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The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10
Forest Fires.

An especially good showing was
made by the forest officers last year
in extinguishing fires outside the ma
tional forests before they reached the
forest boundaries. Such fires constf.
tuted more than one-sixth of all fought
by the forest rangers and guards
About nine-tenths were extinguished
before they touched the forests. OF
the fires within the forest boundaries.
more than Is per cen were on kinds
in private ownership. Nearly one
fourth of the extra expenditures due
to fighting fires-that is. expenditures
outside the time of the regular forest
force-was incurred in fighting these
fires.
Lightning caused more fires than
any other agency, followed by rail-
roads, campers. and in~cendiaries, In
the order given. +.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10
NEGLECT YOUR SCALP
And Lose Your Hair. Cuticura Pre-
vents 1t. Trial Free.

Cuticura Soap shampoos cleanse
and purify the scalp Of dandruf while
the Ointment soothes and heals the
irritated scalp skin. Dandruf and
itching r hair destroyers. Get &c
quainted with these supercreamy emol-
lients for the skin and scalp.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10
Wise Fish.

BILL see the herring catch of Eng
land last year exceeded by far that of
any previous season.
Jill-They probably wanted to get
in out of the wet before the submarine
wal started.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10
No Lona Term Wished.

May / say just one word before you
impose sentence?" asked the street
railway magnate.
We'll, what is it?" snapped the
court.
Please remember, your honor. that
you are imposing sentence and not
granting me a franchise" he eau
toned, fearing for the worst.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10
Cold Proposition.

Cold Proposition.
Hubb-Meet any icebergs. coming
over on the steamer?
Gotham-Well, yes; l was intro
duced to a girl from Boston.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10
Perfectly at Home.

Are the summer boarders making
themselves at homer"
yep" replied Farmer Corntossel;
they sit down to the table and kick
about the food same as If they was
among their own relations"
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10

Subcommittee of the National cmsutonc congress- arranging for conference on the Organization of the
cunuys resources form rationale ennsat be held in Washington October LET to right: Clifford Phhotc con
president cmsanuonc congress; Thomas R shp Washington general secretary White House conference OF
and secretary of Conservation congress and Dr. Henry +. Drnk@s president LhHh university.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10

Vice-Admiral We Han is probably
the most important naval mar in the
Chinese navy. Because he is looked up
on in China as an authority. he has
been SEN here on a mission by his
government to purchase submarines.
Admiral Wei is visiting the important
United States naval stations and was
present at the big naval review in
Boston when a great fiotilla of destroy.
ers made an attack" on a squad Of
battleships. He was much impressed
by the spectacle, which he witnessed
from aboard the Wyoming.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10
Kind He Liked Best.

She-You ike melon, do you not,
MI. Bond?
He-Yes; especially the kind fire.
quently cut by large corporations.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10

Better a song in the heart than two
In the fiat upstairs.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

placed on the frontier Scott wanted to
learn something, 50 he learned Indian
languages A half dozen tribes adopt
ed him. and they would not fight him.
Scott was major when the war with
Spain began. He served in Cuba
through the war and became adjutant
to Major General Wood when military
governor OF Cuba. After leaving Cuba
Scott was detailed to the Sulu islands,
where he was military governor. There
he continued his peaceful methods and
became known as father OF all the
Moros, From the Sulus Scott was
made chancellor Of West Point. When
the troubles broke out on the Mexican
frontier Scott was placed on the Dor
der patrol s.
Recently Scott was made major
general and chief Of STAFF. One Of his
first duties as chief Of stan wis TO go
to the Mexican border and arrange for
the Mexicans to shoot at each othAr In
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

academy in 1879 and has all the facts
OF all the national guard regiments at
his finger ends. In the case Of war
the position held by General Mills
would be one of the most important
and onerous. He Is virtual chief Of the
citizeRry forces of the country.
Another Important head Of the Unit
I'D States army il General William G.
Gorgas. surgeon general, who recently
received an offer of $4,000 a year
salary to SO to Servia to fight the
plaque. GeperaI Gorgas is head OF the
army medical corps, and probably no
other man ii the world knows so much
OF thetways Of lighting off the diseases
which are as deadly as the bullets Of
the enemy to the soldiers in the field.
Next in Importance may be consider :
ed Major General Leonard Wood, COM
mandant OF the eastern department.
Stationed at Governors island, New
York, General Wood is responsible for
the defense Eof the thropging popula-
tion and enormous wealth in the COM
nercial metropolis of the country and
In other important cities in his vast
district. General Wood, who is keen
advocate for bigger army, began his
career in the service of his country as
an army surgeon. He commanded the
Roosevelt rough riders In the Spanish
American war and Is every inch sol
der Of whom the nation can be proud.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02


