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The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
ADVISES LONDONITES
NOT To touch BOMBS
Scotland Yard Tells CITIZENS to
Notify Police When Zeppe-
Inns Drop.

London, July 1o.-The London de-
tective bureau Of Scotland Yard has
published the following notice giving
pelins raid the city:
In all probability II an air raid
Is made 1t will take place At . time
when most people are in bed. The
only intimation the public are likely
to get will be the reports Of the anti
aircraft guns or the noise Of falling
bombs.
The public are advised not to 60
into the street. where they might be
struck by falling missiles; moreover,
the streets being required for the
passage of fire engines. etc. should
not be obstructed by pedestrians.
in many houses there are no IA
cilities for procuring water on the
upper floors. 1t is suggested. there
fore. that a supply of water and sand
might be kept there so that any fire
breaking out on small scale can
at once be dealt with. Everyone
should know the position Of the Are
alarm nearest to his house.
All windows and doors on the
lower floor should be closed to pre-
An indication that poison gas is be-
ing used will be that a peculiar and
irritating smell may be noticed fol-
lowing on the dropping Of the bomb.
Many inquiries have been made. as
to the best respirator. To this ques-
ton there is no really satisfactory
answer. as until the specific poison
used is known an antidote cannot be
indicated. There are many forms of
respirator on the market for which
special advantages are claimed. but
the commissioner is advised by COM
petent experts that in all probability
pad of cotton waste contained in
gauze to tie around the head and sat
urated with a strong solution OF wash
ing soda, would be effective as H.
tering medium for noxious gases. and
could be improved at homo at trininE
cost.
TT should be dampened when re-
quired for use, and must be large
enough to protect the nose as we'll As
the mouth. the gau1e being so az
justed as to protect the eyes.
Gas should not be turned OF at
the meter at night, As this practice
involves q risk OF subsequent fire and
of explosion from burners left on
when the meter was shut on. This
risk outweighs any advantage that
on at the time Of . night raid BY air
craft.
Persons purchasing portable chem
ical fire extinguishers should require
a written guarantee that they comply
with the specifications Of the Board
of Trade. once of Works. Metropoli-
tan Police. or some approved irs pre-
vention COMMITTEES.
No bomb Of any description should
be handled unless 1t has shown itself
to be Of incendiary type. In this case
II may be possible to remove It with
out undue risk. In all other cases
a bomb should be left alone and the
police informed.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

Special Gable 10 The Washington Herald
London, July Io.-BattleS which before
this war would have been considered of
| good size have been fought and prac-
tically overlooked in out-of-the-way
| campaigns. such as the British invasion
of the Persian Gulf district of Persia.
A young British officer writes the fol-
| lowing account of an engagement near
Shaiba. in which the Turks had $500
men taking part:
| I'VE have had our big battle here and
are nicely recovering. Our badly wound
| ed are still in hospital, or have been
sent away by ship: our convalescent Of
fcers and men are getting over their
troubles on a captured Austrian boat
| lying in the stream. All are full of
beans and ready for further efforts.
The Turkish defeat at Shaiba was a
| ma Snificent affair, and a far more crush
| ing one than the accounts in the papers
indicate. For two days some 5000 Turks
| attacked the portion of our army sit
| uated in the defensive position.
In regular German fashion they
pretty we'll completely enveloped our
tanks. digging trenches nearer ana
nearer our works each night. In case
we attacked, they also had perma-
| nent line of works in advance of which
all their night approach trenches were.
well, our fellows, under Gen. -.
endured a hot artillery and rifle fire for
about two days and two nights at com
parativcly close range. During this time
there were many exciting minor Incl.
armory work. etc.
our main effort took place on the
third day. 1t was. so to say. case OF
up guards and at EN- During the hot
test portion of the day our whole force
formed line and went for the Turks. We
drove them hesdlong from their ad-
vanced trenches until We came to their
main position. This, after most severe
fight, in which the Turks showed them
selves magnificent opponents. we carried
at the point of the bayonet
During this last attack OF ours the
Turkish Maxims were served superbly.
They did all the damage to us. We cap
tured most of them, killing the working
parties. We became masters Of the for
midable enemy's line by evening time. ?
."The enemy We're routed-there Is no
other word for it. In the rear OF his
lines were his camps. These were all
n Shit the Turks retreated. By the n OF n
ing the remnants of their force were
twenty mics away. by the next day
forty miles We could not pursue. rs
We were too exhausted.
Captured 1000 Prisoners.
"All the .enemy's camps fell into cur
hands; nearly 1000 prisoners. maxims.:
guns, hundreds of rifles, tents. medical
stores, and ammunition. This latter
included several hundred boxes contain
ing shells and about 100000 rounds. of
rife ammunition. All their foodstufls
were left behind, and. in. truth. you can
only call it an absolute. victory. 1t was
a stroke Of genius-our generals sudden
lightning attack.
Turkish captured officers said. rather
naively. that we didn't play the game.
They expected to sap up to our position
and have a regular kind of siege war
fare, similar to what Is going on In Bel
GUM or France. None Of them would
believe the Dardanelles story. They
said it was fable-so vigorously Ia the
truth kept from them
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

