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Show THE BULLETIN. BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH cashier." The salary offered was $30 (0) a week. Within three days they had no fewer than 250 applicants for the post. One more proof of how. money talks. London MalL UNIQUE THINGS MONEY CAN BUY An advertisement appeared in a newspaper offering "100 for a shapely finger of a healthy woman for grafting purposes." The owner of the finger was not to be more than forty-fiv- e years of age. . Would you sell a finger for 100? That some people at any rate, are quite willing to do so a proved by the fact that within the next few days the advertiser had no fewer than 27 replies. It appears that in America there is a regular tariff for this sort of thing. A thousand dollars was re-cently offered for an ear to be g.aft-e- d on to the son of a wealthy man, while human skin for grafting fetches, on an average, 10 per square Inch. In old days the bodies of royal princes were supposed to be too sa-cred to be touched b) a cane, . j each prince had a "whipping boy," who was paid quite a good wage tn act as proxy and take the beatings which the prlnce'a had merited. This sort of thing still per-sists in Tunis, where nr one rl h enough to afford a substitute world dream of going to prison. If proxy Imprisonment were possi-ble in England one wonders what the price would be for doing "six months' hard"! There Is p tory that the great fir Francis Drake, in a fit of rage, on a cut off the head of a cabin-bo- and that the mother of the boy set a curse upon the Drake family, saying: "No male child will be born In the Drake family until a member of the family lives in the dungeons of Shardeloes, the home of the Drakes, for seven years, or a stranger for 11 years." The present head of the family, Mr. Edward Drake, has four daugh-ters, but no sons, and .t is a fact that the squire recently receive' a letter from a stranger offering to "d. time" In these dungeons for 14 years. The price demanded has not been made public. Belgrade has a newspaper, the Varodny List the editors' of which had so often been Imprisoned for political offenses that at last the owner Issued the following '. 'rtlse-men- t: "Whoever wishes a snug berth In this cold weather can call at cur office for the post of responsible ed' tor at 2 a day. We will see that he Is supplied with good food dur-ing his stay In the state prison." Next morning a crowl of nearly CO men was waiting outside the of-fice, all eager to be Imprisoned at 2 a day. You might hardly Imagine that any woman would agree to call herself ugly. Yet listen. A firm of florists in St. Louis, Mo., could not keep a pretty girl as cashier because eac in turn got married. After losing seven girls in two years, the firm, in desperation, advertised for an "ugly order that the roses wonld have or-er- y advantage. Hut despite his care, within an unusually short time, the roses withered and died. Eager to know the cause of their death he went out to Investigate. , tie took his spade and attempted to loosen the soil about them, but much to his surprise and disgust discovered that ; tnstead of fertilizing the roses, be had by mistake used cement and placed his rosea in a concrete base. Indianapolis News. Firmly Planted An East side resident hnd care-fully prepared the soil preparatory to setting out some very choice rose bushes In his yard. He mixed the soil thoroughly with what he pre-sumed to be fertilizer, watered the roots and took great precautions In ' HBimBiFfflIl IPeiPSIliiMsj9- - iiii" Sttdwpy Dfl tlllae Ao Eo IFo ill T. production tn who!. erlnpertprohlbnsdj : My Gen. JoFim . Persuing ' 1 -u-- te test that this Is not satisfactory. "I am not discussing the figure of 120,000 men; I am prepared to accept that these men go to the British In May. I am asking to receive the same number of troops In June. There are close to 400,000 Americans in France at present, but only five divisions, or about 125,000 men, can be considered as combatants. That Is not a satis-factory proportion." Lord Milner arose, much In-censed at M. Clemenceau's state-ment, which be considered quite unjust "M. Clemenceau has intimated," he asserted, "that there was some-thing mysterious about the London agreement I believe that an ex-planation Is necessary. He appears to believe tbat the agreement we signed Is a reversal of the supreme war council's decision. I know only of a Joint note embodying the rec-ommendations of the military rep-resentatives, but It Is of no value without the approval of the gov-ernments. "Besides, M. Clemenceau seems to be -- under the impression that half of the American troops were to go to France and the other half to England. I do not recollect any