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Wedtitidir. Aoto.t 7. 111S FAIR AND WARMER THE office poet was beseeched to writs something cheerful about the weather He muttered deep and rumbling curses and said It couldn't be done. This shows that a poet can never be a philosopher Be cause philosophy even a little of It on days like these Is the next be9t thine to the Atlantic Ocean, and a shade more ef ficient than an electric fan. and far more lasting In Its effects than lee In a glass Worry about the weather If you wish te double your suffering. To be philosophic about the heat is to enjoy many of the benefits of a lower temperature. Stop looking at the thermometer Make haste slowly. Don't gi; from one place to another un its you have to. Eat little. Don't argue about the war or anj thins else. Think of last winter, and If that doesn't lii noT cool you off let your thoughts drift to the tut empty coal bins and the winter that Is to ,4w come. i Avoid poets. Poets are always in a fever of dissatisfaction. Nothing pleases ii them. They are a bad example on a o -Think as little as possible ahout heat and you will find It far more hot the en- durable. The reported Anglo-American pronunci ation of Vesle as "Vessel" recalls the old nv about rats leaving a sinking one every time we hear of a further Hun retreat. l$K, PRICE TAGGING TO ROUT FOOD ii? PROFITEERS ll TJIEARFUL that prlce-flxlns would carry 8i-f s Hs economic hardships, the food ad- B&'5J,!nln!stratJon has devised a new and, it Is foijljf to be hoped, an effective system to reduce Wf the cost of the American meal. Once more the volunteer principle adopted by the pub lie -with such success during the last year to save food for Europe Is to be observed. Price, lists, specifying the correct charges for food articles, will be posted in retail tores, if their proprietors grant permis sion. It Is hard to see how many of them can refuse it. To be branded as "Proflteer-Afraid-of-a-Price-List" in something that ' must lack charm for even the most en thusiastic extortionist. , Furthermore, the purchasing public will be asked to patronize shops that harhnr the Government bulletin, and may be e. pected to raise an Indignant eyebrow and pocket purses when the official prices and r.- a -t"0Be. o tne man behind the counter fall wfitfa J harmonize. The element of volition in TJ6 this situation seems happily rather a F,-1 (trength than a weakness. raJi- It is slcnlflcantlv addod that th. r,w. 'list scheme will enable the food adminis tration to secure a common-law definl- E:'"l Won of a profiteer and thereupon, if he be T3i'" rouna guilty, to prosecute him. The procedure commends Itself to com- Hion sente. It is not so much high prices wfclch couge us as wrontr ones. Th mst of living is an inevitable war burden and ehould be patriotically borne with as lit tle irritation as possible. The cost of sheer gouging is intolerable. Volunteers eager to 'W. uPPress EUCh an outrage should be legion. kj, k ine government seems to think so in Inviting their co-operation. j4 ,. "Finnish Liberty Medal Awarded Kaiser," . i1. Avl laftllna TTnrlMiM.JI.i 1.. t. - .. aW " w wwmn:uijr lie JlitB IrlCU L7l$l' hl hat. tA. .ind vn thonoH V.la .!.. - . "' brtaln this rernrnttlnn nf hu infn. M... SsteA ANOTHER USELESS OCCUPATION K.,..v "'SJtPOTTVTr.V PrAiMan "l1e ...m- .- $? "? "" members of the Senate an urgent ap ft yal in behalf of the national suffrace fA -A'.tftHAAndment. Mr. AVltann artmA with hid iL j. ...aM.1 AlA-lAMAA' MM.4 a-.. , , 'il.JsVfctlo'n- that women should have the vote UiMdnbat the extension of the franchise Id grant them nothing but their JUst U. When the Senators, who have the :lding votes, demurred at this, the , JSresident wrote again more eloquently and j-satt' greater length. He was accused then of ttemptlng to "boss the Senate as he has f :a)OM)ed the Hous,e." iir'&JXMtortoy a group of militant "pickets" iftred opposite the White House at the .where they used to .stand and the President In the earfy days of war. They carried white banners, and banners bore various legends painted gev black letters. The banners do to an astonished world that women have the vote "if it were not for l "Aii weakness of the Presldmt" i It Juu been suspected that tho mm. njrfU.do not represent the rank and file hr,t,W--HtraTsts- They have never man!. jjj?fWU-n ability to read the signs of the , But It Is rather