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Show THE HELPER TIMES. HELPER. UTAH cashier." The salary offered was $30 order that the roses would have ev(C) a week. ery advantage. But despite his care, Within three days they had no within an unusually short time, the MONEY CAN BUY fewer than 250 applicants for the roses withered and died. Eager to post. One more proof of how money know the cause of their death he went out to Investigate. He took An advertisement appeared In a talks. London Mail. his spade and attempted to loosen newspaper offering "100 for a the soil about them, but. much to bis shapely finger of a healthy woman "Warm" Corpse Too Much and disgust discovered that for grafting purposes." The owner Ghouls surprise of for Nerves of instead of the finger was not to be more fertilizing the roses, he About one hundred years ago a had by mistake used cement and than forty-fivyears of age. well known for the mad Would you sell a finger for 100? gentleman, plneed his roses In a concrete base In which he delighted, was pranks are at some Indianapolis News. That any rate, people walking past a lonely klrkyard In quite willing to do so s proved by Midlothian when he saw a The Maa Tbat Moved the fact that within the next few unhorse and trap "The departure of SniIUi was redays the advertiser had no fewer attended before the gate.standing Curious to all the neighbors." than 27 replies. know what this might mean, he gretted by It appears that In Amorki there crouched in the ditch "Why was that?" wall the by "He had the best garden tool3 la Is a regular tariff for this sort of and waited. neighborhood." thing. A thousand dollars was reIn a few moments two men came cently offered for an ear to be g.aft-e- d out of the klrkyard carrying In a on to the son of a wealthy man, Modern Pastime sack a long object which they while human ' skin for grafting is Junior?" where "Elsie, on on end the seat next 10 per propped up on corner "Over the fetches, on an average, waiting for an to the driver's. Then they said accident to go by." square inch. about went tools and something In old days the bodies of royal back. Quick as thought the watcher The soda fountain Is now fizzlble. princes were supposed to be too sa- pulled down the snck, emptied Its cred to be touched bj a cane, j each contents the climbed into ditch, grisly prince had a "whipping boy, who Into the trap, got Into the sack, and was paid quite a good wage t- act braced himself stiffly into position. as proxy and take the beatings Hardly bad he done so when the had which the prince's two men returned and threw some merited. This sort of thing still per- tools into the trap, after which one 'Tewesl Hotel h nr one ri where in sists Tunis, in front and the other on the got up enough to afford a substitute world back seat. "Wud" as he was, our dream of going to prison. adventurer now began to repent of If proxy Imprisonment were possi- his iSVfsi hastiness, reflecting that one wonders what one ble In England as was as on another good corpse the price would be for doing "six the dissecting table, where, In those months' hard"! days, questions were by no means There Is p tory that the great Sir always asked. Suddenly the driver Francis Drake, in a fit of rage, on 3 turned to his mate, and In accents and of cut off the head of a cabin-bocrawling horror gasped, "Mon, that the mother of the boy set a Jamie, the corp's warm !" The "corp" curse upon the Drake family, saying: had presence of mind enough to "No male child "will be born in the moan In a hollow tone, "We're all Drake family until a member of the warm where I come from." family lives In the dungeons of There were two wild yells, the Shardeloes, the home of the Drakes, springs of the trap bounced furia for or seven for stranger years, ously, the horse broke Into a gallop, 14 years." and when lie got out of bis sack the The present head of the family, found himself alone, headMr. Edward Drake, has four daugh- gentleman ing for Edinburgh at a great pace. 200 Rooms 200 Tile Baths . is no a fact that The sons, and ters, but harness and tools trap, horse, Radio connection in every room. the squire recently receive' a letter served him well for many years and from a stranger offering to "d no one ever claimed them. EdinRATES FROM 1.50 time" In 'hese dungeons for 14 yaars.. Scotsman. burgh Jtui oppotit Mormon Tabtrmach The price demanded has not been ERNEST C. ROSSITER, Mgr. made public. Firmly Planted Belgrade has a newspaper, the An East side resident had careVarodny List the editors of which fully prepared the soil preparatory DISTRIHrTORH WANTEI Rapid selling had so often been imprisoned for to feminine hygiene, a out some very choice rose necensity for modern setting offenses the that at last quality product endorsed by physicians. political In his He bushes mixed orlfira Hltt assured. Send the profits. Repeat yard. Ttise-ment owner Issued the following for circular. Dihl Research Lahoratorie. soil thoroughly with what he pre- Ltd.. Loa Angelc. 2729 N. Broadway, : sumed to be fertilizer, watered the "Whoever wishes a snug berth in roots and took great precautions in W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. this cold weather can call at cur dice for the post of responsible ed' tor at 2 a day. WTe will see that he Is supplied with good food durwith ing his stay in the state prison." Next morning a erovi of nearly BO men was waiting outside the office, all eager to be imprisoned at Preceded by applications of 2 a day. You might hardly imagine that any woman would agree to call herself Tbia treatment will keep the scalp ugly. Yet listen. A firm of florists in a healthy condition and the In St. Louis, Mo., could jot keep a hair soft and. lustrous. as because eac cashier pretty girl in turn got married. After losing Soap 25c Ointment 25n. and 50a. Taleam 25. seven girls in two years, the firm, In Proprietors! Potior Img A Chemical