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THE JOURNAL, WOODBINE, KANSAS A WILD GARDEN TURKS MAKE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA What i Sin? WHOLE OF EUROPE MAYjOJO WAR THREE BALKAN NATION8 AND PERHAPS ITALY MAY JOIN, DIPLOMATS BELIEVE. are taking the precaution to prepar a second line of defense, shoujd their forward movement again meet with defeat. The new attempt, it is believed, will be made further inland, for the failure of the first one was largely due to the bombardment that the troops and artillery had to undergo from the British and French warships off the coast of Belgium. This cessation of heavy fighting seems to have extended along the line as far as Arras, and the result of it all is that the Germans, while they have suffered heavy losses and have inflicted similar punishment on the Allies, are farther7 away from the French coast than they were at the beginning of the battle. Five Nations In the Battle.

The fighting along the Belgian coast probably is the 'most picturesque battle ever fought. On shore the troops of five nations are fighting the Aus-trians and Germans on one side, the French, Belgian and English on the other side. At sea British monitors, gunboats, destroyers and submarines are fighting side by side with French warships, while at the same time they are being subjected to attacks by German submarines and airships. Russians Advancing Again. The entire Russian army is again advancing against the Austro-German forces.

Advices from the front indicate that the Austrian troops in Gali-cia are being enveloped by the Russian left, while the Russian center and right are driving the Germans back upon their advanced lines of defense inside of the East Prussia frontier. After more than a week of fighting along the San river the Austrians have now begun to retreat from the southern section. Admit Russian Victory. The German and Austrian troops in Poland, according to an official announcement issued in Berlin, Irave been forced to withdraw before fresh GEN. BARON MEYENDORFF By JULIE ADAMS POWELL.

In planting a perennial flower-garden one must spare a corner, or strip of ground, for the hardy bulbs which come up from year to year with very little care, excepting the general care which flower lovers all give to their gardens, suclvas keeping the weeds down, fertilizing the ground In the fall and loosening the earth In the springtime. Scllla Siberica Is very satisfactory) It being one of the first bright-blue flowers to greet us, for It comes in crocus time. Then there Is the Scilla campanulata, or Spanish bluebell. These bulbs, grown in masses with snowdrops, grape and feathered hyacinths, are charming in effect. My crocuses are planted in the lawn and are done blooming before the mowing machine is run over that part of the grass.

I find the Roman hyacinth will increase from year to year if left in the ground. While Roman hyacinths are catalogued as "not hardy," I have them here In my garden in southern Connecticut, and their sweet, graceful blossoms greet one in Maytime if I give them a very light covering of rough manure late in the fall. In my hardy bulb border I have some old-fashioned white tulips, the double kind, slid these with a few of the cottage garden tulips of brilliant colorings make a gay showing all through May. They may be left in the ground from year to year and need no winter protection. They are planted in the earth about five inches.

If my border and my purse were larger I would plant all the "lilies of the field" as well as those of the garden. But those of special notice where space and purse are limited are the pure white Madonna lily, which blossoms in May or June; the Canada lily, which is found in our fields and is bright crimson in color, with dark spots, and blossoms in Juno or July; the Coral lily, which comes to us In May; the Longiflorum multiflorum, another pure white, beauty. Then we have the Speciosum, white with a green band running through the center; blood-red, and white, the two latter heavily spotted with darker crimson. The golden banded Japanese lily is one of the handsomest, and comes just when we need it most, in late summertime. If ordered early In September, lily bulbs will reach you any time from the latter part of the month until November; and it is well to prepare the bed now, and as the season advances cover It with six inches of litter of any kind, and then if the bulbs do not come until late, the ground will be in condition to receive them when they do come.

Again cover the ground with litter and in the early spring remove it. Lilies like a well-drained, moist soil, deep and well worked over with fine, well-decayed manure. When the bulbs are set in the ground a handful of sand should be placed around each bulb and through this the root will reach the rich soil. The Sternbergia lutia is a bulb which gives us its blossoms in September, often extending into the lat ter part of October. A clump of them Is very striking, the flowers being of a pure golden-yellow in color.

