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ELEVENTH NATION IN WAR J i ITALIAN TIIOOIS IN OKKAT Nl'NI15KK AT FKONTIKIt. Interest in t'anipaijjns Dwarfed I?y j xi Stirinj; St-enes in Latest Kn- t ti-ant. | c Italy, the eleventh nation to enter J t the world war. has thrown down the a gage of battle to Austria. (. Austrian and Italian troops in vast j numbers face each other along the 0 mountainous frontier. .Most of Aus- fj tria's warships are at Pola. The Ital- \ ian fleet put to sea from Spezia weeks c. ago. and its whereabouts is not j known. . f The official proclamation signed by the king fixed May 24 as the com- p mencement of the war. but almost s immediately the Italian ambassador at ?Yienna presented the Austrian for- n eign office with the formal declara- c tion, and shortly afterward Germany ^ instructed her ambassador at Rome t to leave the Julian capital with the a Austro-Hungarian ambassador. e In an official statement issued at j. Berlin the German government sa..v? v that by this attack against the dual v monarchy Italy also has broken her i alliance with Germany and adds that E the loyal relationship existing be- j: tween Austria-Hungary and the Ger- c man empire remains unimpaired. j; Expectancy in the action of Italy t has dwarfed interest in other mat- t ters connected with the war, and, g strangely enough, there have been lit- p tie of paramount importance to at- ^ tract attention. Battles both in the p east and west are being fought much s after the manner of the past six p months, with losses or gains here and 0 there. e Checks to the Germans north of j Arras, progress east of Festubert and 0 the capture of trenches near Neuville t /?Virnr?iHpd hv Paris. a at vaooi ai v fo Berlin asserts that to the south of v Neuville the Germans made gains ^ and that an attack on the Lorette a , heights was repulsed. a In the East the Austrians claim to j have repulsed the Russians. In the p northwest of Russia Berlin claims a jj defeat of the Muscovites with the n capture of some 600 prisoners and a ^ number of machine guns. p The Triple Entente powers have n notified Turkey that all the members t of the Turkish government and such ^ agents of the government as are e found implicated will be held personally responsible for the massacres a of Armenians. d The condition of the king of s Greece, who has been ill for several 0 days, is reported to have taken a se- ^ rious turn. Because of the king's ill- v ness, the question as to whether F Greece shall maintain her neutrality j or enter the general conflict has been g add* IClIIpUiaiiij iatu t Ancient Humor. b Half a century ago that form of humor known as the conundrum was ^ thought to be amusing and one of the highest forms of wit. And the ^ man or woman who had a store of new ones always ready to propound ^ was considered a most entertaining person. Of course, everybody knows what a conundrum is. for even today it creeps up occasionally in some remote district. But the really old ^ ones that delighted our grandfathers ^ are for the most part buried in oblivion. Did you ever hear of the one about the watch dog? This is of the brand of 1850, and is pretty good of its kind: ^ Jo o n-otoVi Hop hipppr at night than in the morning?" "Be- ^ cause he is let out at night and taken in in the morning." ^ This one was a great favorite of the beaux of 1860, who wanted to flatter the ladies:. "When is a bonnet not a bonnet?" ^ "When it becomes a pretty wo- * man." * Here are some more about the same period that may interest you: "What's the difference between a donkey and a postage stamp?" "One you lick with a stick and the other * you stick with a lick." "What was the greatest feat in the eating line ever known?" "That ^ recorded of the man who began by bolting a door, after which he threw i up a window and then sat down and t swallowed the whole story." i "Why is a little dog's tail like the heart of a tree?" "Because it is farthest from the bark." I "Which would you rather do? c look like a greater fool than you are or be a greater fool than you look? T (Let the person choose, and then say, "That's impossible.") "What do lawyers do when they t die?" "Lie still." . "What is the most inconvenient t time for a train to start?" "12:50, as it is ten to one you don't catch 1 i i Telling Tlieni Apart. ?? O "How do you tell the twins apart?" 