such decision. All that General Pershing and I have urged is tbat Infantry and machine gunners Should be sent to France. We bad no Intention of depriving France of any American troops. I do not know that anything has been said regarding their allotment on ar-rival In France. We simply want-ed to hasten their coming." Pershing Upholds Independence. "In making the agreement with Lord Milner," I Interposed, "I had in mind bringing troops as rapidly as possible to meet the existing situation. Lord Milner Is quite cor-- flghtlng and has suffered heavy losses. Ail 'available drafts' have been sent to France and we shall send all who are available in May and June, This would be the case even if all the Americans who ar-rive In Europe during these months should be assigned to the British army. "At present certain British divi-sions have been so severely han-dled that they cannot be reconsti-tuted. General Focb will remem-ber the number." "Yes, ten," Foch answered. "As we cannot again put them In line," Mr. Lloyd George contin-ued, "they must be replaced by new units. The Germans are now fighting with the object of using up our effectives. If they can do this without exhausting their own reserves they will some time deal us a blow which we shall not be able to parry. "In the meantime, I suggest that the decision for the allotment of the American troops for June be taken up when that month arrives. In May, In fact either of our two armies may be hard pressed. That Is the one which should be It Is not desirable now to decide how troops arriving in June should be allotted." Foch Also Cites France's Need. To this, Foch replied: r "It Is undeniable that the Brit-ish army is now exhausted; so let It receive Immediate tn Mny. But lately the French have had grave losses, notably at Montdldler, and both during the last few days have been fighting shoulder to shoulder. So American aid Is now needed almost as much for France as for Great Britain. Above this question of aid to the French or to the British is aid to the allies. CHAPTER XXXVII Continued Foch What we need now la In-fantry, especially the British, on I account of the present crisis. That is why tie supreme war council at Versailles recommended that all tonnage be devoted to that purpose for the time being. I hope tbat America .may aend over as much Infantry ,as possible during the next three months. The other arms to complete your divisions can m come afterward. What do you think of tbat plan? Pershing I cannot commit my-- , self to such a proposition. If noth-ing but Infantry and machine gun-ners are brought over, to the total of 300,000, tt will be October or November before the artillery and auxiliary troops could arrive, and we could not foresee the formation of an American army until next spring. Foch I think your calculation Is rather pessimistic for we could begin bringing your other troops In August but without considering that point we can furnish you with artillery and Its personnel and you can have your divisions reconsti-tuted beginning with October. What would you propose In this connection? Pershing I think we should lim-it the transportation of infantry to May, and that the artillery and auxiliary troops should come in June. They should not arrive more than a month later than the infantry. Under what conditions would you employ the American In-fantry units? Foch A final decision cannot be made on that subject That will evidently depend upon the degree of Instruction of the units. In the crisis that actually confronts the allied armies it is effectives that we lack. The method of employing these units Is a question to be han-dled In due course and according to their elilcicncy. Pershing I would like to have the conditions under which these units are to be employed deter-mined now, and to fix the time dur-ing which the regiments and bri-gades will be used separately. Foch Make your proposition on that subject I then explained the details of the system that was being followed where our divisions were in train-ing with the French and the plan agreed upon with the British. I added that It was fully understood that If an emergency should arise while our troops were In training they would go Into battle as part 1 of the divisions with which they were serving. Pershing Refuses to Consent General Foch then said: Baker, consented to thla plan. As far as the employment of the units on the front is concerned, the ques-tion should be decided by General Pershing according to agreement with the commander In chief to whose army they may be attached. Foch Fears Disaster. Pershing I have been discussing this question of training our units for the last eight months, first with General Petain and then with Mar-shal Halg. The method