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HOPE FOB $1,000,000 FUND.
Plans For Carrying Out Movement
Have Been Based on Suggestions Re
ceived From More Than Five Thou
sand Practical Educators—One-half
to Relieve Local Suffering.
The enlistment, of the 20.000.000 chil
dren of the United States in an army
of helpfulness to relieve suffering both
In this country and Europe is the pur
pose of a movement which is announc
ed in New York city by a committee of
educutoi-s of nation wide reputation.
It includes Charles W Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard university; David
Starr Jordan, president of the National
Educational association, and Richard
McLaurin. president of the Massachu
setts Institute of Technology, it is the
belief of those interested that evil in
fluences in the schools of the United
Stutes are arising from the war.
"Influences of lying, hatred and mur
der are molding the lives of America's
20,000,000 children," says an announce
ment of the committee's plans, "which
tend to crush out truth, justice and
love. As a nation we are evading our
responsibilities in not seriously at
tempting to counteract these evil influ
enees. In many of our schools we
even forbid all discussion of the war.
We cannot, however, hide this war
from our children or keep its destruc
tive influences from their lives.
Turn Minds From Murder.
"With a nation wide relief movement
of our children we can turn their
minds from destructive murder to help
ful life giving and build on the terrible
need tlie strongest, most belpful ract
of men and women the world lias eve
known
"The school children are organize
and can begin immediately on re.u
work. They can raise at least $l,OOO
000 without burden on any one. as tli
funds will be raised in small suras. .In
people's gift through their children
They can make millions of needed ar
tides of clothing and other things.
"Working shoulder to shoulder io off
set the influences of organized murder
ous warfare, they will feel the quick
ening. helpful impulse of their great
life giving organization, a mighty im
pulse in their lives and a great exam
ple to the world. Tliey will do more
to establish International peace and
good will based on kindly acts than
years of diplomacy and peace confer
ences.'"
The plan announced is that each child
earn or make what he gives or give
from what be has, that he may feel
he has worked or sacrificed to help
The fund is to be known as the "chil
dren of America's fund," which boards
of education, superintendents, teacher?
and others are urged to address at Oak
Hill. Newton Center, Mass., for work
ing details.
RUSSIANS RUN
1 OUTOFPRUSSIA
Rout of Invaders Complete;
Thousands Are Prisoners
CZAR'S MEN ON DEFENSIVE
From the Carpathians to the Baltic
• Sea the Austro-Germans Are on the
, M ove Against Russians--Slavs Say
Efficiency of German Railways Is
i Responsible For Present Serious
, verse In East Prussia.
Berlin (By Wireless to London),
Feb. Ii. —The war office has made the
following announcement;
"Field Marshal \~.i Hindenburg's
third battle of the Mazurian lakes
will prove more disastrous to the Rus
sians than the other two, from pres
ent indications. It is believed that
40,000 Russians were c aptured.
"Prussia is now cleared of the
enemy. Indications point to a general
German-Austrian offensive from Bu
kowina to the Baltic. The Russians
are being rolled up in many portions
of the line.
"Turkish advance guards drove
back British divisions across the Suez
canal at Ausum and Serpeum. Senussi
Bedouins invaded Egypt and occupied
the Siva oasis.
"Turks defeated the British at Kur
ma, Mesopotamia.
"Wireless negotiations between Aus
trian and Hungarian ministers result
ed in the declaration that there is suf
ficient corn and flour for both coun
tries, especially since Hungary will
five Austria her superfluous stocks.
. "Dutch shipping companies have de
cided to suspend commercial cora
>Biunication with England from Feb.
•M," except mail steamers."
/ T THE PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION.
Colonnades of the Transportation Palace. This picture was made at nigh t and shows the lighting.
AERIAL BOMB AMD Wo IT i/uEb.
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Photos by American Press Association.
A building wrecked in Yarmouth, England, by the German aerial raiders,
and at the right is a bomb which did not explode.
Photo by American Press Association.
How buildings were wrecked in Bentinck street, King's Lynn, England, by explosives dropped in the German
air raid.
Quite Enough.
Penman—Did you wade through that
last book of mine?
Wright-Yes. I did.
"Were you much stuck on it?"
"Only a dollar twenty-five."—Yonkers
Statesman.
The Drummer.
"I sometimes think." remarked the
ngular patron, "that the snare drum-
Eser should be the best musician in
the theater orchestra."
"He usually is." said the drummer.—
Chicago Tribune.
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Top row. ieft to right—Clark Griffith, manager of the Washingtons; B. F. Shibe, part owner of the Athletics;
Frank Navin of the Detroit Tigers; Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics; Ernest Barnard of Cleveland; Harry
Grabiner of the Chicago White Sox; Robert Lee Hedges, owner of the St. Louis Browns. Lower row—Ben
jamin S. Minor, principal owner of the Washingtons; Captain T.' L. Huston, one of the new owners of the Yan
kees; Ban Johnsou. president of the American league; Jacob Ruppert, one of the new owners of the Yankees; Jo
seph J. Lannin. owner of the Boston Red Sox.
t>Tveftuous Love.