Considering the fact that the Van Ness
family is comparatively small, there hav,
been good many men of fame in it
Three Of them were brothers, Johr
Peter. William Peter, and Corneliu.
Peter Van Ness.
John Peter was born in Client New
York. in ITO. and died in WASHINGTON
| seventy-seven years later. He was a
Democratic Congressman until he &C.
| cepted the rank of major in a uniformed
| militia OF the District of Columbia. when
the House Of Representatives decided
that he had forfeited his seat in that
body when he became a member of the
| militia.
John Peter received a good deal of
wealth through his wife on the death of
her father. one Of the wealthiest men of
the region. She was Marcia Burns. a
woman famed for her wealth and for
many gifts to charity as well. After her
| fathers death her husband built one of
the most elaborate mansions in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
William Peter Van Ness was a brother
OF John Peter, eight years his Junior.
He was friend of Aaron Burr, and de-
livered Burr's challenge to Hamilton. He
was one of the seconds in the duel be-
tween the two men, In 1872 he was ap-
pointed judge in one of the southern
I districts Of New York by President Madi-
son.
The third of the three famous brothers
was Cornelius Peter. jurist and United
States district attorney, United States
minister to Spain and collector of the
port Of New York City.
These three brothers had a famous
cousin, William Van Ness, a Judge of
the Supreme Court of New York state.
who was born in 1716 and died in Charles
ton. S. c.. in 1890. He was a leader of
the Federalist party.
In looking through the colonial records
for the ancestors of these famous Van
Nesses, and many less famous who bear
the name. 1t would seem to be impossible
to find them. For in early colonial days
there was SO much discrepancy in the
spelling of even ordinary names that it
is often difficult for that reason to trace
the history of a family. The Van Ness
name is spelled not only Van Ness, but
also Van Nessen. Van Mist, Van Nest,
Van ASS, Van Mes. and Van Ess
In spite of the difficulty of tracing
backward from the three famous broth
ers to their ancestors, 1t seems probable
that they are descended from one Abra-
ham Van Mas. He was living on theDela-
ware RIVER IN losS ana was notary pub
lie. Tho reason why II seems that the
three brothers were his descendants Is
that all of Abraham's children, like the
three brothers. had Peter for a middle
name. These children were Pieter Pie
terse. Catalyn Pieterse. Jeronemus Pie
terse. Lisbeth Pieterse. Marretje PIE
terse. Josina Pieterse. Jackemyntje Pie
iterse. Judith Pieterse and probably a son
named John-in all q goodly number of
little Pieterses.
Peter Pieterse. the Oldest Of these chill
dren, was born In New Amsterdam and
lived In Brooklyn with his father He
was . member OF the Dutch Reformed
church there. He married Margaret
Cfocheron Of Staten Island and removed
to New Jersey. where he settled on the
Raritan River. near Somerville. In l0e
he was . member Of the assembly Of
East New Jersey
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
BURIED IN TRENCH COLLAPSE.
English Soldier Tells of Thrilling
Experiences Near Ypres.


Experiences Near Ypres.
While home on leave. Cecil Bourke,
of the London Rifle Brigade. gave the
following account of doings in the vicinity
of Ypres:
For my own part I have been lucky.
My coat has been rlddled with holes By
the grazing of bullets, and I was buried
for half an hour by the collapse Of a
traverse of our trenches, before bcins;
rescued by Sergt tnow Second Lieut.
Wimble and Lance-Corporal Pace. On an
other occasion. the men Immediately on
NY r.gnt and left were shot down, and
while I was speaking to one of our most
popular officers. Lieut.. Price. who Joined
Us from Canada. he was shot through
the head. i have had FIVE rifles smashed
by bullets. a German bullet once going
right down the muzzle. whilst two of
my lilies were cut clean In two.
'.At one stage a gap was left In our
lines which We were called upon - hll.
and for nine days and nights We held
Our position.
after six days rest we were again
up In the firing line at Ypres. On our
left and right temporary tactical re-
treat took place We were in the center.
and one Of our eergeants said: Retreat
be - We stood our ground and after
re.enforcements had came up We won the
engagement.
"As to tho Germans. you can take II
from me they are splendid soldiers. Their
artillery Is superb. and there IL no doubt
they have plenty of ammunition. The
Saxons and Bavarians, however, do not
seem anything like so keen on lighting
AGAINST us as do the Prussians."
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