agreed upon leads naturally to the forma-tion of constituted American divi-sions. General Foch said he wished to see American divisions constituted and an American army formed as large as possible, but the policy he was then advocating would have made It impossible to form an American army without serious de-lay, If ever. Continuing, he sold: "But do not forget that we are In the midst of a hard battle. If we do not take steps to prevent the disaster which Is threatened at present the American army may arrive In France to find the British pushed Into the sea and the French driven back behind the Loire, while it tries In vain to organize on lost battle flplds over the graves of al-lied soldiers." He was assured that It was fully understood that If an emergency should arise while our troops were In training with the British or French they would go into the bat-tle and do their part I then gave him the number to be shipped dur-ing May and told blm that It had been agreed between the British and ourselves to consider the ques-tion for June later. I Informed him that the British shipping au-thorities now thought it would be possible within the next three months to transport to France 750,-00- men. Our Troops Surprised. With reference to the German at-tack at Selcheprey on the Twenty-sixt- h division the night of April 20-2- mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, that point was the focus of a German raid covering a three-kilomet- front extending west from the Bols de Itemieres. It came during a heavy fog and was a complete surprise to our troops, who were considerably out-numbered. Selcheprey was taken by the enemy, but was throughout the divi-sion and the original front was re-captured on the following day. In this affair we lost one officer, 80 enlisted men, killed ; 11 officers, 170 enlisted men, wounded; 30 of-ficers, 211 enlisted men, gassed, and five officers, 1S2 enlisted men, missing and prisoners. rect In stating that there was no agreement as to the allocation of American troops either to the British or French armies. There Is no agreement between my gov-ernment and anybody else that a single American soldier shall be sent to either the British or French. "There is In existence an agree-ment between Mr. Lloyd George and myself that six divisions should be brought to France. M. Clemen-ceau will remember that I spoke to him about going to London to ar-range for the shipment of Ameri-can troops to France and that he approved because It would expedite their arrival. I also spoke to Gen-eral Petain about it." Clemenceau Is Insistent M. Clemenceau remembered my speaking of It but disregarding his previous approval continued hla objections, saying: "I do not doubt the excellence of the method, but in the crisis through which we are passing I re-turn to the decision of the supreme war council, and I ask you to trans-port during May, June and July JaVy infantry and machine-gu- n units. Will you consent?" Pershing No, I do not consent. I propose for one month to ship nothing but .Infantry and machine-gu- n units, and after that the other arms and service of the rear troops to correspond. Foch If you adopt the plan I propose you would have by July 81 300,000 more American Infantry. Pershing You Bald Just now that you would furnish the artil-lery, and even artillerymen, which would be Joined with our Infantry to complete 'our divisions. Then why not consent to transport our artillery personnel along with our infantry? Foch I repeat that It Is the in-fantry of which we have the great-est need at this time. I would like to have General Bliss tell us the considerations which led to the de-cision taken by the supreme war council at Versailles. Bliss The collective note recom-mended to the United States to send only Infantry antil the su-preme war council ahould give in-structions to the contrary. The government of the United States, in conformity with this note and with the recommendation of Secretary CHAPTER XXXVIII The question of the shipment of American troops and particularly their allotment to the allied armies, had assumed very great impor-tance In the minds of the allied leaders. Accordingly a session of the su-preme wsr loiincll was called at Abbeville May 1, 1918, and Pre-mier C'emenceau opened the meet-ing by referring forthwith to the previous recommendation of the council's military representatives f.s to the disposition of American troops. "The military representatives," he began, "expressed the opinion In their Joint note No. 18 that only Infantry and machine-gu- n units should be sent to France for the present Since then the agreement between Lord Milner and General Pershing, signed at London April 24, 1918, has Intervened. This agreement makes a