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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31
WAR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Perilous Work of Those Sent Out to
Get Pictures for Press.

The story Of the war PHOTOGRAPHER
Is history in itself" says Munsey's
Magazine. Prominent among the men
who have made their regulations I'm
this most hardy, hazardous. field are
James Ricalton. the dean of American
photographers; James Hare, who Is
best known as Jimmy Hare; William
Dinwiddie, John f. Bass and Robert
Lee Dunn.
"Ricalton, who Is more than sixty
years of age. returned not long ago
from foot trip through Africa. one
of his most striking achievements is
series of views showing bursting
shells photographed at close proximity
during the thick of the Russian Jap
anese war.
Some of the best negatives secured
by Dinwiddie and. Bass, who went
through almost all the recent wars
were taken in those perilous trenches
which the Japs ran within half range
of the Russian batteries and right un-
der their bristling guns-trenches
which time and again were swept
with shrapnel and filled with the dead
Dunn was the man who scored
many beats in this same war by pen
etrating Korea and despite every con
ceivable obstacle, and hardship. hang
ing on the heels of the Japanese army
all the way into Manchuria
I'm order to reach Lao Yang be-
fore the Russians evacuated that city
Hare ran away from the japanese
army and with practically no food
supplies, and no hope of securing them
en- route, he started cheerfully forth
on an overland journey Of at least
four days duration. He could have
stuffed enough hard tack and choco-
late into his saddle-bags, but he need
ed the room for his films and photo
graphic supplies. And he reached his
objective-p point. as any photographer
is expected TO do.
"Hare's latest exploit was the pho
| tographing of New YorlI's sky-scrap-
ers from n balloon, a mile above the
city. Ballooning is by no means the
most hazardous form of travel for the
modern photographer: but balloonlne
along the seacoast is accounted ex-
tremely dangerous"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

Iv.-Fiehtine Fear In Cloudland

Up and mp he climbs, and soon he
enters the region OF the clouds. He
seems to be whizzing through an i'm
mense void with neither sides nor top
nor bottom. and the unreaity OF Il all
and the immensely OF IL Cypress him
and the nerves begin their unpleasant
little tremors that tell of approaching
fear.
Then above the clouds he bursts
into the glaring, brilliant sunlight, and
here again he meets conditions that
increase the nerve tremors. Sudden
gusts of wind catch him. They are
quick and dangerous just above the
clouds on n sunshiny day. and they
give no warning of their approach. SO
It means every faculty on edge to pre-
pare for all kinds OF contingencies.
and the strain begins TO tell. So one
grits ones teeth and sits tighter and
looks 10 the whirling propeller or the
thermometer or anything TO take ones
mind OFF the loneliness and the vast
ness and his own impudence In COM
ing up so high into n region In which
he has no rights.
When Fear Laughs at You.
Up near the top of the climb. when
the last few mad minutes Of plunging
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

Miss Luella Burton, state labor
deputy, who. visited Calumet this
week. found most OF the merchants
obeying the labor laws relative To the
employment of women I'm stores
The few violations she discovered
were due largely TO insufficient knowl-
edge OF the requirements and the
shortcomings will be corrected at once.
There Is no disposition on the part of
Calumet merchants To evade the law,
and The News believes Miss Burton
found that conditions here compare
very favorably with those In other
cities I'm the state.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