A peculiar feature Of Borneo II that II
IL practically an immense game preserve.
The white inhabitants are government
ofYicials, planters and business men,. and
have neither time nor inclination to co
any hunting. The result u that the sa.ae
with which the country abounds Is ran =
~ disturbed. Elephants and rhinocsroses
are 20 plentiful that they are . nuisance
to rubber and eocoanut estates By de-
ssyoyinG young 4eee
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

The Van Nesses did much to make their
name memorable at the time Of the Rev
dictionary war. By that time their name
was generally spelled in its present form.
Among the officers of the name In the
war were Colonel Peter Van Ness, of Al
bany County. Captain David Van Ness.
and Lieutenant John Van Ness, also of
Albany County.
The coat-of-arms borne by the Van Mes
family in Holland. from which 1t il prob
able the Van Nesses of this country were
descended. is described: 'D'azure a trois
rocs d'echiquier d'argent" Translated
this description reads, azure. three chess
castles argent This Is the coat-of-arms
described.
Answers to Correspondents.
To T. C. l.. who asks whether there is
any connection between the precious
stones and the tinctures used in heraldry:
To symbolic the colors by precious
stones and planets. and even by the vir-
tues. was a fancy of heraldic writer's Of
the sixteenth century. According to this
We have the following:
Or-topaz-Sol.
Argent-pearl-Luna
Gules-ruby-Mars.
Azure-sapphire-J
ble-diamond-Saturn.
Vert-eme rald-Venus.
Purple-amethyst-Me
To L. L.. who asks for the coat-of-arms
Of the Leach family.
The arms are ermine. on a chief in
dented gules three ducal coronets or. The
crest is. a hand couped at the wrist,
grasping a snake.
To a member of the Yale family who
wishes the description Of the Yale coat
of-arms:
The coat-of-arms is blazoned: Ermine,
on Satire gules, a crescent or.
Crest: A wild boar In toll.
Gules. or red. indicates fortitude. as
does also a Satire. A wild boar bears
out the same idea; 1t never gives up when
wounded. but fights to the death. The
Ermine signified dignity. and the golden
crescent probably signiaed hope.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Two Kings LOYAL to France.

King TaImaIva ", who reigns over go
subjects in the Island of Rimatara, of
the Tubuai group, in the Pacific Ocean.
and King Tourmarii V. who holds sway
over 80 growers of sugarcane. yams, and
cocoanut trees in Rurutu. of the same
group. have sent a declaration of their
loyalty to the French government, I'M
der the protection of which. they add,
they are happy to dwell.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
KEEPS DRY m WATER.
David Murray AsA Tests New Life-
saving Apparutus.

In the Potomac River. near the Poto-
mac boathouse. late yesterday David
Murray Aud. son Of the inventor Of
life-savinG apparatus. remained IN the
enstrating the invention Of his father.
which he hopes win render such TRACE
dies a. the Lusttania and Titanic impos-
eible. Mr.. Aud emerged from the water
warm and dry after the test Joesph
Letter and . party Of frisnds were
present during the test
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
A CORNER in ANCESTORS.
By FRANCES COWLES.
THE VAN NESS FAMILY.
Copyright. lsl5.l

Three famous brothers named Van
Ness and what they did-How
the early Colonial spellinxs of
the name were confused - Van
Nessen, Van Mist, Van Nest, Van
Ass, and Van Ess are all the
same Orisfnally-The Leach coat.
of-arms - Yale heraldry- Mean
i0Rs of the metals and tinctures,
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

Of natural sas equal . ton tor heating
and cooking purposes.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
Some Marvellous Exhibits
at the Panama Pacific
international Exposition

