All of these heroes helped lo the defeat of I*raastanl>an. All an* wearlug the siulle of victory, the one that won't come off. In the front row. left to right, nre Marshal Foch. General ivrsltlng. Mndamc I>uball. wife of ilie military governor of Tarls; Marshal Joffre. General Dnball. and bis son. General Pelletier anti General Galoplu arc In ihs rear, to cither side of Marshal Joffre.

YANK SOLDIERS ROBBED BY FOE

Men Captured at Seicheprey Tell of Harsh Treatment by * the Huns.

KFUSEL 0 BE BROTHERS

Attempt Later Made to Effect Reconciliation Spumed by AmericanaCorporal Who Refused to Work Hurled Down Mine ShafL London.—"When they took ns prisoner* they held revolver* to our head* and made ns give them onr shoes, but when the armistice came and we were act free a socialist leader made a speech to us. saying: *We are no«' brothers.’" This was what American soldiers who returned to tandon from Germany—the first to reach here after the signing of the armistice—had to say shoot the change In the attitude of their captors from the time they had fallen Into German hands In April until they were rclcaasd on November 12 “When we were captured at Seichepray." said Private James E. PltoeheUl of Providence, “the German soldiers held pistols to the hesdc of some of ns and demanded our shoes. I managed to hang on to mine, but others weren’t so lucky. They hid to walk barefooted through No Man’s Land, cutting their feet badly on barbed wire or pieces of shell. All d ns had to walk 80 miles to the rear, where wooden anoea were given us, and no one was permitted to keep hi* boots. They told ns—one general did —that they had attacked to gat prisonera. but the next time they attacked The One Hundred and Second they would take no prisoners, because they bad fought too fiercely." Thl* was corroborated by Private Frank Butler of New Haven. Prisoners Exhibited. The Americans were eventually taken to Friedrichsfeldt. and no optPOrtunKy was missed to show the American prisoners to the populace, for they were among the earliest t*> be taken. These Americans were taken to a camp where there were prisoner*

from all the other allied countries, and i though there afterward seemed to | be an attempt to single ont Ameri- ; can* for better treatment, according | to the returned men now here, they i fared much the same ns the others during the earlle. part of their 1mprison went. Until their own food ' parcels began to arrive they got coo- ! sldcrable food from the generous British an'j other allied compatriots. More than 30 were detailed to work In coal and salt mines, nnd one man. Corporal Ludcn. whtf. It was said, refused to work In a mine whet, ordered to do so, was inarched off to the pit bead and given another chance to de- • cldc what be would do b> the two I Prussian guards who had him In charge When he again stoutly re- j fused, saying he was not required, as 1 an under officer, to do so, he was thrown down the shaft and killed. The burial was witnessed, his comradia sold, by s British sailor, who told about it on the following day. Eventually the American* were Liken to the prison camp at Opladen. Fur their work they got six cents a

day.

BLACKSMITH IN DANGER ACTING AS SHOE CLERK Enst Weymouth. Maas—When J. II. Moran, the village blacksmith. retired after 41 year* of shoeing horses to work In n retail shoe store, the manager made the following comment: “He’ll get In wrong If. bending over, be grabs some of tl»e newtrade In the old way ami oxdel ms ’Lift up. Bess.’"

cipltated In the town In which the Amtrlcans were stationed, and marines had been hurried up to quell the disorder*. On November 11 word came thnt the armistice had beer signed nnd that all the prisoners ere now free. It was arranged shortly afterward that they were to be sent to Holland for transportation to England with EnglUn prisoners. The men were permitted to go through the town at will, and the people, us well as their former gunnJs. were anxious to fraternise. but got abort shrift from .the released men. An uneventful trip to Holland ensued, nnd then the men were taken In charge by the British Red Cross and went to Hull along with British Tommies who had been In the camp with

them.

