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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-10

poses, ordinary cartridges but which
when the trigger is pulled hurls high
in the air shower of fiery stars
Rockets have. from time immem-
orial. been an accepted method OF
signaling on land and sea but the lat
ter-dav military sharps have evolved
several new varieties of sky rocket
for example the ingenious smoke
rocket" The rockets now in use by
the u. S. Army are, for the most part.
of the knock down" variety which
admit of the stick being detached from
the head OF the rocket and the whole
packed compactiy In tin tube which
insr,res safety in transportation
Bombs. especially what are known as
star bombs, are. alike to the rockets,
stand-pys of the military fireworks
GUITARS. some of the bombs. hurled
aIofr from mortars, are SO arranged
that they explode when the maximum
-be4ob. has been attained and emit an
intense light which Eliminates the en-
tire countryside for an interval OF
twenty minutes. Flares. set on auto
roa+Icaliy or by electrical connections,
are form of fireworks that are very
cfrecttve IN illuminating battle lines
and the military prototypes OF the Ia
rnfliar Roman candle likewise play
their part in carrying the tidinGs Of
carnage IN the dark hours.
Long Range Conversations BY Means
OF Fireworks.
The manner OF conveying messages
or holding lengthy conversations At
IonS-range by means Of fireworks Is
highly ingenious and is infinitely more
interesting than the mere employment
of bomb or rocket as an ener-
gency signal or means OF giving an
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-10

One OF the objects which Uncle
Sans experts in night signaling hope
to attain as a result OF the present
activity in this sphere Is the develop
ment of a new type OF searchitShe
which, though powerful, Will be SUM
GENTLY uSht and portable to en@h1o
it to be quickly moved from place TO
place. over rough ground IL need be.
The U S. Army Is pretty well
equipped with portable searenne -
and is Just now trying out on the
Texas border a unique. type OF auto
searchliSht truck designed IN this
country and which has the double
ADVANTAGE that It not only 41prna
TRANSPORTATION facilities for power-
full searchiiSht but utilizes the g3soItne
motor of the truck to generate el0e-
tricity for the operation OF the light
However, these searchliShe trucks and
Iikevrise the horse-drawn searchliHht
OUTFITS are too heavy for certain
classes OF military operations whers
troops are moving forward Gt livery
pace and the Engineer Corps omcexs
are now pulling their brains to de-
wise carriers for searchIiSi1ts that win
get around this difficulty. retadntuS
OF course, the heavy aearchlights 9or
operations where they can be used 70
advantage The military importanee
onera.,ons Is due to the fact that not
only is 1t employed for purposes OF
Illumination but. when ntted with .
shutter, It is availab1e for signaling on
the plan of the helioGraph- Finally.
IL may be noted that one Of the leading
officers Of the Q. S. Army Engineer
Corps Is ambitious to develop sys.
tenn whereby the advance of . HOSTILE
force toward an encampuent or for
ttned position Will sound an alxrxn.
inst az a burglar alarm mGy Be sound
ed in a prirzte residence and this
alarm win operate 70 Instantly focus
the beams OF several Sedrc1HE&xtS On
the locality whence has come. the
alarm
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-10