ball filled with bullets and powder,
which was exploded by crude fuse
screwed into the shell. Modern shrap-
mel Is similar in principle to its early
predecessor, but is a marvel of rnechan-
ical ingenuity. So
The sudden motion Of the shell at the
time of firing causes a small plunger In
the end Of the fuse to fly back and
strike cap which ignites the fuse.
This fuse is composed Of slow burn
ing composition that is pressed into
annular grooves. One of these grooves
is in stationary ring, and the other
in a graduated movable ring. ~
BY turning the graduated ring the
length of this fuse is varied so that the
shell may be exploded at any time
within period of about twenty -one
seconds. During this brief period a
three inch American shrapnel will
travel about $500 yards, or nearly
three and three-quarter miles.
Most fuses are so arranged that the
shell will be exploded by conclusion IL
1t should strike before the ring of pow
der burns around to the exploding
charge. This is effected by second
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

ships New York and Texas, each Of
$1,000 tons and 2s,100 horsepower.
These mighty terrors Of the sea are
considered the last word In warship
construction and are popularity refer
red to as super Dreadnoughts
Ranking next are the Arkansas. rs, :
900 tons, 2S.100 horsepower, twelve
twelve inch guns; wyoming, 10000
TONS 1895 horsepower, twelve twelve
inch guns; Florida 21,825 tons. $4,000
horsepower, ten twelve inch guns;
Utah, 21.s25 tons, $4,000 horsepower,
ten twelve-inch guns: Delaware 10000
tons, 25,0o0 horsepower, ten twelve
inch guns; North Dakota. 10000 tons.
$4,000 horsepower, ten twelve-inch guns.
Also there are eight battleships OF
10000 tons and 1880 " horsepower Of
the class Of the Connecticut and the
Louisiana These all carry from four
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

stead of shooting across the border
line and killing American citizens il
Arizona.
Major General SCOTS principal aids
are Brigadier General Tasker III. Bliss,
assistant chief of the staff; Brigadier
General Albert L. Mills. chief OF divi-
sion of militia affairs, and Brigadier
General Erasmus M. Weaver. chief of
coast artillery. - 4.
Brigadier General Bliss is one Of the
most learned and widely experieHced
men in the service Since his gradua-
ton from West Point in 1875 heA.has
acted in many important capacities.
In 1909-10 he was member Of 1.-THE
joint army and navy board. IN
Brigadier General Mills is charged
with the responsibility for the incor-
,poration OF the militia Of the United
States into the lighting forces Of ythe
nation in time Of war. He, was grad !
uatAd from thA United StatAs Military
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

that is in itself q record breaker for
vessels of their type.
At it's various navy yards the United
States government IL building some
more big Submarines amid great se !
crecy. They are known AZ the X class.
and they are the newest and most
powerful OF the underwater craft In
our waters. s ~. s@ ei.lEs
OF four vessels I'm this class XII and
-K-2 each cost $3.50. 900, and ks. and
KS cost $47sl0oo each. The command
ers of these four are Lieutenant Lucius
C. Dunn, Lieutenant Radfords Moses,
Lieutenant Holbrook Gibson and Lieu
tenant Joseph G.. Fisher. There are
eight KS in all. w
The super Dreadnoughts New York
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

to eight twelve inch guns and batter
les of eight inch guns. .f III ;Fx s
The new super Dreadnoughts now An
course sof construction Or authorized by
congress will carry fourteen inch guns.
The Pennsylvania, keel laid in 1872,
will have an enormous battery Of
twelve fourteen inch cannon, and IN
will displace over $1,000 tons. Her
horsepower will also exceed $1,000
{ Truly a leviathan Of the deepfin every
sense OF the expression! 5
f' OF these new fourteen inch guns
Josephus Daniels. secretary OF the
navy, has said that they will shoot
farther, shoot straighter and hit hard
or than any gun now in use or known
to be designed by q foreign country"
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

purpose against submarine attack.
1t is believed that had the Lusitania
been SO constructed she would still be
afloat and more than hundred Amer
leans would not have gone down with
her. thousand victims to a German tor
pedo. Also the, ill fated Titanic could
have Withstood the impact with the
iceberg and still have reached port.
No type Of naval craft has figured so
prominently In the present great con-
fiict In Europe as has the submarine.
Some Of the little underwater fighters
Of the Atlantic submarine fotilla, UNI
der Commander Yates Stirling, Jr.,
sailed more than 1920 miles under
their own power in order to appear in
the recent presidential review, a feat
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

