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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
ENGLAND FEARS
indian MUT|NY
Feeling of Unrest Pervades the
Country
MARTIAL LAW is PROCLAIMED
Many Sections Of the Country Under
Military Rule and Troops Are 2
Held I'm Readiness to Meet
Emergencies
MARTIAL Law is PROCLAIMED

London, July GA feeling Of
unrest pervades all India, according
to dispatches from that country.
A mutiny Is feared, and many sec
tiOns Of the country have already
been declared under martial law. !.
All the available troops are being
used to guard against outbreaks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
CHAPMAN CHAUTAUQUA
TO BE HELD JULY 22-2;

Chapman, July THE Chapman
chautauqua will be held July 1927.
C. M. Clark was elected president
and H. e. Brechbill secretary OF
the. chautauqua organization at a
recent meeting. The program prom
ises to be the best in years, with
Congressman Aswell as the leading
number.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
PATRICK CRAFTY, CHAPMAN.
INJURED By HAY FORK

Chapman, July 7.-Patrick Graf
ty, a farmer living one mile south
of Chapman, received q fractured
skull when a trip from hay fork
fell on him. He probably viii re-
cover.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
INsULTED U. 8. FLAG IN BERL1N9
So London Today Reports-No Con-
fiFmation of the Rumor

London, July 6.-The United
States flag was insulted in Berlin
during an Independence Day cele-
bration there yesterday, according
to a report reaching here.
There is no confirmation Of the
report.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
MUSIC HOUSE Abilene
U. 8. CAVALRY FOLLOWS
MEXICAN MARAUDERS

Harlingen, Tex, July eighty
United States cavalrymen left here
in pursuit of band of forty Mexi-
cans who crossed the border some
time Sunday night and looted a
ranch near Lyford, Tex, thirty
miles from here. killing two men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

Washington. July 7.-An inter
departmental committee. named by
the secretaries Of the interior and
labor, Is at work on q plan to re-
lieve unemployment by which the
federal government would finance
workers desiring to take up farm
land.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
RECENT REFLECTIONS

Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
JOffcoat, July 8. son.
EPSON Salts is tasteless now. Ask
uIeissner & Son. 7d2twlt
r. NJ. Bricker. living west OF
town, has purchased Maxwell 20
OF p. C. Redman.
For sale, one COED saddle pony
Q years old, price $50. Inquire X
RaS,actor office. 25dtfwtf
Marriage license: Edward r..
Grosser OF Enterprise and Elizabeth
Engler of Chapman.
Miss Edith Engle has taken a
position with the Peoples store
company.
Lost, black handbag, contains
money and tickets. Return to Mrs
Rudolph Kreuger, r. 8, Abilene.
Reward 6d1twlt
Miss Anna Callahan is taking
her vacation from the Case store.
Miss Clara Berger has returned to
the Case store after a two weeks
vacation.
For sale, one 4-passenger Stude-
baker automobile in good shape;
price 5000. Inquire X Reflector Of
fice. 2odtiwtt
John Koch, q brother OF VIII
and Phil Koch, died at his home
In Pennsylvania this week. He will
be remembered by old settlers here
who met him while out here visiting
some years ago.-EIepe Dispatch.
Tasteless EPSON Salts, a new
product for sale by Gleissner &
Son. Price 10c. 7d2twlt
Mrs. Walker, Mrs. s. B. Hoffe-
nails mother, is able to be about
the house now for the first time In
two weeks. Mrs. Walker fell from
her bed one night and the fall was
10 severe that she was forced to
remain in bed for some time.
The Belleville branch on the U
p. out of Junction City and the
Plainville branch out Of Salina on
the same road are again in opera
ton over the length of their tracks.
A train Tuesday of this week was
the first one out Of Hill City on the
Plainville branch for q days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
TYPHOID CASES AT SOLOMON.
Three Gases Reported, and Physi-
clans Warn the Residents.

