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Every woman ia as young as she.
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prejudice prevent your keeping;
youthful as long as you wish?
Npt, long ago many women
would not use face powders or cps
metics. Today, most women
know their heed and use them.
This is equally true of the hair,
restorer. Thousands of womeni
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With
Brilliant Feat of Arms by Which British Forces Crossed the
Jordan and Captured Es Salt How Gondoners Crossed
tHe River Ehike of Connoiight Witnessed the
Operations
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British . Palestine Headauarters.
Marcli 30 (By Mail). In spite ot
many difficulties, the British troops
have forced the passage of the Jor
dan, and occupied Es Salt, 25 miles
from the river bank, on the anniver
sary of the first battle of Gaza. Gen
eral Allenby's army marches from
one success to another, and this lat
est of the series of brilliant army
operations is one of the finest tri
butes to the moral efficiency of his
troops.
In ordinary circumstances the task
of bridging the Jordan during its win
ter current would be one of consid
erable magnitude, but the general
had to deal with abnormally adverse
conditions. The March rainfall in
Jerusalem and on. the plains has been
exceptionally heavy, and torrents
have been pouring into the river ou
the north.
Even when,, the river had fallen
some feet the muddy water from the
hills was in such volume that it did
not lose its freshness until it pushed
back the grey brine of the Dead Sea
a couple of miles from the Jordan's
mouth, and the broad chocolate band
of water from the upper reaches pre
sented a remarkable color contrast
before it succumbed to the overpow
ering weight of the salt-laden sea.
When the moon had gone down in
the early hours of Friday morning
London troops made the attempt to
cross in two places, it was intended
that the main crossing should be at
Ghoraniyeh, east of Jericho, where
the Turks had destroyed the bridgo
soon after we occupied the town.
Ghoraniyeh is in the middle of one
of the many 'bends of the Jordan.
When three of the strongest swim
mers among the Londoners tried to
breast the current which tumbled
past them they found it too strong.
A punt was no sooner put into the
stream than it was torn from the
hands of the engineers launching it.
It was obvious that the force of
the stream would make it impossible
to throw a bridge across at Ghoran
iyeh that night, and extremely doubt
ful whether' sufficient numbers of in
fantry could be ferried over even if
a taut line was made fast to the
banks. The general therefore decid
ed to alter his plans, and to make the
main crossing at Makadet Hajlah,
four miles lower down, where the pil
grims road to the Jorden ends. Here
the river banks are less tortuous, but
his was- Hajlah's only advantage.
The banks are thickly clothed In
rees and undergrqwth right down to
the water's edge. The left bank, af
ter several hundred yards' width of
jungle, rises tier upon tier fpr a con
siderable distance. It was known
hat the Turks had made position
aft.pr position hereabouts.
The troops moved down a wadi,
kept sheltered in broken ground near
the river bank, while an officer and
"ix ren swam the river, towing a
rope behind them. Battling with the
current, they reached the left bank
nnd began hauling across light raft?
loaded with men. The Turks lighted
?crub fires, which illumined the sur
face of the river, and the boatloads
had to bo tugged over in the face of
considerable hre.
Three hundred men were over by
laylight. and the bridge building then
began. The pngineer had to carry
the material down the precipitous
banks, and the work throughout was
very heavy, but they completed a
barrel bridge soon after eight o'clock.
By that time manv more men had
r-een ferried across, but the nature of
the ground prevented them from
forming more than a very narrow
bridgehead, 300 yards wide, and not
more thn.n 200 yards from the bank.
Paths had to be cut through the jun
gle before a man could move. In
front of us were nests of machine
guns, and beyond the belt of wood
were dunes of sun baked earth, on
each of which many Turks were en
trenched.
On the left were some low cliffs.
and over the dunes -were low hills,
sheltering a well armed enemy. Two
of our mountain batteries kept down
the Turks fire to a minimum, but
with all the advantage in favor of
the defence no further progress could
be made "during the day. The men
lay out under a hot sun 1.200 feet be
low the sea level.
It was resolved to try to widen the
bridgehead at, night. A gallant ef
fort was made by the troops soon af
ter midnight on Friday. By a deter
mined, well sustained rush they
charged through the taneled nricklv
thorn bushes and trees to a depth of
a tnousand yards, gradually extend
ing their flanks till thev formed a
bridgehead 1,500 yards wide.
Meanwhile the engineers had been
constructing a steel pontoon bridge
under considerable shell and rifle
fire, which they did not allow to in
terrupt them for a moment. It was
due to their remarkably fine work
that we were able to get over an en
tire mounted regiment by dawn.