[pENT WILSON. In his
snt message OF congratu-
|on to Admiral Frank r.
Echer on the condition of
feet, aptly expressed the
f the country for its navy.
T1ay well be proud Of his
1--we force upon the ocean.
dnoughts OF the United
are among the most pow
3 ships In the world. The
ts both ready and efficient
hny call the nation could
BE upon it in the hour OF
h power OF ships and men
this country stands third
Sc the navies Of the great
! Of Great Britain ranking
N OF Germany second.
bad OF the list Of Uncle
thoughts come the battle
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

81 The New York and her sister ship,
the Texas, have larger batteries of
gums than any other ship in the world
carries. Each has an armament Of ten
fourteen inch heavy firers placed In
ave trrrets. two forward and three in
the stern, and four submerged torpedo
tubes Twenty -fve Of their guns are
nve Inch rapid fire rifles to protect
them from torpedo boats
81 IA new system in hull design makes
the New York and Texas practically
unsuitable there being three hulls
placed one within the other and all be-
low the protective! deck. These hulls
are designed to save the vessel from
destruction by torpedoes. and naval Of
ficers believe that they will serve their
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

and Texas cost 10000, 900 each. The
ave new leviathans under construction
will cost about slz.0oo.0oo each.
Admiral Dewey, chief Of the entire
navy. recently wrote Of the Atlantic
fleet: $780, M#4tsg {,~s. e.e
Z mot only Is IL composed OF the finest
and most ef1icient warships that we
have ever had, but It IL not exceiled.
except In sire. by the feet OF any ma
ton in the world. Our ships ana guns
are as good az any In the world, our
officers are az good AZ any and our an
listed men are superior In training,
education, physical development and
devotion To duty to those of any other
navy" sA $3.50 WIZ.
And the7people agree with him.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

~ N their grim effects, making them
the deadliest weapons of war, the
torpedo and shrapnel shell re-
- semble each other. But there the
similarity ends
The modern torpedo is known as the
automobile torpedo" and is virtually a
locomotive mine, mine containing not
merely. blind explosive, but machinery
SO delicate and wonderful that it is al
most human. Once started on its mis-
sion Of death, this instrument clings to
it's purpose as surely as II still guided
by man.
Almost ships in themselves are the
German torpedoes such as sank the
Lusitania- They are nineteen feet in
length, twenty-five inches in diameter,
weigh half ton and cost more than
$4,000 each. They can travel six miles
and do the first half Of that distance at
a speed of forty five knots the rate of
an express train. The warhead carries
800 pounds of guncotton, which is ex-
ploded on impact by means of an in
genious pistol, the Tiger of which pro-
trudes
The next compartment to the head Is
the air chamber. This is cylinder
about one-third of an inch thick, bored
out of an ingot Of the finest quality
high tensile steel. 1t will stand a pres
sure varying, according to the torpedo,
from 1850 pounds per square inch to
1850 pounds.
The third compartment is the balance
chamber. Inside this is the mechan-
ism~which actuatessthe horizontal rud-
ders at the taih and 90 keeps the tor
pedo at its correct depth, which il set
before the weapon is fired. Behind the
balance chamber is the engine room
with compressed air motors of 100
horse power.
Then comes the buoyancy chamber
with the gyroscope. If the torpedo al
ters its course to left or right the gyro-
scope wheel remains steady and by
means OF connecting rods works the
vertical rudders to bring the weapon
back to it's true course.
! The last compartment is the tail,
with its twin screws and the mechan-
ism for operating the rudders The
screws move "clockwise" and "anti-
so as to counterbalance any
tendency of the torpedo to turn to right
or left.
The mechanism Of a torpedo Is so
perfect that 1t can be de-
pended upon to strike within a yard or
two Of the spot aimed at
One shrapnel shell equals in deadli-
ness at least $50 rifles. On the battle
field 1T is the most murderous weapon. |
It's wounds are more than twice as ia
tai as those caused by rifle bullets be- |
cause they are almost always infected. |
< The first shrapnel she'll invented in
1854 by Lieutenant Shrapnel of the |
British army, was merely q cast iron !
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

The statistics relating to very young
boys, General Carter says, have often
been questioned, but he adds, 1t must
be Remembered, that the enlistment of
mere children as drummers and fifers
formerly was authorized in our army
General Carter was only twelve and
one-half years old when he enlisted as
a mounted dispatch messenger in 1864.
Almost all Of the men in the last two.
classes OF the table were officers, MAX :
ing tie general rank and file of the
army almost all beardless boys when
they enlisted. ~"
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02
soYs FOUGHT in CIVIL WAR.