change. "It had been understood at Ver-sailles that America would send 120.000 men per month, which the French and English armies would share equally. Under the Mllner-Pershln- g agreement It appears none go to France. The French have not been consulted. We might suppose that In compensa-tion the American troops arriving In June would be given to France. But it now appears they are also to Join the British. I wish to pro- - "We have been Informed that nothing had been decided on at Versailles, but something has been decided on at London, and France was closely concerned In this. It was decided that six divisions should go to the British. Well, I will not argue about that. You an-nounce to us artillery for the month of June. "Where four are In alliance, two of them cannot act Independently. Nothing has been provided for France In June. "The appointment of General Focb as commander In chief Is not a mere decoration. This post In-volves grave responsibilities; he must meet the present situation ; he must provide for the future. "I accept what has been done for May, but I want to know what is Intended for June." M. Clemenceau said the French had not received certain specialists they bad asked for, and also quot-ed from the conversation I bad held with General Foch with ref-erence to sending over troops in May and June. Mr. Lloyd George then said: "I am of M. Clemenceau's opin-ion. The Interests of the allies are Identical; we must not lose sight of that otherwise the unity of com-mand has no meaning. We must consider what Is best for the com-mon cause. "What la the situation today? The British army has bad heavy "We are agreed that the Ameri-can army Is to the Brit-ish army at once; In June we, too, shall need Infantry and machine-gu- n units. So let us make the agreement for June at once by say-ing: the same shipment of Infan-try and machine guns as for May. If there Is tonnage available we shall devote it after that, to the elements necessary for filling up the American divisions. I am sure that General Pershing, with his generosity and his breadth of view, will grant the fairness of this view and will extend for June the agree-ment decided upon for May." Whereupon Mr. LloyeV Qeorge gave support to the principle, say-ing that British recruits would not be available until August and be understood It was the same for France, when both would be able to furnish their own recrulta. He then asked that the May program be extended over June, in which M. Clemenceau Joined. Pershing Insists on Own Army. In reply, 1 said: "I do not suppose that we are to understand that the American army Is to be entirely at the dis-posal of the French and British commands." M. Clemenceau said that of course this was not the Intention. Continuing, I said: ....... ' "Speaking for my government and myself, I must Insist npon our Intention to have our own army. The principle of unity of command must prevail In our army. It must be complete under Its own com-mand. I should like to have a date fixed when this will be realized. I should like to make it clear that all American troops are not to be with the British, as there are five divisions with the French now and there will be two more tn a short time. "As to the extension of the May agreement to June I am not pre-pared to accept it The troops ar-riving In June will not be avail-able for the front before the end of July or the middle of August So we have the whole month of May ahead before deciding whether an emergency is likely to arise in June. 1 have explained to Lord Milner and General Foch why I do not wish to commit the American army so long in advance. If need be, I shall recommend the exten-sion into June. I can see no reason for it now." f CHAPTEft XXXIX "I am commander In chief of the allied armies in France," said Gen-era Foch, "and my appointment has been sanctioned by the signa-ture not only of the British and French governments but also by the President of United States Hence, I believe myself In a posi-tion to Insist "There is a program signed by Lord Milner and General Pershing at London. I ask to be made a party to this arrangement since America has given me the strategic direction of the war, or else I have no reason for holding the position. "So I ask that an agreement be made this evening among Lord Milner, General Pershing and my-self, extending to June what has been decided on for May. "I cannot forget the responsibil-ities weighing on me, becsuse of the fact that the allied govern-ments have Intrusted to me the di-rection of operations In France." (TO BB CONTINUED " Iengland.SA I LOCATION AMERICAN DIVISIONS I .jgllpP V MAY 14,1918 ssisglf fh r Battle line International bdy.-.- -.- lrj:-E-K" Bruxelles Numerals indicate Divisions t SSfM circled numerals those not in Una. 