as numerous. as well drilled. and as
Well equipped: indeed, il has been said
that her artillery Is better than Ger
manNs. Much depends upon the COM
nanders. Had France a superb SOL
der who could inspire his countrymcn
with confidence i'm themselves, her
strategy might be as bold as that OF her
enemy. Napoleon would pass the cen
trial defenses of his own country, break
through the German center and be in
Berlin before the Uhlans could reach
Paris But is IL only six years ago
that France shivercd and oboyed when
the German emperor brutality ordered
her TO dismiss her faithful and efficient
foreign minister, Delcasse. 1t is said
that she has now recovered from this
fright and contemplates the prospect
OF war with calm and determined dig
nifty. That is fine; but will her armies
conduct an offensive or defensive war?
War in our times is too costly for Fa-
bian tactics. a beautiful rich coun-
try like France is crushed at one blow
Her life is SO complex with its modern
refinements that single great battle
lost would throw il into inextricable
confusion. The victorious enemy could
live upon 1t while the native army
starved.
The Russian hope remains. Russia
Is show. but she is sure, and she may
he more advanced i'm her preparations
than the world thinks. She has GER
tainly had plenty of warming I'm the
Bosnian affair when the kaiser blunt
~ told her that if she interfered it
would mean war.
AS for England, she has been unable
TO promise France that i'm case Of war
she would land a single man on the
continent TO help her, She is supposed
to have what is called an army ready
for "over seas service" of 100000 reg
ulars, as good man for man, as any
in the world, but with the nightmare
of a German invasion, it is doubtful
IL she would let corporars guard of
them leave the country. and If she
sent them all. what would they amount
to among the millions OF the other
powers? After reviewing the military
possibilities OF England the French
journal des Sciences Militaries" blunt
ly says: This Intervention of an
English army Of 10000 men is. there
fore, to call things by their real name,
only bluff. Free Press.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31
A GOOD APPOINTMENT.

Governor Osborn announced at Sault
ste. Marie yesterday the appointment
of Circuit Judge Joseph II. Steere OF
that city To succeed the late Justice
IF. A. Hooker in the supreme court of
Michigan.
The appointment will be recognized
throughout the state as an excellent
one. Judge Steere has an exceptional
record as a jurist Elected circuit judge
when but twenty-eight years OF age,
he retained the position by five unani-
nous elections and recently entered
upon his thirty first year in the one Of
flee.
Judge Steere is purely a Michigan
mGn. Born in Lewanee county in 1852,
he was graduated from the Adrian
high school and the literary class of
the University OF Michigan. He return
ed to Adrian and studied law in the Of
fee OF Geddes and Miller and was ad-
mitted 10 the bar I'm 1878. He imme-
diately started TO practice in Chippe-
wa county and two years later was
elected prosecuting attorney leaving
this position for the bench. His record
has been clean one and his ability
and experience will make him a strong
member of the Michigan supreme
bench.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

"A man ought TO run his own house"
says "A Detroit justice. 'Tll stand pat
on that" The prisoner who called forth
had merely enforced his right to run
his own house by getting drunk. -four
ishing a revolver and locking his wife
and her sister out OF the house. An
other Daniel. BY all means a man
should run his own house
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

A German cruiser held target prac-
tice in Buzzard's bay on the Massachu.
sets coast without first obtaining per.
mission from the United states gov
eminent but We're not half asmuch in.
terested in knowing that she broke tn,
neutrality laws as we are In knowing
whether the target was broken and
how often, says the Detroit Free Press
Bet the Michigan could have hit 4
twice 10 the Bremen's once.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

The efforts OF the officers OF the Up
per Peninsula Development Bureau IN
round up the members who intend 10
toin the party for the upper peninsula
Detroit excursion have been attended
by much success. They have succeed
ed in arousing much interest In the triE
and applications for quarters on the
steamer st. Ignace are now being re-
ceived In goodly numbers. The plans
for the excursion make IL one OF tn,
most attractive that has even been ar
ranged In this region. remarks IN,
Mining Journal. and no member OF IN,
bureau who can arrange 60 take tn,
trip can AFFORD to remain at home.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

Lady Cook. the famous English suf-
Iragette. announced yesterday I'm Chi
cago that she had abandoned her cam
paign OF votes FOR women 20 enter up
on a crusade for the uplift Of young
men and women. Her decision is laud-
able Her new cause is not so hope
les Offering greater opportunities for
re- accomplishment
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

Are you reading my Aeroplane Ad-
ventures" by Anthony Drexel, the not .
ed aviator. now appearing each day
In The News? Each installment is
complete in Itself and If you read one
story you will read them ALL Mr..
Drexel has won great fame as a dar-
ing knight OF the clouds and his ex-
perience are among the most exciting
In the annals OF modern flying. The
series OF articles constitutes one OF
the best features ever secured by this
paper and we believe the stories will
he appreciated by all who read them.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

Many people think Bryan is doing
election OF William Howard Taft next
year. He is certainly a live wire IN
stirring up differences in the Demo-
cratic party.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

That much heralded reform, the
campaign publicity law. now turns out
10 be a publicity measure without pub
Lefty. The dear public has been stung
again.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

Both parties say they are going TO
sweep the country next year. 1t ought
to be good and clean when they get
through with it,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31
Piles! Piles! Piles +!