1 "One of them has a scar on her temple." t "Which one has the scar?" r "I can never remember."?Hous- t "ton Post. F a (.'kockk \hvi:i:tisi:d. lttributps All of His Success to I it- j telligent I'se of Printer's Ink. | Duke C. Bowers, of .Memphis, Ten-j ;essee. has 4:! grocery stores in that j own and sells nearly half of the groeries consumed there. Sixteen years go he was piling staves in a Kenucky barrel factory at per day nd while working at that job conluded to go in business for himself, t friend loaned him and he pened a cash grocery. His sales the rst day amounted to just eight cents. Cow lie is rated in the millionaire lass. Andrew u uenung qmnes .m. lowers in the St. Louis Republic as ollows: "If I had not discovered newspaer advertising, I would still be strug:ling for a living in that first store nstead of having forty-three. A few uonths after 1 openpd my cash groerv in Columbus. Ky., Charles X. \*alker, who used to edit the paper here, showed me it would be to my dvantage to take a half page ad very week, changing the ad every ssue. Common sense told me there . as no use running a business that . ould save the people unless you old them so, so I signed a six nonths' contract, it punea so wen a fact that I used to buy 200 extra opies and mail them out over Carisle county to see if I couldn't get he farmers to come to Columbus to rade. Pretty soon I became the bigest advertiser that Walker had. Half ages became too small for me. I egan to use pages. And business icked up accordingly. Seeing the uccess possible in a cash business ushed by good advertising, I sold ut to go where I could get the greatst results for my efforts. Just beore starting for Memphis an uncle f mine called me out for a private alk. 'Duke,' he said, 'you're not oing to Memphis sure enough, are ou?' 'That is what I am going to o.' I replied, 'I'm going down there nd go into the grocery business right way.' He shook his head sorrowul-like and said, 'Duke, those newsapers will get all the money you ave got. Charlie Walker has been aaking more out of your business han you have.' 'Well, the newspa er? have gotten a 101 out 01 me, uui ay greatest regret is that I didn't let hem have more.' 'Then you believe a advertising?' Mr. Bowers was askd. " 'I am not merely a believer in dvertising,' was the prompt rejoiner, "I am almost a maniac on the ubject. I firmly believe if I had nly spent half so much for advertisag as I have 6pent, I wouldn't be rorth half so much as I am worth, 'urthermore, I am convinced that if had been foresighted enough to pend twice as much for adverising as I have spent, that I would e worth twice what I am worth." Pass a Law. ire your neighbors very bad? Pass a law! )o they smoke? Do they chew? ire they bothering you? )on't they do as you would do? Pass a law! ire your wages awful low? Pass a law! ire the prices much too high? )o the wife and babies cry Cause the turkeys all roost high? Pass a law! Vhen M. D. finds new diseases, leasles, croup or "expertisis?" lot the mumps or enfermesis, -est we all fly to pieces. Pass a law! ire the lights aburning red? Pass a law! loodness sakes, but ain't it awful! .Iy! What are we going to do? llmost anything ain't lawful. Ind the judge is human, too! Pass a law! ?Public, Sucessfu] Ruse. "Charlie," said the young mother, 'I've decided on a name for baby. Yfi will call her Imoeene." Papa was lost in thought for a few noments. He did not like the name, >ut if he opposed it his wife would lave her own way. "That's nice." said he presently. 