"Do yer love me, 'Erb?"
"Love yer. 'Liza! I should jest thlnh
I does. Why. if yer ever gives me up
I'll murder yer! 1 can't say inore'o
that, can I?"— London Punch.
Very Moving.
Talk about moviug things with fl
derrick—the most powerful thinG
known to move man is a woman's
eyes.—Florida Times Union.
Old Time Bayonets.
The bayonet of the Waterloo era was
nearly a foot longer than the present
weapon.
The Patriot
A Domestic Disturbance.
The trouble begun with a tea fight
The milk was sour, the cake cut UD
and the sugar fell out with the tonga
The spoons clashed, and the table
groaned The fringes on the doille*
snarled, anil the crackers snapped. Thf
easy chairs were soou up in arms, and
even the clocks did not agree. Thing?
were no better in the kitchen. The
pitchers were all set by the ears and
stuck out their lips, while the teapot
and kettle poked their noses into every
thing. The range was redhot. which
made the saucepan look black and final-
ly boil over. The bells started jangling,
all the pickles and preserves in the
cupboard were jarred, and there were
any number of scraps in the refrig
erator and meat safe. Naturally when
the mistress of the house reached the
scene of disorder the cook was put out
—Judge.
Animal Scent.
A fox can scent a man half a mil*
away if the wind be blowing in the
animal's direction. A mouse can smel
cheese fifty feet away. A deer may
be sound asleep, and yet be will catch
the scent of a person passing 200 feet
off. The rabbit depends move upon
bis ears than his nose.
Doesn't Like Water.
Mrs Groann ichntting with neighbor*
•-! had this waist dry cleaned last
week an" now it's as good as new
Little John in <;r..g:in Ma. kin the*
••lean Puck
Laughed and Won.
When the British were storming
Badajoz the Duke of Wellington rode
up and. observing an artilleryman par
ticularly active, inquired the man's
name. He was answered "Taylor."
"A very good name too," said the
duke. "Cheer up. my men! Our Tay
lor will soon make a pair of breaches
In the walls!"
At this sally the men forgot their
danger, a burst of laughter broke from
them and the next charge carried the
fortress.—Loudon Answers.
BRITAIN REJECTS
PLAN
Governmant Won't Ccmprcmis
Regarding Fccdstoffs
PLANS TO MEET "BLGjiCAOL
Retaliatory Measures Against Kaiscr'c
War on Merchant Marine Will B.
Proclaimed Soon—Er.gia-.d Profea
ses to Entertain No Fears as to
I Germany's Ability to Make Good
Threats Against Shipping.
London, Feb. 17.—The compromise
plan offered by Germany—a counter
manding of the order for warfare on
British merchant marine for allowing
cargoes of foodstuffs for the civil pop
ulation to go through uouiau is
—has been rejected by the English
c- o„id here. This plan
was made through the United States.
The British plan of retaliatory
measures against the German "block
ade" will be proclaimed soon, it is
an d will go into immediate
effect.
Vv alter Hines Page, the American
ambassador, conferred with Sir Ed
ward Grey, the British foreign secre
tary, concerning the German note, of
fering to cease attacks on British
ships if Great Britain will permit food
stuffs for the civilian population to
enter Germany.
Mr. Page and Sir Edward also dis
cussed the steamer Wilhelmina, load
ed with food for Germany, which is
being held at Falmouth for a prize
i court and the status of which has not
yet been determined.
The British government has evi
denced in many ways that it is un
terrified by threats of attacks on ship
ping and that it has no thought of
making any concessions to Germany,
but on the contrary is preparing to
tighten the restrictions upon freight
movements toward that country.
Statements in parliament also have
Indicated that it is the determination
of Great Britain to make reprisals if
Germany enforces her threat to de
stroy merchant ships together with
their crews.
Should the efforts of the commis
sion for the relief of Belgium to buy
! the cargo of the Wilhelmina fail the
evidence of the owners that the food
is destined to the civil population of
; Germany alone probably would be sub
mitted to the prize court. It is con
; sidered unlikely that any evidence
I could be produced which would induce
Great Britain to permit the food to go
to Germany without the action of any
prize court.
The contention that Germany would
not seize imported foodstuffs - lion
signed to noncombatant populations
will not hold water, the British gov
ernment says, as there is no necessity
for her to seize them, as they have
already been consigned either to the
j central or imperial government or to
some public authority controlled by
the imperial government.