Williams Indian Pile Ointment will cure
Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. IL abb
serbs the tumors. allays itching at once,
acts as a poultice. gives instant relief.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment Is pre-
pared for Piles and itching OF the private
parts. Druggists mail soc and 800
WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. props., Cleveland, Ohio
For Sale ut vsstbInder & Read, su-
<erior Pharmacy, Eagle Drug Store.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

And now plans are being made for
an Auto-piano trip Of 1900 miles down
the Mississippi. while Aviator At
wood IS proposing a trip from coas,
C. coast. That is the present state Of
aviatics. Ou. big thing is no sooner
done than somebody is doing some
thing bigger
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31
MORE ROAD AID NEEDED.

Increased state aid In the building
OF public roads will be one OF the
chief topics Of discussion at the good
roads congress which convened at Ian
sing today, and there is little doubt
that a recommendation to that effect
will be strongly urged upon the leg'Rr
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
BY Mail or Carrier.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1911.

Sugar is doing its best to Guido Bea-
chey's record for altitude.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

aeroplane today who does not feel q
sinking sensation either Just before
he mounts his seat or shortly after
ward or many times after he gets
well into the afr.
The late Ralph tombstone exhibited
less fear than any man l have ever
known. yet he admitted to me that he
frequently found himself on the verge
Of panic while performing some of his
most dangerous evolutions. He, how
ever, was the type of man who kept
absolute control Of himself, and he
never allowed this feeling the upper
hand. He unconsciously illustrated
this power Of control when shortly be-
fore his unfortunate end he told me
one day OF plan he had Of turning a
back somersault I'm the air.
II want to get up about 5000 feet"
he said, drawing n diagram on a piece
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

of paper. "Then / will begin the
somersault The machine viii go back
ward certain distance until 1t loses
the support OF the air. Then IL will
drop straight down for about 1900
feet. During that drop 1 shall man!p-
ulate my levers so that they will
bring her right side up again, and
will glide to the ground"
tombstone was perfectly serious
about il. He admitted that be was
afraid of It, but he was determined
that he would do IT.
Captain Thomas s. Baldwin is prob
ably as seasoned a veteran Of air perils
as is alive today. For many years he
went about the world ballooning and
parachute jumping and then he took
to the aeroplaue. No one I'm watching
him would think that he knew the
meaning of the word fear. Yet friend
Of mine once asked him IL he ever felt
nervous, and he replied:
Scared to death every time / take
my seat Some days my mechanics
have to shove me on to the machine.
Then, when l get her started, | am all
right and the fear vanlshes. But / am
baby until hear the motor going.",
Different Forms of Fear.
Some men feel their greatest fear at
the thought Of the engine stopping
suddenly and without warning. i have
never been troubled by this. though
have had 1t happen to me several
times. Each time. however. l man
aged TO get down safely. and l have
always felt that there was u good
chance In favor of the aviator II he
keeps his head and takes as gradual a
slant downward as is needed TO give
him control Of his machine.
know several men. though, who
have never got over their nervousness
at the thought Of volplaning, as they
term coasting down without power
The slightest sound I'm the engine that
hints OF trouble puts them in the same
panic that the thought OF the tail Of
my aeroplaue puts me when l am out
for altitude records.
AS n man mounts higher and high
CT into the air the familiar OBJ
jects of earth fade from his signt
and he becomes overpowered with n
sense Of being absolutely alone-of be-
ing cast adrift and dependent entirely
upon his own resources and upon n
power plant which he knows may fail
him at any moment
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