. The cavalry moved silently up the
left bank through breaks in the jun-fle-
Tnen they climbed the low
cliffs, and suddenly emerged on to
the plain, over which they galloned
towards Ghoraniyeh. riding down
and capturing 70 Turks, some ma
chine guns making the enemy oppo-
i a!h foot u as harl as thev
could. The Turks .suffered a number
of casualties in getting away. An
other mounted regiment was rnt
wlrds Et Hal3ah scouted east"
During Saturday the Duke of Con
naught was well east of the Jordan
watching, the operations for several
hours.
bridges were built at Ghoraniyeh.
and the passage of the .river .was as
sured in two places. ; "
Another excellent piece of work
was carried out down south. It war
decided to threaten the Turks' flan!
at -Hajlah.- Two officers and 45 men
volunteered to make ' a march from
the Jordan's mouth straight up thc
left ank of the river. This little
party, jocularly called the "Societc
Anonyme Maritime," was rowed
across the Dead Sea in the dark an:
landed to the east of the Jordan
They had an Arab guide with then,
but he was lost in the darkness
However, the young officer pushet
on, made his way towards a ford, anr
he attacked a small enemy post and
took some prisoners, but finding that
between him an dthe ford was a
much superior force of the enemy, he
hid his party till he could effect h
communication with the body at Hnj
lah. This he did early on Saturday
morning.
More infantry and cavalry go
across during the day, and on Sun
day strong attacks were made oi.
the enemy positions. There was.
keen fighting at several places, bi'.i
our troops were irresistible.
Near Shunet, Nimrin, some Lewi."
gunnews and riflemen crept towards
a battery shelling our troops, kille'
some gunners and drivers, put the
remainder to flight and captured four
guns.
As the enemy, including some Ger
mans, were retiring up the Es Salt
road with transports our airmen
dropped nearly three-quarters of a
ton of bombs on them, making a
number of direct hits. Then they
came low with their machine guns
and scattered the Turks. The foot
hills infantry captured about 4G
Germans, including officers.
On Sunday night the weather
broke. In this respect the luck ha
been against us. Rain fell heavily,
and the Jericho road became a mass
of slippery mud, with the result thr i
only pack transport could move.
I But the troops triumphed over all
I adverse conditions. With cavalry on
both flanks they made their way
through the foothills into the moun
tains, over 3,000 feet above the level
of the Jordan, beating down all
opposition. In the evening the out
posts were only 1,500 yards from Es
Salt.
The hills were then covered with
a thick, damp mist, and we halted
till dawn today. Some of us were
reminded of the morning a year ago,
when a thick sea fog denied us vic
tory at Gaza. However, the element'
were not permitted to interfere with
progress today and as the sun was
over the mountains of Moab our
splendid boys captured Es Salt and
the surrounding heights, thus inflict
Ing a heavy blow on the Turks and
their German allies.
The Anglician Bishop in Jerusalem
was enthroned at St. George's church
on March 17, in the presence of rep
resentatiyes of the Greek, Armenian
Coptic, Abyssinian and Syrian
churches. The Grand Rabbi of Je
rusalem was personally present, ant1
a' representative of the Mufti.
The Allies have lost an average of
only one ship in 200 convoyed vessels.
Strength and
How to Gain It
INSTEAD OF EXERCISES, PATENT
FOODS AND MEDICINES, TAKE
PHOSPHATE WITH YOUR
MEALS.
The demand today is for men and wo
men who are strong In every sense of the
word possessing the physical strength
necessary to endure hardships and fatigue;
the mental strength to grapple with diffi
cult problems; the nervous force which en
dows the body with vigor and vitality ; the
will power to triumph over adversity ano
turn defeat into victory.
But such glorious strength Is impos
sible so long as your nerves are wean
arid exhausted, and therefore if you wtji
be really strong you must first careTr-lr
your nerves. Weak, exhausted jierrcB
need food, and for this purpose physicians
strongly recommend the use of the organic
phosphate known among druggists as
bltro-phospbate and put 4 up in 5-gr.
compressed tasteless tablets.
If you feel your strength is failing from
any cause, get a supply of these biiro
phosphate tablets and take one with evecv
meal. Practically all of the minor ail
ments afflicting mankind, as well as mau
of the more serious maladies, can be tra
ed to nervous exhaustion and lowered yi
tality, and probably this explains vrj
such a remarkable Improvement Id tu
general health is invariably notlceabl.
when bitro-phosphate is taken as directed
a? the nerves are thereby revitalized am'
made strong. It is sold by Bellamy, Green,
Jarman & Futrelle and all good druggists.
Adv.
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Rheuma passes the deadly poisonous
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I find Rheuma" far in advance of the
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Dr. M. C. Lyons. "
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Maintenance of Efficiency and Credit of Public Utility
Companies Essential Increased Rates Necessary to Main-
tain Credit and Efficient Service.
Excerpt from the Annual Report of the Hon. John Skelton "Williams. Comptroller of the
Currency, to the Congress: .
