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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10
A Paradoxicai River.

On the African shore, near the gull
of Alden and connecting the lake OF
Assal with the main ocean, may be
found one OF the most wonderful riy.
ers in the world. This curiosity does
o flow to but from the ocean toward
inland. The surface of Lake ASA,
itself is nearly 100 feet below the
tide, ana it is fed by this para.
doXical river, which is about twenty.
two miles in length. 1t is highly prob.
able that the whole basin which the
lagoon partly fills was once an arm
of the sea, which became separated
therefrom by the duning of loose sand.
The infiowing river has Il limited vol
ume, being fullest. of course. at high
tide, and has filled the basin to such
IN extent that evaporation and supply
exactly balance each other.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10
Herzoa Sure to Be Retained.


The Cincinnati team seems to have
shown well enough during the closing
days OF the season to warrant the re-
tention OF Charley Herzog as manager
next season.
Herzog has quite u good ball team
now He has added materially to the
strength OF his pitching staff and has
made such changes in his team as to
give it Il better chance than it had pre-
viously.
The Reds got a poor start in the
spring, and Herzog, it seemed. was
slated for the can" but the splendid
finish his team has made is sure to
change the clubs plans, and the re-
tention of Herzog already is practically
assured.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10
Topics of the Sport World :
By SQUARE DEAL
By SQUARE DEAL


while eleven miles ahead of his nearest
competitor, the connecting rod broke
and punched Il hole in the crank case.
DE Palma and his mechanic. seeing
that the engine was out Of commission.
tried vainly to push the heavy car
around the two mile track, but found
the progress was too slow to enable
them to finish ahead of the others. and
he had to watch the prize of $4,000.
which seemed almost within his grasp.
go to another. lit is all in the game.
and l have no kick coming was his
sole comment.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10

ton by his success when an appren-
tice rider. He is only Il youngster,
having just passed his sixteenth birth
day. He rides at ninety pounds and
for his age is remarkably strong. No
t~Wo-year-old. no matter how fractions,
has been able to run away with him.
Because of his winning mounts and his
ability to ride at light weight he is in
great demand, but he confines his
work, as a rule, to his employers, w.
j. Young and Il. Mcdowell, the Ken
lucky turfmen.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10
He Couldn't Get Even.

Here. here, little boy" said the be-
%nevolent person. "what makes You cry
that way"
"a Teller poisoned my dog" was the
reply.
There, there" said the benevolent
person. don't take it SO badly"
But" responded the boy, ''the Teller
that poisoned my dog has only got u
cut."-Indianapolis Star.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10
One Of the Crew Who Helped In
Dropping Death Dealing Bombs
Into Heart of the Great City
Tells of His Experiences, Which
Read Like Fiction.

In a Hamburg weekly one OF
the crew of the recent Zeppelin which
flew over London, killing and injuring
and destroying, gives, with the permits
sion Of the German war Office, a graphic
account of the raid. A translation Of the
narrative follows:
- UR Zeppelin received orders at
6 o'clock in the evening to fly
from u hangar in Belgium
for an attack on London.
The giant airship slipped easily out
Of the long shed with n~oiseless motors,
and after rising to 5000. feet, the alti-
tude most suited for steady flying, our
captain steered by compass straight
for London.
Our true German hearts beat high
this night with the hope of doing some
great and irreparable damage to Lon
don.
Perhaps we should destroy the house
Of parliament.
Our commander said that a bomb
dropped in a certain space of half a
square mile in London could hardly
fail to destroy some person of great
Importance in the official or wealthy
classes Of England.
Way Prepared by Other Attacks.
Perhaps we might strike a school or
a hospital or a party of ome We
should regret such accidents. but 1t is
impossible to modify our splendid and
effective aerial warfare simply because
innocent combatants place themselves
In the way Of legitimate objects Of at
tack.
The way had for months been pre-
pared by previous aerial attacks and
reconnoissances for a more accurate
and effective blow at the heart of Lon
don. All lights, both street lamps and
those in dwellings, have been lowered
by order Of the English government to
q point that causes the busiest thor
%oughfare at night to present only a dull
glow a few hundred yards away.
On the other hand, powerful search
lights operated in connection with anti
air craft guns and other military works
are kept constantly playing on the sky
in the search for our airships. If we
a discover the typographical position
Oh these uIlu UulueIlGS we
can establish the other principal CEN
tiers Of the city from them and throw
our bombs with some approach to ac-
curacy-that is to say, we a at least
drop them on a quarter where We know
that there are public buildings or where
important officials reside.
Cold Was Intense.
To establish the location Of these
points has been the work Of our earlier
air "Reminiscences, and as a result Of
this system our work must become
more and more deadly every day. We
have, for instance. found that power
full searchlights and batteries are oper-
ated at Woolwich, on the extreme east
ern outskirts of London; at st. James
park, which is in the center of the me
tropolis; at Hampstead heath. on the
north, and at the Crystal palace, south
of the Thames. The English are not
likely to all these defensive
points, and il one is moved and not the
others the captain of the Zeppelin can
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10

