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Evening journal., 1915-09-09
France No Longer Depends
on Forts 10 Protect Country

mill 10 turn the grain into -four. A
bakery has sufficient ovens 10 fur
nish all soldiers and evils in the
fortress with bread. Besides the grain
there is flour-much being from
American the sealed metal boxes;
also canned meats IN enormous guam
titles.
In the same manner there are
stores Of lard, canned milk and many
other necessities. none of these things
being drawn upon at present. They
will be used in case verdun is in
vested.
Narrow gauge railways run through
the corridors to haul food supplies.
ammunition, etc. Five electric-light
plants guarantee the place against
darkness and there are two more be-
ing built as an extra precaution.
Officers quarters have beer pre-
pared in one Of the subterranean
passages these being simply small
rooms built of thin boarding to pro-
vide a modicum of privacy. On the
door of one little room the upright
planks of which are perhaps a foot
higher than the others. are the words.
MILITARY GOVERNOR"
The Germans. led by the Crown
Prince. at the north. and the Bavar-
ians considerably to the south, COM
manded by Prince Ruprecht. at con-
siderable distance, form a three-quar-
ter circle about Verdun. II is re.
ported that the Crown Prince is par.
ticularly eager to take the citadel
since il was here he met Is first
great failure last September Bat now
that Verdun is safe from long range
Smelling and with her five or six
! rings of trenches and American barb,
ed wire about her outer girdles. II
/ would appear a very difficult lob
Verdun is now considered a good
base to operate from. It is not con
sldered Of supreme importance any
more than any other fortress in the
west II is just one point in the ereat
system OF defensive works which
stretch from the sea to Switzerland
and is important for just that much
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
Br WILLIAM PHILIP snIMs.
Inited Press san Correspondent.

United Press staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1915. by the United Press.
Copyright in Great Britainl
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY AT
THE FRONT. Aug. 7.-(By MailD ~
France is putting her reliance in her
men. the entanglements of special
barbed wire of American make and in
her series of marvellous trenches. No
longer does she depend primarily
upon her forts.
No better proof of this could be
furnished than the act today of Mill
tary Governor Courtanceau in show
ing me the secrets of the organiza-
tion Of the defenses of Verdun.
THE Germans have announced that
Verdun is on the point of falling a
staff officer said "We want you to
have a look for yourself, then to let
you judge whether Verdun is in any
danger or not"
SO saying, we visited places and
saw things which no mere "civils"
had ever visited or been shown before.
We went winding down stairs. down,
down, down until / was dizzy, into
the bowels of the earth under the
forts; we ventured into the deepest
of the dungeons where miles and
miles of corridors are filled with miles
of foodstuffs, ammunition and the
like in broad, tall rows: we saw the
general staff at work in some of these
corridors now rugged up as offices (;
we saw the whole plant and lastly
we were admitted to the under
ground retreat of the general.
You may say" he said, that we
are prepared to defend this city until
the last round OF ammunition is gone
and the last man dead"
The subterranean chambers of the
citadel of Verdun can accommodate
at least $4,000 people with the sup
plies necessary to their comparative
comfort. In June the Germans she'll
yed Verdun with $50 milimeter long
range guns, 26 shells falling on the
town. Not much damage was done
but profiting by the experience OF
Dunkirk, which was several times
bombarded from a position 20 miles
away, the authorities at ONE set
about making Verdun safe" This was
done by using the corridors and cham
bers under the citadel as a place to
lodge the troops of the garrison and
II needs be, the civil population as
well. These underground spaces date
back for the most part about &c
years and are from 100 to 200 feet be-
low the surface. They are cut al
most entirely in rock but have false
walls and ceilings Of brick. with
space between the bricks and rock
for ventilation. chimneys ascending Ia
the surface at inter Vals creating a
natural draft.
Subway voyagers in New York
would find these underground pas
sages delightfully."- invigorating.
One finds innumerable beds OF
hunks in two tiers. There is a hos
pital with a spotless operating room
An Independent waterworks system
with two power stations Tin case one
goes wrong), has a capacity sufficient
for the needs of $4,000 people. There
Is an immense store of grain in air.
tight metal casks and a large grist
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
RUN DOWN BY AUTO.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
TOWNSEND. Del. Sept. 9.-While
returning from Port Penn Pier last
Thursday night. Elmer Grier had a
narrow escape when an automobile
owned by Constable n w. Vanhorn
accidentally ran into him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Z Harris spent
Saturday and Sunday with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Harris. at
idgeville.-Lewis Greaves started a
commercial course at Goldey College
on Monday. Margaret Daniels
and w. P. Lattomus entered the Will
mington Conference Academy at Do
yer on Monday.-Charles NJ. Watts
has returned from a trip to the Cats
kill Mountains.-Mr and Mrs. W. r.
jackson of Philadelphia are spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. w. c..
Harris.-Mrs. NJ A. Richardson is
spending a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Collins at Smyrna. Miss Mar
ian Reysnolds has returned home
from "trip through Virginia and
Pennsylvania.-Miss Marian and
Lillian Hart have returned home after
spending the summer with relatives
in Virginia and West Virginia.
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
The Secret of Keeping Young