,-;vfded themselves up into conSeniai
,ro..ns. life has taken on very pleas
an. aspect and positions are In de-
r,and. Good schools have been estab-
ushed. with kfnderEArtens Rnd play
rrounde attached. The little Amer-
can children thrive even better than
their parents, for they live IN the open
air and are az healthy. hardy. rosy
checked q bunch OF youngsters AZ one
Yy,av md anywhere IN the States.
mere Is :. public school athletic league
and meets are held frequently Gar
dentnG forms q part of the course In
the schools for coiored children with
soIendfd results. More than twenty
nc hundred children are at school on
the zone. The towns have excellent
police and FIRE protection.
They have churches OF almost every
denomination and societies OF all
kinds The Red Cross Society has
been especially active during the war.
and both money and supplies have
been sent from the Zone. Altogether,
life down on the Isthu1us at present -
very Ike that OF our suburban Amert-
can towns, except that it is always
summer.
Arranging The Wages
When the dime came to arrange the
Eanization there was much discussion
Ii was argued that now that the Canal
was completed the danger OF loss of
lie was practically over and there was
no longer any reason why salaries
should be fifty per cent. higher than
they were in the United States- It
WAS finally determined that It would
be fair both to. the employer and EN-
pioye TO fix the compensation for serv-
- Y1f a
twenty-five per cent. higher than that
obtained for similar work In the
United States.
It will cost about s3.5oo.coo.oo a
year for the actual operating OF the
Canal This includes the use Of
number of dredges which must be Kept
on hand to keep the Canal clear. The
majority of the employees will be en-
gagged in work at each end of the
waterway There the repair shops.
docks trans-shipment OF cargo and
other facilities used in shipping viii
give employment to hundreds OF per-
sons.
The number of men required at the
locks Is comparatively small. They
consist OF the men who will be In gem
eral charge of the lock operations
a certain number to handle the towing
propositions. another set to operate
the valves for the regulation Of the
water in the locks. and general la
Dor force.
The Radio Station viii give employ
roent to a number, while many more
win be required to operate the big
SpiiIway. where the electricity will be
generated for the operation OF the
locks and lighting OF the Canal. At
Miradores another fonce will be need
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-10

ventfonaI or preconcerted codes.
Usually in signaling the red bomb or
the red star OF a rocket indicates
dot whereas the white bomb or the
white star OF rocket is indicative OF
a dash. Ie is easy enough for an ex-
perienced signalman TO catch the mes
saxes famed aIoft because each rocket
star burns from four to six seconds
and there Is slight interval between
the visibility Of each star. Between
two or more stars OF the same color
there are inserted dummies which
show no light and carry the fire to
the next star. The Very system pro-
Jects not merely red and white but
also green stars which axe shot from
the pistols to a height of more than
goo feet The brass shells for these
pistols come packed in boxes colorec
TO indicate the elements OF the signal
ing alphabet SO that there is little
danser of mistakes In using this de-
vice.
The Acetyiene Lantern.
The acetyIene lantern affords me-
dfr,na FOR talking by means OF light
dashes that Is very popular with the
officers and men of the L. s. Army
II, This lantern which Is mounted upon
\ tripod a tiny pilot fame is kept
burning at all times Upon depress-
ing a Key large tip is filed with gas
and iEnited by the pilot lame. When
the key Is raised the dow Is stopped
I-l1is renders It simple matter to. by
means of short and long depressions
of. the key, send the dots and dashes
of the Morse alphabet What are
known technically as Coston lights.
port fires and other coiored lights
all resembling in principle the colored
lights which are touched on by chill
dren on the Fourth OF July-Sre eff
fective forms Of military fireworks
These lights are made OF sIow-burn-
ing composition and are usually held
in = socket and Displayed by hand
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-10