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National and State Banks, and many thousands of small and large investors have suf
fered seriously from the decline of the earning capacity of public utility corporations and the
consequent shrinkage in the value of their securities, representing investments of many hun
dred millions of dollars. These losses naturally diminish the power and disposition of the pub
lic to respond to the call of the Government for money for war. This danger should arouse,
I venture to suggest, the anxiety and stimulate the efforts of the Congress and of every patri
otic citizen. A more urgent and pressing peril is forced upon our attention by the obvious
fact that we are dependent so largely on the efficiency and strength of these corporations and
on our railroads for speed and success in preparing for and prosecuting the war.
The corporations referred to supply light, heat, power, and electric railway transporta
tion for passengers and freight. They touch intimately the daily life of the people. In normal
times they have been favorite targets for sneers and savage criticisms from large parts of the
public and the press. In some instances, doubtless, they have deserved and invited hostility.
In others, the attacks upon them probably have been unjust and unreasonable. Frequently
they have been the victims or beneficiaries of local politics, suffering injury in the end in eith
er case. Yet generally, they were able to serve the needs of their communities with reason
able efficiency and to earn fair returns on the money invested in them. Now they are
threatened with ruin. If they are allowed to sink into inefficiency much of the most important
war work of the Government will be crippled or paralyzed.
The work of war has thrown upon many of these corporations strains which they are
unable to endure without prompt help. The costs of their labor and of all material for opera
tion, betterment and upkeep have increased heavily and suddenly. They are required to in
crease radically and quickly their service and facilities. Industries manufacturing war muni
tions and materials demand of the public utilities corporations constantly greater supplies of
power and light. At the industrial centers, car lines are being rushed and overburdened by
new armies of workers. The gas companies are called upon for gas for cooking and heating
in quantities beyond all normal calculations and far beyond their present capacities. They
are urged continually to furnish more coke and coal by-products, toluol, and other elements
absolutely essential in modern warfare. Where cantonments have been established, the de
mands on the resources of water, lighting, and transportation companies are especially se
vere; ability to comply with such demands is necessary for the safety and comfort of the
fighting men in training.
A committee representing the four leading associations which include all the principal
electric light and power companies, street railway companies, and the most important gri?
companies of the country, recently submitted to this office a report in which attention was
asked to the increase within the last two years in the cost of materials they, most use for the
maintenance of their properties. They gave a list of percentages of additional cost show
ing among others the following items: ;
Increase From 1915 to 1917.
Copper wire 1 80
Pipe, cast-iron . . ... . .-. -. .--v.-. . . 100
Axles 272
Acids 162
Brass . 300
Car forgings 216
Castings, malleable 198
Copper, bar and sheet ... 147
Lead, pig and sheet 127
Nails . : no
Steel,' tool . . . . : 400
Tie-plates . . 276
The continued and increasing efficiency of these corporations is important for the suc
cessful conduct of the war. This efficiency is not possible with the present conditions. Cor
porations proved by their own figures to be approaching bankruptcy, cannot obtain money
for improvements or maintenance. On the other hand, banks and citizens suffering severe
losses from investments in the securities of these entirely legitimate and once promising en
terprises will be discouraged from lending money to the Government or deprived of the
means to lend.
. The first and most direct relief to the public utilities corporations can be given by the
State public utilities commissions and municipal and local authorities, with the broad-minded
co-operation of the people generally, understanding the necessities of war and realizing
that the more promptly its burdens are accepted the sooner they will be lifted. It is essential
that forbearance and consideration be exercised by the State Commissions and municipal au
thorities, and that the corporations also be permitted to make such additions to their charges
for service as will keep in them the breath of solvency, protect their owners against unjust
loss, and give them a basis of credit on which they may obtain the funds with which to meet
the strain put on them by the Government's needs. The breaking down of these corpor
ations would be a national calamity. v
Because of the gravity of the situation in this regard, J am moved to ask for it the care
ful attention of the Congress and the public. I am impressed with the importance of early
consideration by the Congress of some measure to provide directly or indirectly for advance
of funds on some conservative basis to such of Vhese corpqrations as need help most urg
ently, so that they can give adequate service to the Government. The remedv would be un
usual; but the times are unusual.
The amount of railroad and other public service bonds owned by the national banks
June 30, 1917; was reported at 763,000,000. This is equal to approximately 70 per cent
of the capital stock of the banks. f
With appropriate aid from the Government through the Congress; with liberal recogni
tion by local authorities of the present acute conditions; and with some practical provision
to enable the corporations to meet their own needs and those of the country, the danger now
pressing and becoming more serious with each day will be removed, the general business
interests of the country will be fostered, the ability and readiness of the public to respond
to calls tor money will be maintained, and urgent requirements for the defense of the
country's life and assurance of our free.lom arid peace will be met
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