Max Garner will be the leading win
ming rider of America for the season
OF 1915. He is in the lead now, and
none of his rivals Of the pigskin will be
able to displace him.
Walter l.illey is his nearest opponent
for first place, with J. Butwell and J,
McCahey running him Il close second.
Garner has been riding only a short
while. He was "developed" at the
JuareZ track and first attracted atten.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10

discover the change by reference to the
other points.
AS our Zeppelin can travel seventy
miles an hour at its maximum, the
journey of a little more than POO miles
from Belgium could be performed in Il
few hours. Darkness was falling as we
passed over the stormy North sea. for
ed by patrol ships.
The cold was intense and could be
felt through the fleece lined clothes
and heavy felt shoes with which we
We're provided. Our Zeppelin carried
four tons of the most destructive eX-
plosive ever created by science-sufti-
cient to %annihilate the heart Of London,
the greatest city in the world. The
amount was divided into forty bombs
of 100 pounds each and eighty Of fifty
pounds each. The larger bombs are de-
signed to destroy Notifications and
heavy buildings. The smaller ones are
for the purpose Of setting fire to houses
and contain thermit, an explosive that
develops a temperature of 500 de-
grees F.
At the Mouth Of the Thames.
We made out the mouth Of the
Thames from certain lightships and
shore lights that have been maintain
powerful searchlight playing on us.
This we knew from our information to
be Woolwich, the important English
arsenal. AS we no longer desired to
conceal u presence, we discharged
ten Of the larger bombs in the vicinity
of the %searchlight.
The bombs are discharged from
tubes pointing downward from a steel
| plate in the floor of the airship. The
bomb is furnished with a steel han
die, and by means Of this it is lowered
into the tube. \ bolt fitting into a
hole in the bomb holds it in the tube.
The marksman presses his foot on an
electric button in the plate in the floor
Of the ear. and this %withdraws the bolt,
releasing the bomb. He can drop two
bombs at once, if he wishes, and the
third two seconds later.
| The height at which the airship flies.
It's speed and the effects of wind at
present render impossible scientific
aim in the sense that an artillerist
would use the term.
Good and Bad Workmanship.
Nevertheless Il considerable degree
of effectiveness is attained by ZeDpe-
lin marksmen, while a poor marksman
may nntipa1N, y-oSfa hic n,,,n,r;t;D,
To hit a mark half an acre in extent
is good craftsmanship from a Zeppelin.
In practice Il regiment of wooden dunn
mics was set up in a field, and one of
our aerial marksnlen succeeded in Wip-
Ing out the whole regiment.
One OF our 100 pound bombs striking
fairly will destroy any existing build
ing not constructed purely as a fortiti-
cation. Even If it strikes in a street
it will dig a hole 100 feet deep, de-
stroying gas pipes, electric wire con-
duits, subways and any subterranean
constructions that may be beneath the
surface. Thus the destruction and
paralyZing of all life in a city can be
practically assured if we use sufficient
bombs.
Our b~ombardment of Woolwich was
followed by the extinction Of the
searchlight, and we had reason to be-
lleVe that we had inflicted serious dam
age at this important center.
We knew that in a few minutes we
should De ovcr the heart of London.
Our daring commander decided to sail
very low, following the course of tn,
: Thames. which he knew would take
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10
De Palma's Hard Luck.

Barring accidents, Ralph De Palma,
the crack automobile driver, has new
er failed to finish we'll to the front
in any race he has entered, and he has
Won many first prizes. His most UNI
fortunate experience was in the 800
mile race at Indianapolis in 1912. With
only a little more than Il lap to 90 md
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10
Ten Eyck's Son Looking For Fame.