startling to find batf.taasy do not even read the news. K tWl AUSTRIA ON THE VERGE Substantial Evidence That She I at Last Confronting the Revolutionary Crisis So Long Forecast "UWENTS in Austria seem at last to - have caught up with forecasts made long in advance of facte. The Dual Monarchy's "desperate plight" was eagerly emphasized by optimists in Allied nations long before the United States entered the war. Quick conclu sions were drawn from the Austrian fail ure to conquer Serbia in 1914. Further more, the disintegration of the hybrid nnd artificially composed State had been a favorite theme of writers on world politics for fully a century. Austria was called moribund when Napoleon ruled Continental Europe. He administered to her three sound thrash ings; but profiting by Waterloo, to which victory she contributed nothing, the mon grel nation was medievally reorganized and the sinister Metternich afterward, with some success, fortified anew the Hapsburg power. In spite of a hundred reasons for crumbling to pieces the lumbering au tocracy, refuting repeated prophecies of her fall, continued to exist. Surviving grueling defeats by Italy and her pres ent ally, Prussia, the hyphenated empire kingdom became an anomaly, an anach ronism, a contradiction. Yet n Haps burg still at upon the throne and a na tion defying all ordinary definitions of nationality remained in Central Europe. It is small wonder that her fall was pro claimed from the pens of so many recognized statesmen and publicists. By any rensonable process of historical in terpretation Austria-Hungary seemed doomed. So, indeed, that realm was and is. But the point that we wish here to emphasize is that all the auguries were not fallacious just because they were advertised too soon. Cassandra foresaw Troy's fall a decade before it occurred. Yet she was right. Immediately before her justification, however, Greeks and Trojans alike were so weary of hearing her that even imminent shadows of the great event were chronically discredited. It is folly, therefore, to disiegard pres ent significant clues as to Austria Hungaiy's condition merely because the match of circumstances lagged so far behind the forecasts. The facts can no longer goose-step away from the prophe cies. By this time they are nearly abreast." The statement that "Austria is on the verge of revolution" is no longer n vague generalization. It ii a condition the truth nf which can be specifically proved. Even so recently as one year ago that phra?e, though based on sane deductions, was also born of hope. Today in the columns of the Evening Public LedgCi it is "news,'' supported as that commodity must be, by indsputable evidence. The survey of recent history in the Dual Monarchy, presented in this news paper this afternoon by B. F. Kospoth, our correspondent in Switzerland, is as succinct in detail as it is potent in inter est. Mr. Kospoth, one of the best in formed and most discerning journalists in Europe, does not generalize. He mar shals his facts from documentary evi dence. The page of histoiy which he unfolds particularly relates to the social and eco nomic situation in Austria at the time when the last desperate offensive against Italy collapsed. Kaiser Karl, already sensing failuie, was loath to begin the movement. Pressure from Berlin pre vailed, hfiwever, and at the very moment when the economic crisis of her crippled ally was at its height. During that tragic week the reduction of the bread ration to two thin slices a day per per son gave lise to a general strike through out Austria and Hungary. Mr. Kospoth calls this protest of labor "revolutionary." His wording cannot be impugned, since the strikers organized into an "Afbeiterrat," startlingly akin in functions and pretensions to the So-iets of Russia, and actually dictated to a panic-stricken Government. The powerful proletarian body, before which even the incumbents of high im perial offices were cowed, virtually held in its hands the key to 'revolution. The door was only left unopened because such drastic demands as a cancellation of the diminished bread-ration order, the eon vocation of Parliament and shorter hours of labor at the old wages were imme diately granted. The cries for peace in the historic manifesto were shiftily answered and Baron Burian's hypocritical assertion that "we shall do everything and leave nothing undone which promises even