack of clerical help that Councils could supply, thus bavlng the city many thou sands of dollars. In discussing tho condi tion, tho head of tho board declared It a crime and a shamo that Councils have so far failed to act, and declared that this fall he will make an effort to get tho needed help. Fantasia from "Kaust1 Scenes i'lttoreaaues jvieioaies iron. ' LRrmtn ntzat Contralto solo, "Gentle Flower In the Dew," Bertha Brlnker d'Albites, soloist UOunod Ballet muslo from "Coppella" .Dslih.. Hounds from Prance ii t ' ?.,. National air. "I Marseillaise".. Jlogetde Lisle Infants-Mothers Thousands testify Horlick's The Orlgfnal Malted Milk Upbuilds and suatalnt the body rSr T". jt " required !K-?rrWH THE CHEERFUL CttWJb I fall in love the. other! d'&.v. Tkev Sfc.v the. tim. for tWt is spring . I spose. I should tave done, it then -Tr im ti.lwfcy.$ tae with everything. ivTvH" y7T ' v 11m U this &&t"-k 2.98 Charming Silk Skirt You Save at Least $2 by Buying Now Heavy solid silk taffeta ifts-rsfs? ,gRv.r,n.is"?sis belt effect In front. d neat "hnVidTu Th!i is but one of our gen eroua specials. $0 QQ Extra value ..,. ei O THE Vt5Sjc& Front and Dauphlo Bit. Choed rn.,,1... . ft,. a.vJfr '-, ,. sseeesHsfflsneseeeeaisii IT it KextWinter you'll say: Ifti glad we have these fruit preserves jams and jellies They vary our menus and save the cost of expensive, food " SAVE FRUIT CROP "A Franklin Sugar for every use' Granulated, Dainty Lumpi, Powdered. Confectioner!, Brown i i Sold Inl.t and 5 lb. car torn and in 2. 5. 10, 25 and 80 lb. cotton bai. sua
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