The most satisfactory bulbs of all are the fleur-de-lis, iris or flags, the narcissi and the daffodils. The ground In which they are planted should not oe fertilized, as this causes the bulbs to "run to leaf and give but scanty blossoms. Once in three years, In the fall, the r'nffodils. the narcissi and fleur-de-lis need senaratlnc. and if erown In lone.

rows or each flower, the effect Is beau' tiful and gratifying. This spring I saw an acre qf daffodils, narcissi and jonquils growing a carefree, and blowing In the Bprlng wind as gracefully and happily as a field of daisies and buttercups in the meadow. It was a wonderful sight and attracted a great deal of attention from passersby. They were planted in the grass and when their blooming time was past they were cut down with a scythe. Where but a border of these bulb is desired, the choicest should be selected, such as the Empress and the Emperor, large trumpet narcissi; the single Van Sion; the Chalic cup, or star narcissus; the Poet's narcissus; the double daffodils, the Gardenia daffodil, the narcissus jonquils and the paper-white narcissus.

A great show can be made of groups of iris. There are several species of this gorgeous flower, and each species-has many varieties there Is the Spanish iris, the Iris Susiana, the Japan iris, German iris and severs new varieties and novelties. Every garden ought to have a collection of these-beautiful flowers. They are so easjr to grow and enjoy the sunshine in a. deep, rich soil.

The lily of the valley grows best In a shaded position. I have two beds of these deliciously sweet flowers, and they each are subjected to different treatment. One bed is alongside the-west side of a fence and when the lawn is dressed in the fall the lilies get their share of the fertilizer. The other bed is shaded from the southern and western sun by a high brick wall. They have been there many years and last spring from the bed, which is eight feet over five thousand blossoms were picked and sold.

The first bed blossomed in the early part of May and were gone by Decoration day, while the bed under the wall with the northern exposure bloomed as late as June 15, and the blossoms were large and full, while the flowers which have much more care were smaller and became scorched by the sun much sooner. Where England Leads. England is ahead of the United States in the development of the automatic telephone service, and contracts for automatic exchanges of the total value of nearly five hundred thousand dollars have been placed. One Fellow's Wish. Crawford I hear he thinks of mar.

rying again. Does he hope to get a wife like his first? Crawford No; different. Self-Satisfaction Explained. He I like simple things best. She I've noticed how self-satisfied you are.

Lay sbmething by for a rainy day, and just as soon as the clouds begin to gather some fellow will come along and borrow it. New York Times. the per capita consumption of tobacco Holland leads the world, with Belgium second and the United States third. When a man says he was driven to drink he always insinuates that some woman handled the ribbons. Never attempt to borrow trouble; if you do, people will insist upon pre senting it to you.

After the second baby arrives a woman seldom changes the style of doing up her hair. And many a poor man after winning: a woman's hand finds himself under her thumb. FOOD Two Cruisers Bombard Ports In Black Sea and Demand Their Surrender. FRENCH COAST BUTTLE LULLS Troops of Both Allied and German Armlet are to Exhausted They Cannot Fight Without Some Rest. I Summary of Events.) 1 Turkey has at last entered the great European conflict, according to official reports from Petro-grad and London.

The sultan's cruisers bombarded the Russian ports of Theodosia, Crimea, and iNovorossysk, Caucasia, on October 29. The warships engaged said to be the battle cruisers which Germany recently sold to the Turkish government. Comes as No Surprise. Turkey's entry into the war is not a surprise. Ever since the hostilities started reports have come of the' mobilization of the sultan's army.

Always they have been denied. German officers have been drilling the Ottoman soldiers for several For several years it has been known that the kaiser was aiding the sultan in his military preparations. The German military system was drilled into the Turkish soldiers and in the later Balkan war the German hand could be recognized in the movements of the Turkish army. British Warned Turkey. It has been said that Germany supplied the Ottoman government with large sums of money.