Exhibits In Agricultural Palace AZ the
Panama.PaeiRe international Expo
sltlon show Caterpillar Gaining
Favor over Lug wheeler Trae-
tors In Farm Machinery.
An observer In the Agriculture Pal.
ace at the Panama.Paeihe lnterna'
tional Exposition at san Francisco
cannot help noticing. In the display OF
agricultural power machinery, the al
most complete superSedence OF the
new design OF power tractor, known as
tho caterpillar. over the cumbersome,
unstable, hlgh.wheeled engine OF a
few years ago. There are few OF the
old models on exhibition. while the
caterpillar principle has been applied
TO almost every type OF engine for ag'
ricultural purposes,
The caterpillar proper IL a heavy
sheet metal chain, varying In width
from ten inches to two feet according
TO the weight OF the engine, which
passes around two heavy sprocket
wheels like a belt. These wheels re-
yolying, pass the chain about them,
the lower part moving backward, with
the weight OF the engine resting on
the broad surface OF the chain be
tween the two sprockets.
An engine OF this type can be op
Grated on ground soft enough to mirt
an ordinary farm wagon.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
gALOMEl when BILIOUS? NO! STOP!
MAKES YOU SICK AND SALIVATES

Here's my guarantcc--Go 10 any drug
store and get a 90 cent bottle Of bod,
sons Liver lone. Take a spoonful and
II Il doesn't straighten you right up
and make you feel fine and vigorous l
want You 10 90 back 10 the store and
OCT YOUR money. Dodson's Liver Tone
h destroying the sale Of calomcl because
Il is real liver medicine entirely ycge-
table. therefore Il can not saliyate or
make you sick.
I guarantee that one spoonful Of Dod'
sons Liver Tone viii put your sluggish
liver 20 work and clean your bowels OF
that sour bile and constipated waste
which Is elogging your system and max,
ing YOU feel miserable guarantee that
a bottle Of nodsons Liver Tone viii
kecp your entire family feeling line for
months Give Il to your children, IL is
harmless; doesn't gripe aud they llko its
pleasant taste.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
Theresa Sheehan Heading Her Own
Company in Chautauqua

The Theresa sheoaau chauauqun
will the second day.
hates eocuton know
Her wasn't made by following
ereoiyped lines genius quite her
sn and character the thing TO
watching into her rapidly
the leading Chauauqua entertainers
her characters audience what they liked
eocuton teacher
hut has learned their hnkng their
likes and dsllkes
Her mperonatons character;
themselves seriously
$ a
is none these days
Miss Vyu De ardn yioust and Miss
Ethel Essman McPhee,
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
To Drlye out MaIarla

Take the old Standard GROVES
TAsTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula IS
printed on every label, showing IT Is
Dufnine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The C.--~--e drives out malaria, the
Iron Luii,ic up the system. 50 cents
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
Pearl Culture a New Industry.

Pearl Culture a New Industry.
Among the interesting exhibits OF
the japanese in the Manufacturers
Palace at the Panama-Pacilc lnterna-
tional Exposition is a demonstration
OF the methods and results Of pearl
cultivation in the far East. The dis.
plays OF this cultivated product, show
ing hundreds OF pearls which until
pearl culture was placed on a com
merclal basis few years ago would
have been the possessions OF royalty.
will delight sny lover OF beautiful
gems, and the, methods Of production
will prove interesting TO any OBJ
server. Though pearl culture has be-
come a thriving industry in Japan, at
tempts to reproduce ii in other parts
OF the world have yielded but meager
results.
The successful method Of propaga-
ton was evolved by the japanese sci
enlist Kokichi Mikimoto, who discoy-
cred a species Of oyster which pro-
duced the pearl on the surface Of the
shell. Though the finding of the oys.
ters and inserting the nuclei, then
waiting for the pearl to grow to a
commercial size may seem a simple
process, the fact that 1t has not re-
duced the price OF the gems, even to
that of the most expensive limitations,
shows that it is beset with many diff.
culties,
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
Whenever You Need q General Toni.
Take GrOye'S

The Old Standard Groves TasteIess
eAil Tonic Is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because ii contains the
wen known tonic propertiesJfOUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Euriches The Blood and
Builds up the Whole System, so cents
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
sOstsous lbE Tone Is Harmless 10
Clean -Four Sluggish Liver
and Bowels.