Jim Ten Eyck, the veteran rowing
coach OF Syracuse, has Il son who is
ON the way to coach greatness. Young
jim is the coach of the Duluth crew
which won the national regatta at
Springfield, Mass.
His crew beat crews coached by Jim
Wray of Harvard and Harry Vail, the
old Wisconsin wonder. Two of the
Duluth oarsmen also rowed at SYRIA
cuse. Young Jim starts them at Du-
luth and passes them on to old Jim at
Syracuse. Several members Of this
years Duluth crew are headed toward
Syracuse.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10
Nearly Hit St. Paul's.

Suddenly the huge outline of a build
ing doomed under our noses. Seen
against the dull, cloudy sky, 1t appear
ed colossal. We almost struck it. 1t
was a church! It was st. Paul's cathe-
dral!
An instantaneous turn Of the elevat-
ing rudder saved us from a collision
with the monstrous dome.
A few seconds more straight to the
westward and we knew that we We're
over the center of official and fashion
able London.
Our commander ordered the bombs
discharged as fast as we could throw
them. The ship circled slowly round
n round, peppering death On the
solar plexus Of the British empire.
Beneath us was the Strand, with its
theaters and hotels, the house of par
lament, the government offices in
Whitehall and Parliament street, the
residences of the a%ristocracy in May
fair. the fashionable clubs in Pail Mall,
Buckingham palace. the war office. the
admiralty and Westminster abbey.
1t was a night Of terror for London!
The searchlights and the guns played
upon us constantly. At night the anti
aircraft fighters use shells that spread
a long trail Of luminous red smoke
through the darkness in order to mark
the position Of the airship for the other
gunners firing shrapnel.
A Night Of Terror.
1t was a grand and inconceivably
weird spectacle to watch the electric
beams and the long red trails playing
about in the air, while shrapnel burst
about us and our great bombs exploded
on the earth below with a glow that
we could family discern.
1t is exceedingly difficult for a gun
J ner to hit an airship at a height Of
5000 feet, or ever lower. We enjoyed
a feeling of tremendous power and Sc
curity.
Our daring commander ordered our
craft to circle lower and lower in his
determination to infict the greatest
possible injury on the enemy.
AT last we could see the outlines of
buildings on the ground. Below us was
a great open square and in the center a
very high, slender column. 1t was the
bombastic British monument to their
noted Admiral Nelson standing in the
center Of Trafalgar square.
Give old Nelson a bomb..' reared
our commander.
Down Went a bomb aimed straight at
the head OF the admiral. The fervent
wishes of every man in our crew went
with it. Whether it struck the mark
time alone will show,
Man Falls From Airship.
We had ventured too ear the earth,
and an unusually we'll aimed shot
struck the forward part Of our vessel.
One Of u mechanical experts, In his
anxiety to ascertain the nature of the
damage. climbed out on Il stay, fell and
was. of Course, lost. That was our ONLY
casualty. We found later that the shot
had only penetrated one "ballonnet''
and had not interfered with our stabil.
r. il any important degree.
Our commander threw the %elevatlnc
rudders to their extreme upward angle,
and in a few minutes we We're prac.
tically out OF danger once more.
We threw all II supply of bombs
upon London and then turned for home
again. Steering by compass and the
stars for Belgium, we made the return
journey without mishap. The dawn
was just breaking when we came in
sight of certain landmarks which
guided US to our hangar.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10
Going Up.

Going Up.
Bill-They say he has taken up avia-
ton.
Jill should rather say that aviation
has taken him u%p.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10
The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAN.

Golden TEXTILE that hath my Word
let him speak my Word faithfully DER.
xiii, 2S).
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10

Photos by American Press Association.
1.-How a Zeppelin is built. 2.-one
Of the cars on a machine. "a type
Of bomb used. 4-ZeppeIin airship
over kiel canal, Germany.
him near all the objects he wished to
reach.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-12-10

In a Hamburg weekly newspaper one Of
the crew Of the recent Zeppelin which
few over London, killing and %injuring
and destroying, gives, with the permits
sion of the German war Office, a graphic
account of the raid. A translation Of the
narrative follows:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14
NEW TARIFF ON SWEET
POTATOES SUSPENDED