the slightest hope in the direction of bring ing about peace negotiations" has been largely discounted by the clear-sighted proletariat. The insistence of its spokesmen, how ever, was unequivocal. "The council of workmen," asserted this emboldened Viennese Soviet, "declares its conviction that a real and durable improvement of the food conditions is not possible so long as the war lasts. The council of workingmen therefore declares that the Austrian Government may in the future not only show itself willing to begin at any time negotiations for a general peace without annexations or indemnities and the foundation of a league of nations, but may declare its readiness to invite of its own accord the Governments of the enemy countries as soon as possible to enter into peace negotiations on this basis," These are not the words of servants, but of masters. The workingmtn of Austria, and of Hungary as well, are fast assuming the chief political power in a weakened, weary naiion, tick of the mmvVt'mmvMB&i conflict which it began. The speed with which ministries and thi Emperor-King hastened to placate the "Arbeiterraf is conclusive evidence of its sway. The repressive measures w'hich Ger many is still nble to enforce ngalnst the proletariat arc impossible In the hapless nation, in which cabinet changes have become chronic nnd where each new Pre mier finds himself confronted with an Augean task. The Austrian Srjviet with held its overthrow of a .medieval mon archy in view of certain immediate con cessions. The difficulties of granting further demands will increase. The present strength of the organized work ingmen presages additional authority. That Austria is "on the verge of revo lution," which may come as suddenly ag Russia's, and will be wholly beneficial to civilization, is a simple fact, not to be qualified. Even if the day of emancipa tion be still n little delayed, the critical situation of a decaying regime cannot be disputed. Optimists for liberty who forsaw the crisis long ago were alwayi on the right track. A CHALLENGE TO THE FUEL ADMINISTRATION ANTHRACITE miners at Wilkes-Barre - hav formally chnreed the operators with a deliberate restriction of coal pro duction. The amazing assertion was made by members of the t'nlted Mine Workers, who met without the Invitation of union officers. The rhirge Is the more serious because It apparently cannot, by any twl of arcument, be blamed upon "union agi tators "' The implication of the resolutions adopted at the Wilkes-Barre meeting is that the anthracite producers are apply ing In the most Important of nil war In dustries methods which public opinion and the Government alike consider Intolerable In other and Ies essential field. "Wa be lle e. ' said the miners, after expressing recret that their side of the cas has al wav been without proper representation, "that a proper Investigation will show that the coal operators or their subordinates are restricting the coal output at almost all of the mines" This is meant to proe, evidently, that the mine operators ate still adhering to the old system of price stabil ization at a hlsh figure Here Is a situation which demands the immediate application of all the energy and resources of the Pennsylvania fuel ad ministration. Without accepting the declaration of the miners as cold truth, it is Impossible to avoid a feelinc that there is much in the anthracite situation that still needs official and authoritative Investigation and analysis. The workeis In the anthracite fields refer with resent ment to the elaborate publicity systems maintained by the operators They inti mate that these systems operate to gte the public a one sided view of the coal shortage. Can It be that the fuel admin istration, too. has been misled in impor tant Instances' Kvervhody knows that the anthracite In Pennsjlvanla Is plentiful and that, so far, the available labor has quickened produc tion The transportation systems have been cleared to make way for the essentials of war and the necessaries of life Coal may properly be listed under either head. And yet we hae been driven to the dismal expedient of turning out street lights nnd reducinc; power consumption, to skip-Mops and limited elevator service, to "sae coal"! Until the fuel administration has for mally taken up the challenge of the 300 miners who assembled voluntarily at Wilkes-Barre the public will feel that it Is not