Mothers should realize that each generation lives differently
OF ethics changing if would
she must be student with them Some people old
secret that they the mind fresh activity light
and o
with
little lethary
p o
For change daily routine younger
will
training beginning
there deficiency
possible that her circulation
exercises
should out
stretched the sides and continued
lifted
fifteen times
back further
better circulation and gives color
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
OCEAN GROVE ECHO MEETING.

An Ocean Grove echo meeting will
be held IN Asbury NJ. r. Church on
Friday night. Among the subjects
and speakers are: First, music. Will
liam Bayard Gem and Miss Mary X.
Thielman; young peoples meetings.
Miss Elizabeth r. Johnson; mission
airy spirit Mrs Clarence S. Robb;
temple meetings, the Rev l.. M.
Broadway; ocean Grove impressions,
/. Elmer Perry and Mrs. Ida Leonard.
Mrs Isabel Shubrook7, George B.
Crossan and family. {. w. Diggans,
Mrs. Sara E. Hohecker and the Rev.
and Mrs Charles ID. Sharpless arc
among those expected to 3e present
and take part in the meeting All
persons interested in Ocean Grove
are invited to attend the meeting.
Evening journal., 1915-09-09

"And Moses said. I will turn aside
now and see this great sight. why the
bush is not burnt. "-Exod. iii. 3.
Call me up to the burning bush
where Thou dwellest, where Thou
sufferest. o my God Teach me that
the burning bush is the Tree of Life
in the midst of Thy Paradise. I
speak of the fires of hell: teach ne
that there is a fire in heaven. a sense
of sorrow not my own. Give me this
Divine pain. Thy pain, the pain of
Calvary. When I have overcome my
selfish heart l shall inherit Thy Tree
of Life. that burning bush of sacri-
fee which is the glory Of Thy garden.
George Matheson."
Dayton. Ohio.
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
SHE HAD TURKISH BATH.

While on board a steamer at Bow
ers Beach, a young woman was sud-
denly taken with a very peculiar
illness" She says that she felt a
terrible heat and moisture all over
her, followed by drafts Of cold and
then a hot steam would seem to en-
velop her again. Friends became
alarmed and she was escorted to the
open air to be taken to a physician
when it WIS discovered that she had
been standing near the exhaust steam
pipe and the symptoms she had de-
scribed had really been a Turkish
bath given her from the pipe.
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
LAUNCH PARTY FOR GUESTS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ODESSA. Del. Sept 9.-On last
Sunday a large class of probationers
was received into full membership in
st. Paul's NJ. r. Church.
Miss Alice Brown gave a launch
party on the Appoquinimink Tues
day evening in honor of her guests.
Miss Mildred Bennett of Hagerstown,
and r. Ross Meyers Of Frederick, Nd.
Those in the party were: Miss Alice
Brown. Mildred Bennett. Helen Wat
kins Rebecca Watkins. F. Ross
Meyers, c. Kendall Mcdowell, Pierson
Embree, Lee Sparks. Jr.
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
MAIL CARRIER BECOMES
TANGLED IN BARBED Wire

