SEC, LANSING DRAFTING N9TE President and SaSinet Officii De!ii3BratB on Nsxl -Step THERE CAN BE M RETREAI Considering Measure to Be Adopted Ir Case of Further Attacks by Ger many on American Lives—America Desires No War, But Will Maintain Stand For Neutrals—Conference to Be Held Last cf Week. Washington, July 13. —Relations of the United States with Germany aro in a grave, but not critical situation. A note in rejoird> r to Germany will be sent bu_ probably not for some considerable time, at least not for a fortnight. These are the interpreted views of President Wilson, it is stated upon the highest authority. There is ; nothing in Germany's reply to tills government's pro: est:; against her sub marine war! are that makes imminent a breach ci' diplomatic relations or more sericu • i\ alts. The president feels that the administration must proceed slowly and carefully. He doez not believe any "crisis" in the United States relations with Germany is pres ent or imminent. Carefully matured deliberations will mark his future course. A conference between the president and Secretary Lansing will be the first step toward an actual decision as to the course of this government, and probably will not take place be fore the latter part of this week. The president and Mr. Lansing are much alike in their mental processes, in one ' respect at least, both seeking a con siderable period for undisturbed re flection as a pieh.Tinary to exchang ing views with others. In the present instance both feel it would be wiser to defer their conference until eacli liai had opportunity to arrive at his own j conclusions independently. It is known that the president will be advised by most of those whose j formal opinions will be conveyed to him to determine in advance precisely what measures he is willing to adopt or recommend in the event that Ger-: many commits further attacks on American lives. While no word has j come to anyone here of what is in j the president's mind it has become I pretty generally established that the United States cannot seek to continr the discussion with Germany withoi. definite loss of prestige and that th note about to be considered must co tain a certain tone of finality. Before such a note is dispatched, I however, it is considered imperative that a definite decision be made as to what this government is prepared to do in the event that Germany further j violates those American rights for ; which the president lias contended. As public opinion has boon interpreted I here in the last few days it is believed the country is demanding two things: 1. The maintenance of the strr stand taken by the United States on j the Lusitania case and the principle ' involved in the submarine issue, but j also—■' 2. Keep the United States out of any conflict with Germany. Study of ed'torial expression has ■ convinced officials that these two de- , mands upon the part of the newspa per commentators define the limits within which the administration's course must be laid in writing the next note to Germany. That these two wishes on the part of the' country are somewhat para doxical in the sense that neither can be pursued to the limit without danger and the other will be blasted does not in the opinion of official? here make them any the less real. The j political experts in the administration feel that were the president now to recede for the sake of avert .in t all danger of a break with Germany ho : would incur over night the condemna tion of those who have been praising ' him so highly for defending American rights abroad. On the other hand it is felt by officials here that the coun try is not prepared at this stage of the controversy to follow readily and enthusiastically in a stronger course involving the risk of war with Ger many. Officials Waiting on Court. Harrisburg, Pa., July 12.—Officia 1 ? of the state game commission are waiting until the courts pass upon the validity of the act prohibiting un naturalized guars ir.. Imenirp j dogs, and appear to be rather giad t > do so. The action brought in one of the western counties to test the ac will probably cause the state officio' • I to wait a while before starting any thing. Chesapeake Is Guarded. Norfolk, Ya., July 13.—Big guns at Fortress Monroe demonstrated how I difficult it would be for an enemy's j ship to enter the Chesapeake bay. , Targets placed at a distance of eight to ten miles at sea were smashed with apparent ease. The shooting was wit- j r.essed by General Frederick S. Strong, department commander of the South Atlantic artillery district. Geneva, 0.. Votes Dry. Columbus, 0., July 13.