jet aware of the essential needs qf the occasion. Those who are responsible for the coal supply cannot afford to let the question raised at Wilkes-Barre go unan swered. The matter demands attention now. Coal mining Is a peciillarily organized In dustry. In the past It was complicated by, the laihoads. It is not so many years ago that the mines were considered by certain powerful operators not as public utiljties, but as nourishing adjuncts to attendant railroad systems. Kven at times when anthracite was most expensive In the cities mines were closed for days at a time. A usual explanation was a lack of cars for shipment. The men who formerly ruled the coal Industry knew of many other ways by which output could be limited. It Is un believable that such practices have been or are to be reied in Pennsylvania. The fuel administration must now assure us that the Wilkes-Barre miners misrepre sented the situation. Otherwise it will be open to an indictment of gross ignorance and neglect. The Germans were Or very anxious to get Wotie possession of the champagne cellars of Rhelms and Kpernay, but it seems they will have to get along with Rhine wines. Amundsen's latest trip toward the Pole doesn't seem quite so foolish now as during the early part or the summer. The best way to avoid the force of a governmental cyclone nowadays Is to carry jour little draft card to calm the atmosphere. Realizing what we are forced to nav t tor It. It Is Impossible nowadays to charac terize food as "fare." A cablegram asserts that "Jamaica la firm for the war." And with plenty of ginger, of course. Ceneral John J. Pershing, who has won, the Legion of Honor, commanded it from the start Oj'ADBii'BHlA, THE ICE BOX F THE secret nf buslnesi success is t let others do the work for you, wc knoio some office bois that will be great executives. Some People Have All the Luck Dear Socrates Inclosed are some verses; some folks think them very good. I al ways thought I would like to write verso; what do you think? They simply form themselves In my mind and I Jot them down. Here Is one: On a cot In a far-distant land A wounded soldier laj A Red Cross nurse hovers around that helpless ono Listening for all he has to say. Hark! A sound breaks forth 'Tls a yon distant call to arms. The enemy comes, they erj , The soldier hears and rises on his cot, Full of ambition to rise and go; But his efforts are In vain, As he suffers such awful pain But a few week's more he Is well again, And anxious to get Into the fray And make the enemy dearly paj-. Composed and written bj- Mrs. K. A. M. Camden, X. J. Undoubtcdl Liidcndorff will have to de lay his retreat a few days so that his sol diers can have time to write those little diaries of theirs up to date. How to Keep Warm Having herd a number of complaints about the difficulty of keeping warm, we" are glid to refer the following suggestions to anv authorities who can enforce them. On second thought, no authorities are needed as these things should happen automatically In any well-commuted com munity: Dear fftcrates Take a string of railroad cars th-it have been standing In the sun all afternoon and back them Into any rail road terminal. Take a commuter who is In a hurry to catch the 5:32. Call him on tfie tele phone at R:21. when he Is about to leave the office Hold him in conversation until 6:27. Be careful to Impede the stilrwij- in the terminal with 1535 people carrying bundles. Thev must all have plenty of time to catch their own trains and, therefore are taking their leisme as they toil up the stairs As vour victim wriggles and steams in his efforts to cleave the crowd, have his nose become slippery (It will), so thit his glasses win fall off Let him enter his train about the mid dle car, thinking to find an Inside seat on the; shadv side. He finds them all taken, and concludes he will press on to the smoker To do so he hns to follow in the wake of a stout and leisurely lady through three cars, while he sees his rivals crowding into the smoker ahead. When he cets to the smoker the only seat is on the sunny side, on a pleasantly waimed plush seat strewn with cinders Be sure that the car has no lucgage racks, so that he has to nurse his bundles on his lap. Then let him put his hand In his trouser pocket to get his matches. His hand will stick there, and he will not be able to remove It. You will hae no more complaints about not being able