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKTON. Md, Sept. 9-On Monday
while Carroll Woolleyhan. rural mail
carrier from Chesapeake City. was
riding in the automobile of f. p. Con
roy. of that town. ne was severely in
jured by being thrown from the ma
chine and tossed on a barbed wire
fence.
After almost eighty years spent in
the vicinity Of Rising Sun, Edwin II.
Reynolds, died there on Sunday.
Old West Nottingham Academy will
reopen this year. with William j.
Graefe, of Owings Mills, Md, as prin-
cipal.
In Chesapeake City. on Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Logue
wife of Benjamin f. Logue, died in her
seventeen year.
The women of the Latter Day Saints
Church of Elk Mills will hold an oys.
ter supper on Friday and Saturday
evenings September 10 and II.
Tobias Rudulph. of Wilmington, is
visiting Elkton friends.-Miss Gladys
Walton Of Iron Hill, is the guest OF
Miss Salina Perkins. on Bow street.
William IT. Holm. of Port Deposit
spent Tuesday here-E. Alexander
Miller. of Denton. Md, late of Elkton
is spending a few days here-Mr and
Mrs. Samuel Carson Rowland, have
returned from New England, where
they spent the summer.-Miss Helen
H. Ash. is the guest of Mrs. William
q Cilmnur baltimore -flassOn Ter
rell has been spending a week in At
lantic City. N. Miss Frances Muir
ply of Baltimore. is a guest at Holly
| Hall.-Samuel Sturgeon, of Nortf
East has been appointed Manua
Training teacher in the Salisbury
High School.
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
"OO-y! My COrn-n''
Inn, Use 'GetS=It'
Then You'll Have No Corns to Bumpl
Your Corns Will Come "Clean
Off, Onickl

Did you ever see corn peel off after
you've used "Gets-lt' on itl Well, it's a
moving-picture for your lifel And you
hardly do a thing TO il.
Evening journal., 1915-09-09

that was in that peninsula would be
recognized by the world"
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
Just Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G. QuiniuA
tThe Sunshine Mani

Take heed that ye despise not one
OF these little ones.-Matt. xviii. 10.
Christ Of love give me room in my
heart for earth's little ones. | have
room for the heights but not the Wales
of humanity; let me descend with
Ihee into the vale. Let me not vaunt
my powers of flight before the face
OF my walking brother; his walk is
like Enoch's, walk with Thee Let
me travel by his side along the dusty
way. When l stand on the mount Of
Thy love, the height shall dissolve
the difference between the great and
the little "Matheson."
Evening journal., 1915-09-09

Copyright. 1915, by E. ]. Edwards,
An rights reserved)
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
WAR NEWs OF ONE
YEAR AGO T0DAY


The battle of the Marne re-
suits victoriously for the AL
lies.
Vienna In gloom at news that
operations against Russians has
cost one-fourth OF the first
line-l25.0O0 men being killed.
wounded and missing.
Austrians begin evacuation of
Cracow. Przemysl besieged by
Russians.
Premier AEQuith asks parlia-
ment TO authorize a new call
for 100000 volunteers
The South African Union
promises whole-hearted sup
port TO British empire.
Evening journal., 1915-09-09
TO BUILD GARAGE.

Building Inspector Anderson has
issued a building permit to S. Green
to erect a private garage at the north
west corner of Fifteenth and Walnut
streets at a cost of $3.50.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-03-12
sne wheedled of Aunt Jose

to see it," sne wheedled of Aunt Jose
phine.
Aunt Josephine nodded acquiescence.
and moment later we all entered the
building.
"You--you are very careful since
that last warning?" asked Elaine as
we approached our door.
More than ever-now,r replied
Craig. Il have made up my mind to
win"
Kennedy had started to unlock the
door. when he stopped short.
See" he said, .this is precaution
/ have Just installed. / almost forgot
, in the excitement"
He pressed panel and disclosed
the boxlike apparatus.
This is my kinograph. which tells
me whether have had any visitors in
my absence. II the pen traces a
straight line, it is all right; but if
helIo-Walter, the line is wavy."
We exchanged a significant glance.
Would you Notwithstanding
down the hall just bit while l en-
ter?" asked Craig.
BE careful cautioned Elaine.
( He unlocked the door, standing off
to one side. Then he extended his
hand across the doorway. Still moth
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-03-12

"A Package for You, Mss Dodge"
will come down stairs, will show it
you"
Puzzled, but Interested, Elaine fol-
lowed her. In the library Jennings
pointed mutely at the new safe. Elaine
approached it. AS they stood about,
new beads of perspiration, as it were,
formed on it. Elaine touched it and
also quickly withdrew her hand.
81 can't imagine what's the matter"
she said. ut-well--Jennings you
may go-and Marie, also"
When the servants had gone she still
regarded the safe with the same won
dering look, then turning out the
light, she followed.
She had scarcely disappeared when,
from the portiered doorway near by,
the Clutching Hand appeared, and,
after gazing out at them, took quic!,
look at the safe.
Good" he muttered.
Noise'essly Michael of the sinister
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-03-12

