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Newspaper Page Text-I? EIGHT PAQEI THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREOON PAGE TWO i 1 1 V I i di ! ! I 1 I. 'I i ' ! " H i ii'i. GraridOpeningofStrawHatSeasori 'C f If " 1 WHERE EXPLODING MOLASSES KILLED, FIFTEEN iwr-.- '. 'v.iiffi .v.i.. , .-"-IV - , ?- -. s-t-. .. .. r ,n --- t lfteen purayis wore killed and scores seriously Injured lieu n liuw tiink eapulilt" ot linlihrig l.OiRUH'O allniis of molasses exploded at the plant of the Purity Distilling eunumtiy iu the IJoston North ciul. The seene of the dis aster is shown In this photograph. , SALVATION ARMY LASSIES" BRAVE PERILS OF BATTLE fir- Heroic Women Carry Doughnuts and Pie Where Bombs Are Smashing. PROUD RECORD OF SERVICE Earn Admiration and Gratitude of Armies They Serve Day After Day They Stuck to Their 1 Posts, Ministering to the Boys in Front. Paris. Tales', of bravery and ex traordinary courage shown by women working with the American and Brit ish armies continue to interest us at every turn over here. Day after day and month after month, women stuck to their posts in hospitals, in advanced dressing sta tions, in work of ministering to the boys behind the lines, without the slightest show of fear or hysteria, while falling shell and bursting bomb , tore up the earth about them. f - These women have earned the ad miration and gratitude of the armies they served. - Among this big number of courageous women are. two young members of the Salvation Army, Capt. Louise Young and Lieut. Stella Young of New York city. They shared the hardships and dangers of the American 'doughboy in the battle zones of France and are now continu ing their, work of sewing on his but tons, mending his clothes, baking pies and doughnuts, writing letters home and being a sister in service with the -1 irst American army division, now on German soil. " Their record of work is a remark nble one not alone for the wonderful assistance they were able to give but because of the opportunity they had by reason of the confidence placed in them by the military authorities for service in the furthest advanced posi tions permitted to women. . . Born Into Salvation Army. These two' young women were Virtually born into Salvation Army work, for their parents for years were working members of this great peace army. They' went to France Inst February. The following notes of their work, jotted down in diary form, gives in part the interesting story of work done by tl?s-' two plucky American girls: "February At last we are in France! We have a quaint old house for our canteen, and where do you suppose we sleep? In a dugout under the house next door. 1 say sleep, but for several nights after we ar rived here we didn't sleep much. The village is bombed almost every nlgbt. "Two days after we arrived we had our first introduction to real war fare. We had just finished cleaning up the canteen preparatory to open ing for business the next morning. AVe used up a scrubbing brush and several pieces of soap and a lot of washing powder, but the place shows it. Sly arms feel it. "We have gone to our dugout. There is something about this aceom'nioda ' tion, reminds one of wild animals encrouched in hillside holes. This comparison suggested itself to me as I recalled the thousands of men in the armies in France who live like moles In the earth, in trendies, in dugouts, in shell holes and rifle pits. , Thankful for Cots. ; "But we have army cots and blankets and a wooden box for a dressing table, with a supply of wax candles. The candles and the cots mark the dividing lina between cMM zation and the eurly caveman's state. "How thankful we are for these cots. How tired we are! AVe feel quite luxurious lying here wrapped In blankets. . Hundreds of soldiers passed through here today. I wonder ire they are now and what they ViJ it dreadful noise? I Vthlng like It In nil my life except once in the thunder ing crashes of a tornado out AA'est when I was a girl of ten. I lit the candle and dressed. Terhaps a bomb had killed some of our people. I hur ried upstairs, where all was quiet. It is cold and damp outside, but the moon is bright. I walked over to the canteen. I lit the candle in the front room. All was peaceful here, so I went through the next room and into the kitchen. "I could have cried with the sight I saw. The kitchen was, or had been, covered with glass. A bomb had been dropped on that glass and our kitchen, which we had scrubbed to almost snowy whiteness, was now-a mass of broken glass and splintered wood. "The day after we are promised a canvas roof for our kitchen. The de bris is cleared away. Two of our men have arrived with a truckload of supplies. At last, we are at our real work of baking pies atul doughnuts. The men have carried gallons of wa ter from a nearby well and have helped us to prepare the coffee. "I have seen enough tilings on wheels today to encircle the globe. They all pass through here on their way to the front. Huge, lumbering wagons, carrying tons and tons of ammunition, others carrying tons of food and other supplies ; scores of rolling kitchens, ambulances too nu merous to count, and several cars carrying both French and American officers. "A'e are ready to serve. AVe, too, are now a part of this big program of warfare. I am eager to meet the boys. One feels a queer little thrill of excitement as they come marching up the road, one big picture of mov ing khaki. Doughnuts Surprise Boys. "Our big tank of coffee is placed on a wooden box outside the canteen. It Is boiling hot. Hundreds of fresh ly baked doughnuts furnish a surprise to the boys as they tilt their tin hats backwards to get a better view of the refreshment counter a bit of a curi osity In this place, it seems. "'How did you ever get up here?' one asked. 