—Geneva. ! Ashtabula county, voted dry, 434 to 217. CHASING THE RAINBOW. Curious Legends That Are Told In Different Countries. We have all of us heard stories of the treasure at the end of the rain bow. There is a pot of gold there, you know., And if we could only walk far enough, run fast enough, we might find it and be ever thereafter happy. That is what our nurses tell us when we are children, isn't it? And sometimes we learn that the rainbow is a bridge, and the thunder is the roar of the heavy wheels going •j over it. These are the stories that we hear in childhood about the rainbow. Chil dren of other lands hear many other stories. In Greece nurses tell the children that if any one by chance stumbles over the end of the rainbow his or her sex is changed. A tine story that to tell a child! The little Greeks must ruu away from the ends of the rain bow instead of seeking them to find our pot of gold. The little Turk hears from his nurse that if he can but touch the band of orange that spans the heavens in the rainbow his head will turn to silver, with rubies for eyes and teeth of gold. In many parts of Russia the rain bow is called a pump, and in Hungary it is called "God's pump" and "Noah's yump." In Russia, in some provinces, the wells are covered with strong plat forms, so that the water cannot be drawn from them by the rainbow, and in other provinces it is said that three angels have charge of the rainbow one to draw water through it from the earth, another to give water from it tc the clouds and another to return the j water to the earth in the form of rp.i —Boston F1 era Id. Pepys on a Coal Famine. There was a coal famine in England in IGGG. England was at the time at war with Holland and, owing to the presence of the Dutch fleet in English waters, the Newcastle colliers found it impossible to get through to London. A jieriod of great privation ensued. Writing in his diary in June, IGG7, Pepys observes that "the great misery j the city and kingdom is like to suffer for want of coals is very visible and, it is feared, will breed a mutiny." Later in the month comes lhe following en try: "Such is the want already of coals, and the despair of having any supply, that they are come this day to £5 10s. * chaldron." ■ The Human Face. Rosa Bonheur, the great painter of animals, had a system of mnemonics which was exceedingly quaint. She could trace in the faces of those peo ple who visited her a resemblance to some sort of animal. For instance, if some one reminded her of a certain i lady she would probably hesitate for a moment and then say, "Oh, yes, the lady with the camel face!" or, "Oh, I remember—she had a cow face!" This memory system was not flattering to her friends, but it showed how satu- : rated she was with a knowledge of an imals and tlieir characteristics. On ev ery human face she found a likeness to some animal she had studied and de lineated. Nicely Graded. It is still a tradition that the people of Manchester, England, should gibe at Liverpool with the proverb, "A Manchester man, a Liverpool gentle man;" but, it is said, classification is ' not so strongly marked in Lancashire as in the old days. When stagecoach es were running a guard was ouce ask ed, "Who has tha' getten inside, Billy?" Billy consulted his list and replied, "A gentlemen fra Liverpool, a mon fra Manchester, a chap fra Owdham and a fellow fra Wigan." • 0 frapping Baboons. Hagenbeck in his lx>ok says that bab oons are caught in traps made much like the huts of savages. Food is put into the huts, and once the baboons go Inside a trapdoor closes behind them. Outside baboons make a great to do and urge the prisoners to escape. When the trappers come the captured baboons are terror stricken and try to force their heads through the walls of the huts. One baboon was caught three times in the same trap, and sev eral when turned loose got back into the same trap a second time. When the baboons are carried away all their comrades thereabout climb into trees and scream out to the prisoners, who answer in sad, mournful voices. On one occasion some big Arabian baboons were trapped, when 2.000 or 3.000 bab oons hurled themselves upon the trap-, pers. who bad hard work to save them selves with firearms and clubs. As the trappers were forced back the victori ous baboons tore up the trap and turn ed loose the captured baboons. Raindrops. Drops of rain vary in their size per haps from a twenty-fifth to a quarter of an inch in diameter. In parting from the clouds they precipitate their descent till the increasing resistance opposed by the air becomes equal to their weight, when they continue to i fall with uniform velocity. This ve locity is therefore in a certain ratio . to the diameter of the drops; hence thunder and other showers in which the drops are large pour down faster than a drizzling rain. A drop of the twenty-fifth part of an inch in falling through the air would, when It had ar rived at its uniform velocity, acquire a celerity of only eleven and a half feet per second, while one of a quarter of *n inch would have a velocity of thir ty-three end a half feet WANTS WRIGHT IN ENGLAND Daily Mail Urges That He Direct Great Aeroplane Work. The London Daily Mail, commenting editorially on the report that the Ger mans recently became possessors of a " new and faster type of aeroplane, urges the British government to seek ' the assistance of Orville Wright, the American inventor. "The government is being urged to embark on a gigantic scheme for aero plane construction, with Mr. Churchill ■ in charge." says the Mail. "It would