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ALL THOUGHTS ON "CHOW" Matter of AM-Abeorbiny Importsnoe Among Member* of the Amerl. ean expeditionary Force. "One why obMfved the United Htui?.s army during t???? iiite ftiieis> both In this country and In the A. K. K., frequently fflflciii) the conclusion Hint rhoH vmis king." writes James 10. I ?ii r?t lit (be American l.eglon Weekly. ,fA complete history of the war could he Indited In the terms of tto willy, MilnuarJuo turkey, slum, IwuinieH de terre Franca Is and pot? **?." continues the . Weekly, ? '??When do we eatT* "R*?H?einher that cry u* the hom nies~IO-<-.hfvuux 8 boxcar stood i?h? tlrntly for hours mi a aiding while hungry men longod tu get to the bil leting area and hot coffee? Remem ber that query In the trenches when Jerry hud shelled the communication trench and held up the chow detail; or In the fox hole urea when the kltclieus hadn't beeti able to keep up? "Even way hack In the wooden gun day* of the war chow was u main objective In the day's plan, I believe It Is safe to say that every tunn In the army or navy commented at some time In his letters homo on the food. It was either, The grub Is tierce,' or "They sure five a guy plenty to eat.' "Those were the days early in the fall of I017| when mess sergeants were new to their art -and rness officers, too. for that matter. The 'bird' who mauugod to hold his strategic position In the front end of the line was sure to get it monu mental helping^ - whereas the unlucky Individuals at the other end were apt to he told, 'No more prunes; move oh!' or 'Coffee all out; quit shoving 1' "That was the fiercest battle for existence. Yon were on time or went hungry. I>enr Ota re nee, who must always be called three times for sup per at home, learned to be right there when the chow line fell In. "Some of the vanny even learned ; to pack their mess kits with them to^ play It safe; on much the same theory that some men carry their tooth brushes with them, not knowing where they will spend tlie night. "A tale Is told of a company In J the depot brigade at a certain camp that was taught standing retreat ? holding their mess kits. Which held the prize until a rooky In another j '?oinpjin.v of the same battalion was observed standing retreat, wearing a dip hat and smoking a stogie." Cannabis a New fyienacc. In Brazil 'jnnnuhls smoking is be coming ft national menace, according to Dr. T. S. IMalr of llnrrlsburg. Pa., "who adds the warning that the vice ran readily he luifmrled to this conn fry unless we guard carefully against it. Ho says ihe cannabis smoker near ly always becomes an Imbecile In thin*. In an article on Hit- "Helnl Ion of Drug Addiction to Indus'ry ' in the Journal of Industrial Hygiene, In. Blair snys that business, industry and Industrial physicians must make It their care to see that the "Jokers" are taken out of the narcotic laws and that then those laws are effectively enforced. The few debased physicians "who Infest almost every community and who deliberately keep up addic tion through ignorance or cupidity." he snys. must he taken in hand. In many ways heroin is the worst hnblt-fonnlng drug known, he de?Hnre?, and add* that its legitimate applica tion in medit inc can l?e filled hy other drugs. Plant Secrets. The n<o of X-ra> |Jiotographs f??r -evnilinir the Inner secrets of the structure of the bodies of men and .mimals h.-r- long ? been familiar hut their application i<? the ph/nt world is more recent. The numerous mineral constituent# ? <f plants ;?11 appear clearly in the , X-ray ptcure. and the fact that even I ?he most delhate structure of plants : ?an he thus photographed bears wit ! ;,??<? rh.11 even those bodies whhh are | apparently transparent to X-ray- <!??. I ihsorh them to a certain decree, which I - jo\?>r?:ed h> 'heir consistence and ?hicknes^ then content of Mir ami of : ?ap. and their i hetulcal constitution. I.ike <?