'Aren't you afraid of the Boche bombs? AVhen did you leave the States?' and dozens of other ques tions. "The roof of our dugout is covered with sandbags, but the enemy is de termined to wreck the town. Our men have news to that effect. Wo have been told by the authorities that we must leave, as the danger is too great. Tliis has been a busy center for many weeks, and we give it up reluct antly. "Two weeks later: I thought it was He Just Returned from Hell Soldier's Version Martin's Ferry, Ohio. "Just returned from hell" is the force ful phrase used by Corporal Kl mer AA'alton in a letter Inform ing his mother here that lie lias arrived in the United States. lie was the first local hoy to enlist after war was declared. Indian Tribe Inhabiting Attu Island. Alaska. Said, to Be the Poorest People Attn Islimd. H lilt Ct aiui,o nt dm tin of the Aleutian Ktwnir. further west than nny ollu part of North Amorlea, Is tho home of tHIm of ii lout 3(H) Aleut umiiui, said to lu the poorest people, tlnuiielul ly. on earth. Nature, however, provides thesn far- awav Indians a living. Ironi Attu and the nearby Islands and from the surrounding; waters they get eggs, llsii ir...e. scuts, occasionally ti witinis, berries, und, lately, blue fox. From tlu fur south I'lictflo the Japan current brings fuel. Driftwood thought to be from the Philippine islands. I In wnll and other southern lands Is scattered along Attu's benches, No trees grow on the Island. For clothes the natives use goods brought from the outside world by oc casional traders. Those lacking In tho cloth of tho whites liinko their gar ineiits from grass and skins. Like the Indian tribes of old, n na tive chief loads these Aleuts and nets is their head in nil mutters, trading, hunting, fishing, lis well as in the coun cils of the- tribe, ami in the Kiisslan services to which the natives still ud- here. Kusslans llrst settled on tho Island in 1717, when (hey satieil west of the Commodore Islands, off KnmchntUii, and established an Important trading post on Attu. The Itussluns planted herds of cattle and gouts, hut in a few years both the Itusslafiit and their stock left for other parts. quite nn event when I distributed doughnuts to the boys in the trenches, but here we are in the thick of the battle itself. Traveling since six o'clock in the morning, at two we reached a small town from which the Germans had been' driven only u few hours before. The earth nt times seems to tremble with the vibration of the guns as we stand before t he improvised evacuation hospital. "AA'hile our men unload t he big sup ply of oranges, lemons and sugar we have brought with us, sister and I re port to the doctors, A continuous moving line of linibuhinces is bringing in the wounded Americans, French and Germans alike. As their wounds are treated and dressed they are placed in other ambulances and sent to the special trains waiting, and thence to the base hospitals. Doctors Work Like Mad. "The doctors are working like mad. The chief surgeon scarcely looked at me. 'Yes,' lie said, 'get them some thing cold to drink, and get it quick.' " 'AVe have lemons and sugar,' I said. 'We can make lemonade.' " 'Do it quick,' he snapped. 'And have it cold.' "While we squeezed lemons into a bucket Billy Hale bustled off In the camion in search of water. It didn't take linn long to find a spring with water clear and cold as ice. He filled the huge tank und sped back to us. AVe soon bad gallons of lemonade ready to serve to the boys, hot and feverish from, the fight. "They are wonderful, these hoys of ours. Being an American, this mo ment thrills one with pride. Buttered and broken in the tight, and surely sintering terribly from the awful wounds that war has Jriflicted, these boys are inai-vclniisly brave, Lying there on blood-stained stretchers, calmly, patiently waiting the doctor's bund, no complaint is uttered. There is no outcry from those young heroes, almost superhuman, it seems to me, in their super .self-control." Wild Hemp Growing in Canada May Be Used for Making Binder Twine AYild hemp hns possibilities for the manufacture of binding twine and its cultivation may become a part of Can ada's post-war industrial program. The Indians of the const and in terior of central British Columbia have long been famous as carvers, weav ers and boat-builders, but It was only recently that attention was attracted to the tine rope which they make from wild hemp. At Awillgiite In the Bulk ley valley near New Ilnzelton there Is a village of Indians! who display re markable skill in making rope from the abundant wild hemp which covers the surrounding country. They have been making tills rope for centuries by a method of their own, and it Is so strong that they use It for towing their heavily laden canoes up the cur rents of swift rivers. This Is convinc ing proof of its stoutness. They also make twine and thread from the hemp, but not in