Great Britain warned Turkey to keep off, and recent advices from Constantinople indicated that Turkey intended to maintain her neutrality. Under stress of pursuit by British warships, the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau early in the war took refuge at Constantinople. They yere purchased by Turkey, but the German officers and crews were retained. Later they sallied forth, and a warning was issued by Russia that should the Russian warships meet these two cruisers they would open fire. The former German warships have proved a cause of irritation throughout the last few weeks to the Allies, and Great Britain asked the Ottoman government to remove the Germans from the vessels, but Turkey replied that this was a domestic question.

Means New Balkan War. Meanwhile Turkey has been under surveillance by the Allies. Its action In the present attack on Russian seaports has not been explained, but it is possible that her injection into the war may bring to arms some of the Balkan states which have up to the present remained quiescent. Of the Balkan states, Servla and Montenegro already are taking part in the war, Servia having started it. Bulgaria and Rumania will stand togeth-er'with Russia, it is believed, both being opposed to Austria and Turkey.

Greece also will turn against the Turks and the Greek navy will be tof great assistance to the Allies, it is believed. Lull In Big Battle. The battle of the Yser and the serlM of fights which has taken plb along the whole front in Belgium and France appear, with the troops now exhausted, to have degenerated into numerous Isolated attacks and counter attacks, in which the gains and losses are about equally divided between the combatants. On that part of the battle front nearest the sea, where the Germans have delivered repeated attacks with daily Increasing forces, in their effort to make their way to Dunkirk and eventually to Calais, and where the Allies have offered stubborn resistance, there has been another day of comparative calm. Allies on Their Toes.

The situation around La Basse is being carefully watched. The Germans have adopted the tactics which proved so successful at Antwerp. They are apparently endeavoring to drive a wedge into the Allies by sheer weight of gunfire. North of Lille all continues well though the Germans have brought up powerful reserves. The Keleians once more are in the thick of the fray.

Germans to Renew Attacks. There is every evidence, however, that the Germans intend to renew their attempt to force their way through to Dunkirk. They are bringing up fresh men and more ammunition and guns, but at the same time AUSTRIANS ARE STUNNED BY HEAVY LOSSES IN WAR Rome. Information from Austria reveals unimagined seriousness. The military losses not onl have been great, but disease is while the populaee is apathetic Enormous, almost Inr-ort' ei le.

is the loss of life suffered by the Austrian army. An evil spirit seems to have rend cred the Austrian army impotent from the very commencement of hostilities The first Austrian advance into Rus By REV. PARLEY E. ZARTMANN. D.

D. 1 Mood Bibb QiicM TEXT The crown is fallen from our head; woe unto us that we have sinned. Lam. 6:16. Sin is not a popular word in the modern vocabulary, nor a popular theme in many pulpits, for there are so many sinners In the modern congregation who object to the preacher dealing with things so near home.

But let us consider four of the definitions which the Bible gives of sin; in the light of these may we see ourselves and seek him who knows the way out "A God on a cross, that is all my theology." Unrighteousness. 1. All unrighteousness is sin, I John 5:7. This is the most comprehensive term, and in the Bible is placed in opposition to "truth." (Rom. 2:8.) God is true, and anything which departs one hair's breadth from that standard is unrighteousness, or sin.

Therefore, in this definition we have to do with sin as a state of the soul, the original purpose of which was to be a visible reflection of the mind of God. Man was to glorify God in his body, soul and spirit, but, alas, what a failure there has been; and this failure is sin. Man has failed to hit the aim or object of his being. His body is sinful, bis mind is diseased, his soul is warped by sin. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Even our "righteousness is as filthy rags." In this sense sin is "any lack of conformity to the will of God." Transgression.

2. Sin is the transgression of the law. (I John 3:4.) From the state of the soul we pass to the overt act. In the days of the dispensation of conscience and before the giving of the law, sin was against the character of God. It was unrighteousness, or ungodliness, and not, strictly speaking, transgression; and yet, there was sin, because death came, which is the wages of sin, the result of Adam's sin, disobedience to a positive command.