*')!.-i ohlect*. plan's appear j ''? ? :<*???? imrardiic plate not if : ?!)??!??? v h ? h>;\ o'ct tire*. t.tlf ij> ."a I led ; .i- ?' -e<ita f hi s t giving ? >n ? ? ??.-T !'ire?- (!imenuhci?. .. | CaM ?/ Nicotine l -v.. ..i v ,|( s|r mrs were ? PV*?i:li ! t.^ e;i i li o.|m?| i|..i :r,'o. "\f len-'t t so many month- f ? h. - . Mm," :iii he'11n necessary in or ?tor 'ha' a vlnl'ant spotter may n<>t ' >e uh!e to f't.il oil I the cuiprit. for t \vii* worth the d< y ro '. u.*' ? ' 11 !l I ll.l,!(II'M ?<! ? Suddenly i ?.i??r?i n -<cn. !?m| he o* her The north . ??jj came ?.. a cr.nd:i-*; -to), and th? ear south hound on the other track did ikeu i?e Vrd tleM. follow rh's: "<?imnie h ? hew off tin oh! ping" I Btisine-* .>) rem h I)'J f m the <tlid 1 i'tug and. pa-sitij. it o\ei l'u-:r.es ? ?f takinu' i ? he,\ :?/i?* pnvso _? it !?h?*k ) "Thank- S hmr ^tn 'he car* ?i?rr >"? '* h \ ?1|. i . N'ev. h Banks M?Vf R*cofd rill re ha- h eC': mi! ^ one ?|J! t?o. :U' hank failure in t.tenty (u<> tnont/s with nope af ;.(? during 'tic ta?: mlendur year a e- v< recurs n Afne* Irai. "o ? t^-t'er than th ,? ;?i,v ? *fi Lir fwr:orl In fhi?: for* y retire life o' th? pres.?.|,t ua 1 fIon ? hvnklnir k/vif*?ri Two hnn ?'rei i n net % eiu*t?t nvt oti.-il tianks ?.!?.? ->'? *> <{ (h?*ir IKp!f;?i ' ' ? hilt 4th EXPLAINING "JACK" IN FLAG Origin of Emblsm of the British Km* pire Qoe# Back to the Oaya ?f i Pitt* Armor. "The si;ii Spangled Banner" ?* plains Itself; like the ?'tricolor" of I'm nee. itut who put the Jack In Union jack? This curious term, which is the only nnnie by which we know tin* Brlil.sh Hmic. hoy been the subject of much surmise; hut so unique In Ita history that you would never guess It In n thousand yearn! In ancient tlmew every Kngllith sol dier in the field wore the protecting "Jacque" or surtout (over all), which won s garment of padded leather In torspersed with pieces of plate armor, Upon the breast the crimson cross ?# St. George, When the soldiers had occasion to hoard a ship their Jacques were placed next each other along the hulwarkH of the ship In the same wsy that the Romans arranged their shields on hoard their galleys. The Jacques so afforded the men pro tection against the arrows of their adversaries on the water, and by their device upon the outer side proclaimed the nationality of the ship. Excepting the king's own ship, which flew: the royal arms on a silken sail, the Jacques bore ihe only indication of the nation* allty of a vessel. In the course of time, when the Jacques were not longer needed along the bulwarks, a solitary Jacque was probably displayed ut the bowBprlt, and so the name "Jack" came Into use for the flag that superseded It lu 1801 the three kingdoms of Eng land, Ireland and Scotland were for* malty united and the British flag made a combination of the cross of St. Oeorge for England, of St. Andrew for Scotland and of St. Patrick for Ire land. It was this union which made the. British flag the "Union Jack." Reliable Information. An American tourist recently visited the ancient city of Chester, and was startled by the loud clanging of the fire alarm bell. Seeing others run. fce ran, too, and presently found himself ono of a crowd gathered to witness the departure of the fire engines. In a short time the engines dashed out of the yard and disappeared down?the street In- a whirl of dust and smoke. With a view to gathering Informa tion. the tourist addressed himself to a man In the crowd : "Say, mister. I suppose In an old place like this containing so many timber-fronted houses, you often have a fire?" "Pretty often.- n?"