'jgF VLIIiei,. k O SO IOO MILES nirfmE I t o so too iso kilometers AmiensT X.Quentin Vlikemb?!-- 0 !eHavre aw-- SedanC J sRej (GERMANY srS. q jjn iNeutVhiteau V jT fswrrzEmpj The Man Tkat Moved "The departure of Smith was re-gretted by all the neighbors." "Why was thntr He had the best garden tool la - , neighborhood." . Modera Pastime "Elsie, where Is Junior?" "Over on the corner waiting for an " " accident to go by." The soda fountain la now flzzlble. "Warm" Corpse Too Much for Nerve of Ghouls About one hundred years ago a gentleman, well known for the mad pranks In which he delighted, was walking past a lonely klrkyard In Midlothian when he saw a d horse and trap standing un-attended before the gate. Curious to know what this might mean, he crouched In the ditch by the wall and waited. In a few moments two men came out of the klrkyard carrying In a sack a long object which they propped up on end on the seat next to the driver's. Then they said something about tools and went back. Quick as thought the watcher pulled down the sack, emptied its grisly contents into the ditch, climbed into the trap, got Into the sack, and braced himself stiffly into position. Hardly had he done so when the two men returned and threw some tools into the trap, after which one got up In front and the other on the back seat "Wud" as he was, our adventurer now began to repent of his hastiness, reflecting that one corpse was as good as another on the dissecting table, where, In those days, questions were by no means always asked. Suddenly the driver turned to his mate, and In accents of crawling horror gasped, "Mon, Jamie, the corp's warm 1" The "corp" had presence of mind enough to moan in a hollow tone, "We're all warm where I come from." There were two wild yells, the springs of the trap bounced furi-ously, the horse broke Into a gallop, and when he got out of his sack the gentleman found himself alone, head-ing for Edinburgh at a great pace. The horse, trap, harness and tools served him well for many years and no one ever claimed them. Edin-burgh Scotsman. I Salt Lake City's I fewest Hotel ... n a 1 fi x HOTEL TEMPLE SQUARE 200 Rooms 200 Tile Bath Radio connection in every room. RATES FROM (1 JO Just tppatUt Uonmm Tttirnt.lt ERNEST C. ROSSITER, Mgr. DISTRIBUTORS WANTED Rapid nelllni necessity tor modern famlnina hyglena, a quality product andoraad by physicians. HI proflta. Repeat orders amurad. Send for circular. Dfehl Rexearch Lahoratorlaa Ltd.. Hit N. Broadway. Loa Anaelea. W. N. U, Salt Lake City, No. 31. pv Shampoo Regularly Cntieora Soap I jf 'nz. " Preceded by applications of Yy Kjfx Cuticura Ointment it Thia treatment will keep llie scalp , in healthy condition and the 1 Jhair soft and lustrous. L ' Soap 15a. OiBtnent 25a. and (Oa. Talcum 25a, I Pnprietotai Potwr Drag Uiaaaieal Caipanoaa, liHjjliwii Old Statue Unearthed While wuikuica wn- - 'ed in lowering the stone floor i.f the Lady chapel of the Saxon church of St. John the Baptist at Barnack, tn the soke of Petersboro, England, a cu-rious stone flguro of probably the Thirteenth or Fourteenth century was unearthed. It Is tnought to represent Christ In majesty. Near-- ' ly three feet In height and 18 Inches wide. It Is complete with the excep-tion of the feet and nose. Shark's Companion The largest man-eatin- g sharks ometlmes attain a length of 30 to 40 feet. It Is not true that the fe-male shark is Wind. The pilot-fis- a member of the mackerel family and only about 12 Inches long, ac-companies ships and also sharks, guiding the sharks to their food. It swims close In front of the shark, but probably does this to feed on fragments scattered by the shark and also to secure protection from its enemies. Primitive Sleeping Car The first sleeping cars ever de-signed were uaea uu i..e u..-lan- d Valley railroad, between Har-rlsbur- g and Chambersburg, Pa. They were built in 1833 and ran for several years. One end of the car was arranged In the ordinary way, with day seats, the other end being fitted with IS sleeping berths for the night. There were three lengths of berths, and three tiers on each side, so that they could be converted Into omnibus seats on each side of the car during the day. Nation' "Pint Lady" Ever since the establishment of the federal government the wife of ".. the President has been known as the "First Lady of the Land." to In-dicate that she Is given social preee- - i dence over all other women In thla country. In the early years of the Republic, the wife of our first President was known as Lady - Washington, but this title was soon dropped because It seemed like an Imitation of English aristocracy. . Not Government Owned The records of the Department of Commerce Indicate that the