to keep warm. DUM PERSPIRO SPERO. .Vi- rord is galna to huild motor tractors in Mrrico. Will they call him a trac torcadorf The only kind of line that is not the shortest distance between two points is the waistline Their Is a nr:o Llbeitii Loan coming along, and every one can sec Jr. .1c.ldoo'a handwriting on the wallet. Thirty-nine assassinations yesterday were caused by persona sayjjig, carelessly: "It Isn't the heat, it's the" Directions for Tamins a Wrist Walrh The best place to wear a wrist watch It on your wife's wrist. If jou wear it yourself keep It on the shady side of jour person. It is a friendly thing to wear It on the right wrist, then it will be upside down, and thoe you meet can see what time it is not. It will be well to keep a timepiece with you in case j-ou have Important ap pointments. It is better to remove the wrist watch when jou go In bathing and when strolling through Frog Hollow. Wrist watches should be examined fre-quentlj-. If j-ou find them correct it is bad form to betraj- surprise. In very warm weather it will be un necessary to strap jour wrist watch on to your arm. Just place It affectionately against your pulse, and it will adhere. Wrist watches are at their best between midnight and sunrise, when they often run continuouslj-. Sleeping on the porch is often mentioned in books, but in actual life it requires great concentration of effort. Also con siderable concentration of sleep. Some times a whole night's sleep can be ac complished In two hours, If the morale of the mosquitoes breaks down on account of overindulgence. Some day some crank nill found a So clcty for the Picvcntlon of Cruelty to rood, alleging that it Is too Inhuman to force beefsteak to associate with onions. Months with an R are approaching, when oysters will once more become safety bivalves. The Probo.'cis Sisters About this time of year some one always Insists that it is only thefemale mosquito that does the biting. We propose to antici pate the annual question whether her voice Is soprano or alto by stating that she teaches A gnatural with ease. A Gnatural Death Having gotten away with the preceding, we here give the briefest biography of a mosquito ever published: Lit Bit Obit SOCRATES. BLAME J '- -"V- Tt I . c 'WS' A ilKB4JVUn.lNlaaa . .. t'-..,i I , I THE -" Ir"t Ci? i ( f -..... J'r -. I "". I I ZQCS, "U iSjvPH-LiJSii I .IDEA. .Jrh5t '& HHiNI sA. , ,. ,, jl I ' 4,fekWl' -- .--- &M p-Zt-& K61 ' JOURNALISM The Newspapers Edited and Printed by Our Men Abroad Show That This War Is Being Waged Cheerfully THIS Is a j-oung man's war. The llght hertcdnes3 that Ib the chief blessing and privilege of jouth and the airy disregard of subtleties nnd perils that most of us outlive all too soon seem to make life for our soldiers abroid n goc-d deal mlghtcr than It Is for some of those the left behind them. The conviction Is Inevitable after a reading of the newspipers and periodicals Issued regularlv by the various units of our army In Fiance. There is no room In the pases of the army Journals for anj thing but reso lution, high confidence and good humor. The newest of these soldier publications to reach this country carries the name of a j-outhful Public Ledger reporter In the ex alted place reserved Tor the cognomen of the editor-ln-chlef This paper Is now known in France as Over Here. The director of Its destinies. Bartlev P E. Andress. wa3 In this cltv a j ear ngo, when, at twent.v-one, he was busily acquiring the view of the world from behind the cer.es which i3 the privilege of a good reporter He directed the publicity campaign for the second Liberty Loan Then, equipped with a pipe, a tin of tobacco, two smlleage bonks and a fiery c-invlctlon that President Wilr-m had taken up the uncom pleted tasks of Lincoln and that everybody should pitch in and help, he set out to bo a soldier. Now he Is serlng with one of the transportation units and editing his paper at night. Over Here adopts a stalely editorial at titude toward the big Issues of the war. But most of Its pages are given up to raillery and the humorous expression of a violent contempt for all Huns. The editor has es tablished a question box for the guidance of his readers and has appointed an unnamed corporal In a motor company to give advice to the troubled These questions and answers are taken at, random from the question box: Dear Cpl Since being In the army I have gained