It is pointed out that the endeavor
of Germany to raise the cry of in
humanity against the starving of wo
men, children and civilians comes
; witn bad grace from a country that
has absolutely denuded Belgium of
food stores and forced it to rely on
the philanthropy of the United States
and other countries to prevent the
innocent population from starving.
From reports received here it is not
apparent that the civilian population
of Germany is in any immediate
danger of a food shortage. It is con
tended that should a shortage arise
Germany can relieve the situation by
seeking peace.
Washington Can Do No More.
Washington, Feb. 17. —There is
small hope now in official circles that
the United States will be able to avoid
the consequences of the trade war be
tween Germany and England. The
administration feels that it has done
about everything that properly can
be done to meet the situation created
by the unwarranted use of the Ameri
can flag by English vessels and Ger
many's war zone decree.
Should the decree result in the loss
of an American ship or American lives
this government will act as it deems
best, having already notified Germany
that she will be held accountable.
It is the deep public resentment that
would be aroused in this country
through any such occurrence that is
most feared by war officials. It is
acknowledged on all sides here that
President Wilson and his advisers are
entering on e, period likely to present
more delicate and dangerous ques
tions for the United States than any
that has yet confronted it in the Eu
ropean struggle.
The German "7ar zone decree is
scheduled t? go into effect tomorrow
and there kaji been no indication here
of a tendency to stop the operations
of t tr? kaiser's new policy.
Plan to Sow Spring Wheat.
Canonsburg, Pa., Feb. 17. —Many
farmers throughout Washington coun
ty are preparing to sow spring wheat,
hoping that they may profit by the
high prices which now prevail for that
grain. Very little spring wheat Is
grown in this part of Pennsylvania,
but the rapid advance caused by the
European wa( has stimulated spring
planting.
One oi th 3 Commanders of
flu Russian Army
Photo by American Press Association.
GENERAL DMITRIEFF.
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The New Neutrality
George Washington's birthday this year
Had better in silence be passed;
1 He walloped our cousins
I And licked them by dozens—
The day might offend them at last.
The Fourth of July should be skipped.
The great Declaration ignored;
The date is so recent
It wouldn't be decent
To hint how America scored.
The "Star Spangled Banner" should
hush,
*Tis really a dangerous screech.
For those words were written
While fighting Great Britain
And might make a terrible breach.
—McLandburgh Wilson in New York
Sun.
TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS.
Work They Are Supposed to Perform
I • In Time of War.
As the name implies, torpedo boat
destroyers were originally built to
combat the smaller torpedo bout, which
hud become such a serious menace to
the battleships and the large cruisers
that searchlights and rapid tire guns
could not be depended upon for pro
tection. says a writer in Scribner's
Magazine. Gradually, however, the
duties of the destroyer were extended
until they included all that was former
ly doue by the torpedo bout and much
besides.
The mere fact that a modern de
stroyer is three or four times us large
as one of the earlier bouts renders it
so much more seaworthy and capable
of currying so much more fuel that
the radius of action of torpedo boat
craft has been enormously increased,
and they have become more and more
dangerous to an enemy's fleet.
The duties of a modern flotilla may
be tubulated In this way;
First.—Scouting. This comprises lo
cating and reporting the position of
the enemy and keeping in touch with
him as long as may be necessary.
Second.—Protection of one's own fleet
from night attacks of the enemy's de
stroyers. This includes not only locat
ing and reporting the position of the
hostile torpedo craft, but, if necessary,
attacking them with your guns and
sinking or driving them away before
they can force home an attack against
battleships.
Third.—Attacking the battleships of
the enemy with your torpedoes. This
is. of course, the paramount duty of
every vessel in the flotilla.
Fourth.—ln addition to the above
"regular" duties, destroyers are fre
quently used in what might be called
"gunboat work"—patrolling the ene
my's coast, running up his rivers where
the big ships cannot go. overtaking and
capturing his merchant vessels and
firing on troops and field batteries
ashore.
T ruth.
Truth does not change. What changes
is merely our understanding of the
eternal fact—Youth's Companion.
The Soliloquy of
an Old Soldier
You need not watch for silver in your
hair.
Or try to smooth the wrinkles from
your eyes.
Or wonder if you're getting quite too
spare.
Or if your mount can bear a man your
size.
You'll never come to shirk the fastest
flight.
To query if she really cares to dance,
To find your eye less keen upon the
sight.
Or iose your tennis wrist or golfing
stance.
For you the music ceased on highest
note—
Your charge had won, you'd scattered
them like sand.
And then a little whisper in your throat.
And you asleep, your cheek upon your
hand.
Thrice happy fate, you met it in full cry.
Young, eager, loved, your * glitt'ring
world all joy—
You ebbed not out, you died when tidf
was high,
An old campaigner envies you, my boy!
—O. C. A. Child in New York Times.