and rising. plunging and rising, begin.
fear seems to laugh at you for trying
to keep it away from you.
Now the nerves are gone. They
Jump and strain, and you fancy you
hear and see things, and then your
fears concentrate on Il noise behind
you, and suddenly you realize that
you are gone-the tail has come loose!
IL is rattling on It's broken wires now,
and at the next plunge It will be
wrenched off completely and leave you
helpless in the one awful straight drop
down TO the earth that is lurking I'M
der the clouds thousands of feet be-
low you.
You take quick glance over your
shoulder and find the tail in first
class shape. holding the machine to
her work and looking strong enough
to balance a machine with two men
your size.
Completely treasured, you turn again
to your climbing. Your nerves are
terribly shaken by this few moments
Of panic, but you make up your mind
that it shall not occur again, and you
grit your teeth and shove her nose
upward once more
Usually the danger is over almost be-
fore the aviator can realize 1t. 1t
keeps him busy. Every nerve and ev-
cry faculty is worked to the utmost to
overcome the danger, and there is only
lightnlnglike passing sensation of
awful horror.
A Flight Of Torture.
! But once in awhile we do get caught
under clrcumstancesi that. make flying
a long continued torture, and one of
these times that I shall never forget
occurred to mo during the meet at
Lanark, Scotland. day or two before
made the worlds altitude record. I
rose gradually In big circles and was,
should say, $500 or 1900 feet high
when / suddenly heard above the
sound Of the engine an unusual and
most disagreeable Tapping sound at
my left.
CHANGING along the front Of the
plane on that side, was horrifed to
see that something was loose and was
being torn this way and that by the
pressure of the air. through which I
was going at rate of about sixty
miles nm hour. l was suddenly over
whelmed with the SIMPLIFYING realiza-
ton that the only thing it could be
was a piece Of the fabric with which
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

copyright. 1911. by Henry NJ. Nicely.
Copyright In Great Britain and Canada.
All rights reserved
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31

EW aviators will admit that
they have any fear in dying.
Yet i venture TO assert that
there isn't n man using an
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31
Panic From Nothing to Do.

Before had gone very far into aero
planning had an experience In the air
which illustrates the point that the
many things a man has to do while
flying and think about for safety's
sake as rule operate to keep his
mind away from fear.
1 had been well up I'm my Bleriot
several times and had felt very little
nervousness when n friend In England
invited me to accompany him ard- a
party Of guests on a balloon trip. AS
the ground sank away beneath me
tried to feel some Of the thrills that L
had felt in my good Bleriot. But they
did not come. There was no merry
humming of the motor. no singing
rush of the wind no sense Of great
power overcoming nature, nothing to
give me the idea that I was doing
some of the work and that skill ana
courage were necessary to success.
1t seemed that we were only hung
suspended by tiny thread and that
all of us were on edge. waiting for the
thread to snap and the whole outfit TO
20 CiuSnluB DcioW w Sio Aa' Nf
earth and to destruction.
/ could not get out Of my mind this
sense of suspended fate-of helpless
waiting for something awful to hap
pen. I had never experienced 1t IN
my Bleriot. There all was action
Muscles. mind. nerves were constantly
occupied with the glorious battle.
found myself looking Mt the ropes
that suspended the car. They were all
too thin and weak. Il seemed 20 me-
for the weight of such party. felt
my nerves going fast I felt the need
Of fighting something. Of working e.
vers. Of directing the thing, of doing
something or other that would give me
a chance. was in a cold sweat. ana
my knees and teeth actually trembled-
I knew It was silly. yet I could not
help II. I was In a complete FUNK.
The awful stiffness. the oppressive
calm, the sense of nothing to do ana
nothing TO be done-all so different
from the inspiriting struggle in fight
ing northumberland my panic ev-
cry minute. and / was never before
nor have ever since been so glad OF
getting back to Mother Earth as was
when we stepped from he basket.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-07
No Insomnia Here.

Mrs. Eastside-Now tibet you've got
80 rich l should think you'd be afraid
O. burglars.
Mrs. McSwimm-Sure, I'm not
afeared at all, at all. I've Is alarm
CLOCKS set so that one will go off every
half-hour during tn night. Whin a
burglar hears one o them he niver
stnops to take anything wild him.
Mrs. Eastside-But don't they keep
you awake?
Mrs. McSwimm-No, indade. It's
not US would be walked up by a little
thing like that. Before John got tn.
pipe contract i used to be a kitchen
Teddy. and John was a policeman in
Philadelphia--New York Weekly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-07
DRY NJ IN THE EAST