certainly be unwise to put such a mat ter in the hands of a i>oliticiaii or any body except an expert. In so vital a matter we should employ the best i brains in the world. The aeroplane was invented by the brothers Wright. Or ville Wright is intimately acquainted with all types. We do not know wheth er lie would be willing to come to Eng land. but we know that be is the | world's best .authority on aeroplanes : and a singularly disinterested and un- ! commercial inventor." INSTRUMENT DETECTS LYING. Claim Ananias Is Outwitted by Mun sterberg, Harvard Psychologist. Professor lingo Minister berg, the Harvard psychologist, has just com pleted with the aid of students a si rles of more than a hundred experiments 1 which prove conclusively that any per I son who tells a lie can be unfailingly detected in tk\ falsehood. The iustru | rnent used is called a phygmometer. Professor Munsterberg lias thus made I successful lying under all conditions. ! either where the liar is excited or per j fectly cool and collected, an absolute impossibility. In many or the tests where a student jury believed a witness to be telling | the truth tie little sphygmometer dial showed the opposite. The confession of the witness later, proved that the witness liact been lying and the dial was correct. Japanese Gardens. The Japanese lay out their gardens so as to suggest famous scenes in their history. Miniature landscapes are laid ! out to recall well known spots and suggest the events that have taken place there. An Easy One. What is that which nobody wants j and nobody likes to lose? A lawsuit. The Extreme. "This fee business is a nuisance You have to give one everywhere to gel the least service." ; "I know it. Even if you want to speak politely to a lady you have got to tip your hat."—Baltimore American. HUERTA 4 AGAIN IN THE LIMELIGHT. Vietorisiiio Hnerta ion left), former president of Mexico* ami Pascnal Oroz co (od right) are now under $15,000 bond on a charge of planning another revolt in Mexico, from El Paso. Tex. The plans were to cross the interna tional bridge (shown here) into Juarez in OrozcoV motor car when they were both arrested bv Pnited States officials. DO IT NOW. Decision never becomes easier by postponement, while habit grows stronger every day. Common sense as w ell as conscience says, "Choose this day." Names Usurped by Women. Mary is not by any means the ©tih\ j name that has been borne by men and ; women alike, writes a correspondent of the London Chronicle, who has tliie > ped into old parish and other registers. Sir Patience Ward was lord mayor of! London in IGSO, Eve Sliffhtou is men tioned in a will of the sixteenth ceil-1 lury. and Grace Hard win was an old; j landowner in America. As to male names usurped by the la dies, instances occur of feminine Phil- i : ips and Georges. and in one case a daughter was duly baptized Noah. A goddaughter of the Puke of Welling ton was named Arthur in his honor, and in Effingham church there is a monument to Timothy, wife of Richard 1 j Mabanke. Spoke- as They Passed. "I hope you dou't associate with that man I saw you speak to in the street' just now." "Associate with hiinV What do you j take me for? That man. sir. is one of I the most rascally, corrupt, sneaking. I underhand, low down, villainous and) ] depraved scoundrels that ever man j aged p> keep out of Jail." "1 know iu Put why are you on ipeaking terms with him at all?" "Why. I'm—er—his lawyer."—Lon ion MaiL I ..The Indiana Macaroni Company.. OUR MACARONI Can l>e Bought at the Following Stores: The Cunningham Department Store. Steveson A: Myers. Plotzer Meat Market. I They are FRESH. Made in Indiana \ MIGHTY MAUNA LOA. This Gigantic Volcano Is a Worthy Ri val to Vesuvius. The lofty volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands, rising above the ocean from 5,000 to nearly 14.000 feet, are only the summits of gigantic mountain masses j that rise abruptly from the bottom of the Pacific. Ma una Loa, on the island of Hawaii, stands 13.075 feet above sea level, but its slopes descend be neath the sea, as shown by deep sea soundings, with a grade fully equal to if not greater than that of the visible • slopes. The same is generally true of ' the submarine slopes of other islands, and the depths attained by these con tinuous slopes, within thirty to fifty miles of the shores, vary from 14.000 to 19,000 feet. Mauna Loa and Mauua Ivea, if their true bases are considered to be at the bottom of the Pacific, are therefore mountains of as great an alti tude as Mount Everest or approxi mately 30,000 feet. In general the Hawaiian Island group consists of summits of a gigantic submarine mountain chain which projects only its loftier peaks and domes above the water. On the island of Hawaii the volcanic forces are still in operation. The one continuously active volcanic vent of the island is Kilauea, far down on the eastern flank of Mauna Loa— "the great mountain." No other vol cano in the world approaches Mauna Loa in the vastuess of its mass or in the magnitude of its eruptive activity. There are many volcanic peaks higher in the