The new tariff on sweet potatoes
from Louisiana stations has been sus.
pended by the Interstate Commerce
Commission until Dec. 8, 1915, when a
hearing will be held. This is grateful
news to all in this section, who were
struck with CONSERVATION by the raise
in tariff from 80 cents to 81 cents to
Interstate points. This rate was con-
sidered prohibitive, as it meant prac-
tically no expectation of sweet pota-
toes, and complete loss on the pres
ent crop not yet harvested. In view of
the loss from low prices on the cab
bage and Irish potato crops in the
spring, the effect would have been
Everybody concerned, all
along the line, got busy and besieged
the Commission holly with letters and
petitions, with the result noted above:
the tariff is suspended until Dec. 5, 1915.
Among the many who wrote to Wash
lngton, was The True Democrat, and
the letter was pronounced a good law
yer's letter, and said by friend at
to have had a good effect.
The True Democrat is always DESTROYS
Of helping, not hindering, and asks
only to have chance to help in any,
thing that concerns our people. Others
writing from here were M. & e. Wolf,
G. L. Plettinger, and the numerous
signers of petition.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14
NINTH WARD NOTES.

Mr.. John Lester OF Mexico surprised
his brother Mr.. Lee Lester and family
by visiting them recently.
Mrs. Hugh Connell and son, Robert
returned to their home after a two
weeks visit to relatives at La Place
and Baton Rouge.
Miss Helen Johnson Is on a visit to
friends and relatives at Woodville and
Percy's Creek.
Miss Mamie Cutrer enjoyed a visit
to relatives at Slaughter.
Mrs. F. S. Carney returned from a
two weeks visit to her daughter, Mrs
s. J. Bowman of Lutcher. Mrs. Carney
was accompanied home by Mrs. w. w.
Parker and children.
Mrs. s. e. Hill and little daughter
returned to their home after spending
a while at Mr.. Carney's.
Mr.. w. T. Smith of Baton Rouge
visited his daughter Mrs. W. C. Car.
ney, this week.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14
IN M EMORiAM.

Died at her home near Laurel Hill,
August 4, 1915. Mrs. Hattie Byron
Wilkinson, daughter of Dr. c. F, Howell
and Annie Perkins. Born August 4,
1885. After an illness of six weeks of
malarial fever, gastritis developed and
she never rallied. Surrounded by her
loved ones, at $50 p. m. her gentle
spirit took it's flight and her eyes closed
on earthly things.
She was a member Of st. Johns
Episcopal Church. She was a devoted
wife, dutiful daughter and tender
mother. She leaves loving husband,
two daughters, two sisters, one brother,
father and grandmother to mourn
her passing. May they find comfort
in the thought that their loss is her
gain.
"a precious one from us has gone,
A voice we love Is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filed"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14
MRS. MCCLELLAN INDICATED.

Judgment has been rendered in the
civil district court declaring Mrs. Mary
Mcclellan the lawful widow of the late
William Mcclellan and declaring her
executrix. An attack had been made
on the will on these grounds.
The above clipping from the New
Orleans Item will be interesting to all
who met the late Capt Mcclellan and
Mrs. Mcclellan, while the former was
in charge Of the transfer boat, Sarah
Edenborn," between Angola and Ma
pies. Many enjoyed innumerable kind
nesses at their hands. 1t was painful
to conceive of such a stain upon either
of their names, as was embodied in the
charges made by his children who
sought to break the will.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14
ELM PARK NOTES.

Miss Jennie Kendick Of Jackson,
Miss, visited Miss Alice Daniel last
week.
Mr.. Willie Magee and sister, Odile,
of Franklinton, La, are pleasant guests
of W. S. Daniels family for the past
two weeks.
Misses Sallye and Eva Daniel and
their guests spent the weekend with
relatives at Forest and Star Hill last
week.
Misses Hattie and Mildred Ard were
surprised Wednesday night by crowd
of hayriders from Elm Park.
The young people of Elm Park and
Star Hill were joined by Mr.. George
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14

Dudley of Jackson, in spending a very
pleasant day last Thursday, having a
picnic on old Centenary campus. In
the afternoon they visited the asylum
and gravel pits.
Ewell Mahoney and brother, Willis,
expect to leave Monday for a visit to
their grandfather's, Mr.. L. Mahoney of
Pride
Misses Alice and Eva Daniel, Willie
and Odile Magee spent a very pleasant
day at Parker Stock Farm, Tuesday.
John F. Ard Jr. Of Jackson spent the
weekend with relatives at Elm Park.
Work has begun on the Elm Park
church and is progressing nicely.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14