Three cases Of typhoid fever have
been reported at Solomon. and
physicians have warned the resi-
dents against carelessness. DR..
Roberts says there is some danger OF
an epidemic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
Over Half Inch of Rain

TFron Wednesdays Daily.1
Eleven-twentieths Of an inch OF
rain fell last night curing a hard
windstorm. The rain was general
over the county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
GERMANS SIGHT AIR RAIDERS
English Attacking Force Forced to
Recross the North Sea

London, July San attempted
air raid by an English aeroplare
fleet across the North Sea was sight
ed by the Germans and the English
we're forced to return.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

When baby suffers with Group,
apply and give DR.. Thomas Eclec-
tie Oil at once. Safe for children.
A little goes 9 long way. 25c and
soc. At all drug stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

When a man has nothing else to
do, he writes letters.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

r. NJ. Bricker. living west OF
town. has purchased a Maxwell 20
of p. c. Redman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

For sale, one COED saddle pony
. years old, price SEQ. Inquire X
Reflector office. 2bdtiwu
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

EPSON Salts is tasteless now. ASK
uIeisaner A. Son. 7d2tw1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

Born, 10 Mr.. and Mrs Roy
Joffcoat. July 6. q son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

Marriage license: Edward r.
Crosser OF Enterprise and Elizabeth
EngIer of Chapman.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-06-18

and since those days. so far as can
see. there has never been a time when
there hasn't been Craig in the serv-
ice OF cur family. A fine race they
seem to have been. until"
Until when?" Quest demanded.
The look of trouble had once more
clouded the professors face. He
shrugged his shoulders slightly.
Until Craig's father" he admitted
Il am afraid l must admit that We
come upon bad piece of family his
tory here. Silas Craig entered the
service of my father in 1858. as under
gamekeeper, Here we come upon the
first black mark against the name
He appears to have lived reputably
for some years, and then. after quar-
rel with a neighbor about some trivial
matter he deliberately murdered him,
a crime for which he was tried and
executed in 1867. John Craig. his only
son, entered our service in 1880, and,
when l left England, accompanied me
as my valet"
There was moments silence
"Lenora and are sailing tomor-
row." Quest said I'VE are taking
over the necessary warrants and shall
bring Craig back here for trial"
The professor smoked thoughtfully
for some moments. Then he rose de-
liberately to his feet. He had come
to a decision. He announced it calm
ly, but irrevocably.
Il shall come with you." he an
nounced.
Evening star., 1915-02-21

merely grope blindly in the dark with
the hope of being able to strike blow
for their country and their flag. They
are the spies of the deep, to be shot
down without mercy if caught in their
attempts to 'whittle down" the
enemy'S fleet.
But it is not only the shots of the
enemy that menace them Any one of
a hundred causes may send the sub
marine to the floor of the ocean which
it dares to explore, there to remain
forever people only by the bleaching
skeletons OF the men who formed its
crew. The gasoline mixture which
provides the motive force for the
''unterseeboot,' as the Germans call the
submarine, may become too strong or
too weak; the oxygen supply may not
last as long as was anticipated; short
circuit in any one of the hundreds of
electrical wires which form the heart
of the vessel may paralyZe its activ-
tiles; the apparatus which causes the
submarine TO rise to the surface of
the water may be disabled for such a
Evening star., 1915-02-21
The Kings Six Thrones.

OFFICIALLY the King OF Great brft-
W ain and Ireland has six thrones
One would naturally suppose that the
king would sit upon his throne AZ
Windsor-that is, that that would be
the throne" While, however. there
are both a throne and throneroom IN
that ancient palace. the Windsor throne
IS probably the very last one OF aH
whereon one might find the English
The throne in Buckingham Palace ta !.
the more generally used. inasmuch az
the greater number of ceremonlaf funo-1
tionS are held there. -sAa
The King of England may be said to
have a set of thrones In the case at
one throne-the coronation chair at
Westminster Abbey-he certainly uses ,
il but once. This is the worm -e4 ten. z
battered, lion-footed old oak settle that 4
contains the stone of Destiny, t'ponY
been crowned all the sovereigns of /
England This chair might very veH I
be called the throne of the British
empire" since it is by far the most an >
Gent of the English thrones. To be- !
crowned the ruler must sit upon this
throne and no other. taiI
one may be sure of. one thing, how-
ever. in this relation-no King OF Eng
land, or any one else, for that matter. q
would voluntarily seek a seat on thAs
ancient throne more than once, since Il :
is a decidedly uncomfortable resting q
place. 1t stands. year in and year out.
in the Chapel of Edward the Confessor .
and it is removed only on the occasion .
of a coronation. Then, covered with, 0
gold brocade, il is set under the iec-f q
tern between the choir and the altar. i!
The throne with which the British
public is most familiar is that which ?
stands upon a dais in the house OF ,
lords. The houses of parliament con-
tain another throne. that in the kings
robing room. This is employed by the
king when he is donning his regal garb
previous to entering the house OF peers
to read his speech.
Another throne is that at St. James
Palace. which is very ordinary look
ing building at the foot of st. James
street. This throne is very hand
some one, standing under magnificent
and ornate canopy. 1t is here that the
foreign amba ssadors who are accredit- :
ed to the court of st. James are re- .
ceived.
The throne at Windsor is unique In
one respect 1t is constructed entirely
of ivory. II was gift from one OF the
princes Of India.
Evening star., 1915-02-21