the Governor OF the Zone Is responxa-
Bile to him alone
BY an Act Of CONGRESS approved Au-
gust 24rh. 1912. the President WD
clothed With au1norfty to eseMbiizn .
permanent organization, for ehe Canal.
and President Wilson in. January. 1914
by virtue of th49 authority. issued an
order crea1ing the various dep1xtmsnf1
for the operation and maintenance of
the Canal.
date supervision and direction Of this
Governor OF the Canal and includes
all matters relating TO tramc. beaeonE
lights and lighthouses. the super
vision OF ports. waterways and pilot
age. The Panama Railroad. the telW-
phone and telegraph systems. tina
shops. dry docks. wharves and con-
this department as well as the uauni-
cipaI engineering. including the con-
struction OF drainage bitches. streseG
roads and bridges.
There Is also a purchasing depart
ment. supply department. an ac-
counting department and q depart
ment of health. The business OF elch
Of these Is clearly defined IN the Presi-
dents order.
under the direction OF the Army and
Navy will be seen from the detail az
ofncers for certain duties.
The engineer of maintenance 10 an
omcer OF the Corps OF Engineers Of
the United States Army. He win also,
act as Governor in the absence or dis-
ability OF the Governor. Of the canaL
The superintendent OF tr1usporta-
ton is a United States naval omcer.
1N<mn
selected from the Engineer Corps OF
the United states Army. The captains
Of the terminal ports are naval ofncer&
The superintendent OF the shops and
dry docks Is United States naval COM
structor. The chief health omcer conner
from the Medical Corps OF the United
states Army. while the superintendent
of hospitals has b9en selected from
the same branch OF the service. Tha
member OF the Board OF Public
Health. The chief quartermaster Il
taken from the QuarterrnEster CoErS
OF the United States Army.
These officers will bring their FAM
lies to the Zone. and these. together
with the operating force and their
families. will probably bring the
American popuIatiou up to- about nve
thousand persons. In addition to this
the thousands of soldiers stationed NJ
the Canal viii add to the liveliness Of
the place.
The fsthmus, too. bids fair to be =
winter resort. now that Uncle Sam
has two such comfortable hotels an
the Tivoli at Panama and the Wash
inSton at Cristobal. Tabago Island. on
the Pacific side. affords splendid bath
Ing. and is an ideal place TO rest 1t Is
expected that Gatun Lake viii be
stocked with fish and that q shooting
preserve will be set apart. Even golf
links are to be established, and thegs
will be open to both employee and
Comfort and amu.ements follow the
nag!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-10

NE Of the most astonishing
Things 10 other nations during
the building of the Panama
Canal was the Accessibility Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-10
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not only to Illuminate the positions OF
friend and zoe but their binding glare
has. on occasion. been employed with
telling effect to dazzle and confuse a
hostile force charging against a forti-
fed position Indeed. It seems TO
have been all but proven by the en-
Sagements Of the present war that i;
is virtually impossible to advance a
body of troops across a clear field IN
the face of strong searchhghts sup
ported by artillery fire. No wonder
then. that ou< military sharps are be-
ginning to devote more attention TO
searchliEhts than they ever before be-
slowed upon them
In the case of searchEghts the Fu-
ropean war has merely disclosed new
or ampiifed uses for a tool Of trade
long knowne TO the men who make
profession Of warfare However. some
OF the beIliseren1s. notably the Ger
mans have sprung upon unsuspecting
foes novelties in the form Of military
fireworks that came as complete sur
prise, alike to the victims and the IN
nocent by-standerS such as the United
States. For example. there may be
mentioned the flaming arrows which
have been employed for signaling and
as weapons OF destruction Then again
there are the missiles which carry
burning oil or liquid IRE into the
eneny's trenches. And particularly
ingenious are the bombs and PLAQUES
which dropped from aeropianes or
dtrigfbIes upon an eneu1y's position
burst into flame when they strike and
thus serve TO locate positions for an
attacking force and incidentally iiiu-
inmate the scene OF action for the ad-
vancing soidiery.
An Elaborate Fireworks Program
The War Department is going pretty
thoroughly into this subject OF the
greater possibilities OF military dre-
works, judging by the plan OF tests
and experiments. that has been
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-10

~ NcLE SAM has entered upon
new stunt that is calculated
TO make the small boys OF the
" land green with envy. The ma
.ional government is going N for fire
works dt>plays-not merely on the &C
CASTOR OF national holidays. but night
Is. throughout the whole year as oc-
casion may demand
Needless TO say the national govern
r1ent is not laying out its good money
for fireworks merely for the fun OF
the display On the contrary. Uncle
Sans interest IN fireworks. etc. IS
limited to their usefulness for signal
ing purposes and the sudden activity
in this sphere is due TO the ctrcur:i-
stance that the present European war
has disclosed to Yankee officials that
the military powers of the Old World
are away ahead of US in the variety
and extent OF the uses to which search
LIGHTS and fireworks have been put in
connection with the operation OF OF
tense and defense
Proatinx BY War Lessons
The clash OF arms on the Continent
has been in peculiar degree q night
war" and consequently * is small
wonder that 1t has called into play
All available resources for aiding the
deadly work in the darkness Con-
.oicuous among the innovations are
new uses for sea-chiiShts- The power
ful projectors pointing their fingers
of Erht'' a distance OF a mile or moro
into the darkness have been employed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-10
Novelties for Night Sig
mailing Under Test By
the U. S. Army Flares,
Flashes and Rockets
Being introduced Toad
Our Soldiers In Time Of
War = A Pistol That
Shoots Fiery Stars.
BY Walden Fawcett.