air. but most of them are plant -1 ed upon elevated platforms, where they appear as mere cones of greater or less size. It is not yet known at what level the base of Mauna Loa is situated, but it is below the sea, probably far below. Mauna Ivea—"the white mountain" : —is also a colossus among volcanoes. Its summit, 13,825 feet, is a trifle high er than that of Mauna Loa. but its slopes are steeper, and its base is there fore much smaller. The magnitude of Mauna Loa is due chiefly to the great area of its base, which is nearly ellip tical in shape, with a major diameter of seventy-four miles and a minor di ameter ,of_Jifty-three miles, measured Photos by American Press Association. Three Rivers. Nanseinond, the name of a river in Virginia, is from the Indian word j Nawnschimund, "the place frotn which we were driven away." The Fiint, in Michigan, was called by the Indians Perwonigo, "the river of the flint," from the abundance of this stone on Its banks. Humboldt river, in Nevada, was named by Fremont in honor of Baron Humboldt. \ WAR BA3E FOR ADOPTION. German Mother Unable ta Get Word of Her Soldier Husband. Mrs. Carl Mailer of Yaphank has in serted an advertisement in several Long Island papers offering for adop tion a newborn war babe, whose moth er, a German woman, is stopping at Mrs. Mutler's home. "The baby's mother, who doesn't want her name known save to the cou ple who. she hopes, will adopt her lit tle daughter, does not know whether she is a widow or not." said Mrs. Mul ler to a reporter. "The mother is a friend of mine who came to the United States after her husband had been forced to fight for Germany. She has tried repeatedly to obtain word from or of her husband without result, and she has no knowledge whether he has been killed or is still fighting. She feels that she cannot care for her little daughter, who was born on Feb. 27. and is a little dear, and she is willing to give full surrender to a couple who ean convince her that the bafby will have a good home and kind treatment" Countess of Warwick Assails Motives of Society Women In War. The London Chronicle publishes an article by the Countess of Warwick protesting against the "butterfly" sis -1 terhood. After paying tribute to mauy j prominent women who have labored 1 conscientiously with splendid results since the war began the countess pro ! ceeds: "Unfortunately there is in London today a very large company of young women to whom war is little move than a new sensation. They are not old enough to understand or young enough to be restrained. Scores have found their way to great London hos< pitals to face what they are pleased to regard as training. I have known I some who danced till 3 a. in. and pre- I sented themselves at the hospital at 8 ; o'clock. The social butterflies have acquired a trifling superficial knowl edge of nurses' work and then set their j social influence to work in order to reach some one of the base hospitals where they may sample fresh experi ences. They subvert discipline, they arc a law to themselves, they are toe I highly placed or protected to be called ! to order promptly, they have neither in clination nor capacity for sustained | usefulness. "To sit at the end of a bed and smoke cigarettes with a wounded officer does ; not develop the efficiency of a hospital. The interlopers want the limelight and plenty of it. Their pictures flood the illustrated papers, and to read what is written of them the inexperienced per son might imagine they were bearing the heat and burden of the day. the solitude and anxiety of the night, while iu very truth they do no more than search for fresh sensation in an are • that should be sacred. "To do a very minimum of work, to attach themselves to the most attrac ! tive cases, to carry small talk, gabble and gossip into places where so many come to die—these are the main efforts of the young society nurses, and all these outrages are being carried on from day to day." Getting the Right Number. She had tried In vain to get her tele phone number. "Hello. Central," she inquired sweetly, "can you suggest the wrong number to ask for in order to get G3BO Franklin?"— Ladies' Home Journal. LIFE'S PURPOSES. Life purposes are the attainment of personal perfection and to help in the whole life of the world. Men are given their lives and the possi bility of dying natural deaths only on condition that they serve the life of the whole world, whereas the suicide exploits life as long as it is agreeable and refuses to serve the life of the world as soon as it be comes unpleasant, ignoring the likely fact that his service began only at that moment when his life became burdensome. Every work is at first unpleasant.—Tolstoy. A Canine Feat. A blind man, guided by a large and athletic dog, went down the street the other day. Just as they turned a cor ner the blind man's dog saw a dog it knew and darted forward in away that threw the sightless mendicant to , the ground. He was speedily assisted ' to IPs feet, however, by a v. aggisli passerby, who remarked that be ha 1 1 , j-eiiiarkabl'* of tile • TI-.1. T-D !.v I U '.