3 000 000 000 ... only M «0.0« MM. of yield and was far above -onsumption, leaving an abundance for export The rye crop Increased 28*58.000 bushels to the beK known, an* tmiier 44.616.000 bushel* over last year’* revised returns. Buckwheat returns more than 1.000.000 tmabete inoeaae. while Sawed increased 5.488,000 bushels. Bice Increased nearly 6*00.000 too*, although 40*42.000 bushel* short of last year’s record, are a Mg crop, aggregating 287.676*00 bushels, and sweet potatoes are almost 8*00*00 bushels above the record of 1817. Hay shows a shortage of around 8.003,000 tons tam. . and wild fell off 757.C00 ton*, due to drought. Cotton yield of 11.700*00 bales, although 881000 bales In excess of last year, was below the five-year average.

Origin of Word “Yai*,” Applied to American In the War Against Germany The nickname Tank.’' as stJpbed to the American expeditionary, force soldiery, has something of ‘ tradition of the word, says a writer In Stars and Stripes. Persons Interested In the history of words may have noted with interest a footnote In Cooper’s “The Decrslayer." It Is singular there should be any

concerning

HONORED BY FRENCH

: BROTHERS EACH ENLIST, | THEN MEET IN PARIS | Delaware. O.—Private H. J. p Stricklin and Corjoral Clifford :i f Stricklin live In thl* city. Nel- S J ther brother knew that the other S : was to France. Each knew that t the other wa* headed for u \ camp In the United Slatea for :$ ■ training. They met on the com- » ■ pony ■tract lo the same camp *: : near Paris.

Yankee Doctor Wins Commission as Captain.

Highest-Ranked American Citizen In French Army During War. Paris.—The highest-ranked American dtlsen in the French army during the present war I* Dr Henry Michel of Auguata. Ga.. who earned a captain's commission la the sendee of our ally before transferring over to the United State* army. Doctor Michel enme to France at the beginning of the war and volunteered in the French army. Owing to the crying need for Burgeon*, he wns at once commissioned ns a second lieutenant and assigned at a base hospital. Hi* hard work nnd ability won him promotion to a first lieutenancy after the Verdun offensive in th.. first half of 1P16 when he was stationed at Troyes, the great evacuation center for the French wounded. Afterward Iloctor Michel wa* transferred to I.yon* and wu* placed In command of a military hospital there and promoted to captain. The Foreign Legion has It* base depot at Lyon*, and Doctor Michel knew almost all of ibe American* enlisted In that unit. A year ago Doctor Michel offered hi* service* to the A. E. F. and Wisent to American Red Cross hospital No. 1 at Neullly. the former American ambulance. He Is also surgeon In

chief of the American hospital for civilian* In Neullly. Only a few other American* have ever received commissions In the French army, and they were all neeond lieutenants with the exception of William Thaw of the Lafayette E*rndrille, and Sweeny of the Foreign Legion nnd later of the tank corps, who were first lieutenants. The aviator pilot* of the Lefayette Eocadrllle were only sergeants, with the exception of Dudley Hill, un adjutant.

The president of the United States heads the American representation to the peace conference. ROBERT I.ANSIn'G—Secretary of state since June 23, 1815. Born at Watertown. N. Y- In 1864. Was associate counsel for the United State* In the Behring sea arbltratlfin cate In 1882-03 and solicitor for the United State* In the Alaskan boundary tribunal besides haring been honored with other government commlsstona. authority on International law end counselor for the state department prioi to his appointment as secretary

of state. s

COL. E. M. HOUSE-Born In Houston, Tex, In 1858. Active In Democratic politics In Texas but wa* never a candidate for office. Ha* been dose friend and adviser of President Wilson, and his *pedal representative In Europe In 1915 and 1916. HENRY WHITE—Diplomat, born In Baltimore In 1850. Ambassador to Italy from 1905 to 1907 and to France from 1907 to 1909. Has held numerous consular post* abroad. He la a resident of Washington. Represented United States at Intemntlooil confer-1 race In London in 1887-88 and at Inter-1 national conference at Rome In 1905. MAJ. GEN. TASKER H. BUSS— Born In Lewisburg. Pa, 1853. Graduate of the United States Military academy, 1875, and honor graduate of the United States Artillery school In 1884. Held many Important military posts. His home la la Bo* . moot. Pa.