rrhi Calomol makes you sick. It's
zrfrilssl Take a dosc Of the dangerous
assF tonight and tomorrow yoa may lose
a Iay's work.
Calomel Ia mercury or quicksilver
.tseh causes necrosis Of the bones,
C.iauel. when Il comes into contact
- sour bile crashes into IL, breaking
a.. This is when you feel that awful
unsssn and cramping. II YOU are slug
- aud "all Knocked out" II your
kssf is torpid and bowels constipatcd
a. pou have headache, dizziness, coated
a.-faso. II breath IL bad or stomach sour
5as try a spoonful Of harmless Dodson's
Aver Tone tonight ON my guarantee
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
TIRED ACHING MUSCLES RELIEyED

TIRED ACHING MUSCLES RELIEVED
Hard work, over exertIon, mean
stiff, sore muscles Sloan's Liuiment
lightly applied, a little quiet, and
your soreness disappears like magic.
"Nothlng ever helped like your
Sloan's Linment. I can never
thank you enough" writes one
grateful user Stops suffering,
aches and pains, An excellent
counter-irrltant, better and cleaner
than mustard. All Druggists, 95c.
Get bottle today. Peuetra,es
without rubbing
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
LADIES HATS

Buy them now, while they are
cheap, at Child's Millinery Store.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
Duplicate Of the Roosevelt African
Shotgun.

Duplicate Of the Roosevelt African
Shotgun.
A duplicate OF the shotgun which
Col. Theodore Roosevelt took with him
on his African trip. a gun constructed
expressly for him by an American
armorer. is on display at the manufac'
turer's exhibit In the Manufacturers
Palace at the Panama. Pacific lnterna.
tional Exposition. San Francisco. The
gun cost its illustrious owner $500,
and fits beautiful design, graceful
lines and wonderful inlay work would
Justify the expenditure to any lover
Of fine pieces. The stock Is elabo-
rately hand carved, the barrels and
lock are hand engraved, and the lock
is inlaid with a hunting scene In gold.
The barrels are OF the finest Krupp
steel. Before starting on the trip the
ex.president wrote TO the makers; Il
really think II Is the most beautiful
gun have ever seen. am almost
ashamed to take Il to Africa and sub
iect II to the rough treatment il will
receive
The left barrel is choked and the
right open. It is cored TO shoot either
buckshot or a single ball.
In a group In this Palace are dis
plays by four Of the worlds greatest
manufacturers Of sporting arms, which
form an exhibit which attracts hun
dreds OF sportsmen. Each display Is
In charge Of a firearms expert
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02

The 1ulHlns That Does Not Affect The Bssd
because OF IFS tonic aud laxative effect, LA&A-
TIVE BROMO QUIEINE is better than ordinary
Ouiniue and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing g. -A Remember the iull name and
look for luu signature Of T. W. CNJNA Soc
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
500 Reward, 500

The readers OF this paper will be
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by destroying the foundation OF the dis
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building up the constitution and assisting
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Address: y J CHENEY a CO, Toledo. o.
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Take Halls Family Pulls for constipation,
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
dow To dlye ouinlne no chlIdren.

FEBRIL INR IS the trademark name given 20 an
improved Quinine. Itisa Tasteless Syrup, pleas
ent to take and does not disturb the stomach.
Children take Il and never know 1t Is Quinine.
Also especially adapted 10 adults who cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not uauseate nor
cause nervousness nor ringing i'm the head. Try
q the next time you need Quiuiue for any pur-
pose. Ask for Bounce original package. The
name FEBRILINE b. blown in bcttlc. % cents
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02
Daniel Webster's Plow at the Panama
Pacific international Exposition

Daniel Webster's Plow at the Panama
Pacific international Exposition.
One of the most valuable exhibits
commercially, in the Agricultural Pal
ace at the PanamaPacific Intena-
tional Exposition. San Francisco. is
an ancient plow displayed in the
Massachusetts exhibit, and forming a
striking contrast TO the highly-com-
plex modern machinery displayed on
the acreage Of floor about It,
The plow owes its distinction to
the circumstance that hundred years
ago Daniel Websters youthful hands
guided It along the furrows OF his
fathers farm near Marshaeld, Mass.
It was drawn by a yoke Of oxen and
II the future peer of American ora.
tors and statesmen could turn an acre
of sod a day he had to work from
daylight to dark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02

when he is not travelling over tho
Chautauqua circuit lie has been
writing for national magazines fifteen
years, and the Southern darky is his
iavorite subject.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-02

Harris Dickson, the Chautaulua
humorist and author, who will tell
the story Of Ole Reliable and the
Colonel on the sixth day Of Chautau-
qua, is q lawyer In vicksburs. Miss.,