-'a WM- } 'l. • :: .it :.;. e i;e in i cAv known .n •j p... iluwu ilie k!!a.L li-iuj-.e. I [**■ " | Mr. rreadwell's Vacation By MARTHA V. MONROE Elisha Treadwell about the Ist of April saw iu a newspaper among ad vertisements for summer hotels and boarding houses one that arrested his attention. It was this: A widow with several grown sons and daughters, owning a country home, would like a few boarders for July and August. A small auto, tennis grounds and other means of amusement will be at the dis posal of guests; references required. Mr. Treadwell inferred what was not stated in the advertisement—that a guest would be received as a member of the family. He was obliged if he went on a vacation to go alone. Con sequently he had no desire to go, for he was much dependent upon asso ciates. In this country place he fan cied he would obviate this difficulty. The "sons and daughters." especially the latter, seemed inviting. He enter ed into correspondence with the adver tiser with the result that he engaged a room for his vacation iu July. He arrived iu the evening about S o'clock, which Was shortly before dark. A negro butler announced that most of the family had gone on a picnic and he expected them home at any minute. Miss Clara was somewhere about, but he didn't know where. Treadwell said he would wait. He went into the liv ing room and, seeing a lounge, on which some one had evidently been re clining, for there were an afghau and a pillow on it, he sat down for a rest. The twilight deepened. There seem ed to be no one about to light the lamps, and the young man soon found himself in the dark. Tired from trav eling, he stretched himself on the lounge. The first thing he knew, or, rather, didn't know, lie was asleep. lie was awakened by a hand laid on his forehead—a soft hand, which lu> felt sure was feminine. "Feel better?" The voice of the speaker was a melodious soprano. Now, there was something extremely pleasant about this petting, which was, of course, intended for another, and Treadwell was not minded to bring it to a termination, so he simply said "Um!" without opening his mouth. "I've brought up some supper for you. Do you want it?" "Um, uli," grunted Treadwell, giving a negative intonation. Meanwhile the liund was removed from the forehead and slid down to oie of Treadwell's. This was becoming a member of the widow's family with a vengeance. Treadwell was somewhat troubled about the result of his accept ing these attentions, but both the hand and the voice were so soft that he thought only of how to avoid inter rupting them. "I wish they'd come," the lady con tinued. "Mother said they'd surely be back by 7 o'clock, and it must be 9. I'm going to light up." "Uh. uh!" grunted Treadwell, as though his throat were out of order, still holding on to the hand. "Rather lie in the dark, eh? That's the way with me when I'm sick, 1 wonder what's become of the man who was to arrive this evening. If he should come and find the house dark it would be a poor reception. He might turn around aud go back to the city. I wonder what lie's like." Treadwell could hardly help saying. "He's a fine fellow, and when you see him you will have met your fate." but he refrained. lie was thinking that he would excite suspicion by silence when there was the sound of an automobile and a babel of voices approaching. Withdrawing his hand from hers, he rubbed his eyes, started up and ex claimed:. "I must have fallen asleep." There was a sulxiued shriek. The girl bustled about and struck a match. She saw a strange man looking at her a* if just awakened from sleep. "Beg pardon," he said. "I'm Mr. Treadwell. 1 was waiting for some one to come in when I dozed off. I suppose." • "Are you sure you've been asleep?" She raised the chimney of a lamp and touched the match to the wick At the same time a noisy party of picnickers came up the steps and i>oured into the room. "Mother." said the girl who had been petting the guest, "this is the gentle man that was to arrive"— "I'm Elisha Treadwell." said that gentleman. "Am happy to see you. Mr. Tread well. I'm sorry you've had such a dole ful reception." "Don't mention it." "Ethel, why didn't you light the lamps?" "Why, mother. Jim was in here on the lounge, or I thought he was. and I didn't think he wanted a light. He had gone up to his room." "He didn't." said Treadwell—"l mean I didn't mind sitting in the dark at all." Mr. Treadwell was taken into the dining room, where a hot supper was served—with plenty of light—and it was evident to him that he had struck Just the place be needed for a vaea tion. Now and again he caught Ethel looking at him suspiciously, but he put on an expression of unconscious guilt— if that expresses what he was trying to do—and at last she seemed satisfied. The month of July passed only too rapidly for Mr. Treadwell. who fount the companionship of the family very pleasant. There is nothing more to this story barring the commonplace, except that Treadwell went back to the city at the end of his vacation engaged to ICtheL
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