Although there is an eclipse of the
sun Tuesday, few persons on the earth
will notice it. No part of the eclipse
is visible from the United States, and,
in fact, with the exception of small
parts of China and Siberia, there is no
land where the sun will be seen to be
eclipsed. The region over which it
can be seen covers almost the entire
Pacific ocean. The moon will pass
before the sun over that area, but will
not be large enough to cover the entire
Disc
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14

The attractive advertisement Of the
Hotel De Soto in another part of this
paper soliciting patronage for the Con-
stitutional Convention at New Orleans
is only another indication of the ag-
gressiveness and wide awake methods
of Vic LIE Beau, president and manag-
ing director of the Hotel De Soto Co.
Although New Orleans has many mod
ern, famous NOTES.-THE home comforts,
splendid service and very reasonable
low prices has made the De Soto the
most popular of all. Adv.1
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14

Mrs. Joanna McManus died at an adj
vanced age, Sunday, August l, at her
home, Hampden Hall, WoodviIIe. She
was a woman of much culture, having
remarkably bright mind, which she
enjoyed unimpaired to the last, despite
i'll health and lameness that confined
her to her rolling-chair for years. The
intelligence of her outlook upon life,
her memory enriched by the unfading
events of the past made her a woman
of interest and charm: a wonderful old
lady, the sort that makes old age a
possibility for benefit to younger gen.
erations. She leaves three daughters,
Mrs Blanche McManus Mansfield, ar.
fist and woman of letters, whose hus-
band now holds a consulship in Spain;
Mrs. Grace Walsh, who lives at the
old McManus home, near McManus
station, and Miss Verona McManus of
Woodville.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14
PERSONALS FROM THE JACKSON
RECORD.

Miss Helen Johnson Is with relatives
in Woodville this week.
Mrs. A.. M. Fishburn Of Baton Rouge
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. R. C. Dudley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood Smith came
down last week to visit MIR. and Mrs.
P. W. Roberts.
Mrs. ]. H. Kent was the guest of
Mrs. S. l., Morrison on Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. F. S. Carney and Mrs. w. w.
Parker passeWd through town on Sat
urday on their way to West Feliciana.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Absent Friends

Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Leake of New
Orleans leave by private car for the
Exposition, this week.
A card from Miss Helen Schlesinger
says that she is spending a week in
Los Angeles.
West Feliciana friends and relatives
of R. Mumford Phillips of Lakeland
are gratified at his coming out ahead of
four candidates in the race for dele
gate to the constitutional convention,
and this was accomplished without the
aid of any of the Pointe Coupee poll
ticians. He and w. G. Carruth were
elected
1t is most gratifying to learn that
Mr.. D. |. Norwood is improving, and
1t is hoped that he will be able to take
the excellent position offered him for
The rumor that he and his
little family were to move here has not
been verified.
Rather tardily we CLEAN the facts
about Miss Ella Montgomery's mar
riage, which is of interest to SO many
friends here. She was married to Mr..
Charles Ireland of Houston, Texas,
evening, June 29, in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton F. Davis, Shreve-
port, La. The bride was given in mar
rage by her father, Mr.. Robert Mont
gomery of Roanoke, Va. Mr.. and Mrs.
ireland left Immediately after the
ceremony for their home In Texas.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14

The impression is wrong that on
account of the high school not opening
till Oct. 4, the session will be thereby
curtailed. The full nine months will
be held, and the late opening is due to
funds not being available until then.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14

Jim Jackson, colored sexton Of Grace
Church and Cemetery for a number Of
years, died last Friday night, after a
ong illness, and was buried Saturday
afternoon. BY permission of the vestry
interment was made in q corner of the
churchyard, which he had so long and
so faithfully tended. Jim was well
thought of by both white and black,
and the former remember many kindly
and thoughtful acts Of his In connec-
ton with his sextonship.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-14

The club dance, Tuesday night, was
big affair in point of numbers. Be-
sides the large representation of home
people, there were several young men
from distance. Dancing ended only
at half past one. Refreshments were
served as usual.