well-known sobriquet

Nearly >11 the old

of the Indians first known to the colonist* make them pronounce the word ’’English” as “Yengeeae." Even at this day It Is a provincialism of New England to aay "English" instead at "IngUsh,” and Uere is a close conformity of sound between “English" and “Yengeese," more especially If the latter word, as was probably the case, be

pronounced sho -L

Tbe transition from “Yengeeae." thus pronounced, to “Yankees" la quite easy. If the former Is pronounced “YangU’ U 1* almost Identical with "Yankees," and Indian words have setbeen spelled as ihey are pro-

Is a general tern, with rapidity.

Banks of the Natior, Show Good Increase in Business During Last Fiscal Year

by our reddle! la a log lltarally other’s eyes"—thofM temporary “blind T

GLAD COLONIES ARE FREED Native Chiefs In Former German Possessions Hope They '..Ml Remain Under British Rule. London.—Gertnnn cruelty exercised toward the native* of her former colonies is outlined In the statement* of native chiefs In the Karaunn Inland*, the Kameruns. Torelnml. South west Africa, nntl East Africa. In a white book publlnhi-d by the colonial office. The statement* show that the natives everywhere hops- tu remain und.. Brit1th rule. The horror* of the German rule In Southwest Africa, the white book uy«. already are loo well known to require repetition, but the ratuo ►yMom of tyranny wn* found In other Genann colonies In a greater or less degree. The burden running through nil the ktntemrats of the native* of Togo!and and tin- Kameruns Is “flogging, flogging. flogging." --specially In connection with forced labor on plantation*.

Sakura, Cherry Blossom, Is National Rower of Japan “No flower has entered Japanese history. literature, art* and religious thoughts longer or more richly than ou. sakura or Japanese cherry.” say* the Tokyo Herald at Asia. “It waa only natural, therefore, that foreign visitors to thl* country began to call It the land of the cherry bloasoma and that we have chosen sakura aa our national flower by common conaent Our army has adopted the blossom as its Insignia of always being ready to die for a cause, after the mtint- of sakura. which falls In the height of natural glory and human admiration without the slightest desire to Unger lo the sordid world."

banka In the United States, state and national, last June 8. amounted to MtmctfOOOOOO, of which 822*71*00,WO waa credited to the 2U75 state, savings and private banks and trust companies, and gl7.838.000.000 to the 7,706 national banka. This waa shown by a report of Comptroller of the Cur' rency William*. Deposits of the state banka amoust1 to 818*67*00.000. and loons to 112.428,000,000, showing an increas 5 per cent In deposits over the re of the year previous, and &S per cent In loans. National banks showed 114.021*00.K> deposits, as Increase of 9* per

mt.

All banka, state and national, had 832*80,000.000 deposits and 822*46,000,000 louna.

PANCAKES IN OSTEND

MUTE HERO OF WAR

Correspondents Get First Made There In Four Years.

American I’re» Headquarter*. British Front.—The first pancakes made In Ostend In four years were served the other d.-y at the Crown hotel. But the American correspondents got them

tinder false prutenaes.

They had had a very good lunch of vegetable soup, roast beef, browned

potatoes and pea*.

“What have you for desrertl" wa* Bsked the exceedingly attentive wait rets. Her face fell. “There Is no thing, messieurs.” alio raid plaintively. In a moment site was back with the ■uinnger. wfc> had been hovering near

! happy to make you pBl.eeke*," she announced delightedly. "We got some milk and flour from the British ship* 1 tod.-.y. nnd nre able to make pancakes ! for the Ural time In four years." Then j *hr added t-oleinuly: “The manager and the chef will do It. becau«« you

are English."