gov-ernment does not own Spectacle Is-land In Its entirety, but acquired in 1896 approximately 1.15 acres for a consideration of $4,125 and in 1903 acquired .21 of an acre for a consideration of $2,200. This par-cel of land Is the northeast corner of the northern part of Spectacle Is-land, Boston harbor, Massachusetts. Subject' Tribute to King Among the Gwarles and certain other tribes of Nigeria, who do not shake hands In any way whatever, it Is customary for a village king or a chief to have a pile of ashes placed outside his door for the con-venience of his callers, who, when they arrive, kneel before the en-trance and proceed to throw ashes on their head and shoulders. In this condition, "clothed In sackcloth and ashes," the visitor enters the king's presence. Kentucklan'a Long Life Instances of persons who have lived from 120 to 150 years, while not common, are considerable in cumber. A case familiar to most newspaper readers is that of "Uncle Johnny" Shell of Greasy Creek, Ky who was born in 1788 and was re-jected as "too old" to serve in the Mexican war, but who lived to see several other American wars and died in July, 1922, aged J34. Name Variously Spelt The name "Niagara" is believed to be derived from an Iroquois In-dian name, meaning, according to one authority, "across the neck" or "at the neck," In reference to the strait One of the early French explorers, Father L'AIIemant 1640, referred to the river as the Father Hennepin in 1tT spelled the name as "Niagara." An-other spelling In the old manu-scripts is "Onglara." . " Lumber Camp Hero Paul Bunyan is a mythical hero of the Inmber camps of the North-we- st The legend Is said to have begun In the Papineau rebellion in Canada in 1837 and it then spread throughout the Northwest, being colored by Scandinavian myth In Minnesota and by Indian legends further west It was the American loggers, Just below the border, who established the myth and gave it much of Its color. Contempt Rankles . It Is often more necessary to conceal contempt than resent-ment the former being never forgiven, but the latter some-times forgot Chesterfield. Credited to Negroes "Cutting a dido," which means to cut capers or to play the mischief. Is of unknown origin, says Pathfind-er Magazine. It is believed that It originated among American ne-groes. There Is no evidence to sup-port the theory that It was sug-gested by the classical story of Queen Dido, who founded Carthage In Africa on a piece of land meas-ured by strips of a bull's hide. Humming-Bir- d Regions Humming birds are quite common along the Pacific coast and also In the mountain regions of Colorado. There their squeaky trIUs are fre-quently heard as the birds whiz through the air overhead. It Is not uncommon to see one hover close to some bright article of clothing as It seemingly Inspects It for nec-tar, evidently mistaking the red or yellow patch for a flower. Viewing Midnight Sua The midnight sun of Alaska may best be seen from the extreme northern part. In the vicinity of Point Barrow, hut since this is al-most Inaccessible even in midsum-mer, visitors to Alaska usually see this phenomenon from the region about Nome, In the Seward penin-sula. The best time Is midsum-mer, since It Is at this time that the days are longest and the sun re-mains higher in the sky. Hittorical Suggestion "The battle of Bunker hill was not fought on Bunker hill. It was fought on Breed's hill," said the teacher In telling the class about the historical event. A student from the back complained: "That battle should be fought over. . It wasn't on the level." Cinderella in History Long before the Christian era a Version of Cinderella was known to the Egyptians. The story was also familiar to the Greeks. It Is found In German folktales of the Six-teenth century. The Grimm broth-ers popularized the story of Cin-derella. The English versions, however, are derived from the nar-rative of Charles Perrault, Panama' Peculiarity Panama offers an "east Is west" parallel. Because of a giant bend in the narrow Isthmus, where tt is severed by the Panama canal, the sun rises In the Pacific ocean and Inks In the Atlantic. Ships in the canal travel from west to east to pass from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific I Must Be Authority . Three means to fortify belief are experience, reason and au-thority; of these the more po-tent Is authority, for belief npon reason or experience will stag-ger. Bacon. . j Canadian Bird Sanctuaries CaniTda now has more than 40 bird sanctuaries specially reserved for bird protection purposes. - These are scattered across the country from Nova Scotia to British Colum-bia. Some of the provincial gov-ernments also maintain similar areas for the benefit of native bird life. |