! NcLE SAM has entered upon
new stunt that is calculated
TO make the small boys OF the
land green with envy. The ma
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
ST. Valentine.

The origin of st. Valentines day is
clouded III obscurity. Little is known
of st. Valentine except that it is be-
lieved he was a venerable bishop in
Rome who won for himself the crown
of martyrdom in the year 270 A. d.
Locked because of his defense Of
his faith in a dark and ~unhealthful
cell. one person only in all the world
appears to have pitied his misery and
made an effort to comfort his solitude.
This was the gentle blind daughter OF
his jailer. who practiced the faith in
secret. She it was, tradition tells us.
who stole daily to the bars of the pris-
oner's dungeon cell to sing the sweet
songs Of faith and hope that strength
ened his weary heart
Her self sacrifice and sweet sympa-
thy did not go unrewarded. for in
thanksgiving the gentle bishop healed
her eyes, and the maid. who had been
blind from her birth. saw as others see.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
Lincoln,s Walk With His Son.

Nothing will better tell what kind of
man Abraham Lincoln was than the
story of a walk he n day had with
his little son Tad.
There had been a great wal In our
country. one part against another. The
land had been full of soldiers. Ter
rible battles had been fought, and on
both sides many brave and noble men
killed. This war lasted N years.
But finally Mr.. Lincoln's side won.
But how do you suppose President
Lincoln went to Richmond. the chief
city of the part of the country which
had yielded? Do you think it was
with banners and drums and music
and soldiers and shouting and hur-
raining?
No. Abraham Lincoln had a great
loving heart. He did not keep fore
most in his mind how successful his
armies had been. He thought about
the people who had lost their fight. He
had no desire at all to have them feel
Inundated.
So he landed at their chief city from
a little steamer that had brought him
down the river from Washington and
walked on through the streets, holding
his little son Tad by the hand. and be-
hind him walked just the few sailors
who had come on the boat with him.
Never before had a conqueror come so
simply and lovingly, so like a friend.
Is there not a very good reason why
this walk of President Lincoln should
be remembered?
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12

~character-a clearer appreciation OF
his duty toward the Lord as His serv-
ant, and toward his W children as
their father. We may be sure that
strong characters are most pleasing to
everybody. They may in some respects
be the more difficult to deal with, but.
nevertheless. firmness of character is
a jewel. highly esteemed by all wise
people, as well as by the Lord
Samuel grew in favor with God and
with Eli, and with all Israel, as they
came to know him. They perceived
that the Lords Spirit was with him.
and that he would be a representative
Of God amongst them. Samuel is
styled the first of the Prophets of Is
rael; and Il Lord informs that John
the Baptist was the last. (Matthew
11:11.) Failure to discern the change
from the Jewish to the Christian Dis
pensation. which began at Pentecost,
Ieaves many Christians in confusion.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
FRlGaTE BIRDS IN FLIGHT.
Their Amazing Power and Perfect Com
mand OF the Air.