his launch, and he was forced to spend
the night away from his ship, with no
protection from a cold rain which COM
menced to fall shortly after dusk. The
mechanician tinkered with the motor
for the better part of the night. and then
gave it up as bad job. About sunrise
the engine gave a cough and the launch
was soon started back to the ship.
when the officer reached his vessel
he was soaked to the skin and so cold
that his lips were purple. His COM
manding officer gave orders that he was
to be treated to large drink of whisky
and sent to bed. few minutes later
he was Informed that there was no
whisky on board the ship. not even In
the medicine chest The other vessels
in the flotilla were appealed to. but not
on one of them could be found a single
dose of whisky. That's how strictly the
anti-booze order is observed
"The lack of space in the interior of
a submarine necessftafes the most
rigid economy with respect to ma
chinery and appliances, and only the
leftover portion of the inside of the
hull is utilized for the comfort of the
crew. The officers fare little better
than the men, and l can assure you
that there are few less comfortable
places than the bunk of submarine
when there is any sea on
"Of course, when I speak of the fact
that the men are closely cOnnned to
the interior of the vessel, l am speak
ing of conditions which would maintain
in time of war, when a raid was con-
templated against the enemy's fleet or
during a practice cruise in time of
peace, when we endeavor to duplicate
wartime precautions and conditions. In
ordinary times we crui Sc along the sur
face of the water, much as does any
other vessel, and the inconvenience
are not nearly so great, although I can
assure you that from a standpoint of
comfort 1 would much prefer to be on
a larger ship.
Everywhere you go inside subma
rine you come across gasoline, gasoline
and yet more gasoline. 1t seems to be
everywhere. When a man takes his
first cruise on one of the cigar-shaped
vessels it seems to him that even his
food tastes of gasoline. The smell of
the liquid is heavy in the atmosphere.
and there is no way of getting rid of 1t
when the vessel is not cruising the
surface. This is largely responsible
for the ailment known gasoline
heart the cause of the loss of large
number of otherwise valuable sailors
to the navy. Once a man is afflicted
with this illness he is practically use
Evening star., 1915-02-21
Impress the Three
Far From the Falls Church.
and Pohck ChufWsnon the Pohc Church
Chcfgo
lin Belongings Wshngns

chairman. OF this committee George Ma
son of Gunston Hall, the author of the
Virginia bill of rights. was a member
George Washington also designed the
inner arrangement of the church. and
the plan in his own handwriting is one
of the treasures of Mount Vernon. The
high wineglass pulpit stood near the
center of the north wall, the communion
table at the east end. and at the west
end, between the two doors. stood the
substantial baptismal font OF gray gran
ite, which has withStood the raVageS OF
time and two wars and is yet doing duty
on the same spot as of yore. its date,
1873, deeply craven in the stone.
The arrangement Of the pews drawn
by Washington is unique, and reveals
the social distinctions that prevailed in
church well in society in those
days The church was divided into two
sections, a wide aisle running from the
front, or south, door to the pulpit and evil
IDENTIFY separating the classes. The plan
shows that the two front seats were al
lotted to himself and his friend George
William Fairfax; those Immediately be-
hind We're designated to Lund Washing
ton and Alexander Henderson.
Two side pews were reserved for the
extensive family of George Mason, and
their oppusites to Daniel Mccarthy ana
Martin Cockburn. In this exclusive sec
tion sat, also, the family of the minister.
magistrates, vestrymen and distinguished
strangers. Beyond the aisle of demarca-
ton the most respectable inhabitants"
were seated on one side. and on the other
the wives of the most respectable in
habitants and housekeepers." In the gal
lery above were the negroes. and, pre-
sumably, any unfortunate who could not
be satisfactorily designated for seat
below.
While the exterior OF the Pohick
Church has stood stanch and true for
nearly a hundred and fifty years. the
interior was falling into bad condition
Evening star., 1915-02-21