Susie rose to go and Elaine followed
her to the door No sooner had she
gone than the Clutching Hand came
out from behind the curtains. He gazed
about a moment then, moving over to
the safe about which the two girls had
been talking, stealthily examined it.
He must have heard someone COM
ing, for with gesture OF hate at the
safe itself, as though he personified it,
he slipped back OF the curtains again.
Elaine had returned. and as she sat
down at the desk to go over some pa
pers which Bennett had left relative
to settling up the estate the masked
intruder stealthily and silently with
drew.
"A package for you. Miss Dodge"
announced Michael later in the eve
ming. as Elaine. in her dainty evening
gown. was still engaged in going over
the papers. He carried it in his hands
rather gingerly.
"Mr. Kennedy sent it. ma'am He
says 1t contains clues. and will you
please put 1t in the new safe for him"
Elaine took the package eagerly and
examined it. Then she pulled open
the little round door of the globular
safe
at must be getting cold out, Mi
chael." she remarked. This package
is as cold as Ice"
ut is, maam," answered Michael
She closed the safe, and, with
glance at her watch, set the time lock
and went upstairs to her room.
No sooner had Elaine disappeared
than Michael appeared again. catlike,
through the curtains from the drawing
room, and after a glance about the
dimly lighted library, discovering that
the coast was clear motioned to fig
ure hiding behind the portieres.
A moment and Clutching Hand him
self came out.
He moved over to the safe and
looked it over. Then he put out his
hand and touched it,
'Listenl" cautioned Michael
Someone was coming, and they
hastily skunk behind the protecting
portieres. 1t was Marie, Elaine's maid.
She turned up the lights and went
over to the desk for book for which
Elaine had evidently sent her. She
paused and appeared to be listening.
Then she went to the door.
Jennings" she beckoned.
What is it. Marie?" he replied.
She said nothing, but as he came up
the hall led him to the center of the
room.
Listen! | heard sighs and groans!"
Jennings looked at her a moment,
puzzled. then laughed You girlsl"
he exclaimed. 81 suppose you'll always
think the library haunted now"
But, Jennings. listen" she per
sisted.
Jennings did listen. Sure enough,
there were sounds, weird, uncanny. He
gazed about the room. 1t was eerie.
Then he took a few steps toward the
safe. Marie put out her hand to 1t and
started back
why, that safe is all covered with
cold sweat" she cried with bated
breath.
Sure enough. the face OF the safe
was beaded with dampness. Jennings
put his hand on it and quickly drew it
away. leaving mark on the damp
ness.
"W-what do you think of that?' he
gasped.
I'm going to tell Miss Dodge" cried
Marie, genuinely frightened.
A moment later she burst into
Elaine's room.
What is the matter. Marie?" asked
Elaine, laying down her book. You
look as if you had seen a ghost"
All but mademoiselle-it ees just
like that. The safe-if mademoiselle
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-03-12

Copyright Company Foreign Rights
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystlf1ed by a
series OF murders of prominent men. The
principal clue to the murderer is the warn
with 'clutching hand" The latest vic
tim OF the mysterious assassin Is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president. His
daughter. Elaine. employs Craig Kennedy,
the famous scientific detective, to try to
unravei the mystery. What Kennedy &C
complishes is told by his friend. Jameson.
newspaper man. Kennedy illustrates a
daring attempt to rob a jeweiry store and
rescues Elaine from n boiler where she
had been imprisoned by the thugs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-03-12