Their Amazing Power and Perfect Conn
mand OF the Air.
The haunt of that remarkable crea.
ture. the frigate bird. is the southern
oceanS. where II mnkes its nest on
some lonely coast or remote Island. For
that purpose 1t selects the Cr0zets. As
tension or Kerguelpn. along with
BOBBY gannptss wide awake" terms.
the beautiful boatswain birds or the
queer kelp pigeon. 1t tears from the
trees as II flies a few stirks and fabri-
Gates a rnde platform OF top Of some
hush or tree. Or ever ulUn a ledge of
rock and lays and hroods over a sin
gle egg all thu 1t needs I D produce in
Il situation so safe and so fierceIy pro
tected.
The fr!gate bird Is large. its slender
but powerful wings spreading at least
-four feet from tip to tip. while the
body is no less than forty inches from
the hook of the great beak to the tip
of the long forked tail. The color Is
blackish. with purple and green gloss
ings: the feet are black. the bill blush,
and the pouch. which is peculiar to the
male aud is inflated in flight. is scarlet,
as also IL Il ring about the eye. The
pouch Indicates the close relationship
of these birds to the pelicans, but their
habits are more like birds of prey, and
one good name for the race Is man-of-
war hawks
On the wing they show perfect COM
mand OF the air Their flight is swift.
bold and full of grace. They are ap-
~parently untiring. keeping away from
land for weeks at a time. soaring to
enormous heights and descending with
amazing speed. They can ride out a
hurricane. scudding low and taking a
reef In their wings. SO as to expose
only the largest quilts to the gale.
They are able to support themselves
for long hours without apparent mo-
ton. and it is a beautiful sight to watch
one Of them floating overhead against
the deep blue sky. the long forked tail
alternately opening and shutting like a
pair of scissors and the head swinging
slowly from side to side. as if search.
ing the horizon. Frigate birds feed on
surface swimming fish, squids. crabs
and young turtles.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
SHEEP DOG TRIsLs.
Australians National Pastimd the NAL
tese Cross Test.

tese Cross Test.
Sheep doa trials may be considered
a national pastime if not a national
sport in Australia. There is an an
nual agricultural show in every town
and village in the pastoral parts. There
are general competitions On the lines
Of the American county and state
fairs. There are horse races, buck
jumping. shearing. log chopping and
other strenuous competitions. But not
one of these exeites more interest thar
the sheep dog trials. and la these tests
Australians nave set the example of
certain of the most serious tasks that
a ma and a dog may be asked to ac-
eomplish with three strange sheep
sheep that mad never previously met
until they had il moment before been
turned out from three separate pens
to be packed or gathered together by
the dog.
II was the Australians who first put
forward. and they still maintain it, the
Maltese cross test. The eight six-foot
hurdles are set in the shape of a Nal
tese cross. The passages are of a width
that will permit only one sheep to pass
through at n time. The animals have
to he driven north and south and east
and west, all the passes being open at
the time. The skill and patience of
the dog are here tried to the utmost.
and there can be little wonder there is
a gasp of satisfaction and a cheer of
joy when the sheep have been success
fully driven through these narrow
ways.
The Australian sheep dogs are the
smallest in use in the world. but are
quick and lively in their work. 1t is
no wonder that the Australian gives
much thought for his dogs. for it goes
without saying that the work of the
sheep station could not be accomplish
ed without them. In ordinary cases
it Is reckoned that one dog can do the
work of half a dozen men. In many
instances a dog is superior to fifty hui
mans. and where there are such vast
focks of nimble sheep. such as the
merinos In Australia are, it would be
impossible to round them up SC that
they may be examined. counted and
duly looked over without the dogs
Argonaut.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
nv Little Valentine.

a little curly headed rogue.
with eyes that dance and shine.
And voice as soft as any BIRDS
Such is my Valentine.
lie coos and woos and murmurs sweet.
IT love 90. mamma nine
What maiden fair in all the world
HAS such a Valentine?
no matter who may come or go.
His heart is always mine;
No cause W. | for jealousy
Ny little Valentine.
He tells me a thousand times
Each day by sweetest sign:
And oh. l love him back again
My little Valentines.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
Plenty Of Collars.

A young nan went into a clothing
store and asked for a collar. The
clerk waited on him and said; They
are Is cents each. two for % cents.
Want two?"
The young man replied. NO. I have
plenty of collars. but they are both in
The laundry. "-Indianapolis News.