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��Sea-Gulls Betray the Presence of Submarine Raiders

EDWARD H. FORBUSH, the State Ornithologist of Massachusetts, ad- vocates the protection of the sea gulls, because they are useful in detecting and betraying the presence of submarines. The gulls follow in the wake of submarines to pick up their refuse, and thus betray the presence of the U-boat to the watching aviators.

Anything to Attract Attention— The Masked Sign Girl

SINCE the suffragettes have paraded and walked the streets in small groups carrying flaring banners, no one ought to shrink from being the ham in a sign- sandwich. And yet we have some pre- suffragette conservatism left. We say so. because the shy Miss shown in the illus- tration hides her charms behind a black- silk mask. But then (and we are assailed by a doubt) is the mask an attention- attracting device or a genuine mark of maidenly modesty? Upon this mystery the oracles are silent.

����Why the masked face? Innate maidenh' modesty? Or simply an attention-attracter?

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Statue of royalty in Odessa veiled but not destroyed — a good sign of level-headedness

Great Catherine Is Veiled But Not Destroyed by Revolutionists

IMPERIALISM and its autocratic rule have been dethroned in Russia and slowly, but surely, liberty and order evolve from political chaos by the leaders of the revolutionary factions. There are still a great many things to adjust and the completion of the task will require decades of hard work. It is not likely that the work of reconstruction will be accomplished altogether without friction, for, it must be borne in mind, there are still many persons in Russia who adhere to the imperialistic system of government. It speaks well for the revolutionists of Russia that they have displayed, so far at least, remarkable moderation in their acts and have refrained from mere van- dalism. Nowhere have they wantonly destroyed monuments or memorials com- memorating the deeds of former Russian rulers. The picture, for instance, shows how considerately the revolutionists in Odessa treated the magnificent memorial to Catherine II. in their city. They did not injure it, but hid it from sight by wrapping the entire monument with heavy canvas. Acts like this prove that the Revolution is not at all the blood- mad orgy some people think.

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