*eiited- the mans "How often, now. does a tire occur?" asked the American. ".Every time that bell rings." replied the man. nodding towards the bell tower.?T.ondon Tlt-Blts. Sea-Horse6 Scarce. For h long time one of the moat popular exhibits n( the aquarium has been thf sc:l? horses," says tjie New Vork Times. At the present time there is a scarcity of these interesting fishes with miniature horse's heads and queer tails. \V\ L. De Nyse. as sistant <! rector, snhl the scarcity might in- attributed to the excessive cold of two years ago. in which many of the delicate little fishes might have perished before reaching warmer latl t tides. When in captivity sea-horses have to he fed on minute marine worms. They are found In local hays, and Mr. He Nyse has seen a* many as eight or ten with their tail* hooked together drifting with the tide. .They are among the most unique of fishes, and in the aquarium tank they may be seen with their falls linked together like ho many monkeys. The scientific name of tlie sea-horse is Hippocampus. They were known to the ancient 'Ireeks and Romans. Sulphur Deposits in Alaska. located in the crater of a snow capped volcanic mountain on I'nalaska Island, one ??f the Aleutim group, is a large deposit of sulpnir. In-lleved to contain from 10,fw>0 t.? tons. A claim has I .??en tiled for ; he location, and mining operations probably will start in the near fntur*. Suhfer riin?*:?n heat and a hot vapor, the lat ter ? ?i?i?c from cracks in the rocks, keen the deposit free from ice and -now. though these permanently cover nearly all of the rt*ma'i.der of the p. nk. which Is nhout d.tKX) feet In heigh' Another sulphur deposit has lieen discovered on Akun island, in the same croup, and a third near Stepo \ak hay. on the southern shore of the Alaskan [wnitisula. ? I*opu!ar Mechan ics Magazine. Town Peculiarly Named. Wlmi ? iii it?liiiine? In-i innt-s n maf ter for consideration In the case of the happy g'v-lucky manner of bestow ing one practiced t?> the surveying party about which Captain Reynard son tells Iii his l?M>k on the Mesopo tamia!) campaign This p-?rty came to a village on 'he Kuphrates not marked on the map. so the surveyors hailed n l.veal Anih and asked Mm: "What Is the name of rht?= village?" "M'adrl." rhn Arat* replied, madri meaning "I do not know." Hut the oarty unques tioning! v accepted if as the name of tho vlll.ige. anil M adri the village Is to this day?on the survey tnnp Filming Holy Writ. The Bible Is to he filmed. nn?? the men in America who are about to be thl< stupendous work claim that their Bible pictures will help to quiet the unrest of the world, and that, a* an af.} * - religion, education and social welfare ;holr value will be aJocost la eatmlable. PLANETS CALLING US? i i ii ? ' fffi' -i I Wireless Interrupted by Myste ^ Tious Signals. Marconi Tells of Qu#?r Sound* Which May Com* From Outside the Earth. I.omlon.- li)tcrrit|t|lona of thu Mar fpul wireless Instruments hy mysto rinu* undecipherable signals. which H'^re noted hf,forf the war end havo been publicly referred to since. are s|M'?i?iiiy fffltljrffl In the Dally Mull untl discussed hy Marconi In an inter view published by the paper. "We o<*ca*<omtlly get queer nounda find itiilicMtions. which might coiue from Mtiuewhere outside the earth," Signor Marconi ? .int. "We have had them both in Kngland aud America. Thq Morse signal letter* occur with much greater frequency than others, hut we have uot yet picked up anj^1 thing that could he translated Into a definite message. 'The fact that the signals have oc curred simultaneously at New York and London, with Identical Intonalty, seems to indicate that they must have originated at a great distance. "We have not yet the slightest proof of {heir origin. They jnlght conceiv ably bo due to some natural disturb ance at a great distance, for instamce, an eruption of the sun causing elec trical disturbances*" Asked whether |>088lhly attempts were being made by another planet to communicate, Signor Marconi said: "I would not rule out the possibility of this, but there Is no proof. We must investigate this matter much moro thoroughly before we venture upon a definite explanation." He added thn'. the mysterious sounds are not confined to any par ticular diurnal period; they* are fr? quent by day and night. MISS.SOUMY TCHEN6 M!ss Soumy Tcheng of canton | China. Just returned from the peac< conference, where she was sent by th? Chinese government to represent th? Chinese women, and to report the con ferenee. 