Corporatioa, Maiden, Malta. for an advertised desperation, "ugly UNIQUE THINGS Beimceipsill IPeiPsMniigj9g tta&ipy nfi tHhKB Ac IEo IF. By Gen. John J. Pershing Baker, consented to this plan. As far as the employment of the units on the front is concerned, the question 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 Marshal Haig. The method agreed upon leads naturally to the formation of constituted American divi- Continued CHAPTER XXXVII Foch What we need now Is Infantry, especially the British, on account of the present crisis. That is why the supreme war council at Versailles recommended that all tonnage be devoted to that purpose for the time being. I hope that America may send over as much infantry as possible during the next three months. The other arms to complete your divisions , can come afterward. What do you think of that plan? Pershing I cannot' commit myself to such a proposition. If nothing but Infantry and machine gunners are brought over, to the total of 360,000. It 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 nest spring. Foch I think your calculation is rather pessimistic, for we could begin bringing your other troops in but without considering Augu. that i"nt we can furnish you with artillery and Its personnel and you can have your divisions reconstituted beginning with October. What would you propose In this connection? Pershing 1 think we should limit 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 infantry units? j Lord Milner arose, much Incensed at M. Clemenceau's statement, which be considered quite unjust 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 "M. Clemenceau has Intimated," he asserted, "that there was something mysterious about the London agreement I believe that an explanation Is necessary. He appears to believe that the agreement we signed Is a reversal of the supreme war council's decision. I know only of a Joint note embodying the recommendations of the military representatives, but It Is of no value without the approval of the governments. made it impossible to form an American army without serious delay, If ever. Continuing, he said : "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 "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 that gunners Infantry and machine should be sent to France. We had no intention of depriving France of any American, troops. I do not know that anything has been said regarding their allotment on arrival in France. We simply wantFoch A final decision cannot be ed to hasten their coming." made on that subject. That will Pershing Upholds Independence. "In making the agreement with evidently depend upon the degree In of instruction the of units. the Lord Milner," I interposed, "I had the crisis that actually confronts In mind bringing troops as rapidly allied armies it is effectives that as possible to meet the existing we lack. The method of employing situation. Lord Milner Is quite corhan-a j these units is question to be rect In stating that there was no men. died in due course and according agreement as to the allocation of Our Troops Surprised. to their efficiency. troops either to the With reference to the German at- American Pershing I would like to have tack at Seicheprey on the Twenty-sixt- h British or French armies. There the conditions under which these division the night of April Is no agreement between my govunits are to be employed deter mentioned at the beginning ernment and anybody else that a mined now, and to fix the time dur- of this chapter, that point was the single American soldier shall be briing which the regiments and of a German raid covering sent to either the British or French. focus gades will be used separately. "There is In existence an agreea front extending Foch Make your proposition on west from the Bois de Kemieres. ment between Mr. Lloyd George that subject. It came during a heavy fog and and myself that six divisions should I then explained the details of was a complete surprise to our be brought to France. M. Clementhe system that was being followed troops, who were considerably out- ceau will remember that I spoke to where our divisions were in trainnumbered. Seicheprey was taken him about going to London to aring with the French and the plan by the enemy, but was range for the shipment of .AmeriI can troops to France and that he agreed upon with the British. divithe throughout added that it was fully understood sion and the was re- approved because it would expedite front original til" if an emergency should arise their arrival. I also spoke to Genon the following day. while our troops were in training captured In this affair we lost one officer, eral Petain about it." they would go into battle as part 80 enlisted men, killed; 11 officers, Clemenceau Is Insistent. of the divisions with which they 176 enlisted men, wounded; 30 ofM. Clemenceau remembered my were serving. ficers, 211 enlisted men, gassed, speaking of it, but disregarding his - and five officers, 1S2 enlisted men, previous approval continued his Pershing Refuses to Consent General Foch then said : missing and prisoners. objections, saying: "I do not doubt the excellence of "We have been Informed that the method, but in the crisis CHAPTER XXXVIII nothing had been decided on at reI which are we The of the shipment of Versailles, but something has been through question passing turn to the decision of the supreme American troops and particularly decided on at London, and France war council, and I ask you to trans- their allotment to the allied armies, was closely concerned in this. It port during May, June and July had assumed very great Impor- was decided that six divisions tance in the minds of the allied should go to the British. Well, I only Infantry and machine-guunits. Will you consent?" will not argue about that You anI consent. do not Accordingly a session of the su- nounce to us artillery for the Pershing No, to I propose for one month