such quantities as In the days before they were nhlo to pur chase these articles cheaply from traders. The wild hemp closely re sembles the common fire weed of the United States. - ( - titer f-wzl? Women are already wearing straw hats. A photograph, tk?t at a priw. nent New York millinery eitabllthment, showing soma of the new atyMi in straw hats, while outside, men are buttoning up their fur coata to keep warm. ElmpIoyingDisabled Soldiers EngEihmen Afe Taking Their Duty Seriously Mothers' Cook Book If today you've made soma progress, uo not tiro; Sit not down upon the morrow, Step up higher. -Adelbert Caldwell. Desserts for Children. A dessert for u young child should be something "easily digested, nutri tious and attractive to the eye. Cus tards of various kinds are especially good for the little people gelatin des serts served with cream, simple pud dings not too rich, nnd fruits , of vu rlous kinds are all gwd desserts. Advertisements printed In the Lou don papers by Ilrillsh business con cerns frequently curry this line: "We have put n disabled .soldier on our pay roll. Have you?" The extent to which (lie line Is used Indicates that FiiKlUhmcu are Inking their duty to employ injured liritlsli soldiers very seriously. They are not tulklng vaguely nlmut tho nation's debt to the army. They are paying it debt to the men. Kvery concern employing any con siderable number of men has places thnt can be filled by partially disabled men, and whenever such u place Is filled the disabled soldier should have the first chance. . Lake of Salt In Australia Supplies an Immense Crop Carts and Plows Are Used GETS ONLY $1 12 PER WEEK Downtrodden Calf Skinner Obliged to Toil Diligently for 56 Hours for Stipend. Chicago, 111. Consider the poor, downtrodden calf skinner likewise the equally poor und equnllv down trodden boner of chuck. The calf skin ner, diligently pl.ving his lrade at the Chicago stock .wmK ;,m n,,, ,oa(,r 0f chuck by diligemly wielding a wick ed cleaver at the same place can earn Rural Mai! Carrier Is ' Poni'lap Amnnn Fnrmorc AVanensburg, Mo. H. J. Lyon, a rural mall carrier on route 1, is the most popular carrier on a rural route in the state, it Is be lieved here. After every heavy full of snow there have been a number this year the farm ers on his route break road for him. He is always given a hot dinner ny the farmer who Is nearest to him at noontime every nay. but a mere trifle of but here are the official figures : Carl Meyer, attorney for the packers at the recent wage hearing before Judge Alschuier, produced pay vouch ers showing the calf skinner received for 50 hours' work $112, while the chuck boner received $74 for a 02 hour week. Of interest to the general public was tho prediction of Meyer that as demo bilization continues large quantities of food released by the government for civilian consumption will bring tho present peak prices for food tumbling uown to witntn the reach of the man less fortunate than the poor, down trodden calf skinner and the boner of chuck. Strawberry Custard. Prepure a pint of good boiled cus tard, using two eggs, sugar and flavor ing to taste, and one pint of good milk. Using a teaspoonful of cornstarch stirred Into a little of the cold milk and well cooked before the eggs are added, also mixed with cold milk, will make a thicker custard. Two table Spoonfuls of sugar will be sufficient in this pudding.. Freeze sfowly until it begins to get thick, then add one large cupful of struwberry jam, which may have been pressed through a ricer to remove some of the seeds.; If canned berries are used, the removal of the seeds will be easier. $500,0Ofc,feJJsino Project. Savannah, Ga. i'itu ,for a $500,000 housing project to accoimnoaate em ployees aWlie Terry ship yards, Port AVontworlh, have been announced by the oflicials of the corporation. AboutJSO houses, will, be built averag ing $2,000 in cost and covering 40 acres. Churches, schools, an enter tainment house, recreation centers and leuiures win be provided. Con fi1:410". J!11! be started nt once. . Fruit Dumplings. Make a batter of a cupful of flour sifted with a teaspoonful of baking powder and a little salt; add rich milk to make a drop batter. Butter the small cups and drop in a spoonful of the batter, then add a tablespoonful or two of canned cherries, juice and all; then another spoonful of batter. When four or five small cups are filled, leaving space to rise, set them into a shallow pan, adding boiling water to come well up on the sides of the cups, hut not too much to boil over Into them; cover and cook 15 minutes- ei ve wuii sugar and cream. Any canned fruit may be used ; the juicier the fruit the better. Fruit Juice Pudding. For this pudding any strained left over juice from canned fruits may be used. Take a cupful and a half of the juice, add a half cupful of water, into which has been stirred two tahlespoon fuls of cornstarch. Onk nril w,. done, then fold In lightly the whites of ivvo eggs, rour into a iold with al ternate layera of the same fruit drained, and serve when cold with a custard made of the two yolks. In South Australia there Is a won derful lake of pure salt. It Is a huge depression in the enrth which fills up In the winter months. In the summer the water quickly evaporates, leaving a thick deposit of pure salt. Seen from a distance the surface -of the lake has all the