tryman for more than twenty years, and
during that time contributed literally
to its support OF Christ Church he
was a frequent attendant, as Alexan-
dr!a was mis- post office and place of
business, and he was of necessity there
over many Sundays. With the Falls
Church his connection was slighter
than with the other two, but its rec
ords show that he was a vestryman
and was interested in it's building and
maintenance. and he made 1t rule to
attend it at least four times year.
Pohick Church was built in 1772. after
plans drawn by Washington, and Its
construction was carried on under the
direction of a committee of which he was
Evening star., 1915-02-21

land 1t was used as his company re-
cruiting headquarters by Col Thomas
Broadwater, one of Fairfax county
revolutionary patriots In the civil
war it was utilized first as hospital
for United States troops. and later 1t
was made to serve as a stable The
government granted FAIR remuneration
for its wartime use, so that when dur
ing the war with Spain a large por-
tion of the American army was en-
camped and trained within few miles
ger made legitimate use of ii as a
place of worship. Within recent years
it has been restored to the pleasing
semblance of a house of worship of the
colonial period. making of it an object
of beauty and interest as well as a
house of prayer.
Christ Church, Alexandria. has re
tanned more than either of the other
two churches its belongings of Wash
ington's day. The square pew he oc-
cupied has been left undisturbed, and
the Bible on the reading desk is that
originally used in the church. while the
copy on the pulpit was Washington's
personal volume. The high wineglass
pulpit, with its domelike sounding
board. is the original. as are the chan
Gel chairs. The communion table is
that from which Washington received
the sacraments of the church. and the
chandeliers, of brass, with crystal
pendants, still shed the soft light from
their waXen candles as in the days
when George Washington came up
from Mount Vernon. six miles below,
for an evening service.
The little Gods acre about Christ
Church shows many historic names
upon its headstones, several as old as
the church itself 1t is, however,
chiefly interesting as being the place
of meeting of a quiet group who came
here to talk one Sunday morning after
service. George Washington acted as
chairman, and advocated the with
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and
Rh Prediction Its
Ridden Waters, Fear No Enemy Not Even
KmdThe Entering UnderW Water
Food
ThenCookg the Submarine With Electric
The Use of Compressed Air.
Evening star., 1915-02-21

pied the position of vestryman in each.
The three are Christ Church, Alexan-
dria. the Falls Church, In the town of
that name, and the Mount Vernon par
ish church, named Pohick from
stream running through the neighbor-
hood The architecture of the three
churches is almost identical. the elab-
orate belfry of Christ Church, un-
doubtedly later feature of ornament,
alone distingui shing IL from the others.
There is little question that Washing
ton Influenced the character of their
construction.
Pohick Church was near the home of
Washington, and he was closely allied
to IL, having served as warden and YES
Evening star., 1915-02-21

~ GORGE WASHINGTON loved
N his home at Mount Vernon and
u Il enjoyed the simple usages per-
" tanning to life in the country.
and all records show that while leading
the life of a Virginia planter he was a
devout churchman. To this day the
impress he made upon the churches
with which he was connected is felt
and seen
Three Episcopal churches In Virginia.
none of them far from the National
Capital, hold claim to close connection
with the first President, and he occu-
Evening star., 1915-02-21

less in a submarine, and has to be
transferred to some other vessel where
he will not come into hourly contact with
the liquid in some form or other.
Then, too, once we dive below the
surface we have to live on compressed
air. Have you ever tried compressed air
as a steady diet? No? Then You have
no conception of the strain attendant
upon its steady inhalation. 1t seems
to bear little relation to the air you
breathe on land or on the surface of
the water-it is apparently another
substance. which stabs at your lungs,
or makes you cough blood until you
get used to it. And then, much as men
Evening star., 1915-02-21