ship preme wsr (Otincll was called at month of June. Abbeville May 1, 1918, and Prenothing but infantry and machine-gu"Where four are In alliance, two units, and after that the other mier C'emenceau opened the meet- of them cannot act Independently. arms and service of the rear troops ing by referring forthwith to the Nothing has been provided for to correspond. of the France in June. previous recommendation Foch If you adopt, the plan I council's military representatives "The appointment of General propose you would have by July ss to the disposition of American Foch as commander in chief Is not 31 300,000 more American infantry. troops. a mere decoration. This post In"The military representatives," volves grave responsibilities; he Pershing You said just now that you would furnish the artil- he began, "expressed the opinion must meet the present situation; lery, and even artillerymen, which In their joint note No. 18 that only he must provide for the future. would be joined with our Infantry infantry and machine-gu"I accept what has been done units Then should be sent to France for the for May, but I want to know what to complete our divisions. why not consent to transport our present. Since then the agreement Is intended for June." M. Clemenceau said the French artillery personnel along with our between Lord Milner and General infantry? Pershing, signed at London April had not received certain specialists Foch I repeat that it Is the In- 24, 1918, has intervened. This they had asked for, and also quotI had ed from the conversation fantry of which we have the great- agreement makes a change. "It had been understood at Ver- held with General Foch with refest need at this time. I would like to have General Bliss tell us the sailles that America would send erence to sending over troops in considerations which led to the de- 120,000 men per month, which the May and June. cision taken by the supreme war French and English armies would Mr. Lloyd George then said : council at Versailles. g share equally. Under the "I am of M. Clemenceau's opinBliss The Collective note recomagreement it appears ion. The Interests of the allies are mended to the United States to none go to France. The French identical ; we must not lose sight send only infantry until the su- have not been consulted. We of that, otherwise the unity of compreme war council should give In- - might suppose that in compensa- mand has no meaning. We must the contrary. The tion the American troops arriving consider what Is best for the comgovernment of the United States, in in June would be given to France. mon cause. "What is the situation today? conformity with this note and with But It now appears they are also the recommendation of Secretary to Join the British. I wish to pro The British army has had heavy 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 fields over the graves of allied 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 battle and do their part I then gave him the number to be shipped during May and told him that It had been agreed between the British and ourselves to consider the quesI informed tion for June later. him that the British shipping authorities now thought it would be possible within the next three months to transport to France 730,-00- j 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 satisfactory proportion." 0 . ; i 20-2- three-kilomet- n n n Milner-Pershln- C ENGipjA mmmZffl - ff 5rz sgjgggllf 'j K71.fllLsfcJ rggssf j4tiA&f j JyDres V"'r-"- ' Brest Bruxeiies Vlilfpl I lilWX PaS I a Lr.. - LOCATION AMERICAN DIVISIONS MAY 14.1918 Battle line International bdy. Numerals indicate Divisions : circled numerals those not in line. o O 50 50 tOO MILES 100 150 KILOMETERS f V6S (Coprrlftit.1931.ln all countries by ths North American Newspaper Alliance. World rights re- served. Including the Scandinavian. Re- production In whole or in part prohibited.) e WNO Service d fighting and has suffered heavy All available drafts kave losses. 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 arrive In Europe during these months should be assigned to the British army. "At present certain British divisions have been so severely han-- ' died that they cannot be reconstituted. General Foch will remem. ber the number." "Yes, ten," Foch answered. "As we cannot again put them In line," Mr. Lloyd George continued, "they must be replaced by new units. The Germans are now fighting with the object of using If they can do up our effectives. 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: "It is undeniable that the British army is now exhausted ; so let It receive Immediate In May. But lately the French have had grave losses, notably at Montdidier, 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. "We are agreed that the American army is to the British army at once; in June we, too, shall need Infantry and machine-guSo let us make the units. agreement for June at once by saying: the same shipment of infantry 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. 1 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." Mr. Lloyd George Whereupon gave support to the principle, saying that British recruits would not be available until August and he understood it was the same for France, when both would be able to furnish their own recruits. 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 posul 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 upon 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 command. 