Rut when the law has come, when the commandment has been given, then sin passes from the unrighteousness to positive transgression. God has put down a line, and by deliberate choice man steps over the line transgresses and becomes a sinner by commission or "violation of the will of God." You say you do not sin, you are doing the best you can. Yes, but you have a very low idea of sin. Bring your crooked life, which seems so good to you, side by side with the straight line of God's sinless life and his holy law, and you must cry out, "God be merciful to me the sinner." You may look good to yourself, you may appear good to your neighbors, but in God's sight you belong to the wicked. Think of your many sins against God lack of perfect love, some idol in your heart, neglect of his Sabbath, hateful or angry feelings, lack of forgiveness or apology, misrepresentation, falsehood, deceit, slander, repeated refusal to obey some clear command of God say, do you not need to cry out, "Unclean, unclean?" Omission.

3. To him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not, it is sin. (James 4: 17.) Mayy a man defends himself because he is not an outbreaking sinner, he does not commit any flagrant crime, he is outwardly decent and moral. But what about God's estimate of you? "Man looketh on the outward appearance, but God looketh on the heart." Does that man have the love of God in his heart? Does he love the ord and prayer? Does he serve his fellows unselfishly? If not, and he knows all these things, he is a sinner. Refuse to use medicine when you are sick, and you will die, and that without the use of the knife or poison.

When we sit alone with our consciences we find sins of omission to be a large item in the account against us. Unfaith. 4. Whatsoever Is not of faith Is sin. (Rom.

Here we enter the domain of questions of conscience, the things which may be right for others, but which would be sin in us; for there is a difference between things wrong in themselves and things wrong under certain circumstances. This question of conscience was raised in Paul's day about the eating of meat which had been offered to idols and afterwards offered for sale in the markets of the city. Paul says that every man Is to give an account of himself unto God, and sets fortli the principle that if anything seems to you to be sipful and wrong, then for you to do such a thing is sin in you In this category must be placed questionable amusements, and Paul says: Let not your good be evil spoken of happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth And he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; for whatsoever is not of faith Is sin." ALSO JFFECT AFRICA Italy May Not Side With Allies Complications May Align Her With Germany If Greece Has Angered Italy No Egyptian War. Washington, D. Turkey's attack on Russia, reports of which were confirmed in official dispatches to the American government and the Russian embassy here, Is viewed by officials and diplomats generally as likely to produce the gravest complications throughout the Balkan States, northern Africa and Asia Minor.

The announcement of a state of war between Russia and Turkey was expected eventually to bring into the list of belligerents Greece and Italy, followed by Roumania and Bulgaria. Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople in a brief cablegram made no mention of a declaration of war by Turkey on Russia, but said the British ambassador had informed him of the bombardment of Odessa by three Turkish torpedo boat destroyers and the sinking of a Russian gunboat. Previously Charge D'Affaires Wilson at the American embassy at Petrograd relayed a message from the American consul at Odessa, stating that in the bombardment of the town some American property was destroyed. With these dispatches and previous Indications from the levant, officials feared the long-expected conflagration in Turkey was at hand. They prepared to use the American cruisers North Carolina and Tennessee to assist American missionaries, if necessary, and to set in motion measures of relief for Americans similar to those begun when the first nations of Europe were plunged into war.

The far-reaching effects of Turkey's bombardment of Russian ports was everywhere admitted. While it was suggested in some quarters that the Ottoman government might repudiate the raid of the Turkish destroyers and the former German cruisers Goeben and Breslau, attributing the acts to the initiative of the German officers and crews manning them, the belief prevailed that Russia would not passively accept this view, but would consider herself in a state of war with Turkey. The complications in Albania, where Greece has sent troops to occupy Epirus, supposedly Incurring the displeasure of Italy, which country feels a special interest in that territory, Is believed to alter somewhat the alignment which would have resulted a month ago from Turkey's entrance into the field of operations. The news from Athens that Greece entered Al bania with the consent of the triple entente was a puzzling phase of the situation for Washington officials. The feeling has been expressed in many quarters here that Italy would side with the triple enente if Turkey declared w'ar on Russia.