thirty pounds. Do j-ou con sider that good? Signed. Pvt C. A. Chandler Answer' Your question cannot be answered, Inasmuch as It Is" not com p'ete. You neglected to state whether j-our gain was avoirdupois or sterling. Dear Cpl While driving mj- Ford on the Boulevard I ran over a nail, which punctured my tire. Can j-ou blame me for getting pore" Pvt, Jesse Beards. Answer: Yes, we blame you for getting 'sore. What do ou expect to run over with a Ford, a solid gold stickpin? Be consistent. Dear Corpl Can j-ou tell me how long this war will last? Signed Pvt. J. T. Bradlej-. Answer: I can best answer J'our question by asking you one. How long Is a string? Dear Corpl I wrote to a friend of mint In Boston to send me ten dollars. This was nearly threo months ago, Can j-ou tell me why the malls are so late nnd I haven't received the ten spot? Pvt. A. S. Johnson. Answer: There is nothing wrong with the mails, Albert. You neglected to send j'our watch as securltj'. The editorial tone of Over There may be Judged by the following "leader" from the issue of July 14: THE "COSSIPIZnRS" Recently the Government has made life mighty uncomfortable for the "profiteers." There is another clacs of mischief-makers who ought to be handled similarly They m'ght be labeled the "gosslpeers." They are rather well represented In the armjt, and, unhappily, there are a few of them here In our own base. These men are easy to recognize. They will tell you In whispered confidence that a certain ortlcer they know well has Just "got It ..straight" that such and such an Americin division has been "all sliced up" at the front: they know "from authorita tive sources that the submarines on the Jersey coast will draw the entire American navy from European waters; it's going to be a long war, they will tell you, because all of our cavalry and much of our artil lery Is to be sent back to the States to quell disturbances on the Mexican border; certain officers "whose word cannot be doubted" have told them that we will lose thousands and thousands of men before we learn even the rudiments of German war fare ; they "have Just gotten hold of some rrbNTHE WE&THfeR!i!AN IN THE RANKS good dope which Indicates that but what Is the use of repeating such nonsense? It is bsd (imugh when clvlliims Indulge In this kind of rot, helping to destroy the spirit of the folks at homo.- But It is rep rehensllile licvond description for a soldier In I'rcle Sam's uniform to do llkewl.se. therebj- sp fading apprehension and, sow ing the sefrt of discouragement among our fighting forces Such men are rendeiing the Kalrer an Invaluable service and should he recommended as first-class candidates for the Iron I 'loss. Army humor as It prevails In France may be Judged bv the following rhyme of a sort that abounds In Over There and in soldier publications: One little paycheck, One little Yank, One little camerade. One little tank; Ono little couit-martlal, One little fine; One little guardhouse. fanouid make a gcod time. L. J R. An Ohio man has in- Drlver of vented a doorknob an Ice Wagon? that, when grasped In the hand, illuminates an electric bulb placed Just above the key hole. And one of our -N'eiv York State con temporaries suggests that he should be re warded by a seat in the United States Sen ate. But it seems to us that some pleasanter nirvana could be found for the benefactor of fuddled husbands. The new draft will Their call nearly 3,000,000 Colors men to the colors. And it will familiarize a good many Germans to the colors, they need most, black apd blue. With the mercury at the century mark j-esterday it was hard to be enthusiastic over yesterday's news to the effect that the city was assured of Its coal supply for next win ter. Prince Henry of Prussia, who "sees no cause for alarm" In the Geiman defeat, 'Is at Homburg. That's where they take the cure. He needs it. nindenburg Is said to favor a "fall" offensive. Oddly enough, that Is precisely the kind with which we Intend to make him most familiar. Contrary to 'the usual ethical principles, the lower the aim the better In a certain specific instance. .We refer to the attempt to regulate food 'prices. Indictments for "scorching" have been Issued for Old Sol. How do the boches like mustard gas with their sausages? War Economies i It is time now to get last year's straw hat cleaned again, Boston Globe. Maybe He'll Like Tame Things A ukulele Ib going to sound mighty tame to any young American who has heard the crash of heavy guns at the front for two weeks In succession. Grand Rapids PreBs. A Wish I wish I were a Hottentot, For though he veara What clothes he'a got He's almost altogether1. And when I take off all I cava I've still got on My coat of tan And, oh, It's -such hot weather I New York Evening Sun. ?