appearance of being covered with a sheet of Ice. The salt Is so thick that strong men und even carts and plows can traverse it with perfect safety. Yet below .the crust there is a considerable body of slug gish water. After the rays of the sum mer sun have played their putt, the salt is gathered. This Is a simple operation, the salt being raked Into heaps, making pyramids that are . striking feature of the landscupe. The salt is then shoveled into carls and conveyed to various works to undergo thejiroeess of refining. Gathering the salt Is trying work on account of the great heat and the daz zling reflection, and It is often neces sary for the workers to wear colored glasses to protect thulr eyes. After the loose salt has been collected from the surface a plow Is run over it, when another harvest of the valuable material can be reaped. The yield of salt from this strange lake amounts 10 several thousand tons a year, and it Is among the finest obtainable. The lake is several square miles In area and is naturally a very valuable property. Quicklime Recommended to Keep Potatoes From Rotting When Stored in Damp Places The French department of ngrhni. lure lately iKsued the flowing IdJI cations as to the bent method of r serving potatoes ugitlnst rotting, sui us Is likely to occur In (lump wti l!y employing tiie proper method, It Is possible to diminish the dumping within the piles where the air do.- ai enter or only clrculatcx very slowly. To avoid this, a xtibstanee whl h ab norbs water nnd having no action up on the potato must be employed, bu1 for this purpose It Is found that llm Is the best substance, as It costs b-ust, Is eusy to handle, and Is best known. Iu practice the method can be up plied in the following way. It I to be remarked that when potatoes gre stored up after being well dciine I be forehand, they commence to exu'l moisture, und must be gone over UK'wln. Tho storugo place is sprinkled with quicklime, and each layer of three or four Inches of well dried potatoes is sprinkled over with lime; the .tarns on the outside of the pile. When sort ing as above .stated, tho Imperfect ones need not be thrown away, but the bad parts cut out and the rest fed to stock after cooking or passing through n dryer or baking In a furnnee; or they can be sent to a starch factory If one Is near by. As to the umount of lime to be used, the proper quantity l about ten pounds of lime to 3,000 pounds of potatoes. Migratory Bird Law Invalid Decision of Supreme Court ... . , The federal migratory bird law of 1!)13, under which the government for the first time exerted authority over prescribed "closed seasons" for wild birds which habitually migrate from state to state with the varying sea sons, was in effect declared Invalid by the supreme court, which dismissed on tho government's motion un appeal from a decision of the Arkansas fed eral district court holding the statute unconstitutional. Rin Inho Arn Clllnrl kn lhn Men Who Produce the Results J Some' men are cursed with tho abili ty to do chores. They enn do till ttifl little tinkering Jolts well and cnu'r get busy with the big ones until all the petty tusks receive uttenllon. To be sure the great man Is master of details. He will know every step in his busi ness, liut ho will delegate to other what belongs to their work. No man can be the bruins for the whole busi ness. Neither cau he be . the handy man for tho concern and- direct It policy at the sumo time. If he Is the business is small. Where you find a man who delights more in winding the clock that he does in keeping his desk dear you can mark him factotum and recommend him to any one of a 'thou sand big firms that need a handy man. Hut .that's as far as lie will get The big places are filled by men who get down to business. Should Learn to Know Trees When Without Their Leaves I. WITH THE SAGES Free and fulr discussion will ever be found the firmest friend to truth, George Campbell. When a man is in trouble nny rumor is sufficient to complete his ruin. G. W. Clinton. . There Is as great vice In prais ing, and as frequently, as in de i rnctiiig.--i'.en Jonson. Shallow men believe In luck; strong nam believe la cause and effect. Krnerson. Any man may make a mis take, but. none but a fool will continue it. Cicero. No tree lover should be content to know the trees only in summer. . The summer trees may be more beautiful than the bare trees .of winter, but it Is Hie leafless tree that most clearly bo trays the specific arboreal characteris tic. Leaves are distinctive, but tho distinction Is somewhat superficial, for the leuves are no more than the slim mer dross. , AVhen the leaves nre gone tho tree stands mprc truly disclosed. Yet comparatively few of those who- familiarly know tho trees of summer can readily recognize all their friends In the honest nudity of winter. Straw Hats Will Cost More Men's hats, both straw nnd felt, "ill not undergo any changes In style thld your, either spring, summer or fall, ac cording to predictions made at the scv-. enth general convention of the Amer ican Association of Wholesale Hatters, , recently held at St. Louis. -Prices of straw hats are expected to be ad vanced, it Is said, while felt hats will , remain about as at present. War Novelty Among the novelties produced by the war is a machine for collecting barbed wire scrap in war-destroyed ureus.