ing happened. There was not sound.
He looked cautiously into the room
Apparently there was nothing.
1t had been about the middle of the
morning that an express wagon had
pulled up sharply before our apart
ment.
Mr.. Kennedy live here?" asked one
of the expres5men, descending with
his helper and approaching our japitor,
Jens Jensen, typical Swede. who
was coming up out of the basement.
Jens growled a sur1y. "Yes-but Mr..
Kannady, he bane out"
TOO bad-weve got this large cab
met he ordered from Grand Rapids.
We can't cart 1t around all day. Can't
you let us in SO we can leave it?"
Jensen muttered: "Well-I guess It
bane all right"
They took the cabinet off the wagon
and carried it upstairs. Jensen opened
our door. still grumbling, and they
placed the heavy cabinet in the living
room.
Sign here"
you fallers bane a nuisance" pro-
tested Jens, signing nevertheless.
Scarcely had the sound of their
footballs died away in the outside hall
way when the door of the cabinet
slowly opened and masked face pro-
| truded, gazing about the room.
1t was the Clutching Hand
From the cabinet he took a large
package wrapped in newspapers. AS
he held it, looking keenly about, his
ment he looked at it, then quickly at
the fireplace opposite.
An idea seemed to occur to him.
| He took the package to the fireplace.
removed the screen and laid the pack
| age over the andirons with one end
| pointing out into the room
Next he took from the cabinet a
couple of storage batteries and coil
of wire. Deity and quickly he fixed
them on the package.
Meanwhile, before an alleyway
across the street and further down
the long block the express wagon had
stopped.
Having completed fixing the bat
teries and wires, Clutching Hand ran
the wires along the molding on the
wall overhead, from the fireplace IN
| til he was directly over Elaine's pic
ture. Skillfully he managed to fix the
wires, using them in place of the pic.
ture wires to support the framed pho
tograph until it hung very noticeably
askew on the wall.
The last wire Joined, he looked
about the room, then noiselcssly moved
to the window and raised the shade.
Quickly he raised his hand and
brought the fingers slowly together.
1t was the sign
| OFF in the alley, the express driver
and his helper jumped into the wagon
and away it ratified.
| Jensen was smoking placidly as the
wagon pulled up the second time.
Sorry said the driver sheepishly,
but we delivered the cabinet to the
wrong Mr.. Kennedy"
He pulled out the inevitable book To
prove it.
Wall. you bane fine fallers,
growled Jensen, putting like furnace
in his fury. You cannot go UP
agane."
''We1l get fired for the mistake,
pleaded the helper
lust this once" urged the driver as
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05
A GAY CoAsTING PARTY IN SWITZERLAND. THERE WILL
BE MANY LIKE 1T IN AMERICA THIS WINTER.

,leighing. snow>lueing and skiing will provide
agreeable diversions. One feature Of the place
is an lee run. the Cresn. about three-fourthS Of
It mile long. with some elaborate curves. made on
the SAME principle aS the curves of The famous
CrcStI run at 81. Moriiz. SSNitzcrlaml. Great
speed, with the maximum Of security, makes the
track very popular among the members of the
Tuxedo club. An elaborate programme has been
lail uui for the coming season. AMI If only il"
much desired SNOW will com" In GOOD time winter
SPORTS will have many enthusiastic followers.
Among the early followers of the winter games
the students of Dartmouth College are con>licu-
Gus. Each year trips are planned by them 10 tn"
m.igh'"riug mountains, including Mount WASH
ingtun. Two years ago tile college collars were
represented with honor AT the international SKI
jumping COMPETITION held at Montreal.
Skiing is practically Il new sport IN this conil
try. The rapidity with which ii has spread
during the last few years is remarkable, 1t Is
very easy 10 understand why it has become So
popular. To begin with. every person OF aver
age strength can get the pleasure Of ii in til"
FIRST attempt and with II very few days practice
can learn enough to be able to 60 on little excnr-
Sioms over untrodden deep snow where one could
not 20 without skis or snowshoes. The difficult
ties of negotiating such Obstacles as stone walls,
fences, Sc. aid zest to the sport. One learns
To ID tlcSc seemingly difficult stunts very easily.
\ small slope near ones home will often give
to tle beginner rs much pleasure as the longer
iaunts made by those more expert.
Apart from touring jumping Is The most M
poriant development of skiing. but before at
tempting ii one must have an Intimate knowledge
IF the art. Briefly put The skier starts at the
Top Of "A steep hill. gathers speed until he reaches
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05
LASELL SEMINARY GIRLS ON A SKIING EXPEDITION IN
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.

Eul~lpigliuy i u sport L. lt enjoyed on suit
able rualS az nI made tracks. swiss to'Neighs
have been iniDricl during the last few Years.
Tile, are II great Improvement over the original
mo lei. which W. first made in his country.
I he frame uf til" Swiss SEED j. lower Ill wider
than he American. The steering. lay means of
n wheel. i absolutely perfect, AMI very powerful
brakes adl To- the security of the passengers.
The speed attained on n good track is remark
able. The interesting part is Ia take Il well
banked curve AT II speed of forty miles an hour.
Great interest is manifested in races. usually
against time. In switzerland every bohSleigl
has It's name. and some Of them have more than
Il local fame.
The tol,oggan is another Canadian importa-
tion originated by the Indians. but much i'm.
proved since. For many years tobogganing was
very popular and still has It's followers: the