“Rome? What do you mean, dear?” asked the surprised mother.
“He said today to Mr. Brown that he would make Rome howl when you left!”
“Indeed! Well, dear, I sha’n’t leave you now.”
AND THEY DRINK GRAPE JUICE
A torpedo with a corkscrew course has been observed. If it misses the port side it turns and strikes the starboard; sometimes on missing there it even turns again, striking the port side. The ship’s officer unaccountably omitted to add that after the explosion the fragments reunite and return to the submarine as a complete missile ready to be fired anew.—New York Sun.
LESS METERS, LESS GAS
John—“The French have gained four hundred meters from the enemy.”
Auntie—“How splendid! That should help to put a stop to those dreadful gas-attacks!”