Show SWORD AND GUN gen I1 a tartan commander in the chinese army can probably boast of having the shortest name in the world nut he has a longancestry in the construction of the new battle-ships fireproof v is to be employed fhe process of fireproofing consists in forcing sulphate and phosphate of am-monia inta the wood byhydraulic pres-sure at the of jerusalem by titus the captive jews were crucified by the komans in such numbers that jose-phus says there was no longer wood of which to make the crosses nor space for them to stand the war department is experiment-ing with rubber heels for shoes and the tests made by troops at fort leav-enworth indicate that the new heels lessen the jar to the body in marching and thus add to the comfort of the troops arrangements have been mode by the german military authorities on the arst intimation of war to instantly con-ey by rail all the women and children n mich lare towns as abet and arg as well as smaller places into ednennnaannyy switzerland it alarmed at the clity of an attach by warships the anlian government has placed in the ago maggiore and the lago di lugano farmed torpedo boats provided with carph lights in order to catch smug-glers the swiss papers look on this is a violation of neutrality running the gauntlet a punish-ment supposed to be peculiar to the merican indians was originated in tho british navy aery sailor in the crew but the offenders to be punished was provided with a switch which he aias required tn lay briskly on the bare shoulders of the man who did the run-ning between the two linea |