The lack Of subsoil moisture. coupled
with excessive heat and dry weather,
calls for dry farming methods. For
several seasons l have been practicine
a modified form. of dry farming with
good results. My plan Is to plow for
all crops as early as possible, while
the ground contains the moisture from
spring rains. Harrow each days plow-
ing. Waiting until one has finished
before narrowing is allowing as much
moisture to escape from the burrows
each day as would fall in a good days
rain. Harrow Immediately after each
rain till the crop Is in. While the
crop is under ground choose your own
weapons-either harrow. weeder or
%cultivator; but don't fail to stir the top
soil If 1t rains. writes N. Glennon in
the Country Gentleman. When the
crop starts stir the topsoil to the depth
OF an inch after each rain. and do II
quickly II you have to use every
horse and nan Start at 4 a. m, and
keep 1t up till the crop covers the
ground. Keep the ground level. A
ditch between the rows dug by deep
cultivation and handhoeing Of the
loose earth round the crop. would per.
haps be all right If one had a river
to urn into the bitches; but without
the river or a dash of rain one must
hold III moisture in the soil by keep
Ing the ground level and leaving one
inch OF unbaked, loose, dry earth on
top. Last season my potatoes yielded
at the rate of 400 bushels to the acre
O. dry soil, though other crops here
abouts on the same character of soil,
after being ditched below the level of
the roots and laboriously "hilled up"
yielded less than 100 bushels to the
acre. OF course. to raise potatoes by
this method they must be planted deep
n the burrows gradually filed, as n
cultivates after each rain. MY soil is
a gravelly loan; but after four weeks
OF dry weather there is under the top
inch of dry soil sufficient moisture.
Some may object that level culture
for tobacco will not do. as the wind
Will blow 1t over. Exactly the re-
verse Is the case, as l have had ample
proof by trying level culture and hilled,
up rows side by side. The level rows
stood up; the hilled tobacco, with
brace roots either cut of by deep cul.
or kept back by not being able
to out of the hill into the open
gutter, blew down badly. AS well at.
tempt to keep a. tree standing by dig.
glng down until all its roots we're cut
and expect the loose earth thrown
round the trunk to hold 1t up. In loose
damp soil will be loose,
though no amount of deep cultivation
Will loosen baked out soil have
washed out tobacco roots three feet IN
length. and in no place more than
four inches below the surface. Leave
them uncut and they will hold the to-
bacco up. have followed corn roots
for over four feet.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-07
One Of the soones.

From San Antonio, Tex, comes
Harry Boone. itinerant scribe. Harry
ar1fted Into town a couple Of days ago.
introduced as "Mr. Boone" he said:
call me Daniel Boone. It isn't
my name, but I'm always called it, SO
I'm getting used to 1t. Which re-
minds me: I was introduced to a fell
low once and gave him the Daniel
part OF 1t so he would remember the
name. The next time l met him he
said: How are you today, Mr.. Crock
EFT! '"-San Francisco Chronicle.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-07
POULTRY NOTES.

indian Runner ducks begin to In,
when they are about six months old
1t Is the abuse. and not the me n,
corn that condemns 1t as a poultry
food.
Dont waste much time on .,ch
fowls. Separate them from the oth.r,
Immediately.
Feeding the hen turkey makes a
wonderful difference In the numher ~
eggs she lays.
Some poultry men have found thu.
magnesia relieves the sour condit,,r
OF b birds stomachs.
New York state raised IN $40 e,e
fowls In 1910. This crop Of pon,trv
was valued at $7.S7s, 900.
1t Is advisable to select a ,,rv. -.
OF the winters flock from the n,I,a,.
Matched IN April or earlier.
The clean. dry and we'll vent,,.,..
houses which get plenty OF ,nn,,ss,
seldom are badly infested with mi,aa
Correct feeding is the arst 80
toward profitable poultry keen,na
Tner Is no set rule to follow ar.Is
to study your fowls. ep'
rian to raise a flock of genera, ,.
pose fowls next season. They viii
y'eia muc more satisfaction
pront than a mixed flock ano
only a few more weeks and al ~.
.eed the fowls get must be n-on,sn
svr mem. They will need grain foDd
green food and animal food. '''
lou canot afford to keep tho ,,.
mems n cockerels, but h. wo
ABOUT selecting the ones vo, u'
our lock ought to continus :. We.
better each year. u srow
The south Il fast comm. ~.
ranks Of poultry raisinr 'o tns
Iast ysar thsrs wsrS al q, sI'tory
2. Alabama upon vhiss |
49, A'no OF poultry Va raisaAI