'My first sweetheart was named mogene, and she will take it as a ompliment." "We will call her Mary, after my nother," was the stern reply. He Was It. Mr. Meek was laboriously hooking lp the back of his wife's evening Iress just as the clock was striking heir dinner hour and their dinner ;uests were ringing the door bell. T ? MaaI* KrAotlin/J liorrl V^ic? fnro_ Hi. .UCCIV uicawii^u iiui u, mo ivi tlead was damp and his hands shook. "I do wish someone would invent i machine to do this kind of work," le muttered miserably. "Why, they have," replied his wife rightly as she applied some powder tonchalantly to her nose. "They iave. and you are it."?Youth's Comlanion. Ma? Wins Test Result of the great Yale Unive Of the forty automobiles tested ? laboratory the Maxwell stands fir i MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SncrricLO Scientific School vale university The Biewer Uotor Car Company* !jIJIf 1079 Chapel Street HI I/ Hew Haven, Conn* ill Gentlemen* I 1 am enclosing report of tee4 If our laboratory. ? I should like to add the ft I I | 1. RELIABILITY OP TEST* A preliminary test was made < stiff* The showing was so good that vi on April 30th, using same oar* On thii performance was better than on the fin most careful experts, and the results, 2* MILEAGE* | The effloienoy of the Maxwell on a level road* is exoeptionally high one of forty automobiles tested in our 3? MOTOR PERFORMANCE. I The effioienoy of the motor i ' ollne used per hour per horse-power at H very perfect carburetor aotlon over th< HVa on mileace ner tzallon. is thi \ Vtry 1 { MM 11 ^ V 11 fll The table furnished by tn< / Power and Fuel test made on high get tively level roads by Professors E. H. School, Yale University. 1. Name of car 2. Owner of car 3. Date of test 4. Weight of car with driver 5. Wind resisting area 6. Rolling resistance, declutched, 7. Rear ratio, direct, measured 8. Tires, size, front and rear 9. Tires, make, U. S. Non-skid 10. Wheel base 11. Cylinders 12. Carburetor 13. Ignition 14. Starter 15. Gasoline spec. grav. I SPEED DRAWBAR PULI Miles per Hour Pounds 10.2 42. 19.8 60. 30.1 90. 40. 132. Come in and see and ride in < Wonder Cars. CP/ Full 5-Passenger ^1^ ^ 1 ounng uar ^ Call, write or telephone, and w ears at your disposal. FOR EASY C n P V Trnuptrr 1. W ^ L/* IV I 1EIUT133EE ? - cwell Over 40 Cars irsity Sheffield Scientific School lest, it the famous Sheffield Scientific School st in economy of Gasoline consumption. """I ;'.} r t / NCW HAVCN. CONNECTICUT May X?t 1915* ' ,'-a? i a b of your Maxwell automobile recently made in / //. : Lowing comments t jit sn April 19th, using a now ear which was rather I ? decided to make a second test* This was made / 3 test, the ear chewed less stiffness and the - I . it ear* The second test was supervised by our IL I I believe to be perfectly reliable* mil 211 L an to mobile as indicated to the somber of mile mllL ' ? TMo mileage record Is tetter than that of any IfJI laboratoiy to date* UM ind carburetor as Indicated by the pounds of 91s- Mil rear tires, Is exceedingly gpod* and Indloates Bo/ 9 idiole range of speed and load* Shis record Inf 9 best one that we hare had* |||| truly yours, V ASSISTAflT PROFESSOR HBCHtflCJL HTCISEEBIJG. . ' v&? . :-M I V 0 vm ? . ' u% s Yale Sheffield Scientific School 1 ir of Maxwell stock Touring Car on comparaLockwood and T. Q. Boyer, Sheffield Scientific MAXWELL, 1915 Model "25" Biever Motor Car Co., New Haven April 30th, 1915 2,000 lbs. 20 sq. ft. high 36 lbs. 3.55 to 1 30 x 3.5 Inflated to 70 lbs. 103 inches Four, 3 5-8 x 4 1-2 K. D. Battery and Simms Magneto Simms-Huff / 0.72 ; \( HORSEPOWER FUEL At Rear Tires Miles per Gallon 1.2 33.8 3.2 33.2 7.2 23.2 I 14.1 | 19.3 Dne of these Record Breaking Maxwell ?Bk CL JB Electric Starter )y{) re will put one of our demonstrating * * . RAMRF.RC AIN, Agent, swnjci A > : - ' : ) I -y- -Vr -r - _