we invade the habitat Of the whale and
the shark. is that right?
Undoubtedly the first impression re-
ceived by a landsman upon entering a
submarine, even one which is tied up at
the dock and is therefore resting on the
surface of the water, is one of suffoca-
ton and discomfort In the first place,
the interior of the submarine in use at
the present time is so confined that it
makes the inside of a Harlem fiat look
like a banquet hall. 1t is probably the
only place short of the grave where every
man has certain circumscribed space al
lotted 10 him. and he is instructed to re-
main therein and not to encroach on the
space of his neighbor.
AT night the men sleep in hammocks
swung rom the rafters overhead. Dur
ing the day they remain at their duties.
except during mealtime or when OFF
duty, when they are allowed 4 certain
degree If liberty for recreation
Smoking. of course. is strictly pro-
hibited, not only on account of the dan
ger of fire, but also because of the fact
that It would use up the precious oxygen
in the artificial atmosphere. Under gen.
eral order 90 there is no drinking on
board the submarines. The entire navy
went dry last July. If you remember.
ably the least addicted to the use Of
liquor of any kind. even before the
passage of the prohibition order. A
man can't keep his head and navigate a
conditions and drink at the same time.
Officers and men alike understood this.
and, SO far as | can remember, 1 never
saw liquor drunk TO excess on board
any submarine.
Speaking confidentiaIly. is general
order 90 observed throughout the navy
in the same spirit that it was written
asked the interviewer
YOU need not make your query pri-
vate" smiled the officer. IF l were to
reply that the order is violated in a
great number of instances 1 should
naturally not care to have you pub
lsh the fact But ] can truthfully say
that I have never seen q case or Its
infringement Remember, ! am speak
ing only for the submarine flotilla with
which | was associated.
An incident which occurred last sum-
mer, or rather early in the fall. will
illustrate this very forcibly. One of the
Young officers Connected with the fiotilla
of which | was the commander went
duck shooting uD one of the smaller
rivers which enter into the Atlantic
near where we were at anchor. Some
thing went wrong with the motor OF
Evening star., 1915-02-21

length of time that the oxygen will
be exhausted: rough weather may force
the little craft to remain long time
at sea, with no opportunity for renew
ing her vital suppiies-any or all of
these contingencies are hourly. almost
momentary, fears of the men who navi-
gate the waters under the surface of
the ocean and render them probably
the poorest life insurance risks in the
world.
when YOU think of the number of
submarines which have been built and
the surprisingly few accidents which
occurred in the management and ma
nipulation of the little craft. contin-
ued the man who had been in charge
of a subma rne for more than three years,
you might be pardoned for consider
ing that life on a vessel of this nature
is not very hazardous after all. For
that matter I do not suppose that any
more accidents have happened to sub
marines than have occurred to mer-
chant vessels or men of war of other
kinds, in proportion to their number
The United States has been Slngularly
fortunate in this respect, but then we
have nowhere near the number of these
waSps of war that Germany, England,
France or any other naval power that
aspires to leadership on the sea pos
SeSSeS That, however. is another story.
The policy of the Navy department in
the past has been to build hattleships,
dreadnaushts and superdreadnaughts
1.-The real superintendent is the
II
another of it's own kind. 1t can navi-
gate the most dangerous. mine-rdden
waters with safety: it can penetrate
protected harbors which would be i'm
pregnable to surface vessels; it can
strike and eScape. leaving behind it
nothing but a tiny triangular wake OF
foam as a target for the suns of the
enemy. Superdreadnaughts' It is to
SMILE
=. =
And here the officer indulged in a
chuckle at the policy which spent fifteen
millions of dollars for single vulnerable
vessel, while the same money would pur-
chase thirty defense or fifteen seagoins
submarines, each capable of sinking
entire fleet of warships of the most i'm
proved kind.
THE time is undoubtedly coming con-
tinued Uncle Sans warrior Of the deep,
when the warning issued by Sir Percy
Scott vice admiral of the British fleet.
will be needed and the nations of the
world will turn their attention to the
construction of war vessels which navi-
gate under the water instead of upon the
surface But enough of that What you
desire, as ! understand it. is a descrip
ton of the life under the sea what we
who lead the lives of fishes feel when
Evening star., 1915-02-21

county church with which Washington
was connected. the Falls Church. Bish-
op Meade. in his 'Old Churches and
Families in Virginia." says:
"In the year 1854 Fairfax parish was
established. The vestry book
commences in 1865 (in which year Gen.
Washington was elected vestryman).
Among the first acts of the