Whoever cooked the pancakes had lost no mastery of the art. The Crown hotel, (Mend's flncsL had suffered at the hands of the Germans. The manager show-d us through two floors, pointing ont where wall ornaments, chandelier* ot-d everything of u-i-per had been torn off. All wool hs-I been plucked from the mattresses. Nine thousand bottles of

away. But the

-eipts for

t opart f-r German officers and it

the door. had been a gr. at trial to endure the - “The mrnnger and the chef will bs i tyrannical tu-»d of moit of theta.

til Foch Is one of the « that were given to the guv, ice la the war.

Why Paper Will Turn Yellow When it Is Exposed to Light Few people know why paper whit* Is exposed to the light turns yellow. Recent Investigations by Dr. Klemm have demonstrated that these changes art due mainly to exposure to light In wood-free papers Uv fading I* found to be doe to formation of soapllke • pounds of irra with rosin and fatty substance*. The greater the amount of these compounds present the more marked the yellowing of the paper. A mixture of ether (two parts) and alcohol (one part) will remove the soapllke matter.

WORDS OF WISE MEN He who Uvea niton th.- fruit of Ut own laltor escapes the ranempt of haughty benefactor*. Better that, getting ahead of our enemies U keeping abreast f your friends. The more a man accomplishes he more he way. An active tool ever grows rusty. The ti:*u who goes halfway :■» meet fortune is more likely to nd her than the man who waits or her to knock at his door.

Tea Drinking Increased 36 Per Cent In Part Year

Tea

per cent in the United Bute* during the year ending last June 30, for 1gS,684.000 pounds was imported, aa compared with 106*64.000 pounds the year provioua, a custom* report showed. Nearly 237,000 pounds were rejected by official tea examiners for too much Japan dust or woody stems, and 3*36.000 pound* were exported. Strict regulations of tea examiners havg reduced the Importation of artlfidally colored tea to practically

Gun Barrel Lila.

A rather Interesting side light the question of gun hand Ufa Is a determination of the actual length of time to which a good shotgun barrel 1* subjected to the force and burning effect at the powder charge during Ms lifetime. If 100.000 shots are fired from a shotgun the Inside of the barrel is actually exposed to the flame of the powder charge for about four

minutes.

Value of Observation.

To become educated wo must learn to observe. Observation Elves u» facts, dal,,; from this wa rlsa to deduction; the n we gcni-raltse und make universal

| application. This height. | -truU-Mras both our reason t

Mother’s Cook Book

most tasty dooe^t is easily made and one which will appeal to the hurried housewife H: Rica CutUrd. Beat two eggs until thick, add onehalf cupful of boiled rice, a pint of milk and honey to sweeten, flavoring with grated orange peel. Bake la a pan act In hot water until the ctrrard la firm. One white may he reserved for a racringue, with a tablcapooofc! of sugar and a bit of the grated rind for flavor. Brown la a _ ‘

quartar traspoooful of dovaa, on* ta-U(-spoonful of ringer, can t of tods, one and coe-haH c of bart.-y and corn flour, on fool of cinnamon. 1

sugar, peanut butter and spices with the molasstw. Place la a bowl, net In a warm place until the butter la soft, then beat the mixture to a cream. Beat the egga to a froth sod add them with the salt Sift the aoda with th* flour

milk. Whip the battar w Into a well-greaAed tube minute* In n moderate oand served with orange o It makes a fine dessert In making muffins, ref small amour • 3 at left-«n be added. When b. Uer* axa made without the use at <gg» the mixture; should be beaten long and writ

Frolt y ufftna.

Mix tost tber onr cupful each o< oat flour and barley flour, throe teaspoonfuls of baking powder, two taWw spoonfuls of moUsaes, one tabl«q>oooful of melted shortening and one and one-half cupfuls of milk, enough to' make a drop batter which will drop easily from th* spoon, about like cake latter. Add at the last out-half cupful of floured date* or raisins, or a few of both. Beat wcil and bake in a mod-

erate oven.