- aataatitaa - iU .-1 ?Y3 '. t, .w & PRA YER IN TIME OF HOT WEATHER VUR little people faint ahd droop, The sky Is pale and thick with death; I - Oh, send us gracious clouds to stoop VI nu air 10 give our cnnaren oreatn Let heaven gush and spill. Oh, sain And heal us with Thy cleansing rain! The lusty and the bitter proud Thou' doest well to visit thus: Thy arrows leave us stitl unbowed Wo ask no pltj Lord, for us; But for these little folk in pain, Great God of mercy, send us vain. For tiny bodies, hands too weak To fend and turn against the blows. For life too powerless to speak Or know Itself before It goc3 For such as these praj-er is not vain: Strong God of pltj-, send us rain L. M. HEATH. A War-Born Nation Only one doubt as to ultimate victory ever assails the western front that it may be attacked In the rear by the premature peace negotiations of the civil populations It de fends. Should that ever happen, the western front would cease to be a mixture of French, Americans, Canadians. Australians, British and Belgians; It would become a nation by Itself, pledged to fight on till the ideals Tor which it set out to fight are definitely estab lished. We get rather tired of reading speeches In which our civilians presume that the making of peace Is in their hands. The making may be, but the acceptance Is Iv. ours. Conlngsby Dawson, In "Out to Win." Rolling It Up Money wasted In propaganda work in the United States Isn't the full measure of Ger man financial folly. There's the money spent on the war, for Instance. Detroit Free Press. Teutonic Stew "- If you find hoofs and horns in the hash, .. . ...... ku.t.r ua ,0 tiding iv make both ends meat, Don Marquis, in New York Evening Sun. What Do You Know? QUIZ 1, Who la the. nrltlah Controller of Shipping? 2. What la meant by "A Roland for an Oil. rer"? 5. Where Is Craonne? 4, Who Is General Horvath? 8. What la the largest river In Sooth America? 6. When was the Kelcn of Terror? 7. What la the Odiaaer? 8. Nome the capital and largest tlty of Colo rado? 0, Identify "Old Hickory." 10. Who aald. "A mpnnrfhv la like a mnn-nf-wor bad I hot brtneen wind and water hurt It exreedlnrlyi there la dancer of cannlainr. nut a democracy l n raft. Yon cannot eaallr overturn It. It la a wet place, but a. pretty aafe, one"? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1, Winston Rpencer Chnrchlllt nrltlah anldler ' and nnthor and now Mlnlater of Manltlona, Wlnnton Churchill: popular American nov ellat. author of "The CrUla," "The Crosa Ins" and other important worka of Action. 2, Gordlan knot! an obstacle or difficulty, Gor- dlua. Kins: of rhrjila. onaecrated, in Jo. niter a vvacon, the beam and yoke of which were tied toaethcr In an Intricate knot that none could loosen It. An eraclai having foretold that whoever could un mirl thla knot would be master of Aala, Alexander the Great aundered It with bis aword. i. Camp Funatan la nt Fort Rller, Itanaia. 4. The Heglrat the dale, of Mohammed'a flight from Jlecea. July 14, OU. The Mahamme. dana comnute their calendar from thla date, 5. The GreM Tyramld: located at GhUfh, Egypt. It la 484 feet high, 6. Iconoclast: a radical reformer. The word cornea from two Green worda meaning; 'Image breaker" or "Idol amatber," 7. The Mtasiaslpnl la the largest river la Mm t'nlted States. 8. Madrid la the capital of Spain. 9. A. noncom'. la a noncommlaaloned officer In 'the army, or marine corna. Corporal, aer eeant and sergeant msjor are the rank of noncommlaaloned offlcera In tho United htatra military cvtablUhmeti(, 10. "For me It will be enough that a marble atoaa ehould declare that a nueen. having reigned auch a, time, lived and died n virgin" wna '.? ana oied n virgin" yi Vs! Ilzabeth of England (ISM. A '.1 petition. aa.U hoc m the House oN ComaaaM 'Jv vaia py uuern f-uz&Deui or ibujj. repuina iq arrvlnjc from tl shortly after her ceeaalon In 1551. ,-,; a I ' 2(' i A. I V-VaS' I .-' . '."&; if N - , l &' 'V ,S, yj Tj i l l' I H r V - T . fW - ', :-j. fe
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