5s in the United States, wher* she Intends to study Amcrfcan ways Miss Tcheng has lived in Paris elgh: years, and she speaks French fluently I She is a graduate lawyer, having, studied in Paris. ENGLISH SPEECH FOR WORLD ! Belgian Professor Favors Its Adoptior as Lanauage of all Nations. Stockholm.?Knglish would undouht* i edly he the most suitable as a world ' language, in the opinion of Profpssoi, Carnoy of I.ouvaln university. Pel-; , giuin. Il?' made this statement In the form ! of a reply to the question addressed j by the Northern IVace society tc : prominent linguists In various coun- j tries n<* to which language would' b? ; i , best adapted to universal use. After declaring In favor of Knglish ? M. Cnrnoy wrote: "Tito fJermnn and French language* ? have lost their place through the war [ ! The Knglish language Is n hospitable , ! one. being a kind of compromise he i I tweon the Latin and Oerm.inlc j i tongues; also It Is simple and is sj.ok-j ; imi hv most progressive nations of thf j world, and has one of the must beautl* | ; fill literatures of modern ti?nes." Anna Gould Aids Aviator?. Paris.?The Kosciusko squadron of American aviator* on the Polish front j hn>i found p much-nerded godmother in the I )u< hex*. ile Tallvvrund. former ly Anna fJould of Now York. Tin* dii'-hosv has presented l.ftilO fo tic Mpindron. The pilots ? rerofve ???? I \ S2Ti monthly and their ! fo<w| and w'nter clothing therefore ; v ere deficient When volunteering for the ?qmid ron the American* derlino'l 'he o fTer of 'In- poll-* of L'reator pur. saying that they would tnke only the amount 'he pn||?h aviators received. There fore 1 . were overjoyed -it the gift i of tin i.'uiheMx. \? hich mine kj* n I priae. Chassis $1395 f. o. b. St. Louis 1 and EVERY class of industrial and agricultural activity is now being served by Traffic Trucks. Their reputation has 'spread like wild-fire. *3 Traffic performance has pulverized the opinions of skeptics who believe that a quality truck of the Traffics capacity couldk.not' be built and sold for the low price of $ 1395.' ^?; ; ?? ? . Perhaps it has puzzled you? Hundreds upon hundreds of Traffic Trucks are now r "" * ? ^?rim serving satisfied owners from Coast to Coast, Lakes to ?7 Gulf, and in foreign countries. <Sr Traffics are built to build prestige and big busin for the dealer by offering the greatest truck value in the world to the user. 1 he sale of one Traffic sells another ?the quality does it?quality from every angle that y< can possibly figure value in a motor truck which means repeat sales. ? ? j When an owner of a Traffic can use friore trucks ?he buys more Traffics?many have already done so,| which is concrete evidence of Traffic dependability on the job. -J . ' ? (4jj The Traffic has many superior features not to b| found in any other truck, regardless of price, such as Continental Red Seal Motor, Bosch Magneto, Covei| Transmission and Clutch, Russel internal gear drive! axle. 34x3 1-2 in. front and 34x5 in. rear F1SK solid. tires, etc., etc. The question?Traffic high quality? It is answered by its specifications. The question?the Traffic low price? It is answered by reduc?d overhead cost in construction, through quantity production on one model and one cap^'f ?? sj ?there's a Traffic produced every 20 minutes. Camden Motor Car Co. State Distributors Camden, S. Gpj Traffic Motor Truck Corporation St. Louis, U. S. A. -