This view, however, has been based largely on the supposition that the Mussulmen In Egypt rising against British rule, would incite their brethren in Tripoli to attempt to cast off Italian domination. Italy, to remain neutral, must eventually reach some understanding with the triple entente concerning the partition of Albania or the activities of Greece in that country. Roumania has indicated In official communications that she will ally herself with Italy in whatever course the latter takes. The Bulgarian government Is understood to be friendly to Turkey and Austria, though recent reports have spoken of the wavering attitude of the government at Bucha rest because of popular demonstfa- tions in behalf of the entente. Striking differences of opinion developed among the various diplomatic representatives here as to the probable future course of events in Turkey and the Balkan countries.

In some quarters it was suggested that. Turkey must have had some assurance from Greece that the latter would remain neutral before she would dare to attack Russia. One of the military attaches who was recently in Constantinople held that Bulgaria would line up against Turkey for the reason that while the government of the former government was pro-Turkish, the people were strongly Russian in their sympathies. Some of the British officials pointed out that, even If war aptuallv broke out between Russia and Turkey, Eng land would not necessarily be involved. Food From U.

S. To Belgium. New York A special steamer carrying a carno of food supplies for the starving Belgians will he sent from New Yolk to Itotterdam at the earliest possible date. This decision was reached after seera! days of communit at'on by cable ith United States Atnba-sador Walter 1 lines Pace in London and Minister Henry Van I yke in Holland, following the perfection of Complete workins co-operation with the American committee in L0B1 don. 1 General Meyendorff, one of the leading commanders in the Russian army, has been decorated with the insignia of the order of St.

George by the Czar. Russian forces, advancing from Ivan-gorod, Warsaw and Novogeorgievsk, after having repulsed all former Russian attacks. Will This Country Help? Reports to the Belgian legation at Washington of the miserable conditions among the inhabitants of the captured country, whose fields and storehouses have been ravaged and laid waste by four armies, have prompted the Belgian minister, Mr. Havenith, to redouble his efforts to obtain funds in the United States for the relief of his destitute people. Open Way for Beiglan Relief.

As a result of the uigent representations made to the foreign office by W. II. Page, the American ambassador, the British government has given Its permission for the racing of the existing embargo for foodstuffs to the extent of allowing ships to depart for Holland with a quarter of a million dollars' worth of food bought by the American committee for the relief of Belgium. Greeks Invading Albania. Accord.

ng to a message from Avlona, Albania, regular Greek with one baCery of artil'ery, have arrived at Vaniri and attacked the Mussulmans and Che-hi, forcing them to retreat. The Greeks then started for Kerciovo. Advices from the interior declare that Greek Epiretos have I binned and occupied the villages of Socialist. Busi. Tepellni, Rubzl and P.emedi.

These towns ate in Albania, not far from the Grecian frontier. sian Poland resulted in a horrible for the invaders. One bat-falion. twelve officers and C2 men, ere lost in one day. In ore eti ounter of minor importance at the end of September the Ahs-iriiin army em re with the colossal total of twenty thousHtid fallen.

This as due to a tragic error. The Austrians lift without ammunition and t.i'ioned in an open position, hoisti white tiacs. The Russians did not see hem and continued to decimate the Mistrians with their mitrailleuses ft sevt ral hours. Mi "There's a Reason" You may have small care what the reason is, so long as your food really nourishes your body and keeps your brain healthy, active and a money-maker. But when signs of nervous prostration set in, you want to know why you can get sure help from Grape-Nuts A 1 0-day s' trial usually brings improvement in body and mind, and the experience will show "There's a Reason" Grocers everywhere sell Grape-Nuts..