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 in a short time. "As to the extension of the May agreement to June 1 am not prepared to accept it. The troops arriving in June will not be available 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. I 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 slon Into June. I can see no reason for it now." n CHAPTER XXXIX "I am commander In chief of the allied armies In France," said General Foch, "and my appointment has been sanctioned by the signature not only of the British and French governments but also by the President of United States Hence, I believe myself In a position 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 myself, extending to June what has been decided on for May. "I cannot forget the responsibilities weighing on me-- , because of the fart that the allied governments have intrusted to me the direction of operations In France." (TO BE CONTINUED.) Canadian Bird Sanctuaries now has more than 40 bird sanctuaries specially reserved for bird protection purposes. These are scattered across the country CaniTda R'S SAM r sod Fdfd Hsu ""tl.t J -- I im vM MlMi-ll"- t chogue, f.A 1 ' ' r.vT?f m r! from Nova Scotia to British Col urn bin. Some of the provincial governments also maintain similar arens for the benefit of native bird life. . - Salt Lake City's if mm :n y HOTEL TEMPLE SQUARE . 31. Shampoo Regularly Cutieitra Soap Cuiicura Ointment Shark's Companion . The largest sharks sometimes attain a length of 30 to 40 feet. It Is not true that the female shark is Wind. The pilot-fish- , a member of the mackerel family and only about 12 inches long, accompanies 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. man-eatin- g Not Government Owned The records of the Department Of Commerce indicate that the government does not own Spectacle Island in its entirety, but acquired in 1S90 approximately 1.15 acres for a consideration of $4,123 and in 1003 acquired .21 of an acre for a consideration of $2,200. This parcel of land is the northeast corner of the northern part of Spectacle island, Boston harbor, Massachusetts. Kentuckian's Long Life Instances of persons who have lived from 120 to 150 years, while not common, are considerable in lumber. A case familiar to most newspaper readers la that of "Uncle Johnny" Shell of Greasy Creek, Ky., who was born In 1788 and was rejected as "too old" to serve in the Mexican war, but who lived to see several other American wnrs and died in July, 1022, aged 134. Contempt Rankles It Is often more necessary to conceal contempt than resentment, the former being never forgiven, but the latter some- times forgot. Chesterfield. Viewing Midnight Sun The midnight sun of Alaska may best be seen from the extreme northern part, In the vicinity of I'olnt Barrow, but since this is almost Inaccessible even In midsummer, visitors to Alaska usually see this phenomenon from the region about Nome, In the Seward peninsula. The best time is midsummer, since It Is at this time thnt the days are longest and the sun remains higher In the sky. Panama's Peculiarity Tiinania offers an "east Is west" parallel. Because of a giant bend in the narrow Isthmus, where it Is severed by the Panama cnnnl, the Rim rises In the Pacific ocean and sinks In the Atlantic. Ships in the cnnnl travel from west to east to pass from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific! Primitive Sleeping Car The first sleeping ears ever signed were ui:a uu i. e land Valley railroad, between c... de- Har-rishur- g and Chambersburg, Pa. They were built in 1SS3 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 18 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 ear during the day. Subjects' Tribute to King Among the Gwaries 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 convenience of his callers, who, when they arrive, kneel before the entrance 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. Lumber Camp Hero Paul Bunyan Is a mythical hero of the lumber camps of the Northwest. The legend Is said to have begun In the Paplneau rebellion In Canada In 1&37 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. Humming-Bir- d Regions Humming birds are quite common along the Pacific coast and also In the mountain regions of Colorado. There their squeaky trlUs are frequently 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 nectar, evidently mistaking the red or yellow patch for a flower. 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 Sixteenth century. The Grimm brothers popularized the story of Cinderella. The English versions, however, are derived from the narrative of Charles Perrault, Old Statue Unearthed While woikiiihii wue v. 'ed In lowering the stone floor uf the Lady chapel of the Saxon church of St. John the Biiptist at Barnack, in the soke of Petersboro, England, a curious stone figure of probably the Thirteenth or Fourteenth century was unearthed. It is thought to represent Christ In majesty. Nearly three feet in height and 18 Inches wide. It is complete with the exception of the feet and nose. . . Nation's "First 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 soe'aJ precedence over all other women in this In the early years of the country. 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. Name Variously Spelt The name "Niagara" is believed to be derived from an Iroquois Indian name, meaning, according to one authority, "across the neck" or "at the neck," in reference to the One of the early French strait. explorers. Father L'AUemant, 1640, referred to the river as the Father Hennepin In 1079 spelled the name as "Niagara." Another spelling In the old manuscripts Is "Onglara." a. Credited to Negroes "Cutting a dido," which means to cut capers or to play the mischief, Is of unknown origin, says Pathfinder Magazine. It Is believed that It originated among American negroes. There is no evidence to support the theory that It was suggested by the classical story of Queen Dido, who founded Carthage Jn Africa on a piece of land measured by strips of a bull's hide. Historical 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 contained : "That battle should be fought over. It wasn't on the level." Must Be Authority Throe means to fortify belief are experience, reason and authority; of these the more potent is authority, for belief upon reason or experience will stag- ger. Bacon. |