!: The American civil war has often
been called the war Of youth" on ac-
count Of the age Of, the soldiers upon
enlistments. In this connection an in
teresting table is given in THE Ameri-
can Army" Major General William H.
Carriers recent book. OF a total Of
3,77s;3Q4 men enlisted in the Union
army during the war, less than one
fourth were more than twenty one
years old. The table Of ages at enlist
nient follows: rs
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02

Abovs--sksteh o. torpedo, showing
interior arran asuaentj on right, q
warship with protective net down.
BeIow--ske4e of construction OF
shrapnsl shsIls. a..
airy plurger In the fuse head which
flies forward when the shell strikes and
fires the bursting charge simultane.
ously. 49, 49,
In principle al shrapnel shells are
alike, but each nation using them has
its own patent devices. varying the ar
+rangement Of the fuses slightly.
The head;is blown or and the bullets
are projected forward In sheaf.
spreading outward a. they go. The
British eighteen FOUNDER shell covers
space of ground some 800 yards lone
by IS yards Wide with it's se5 heavy
bullets.
bines the action OF the shrapnel and
the high explosive shell has been In
troduced. This Ii the universal shell
Dutch artillery 1t IL a shrapnel. with
plosives. 4.a
When burst during hight It. acts like.
an ordinary shrapnel. and the bullets
fly forward and sweep the ground In
front of It. Al the same time the head.
with it's explosive burster, dies forward
and acts as d small but efficient high
explosive shell .gA
These projectiles have been intro
duced for howttzers and for anti-air-
craft guns and arr general now In the
arnnias in Eurone.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-02
mexican Press Association.

sne United States Dreadnousht Wyomns 2Rushns the
3-Blueiacket scanning horizon. 4Josephus Daniels
81 navy. Drsadnoushts Wy
h sighting FOUNDERS Of heavy
7-Adral Dewey. 8.-Fourteen inch
81 New York. s#f g#5sS 48sss &.t5
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-22
A NOTABLE LETTER EULO-
Giving THE VALUABLE
LABORS OF A WOR-
THY OFFICIAL
Webb City, Mo-, October IL, Is.

Webb City, Mo-, October IL, Is.
l see by the papers a great deal
is being said by the boys who
used to work for F. P. Graves,
about the many virtues he pos
sessed and the kindnesses he dis
pensed during his life. ], for
one, want to attest to the truth
fulness of it all. / see hundreds
of the Flat River miners here in
this district and they all heartily
indorse the many good things
that are and have been y said
about Mr.. Graves He was in
deed a good man and always our
friend. The cause of labor lost
in him one of it's sincerest and
most sympathetic supporters.
He was a true American and
displayed his patriotism in the
class of labor he employed.
BY the way, from the looks of
things out here, there is surely
not many American laborers
left back there in the Lead Belt.
Everywhere one turns out here
he sees old familiar faces and
they keep coming on every train.
Well, you can't wonder at it.
Out here it's all American labor.
One doesn't have to associate
with class Of foreign riff raft
sent in at the direction of a few
naughty mine owners, to take
the native Americans place,
merely because the foreigner
can be driven more like cattle.
Wages and treatment are also
better. 1t is much like the
"Good Old Days" in the Lead
Belt when Parsons and Graves
we're running things. Would love
to see things come back there as
they used to be but do not look
for much Improvement under
the present management. 1t
looks like the American boys
back there are destined to be
finally driven out entirely and
the imported laborers are to re-
ceive all the blessings that yet
remain from mother earth's
prodigal storehouse Of mineral.
A FRIEND.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-22
WHY NAVY BEANS ARE so
HIGH

The chief reason for the high
price Of navy beans is that the
entire crop of beans in the State
of Michigan has been condemn
ed by the Pure Food Inspection
Department of the Federal Gov
eminent on account of blight.
This State furnishes more than
so per cent of the navy beans
raised in this country, therefore
it is evident that with this vast
supply cut off the price is bound
to suffer sharp advances. 1t has
been estimated by the Republi-
can press that this advance in
price has been caused by the
wars in Europe, but this is err
roneous.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-22

Senator Lewis Of Illinois, and
Senators Stone and Reed of this
State, also by Ex-Governor Da-
vid r. Francis, Hon. Mr.. McAdoo
Secretary of the U. S. Treasury
delivering the final Grafton of the
Big Day. Mr.. McAdoo is a SON
in-law of President Wilson, and
his wife being present she was
presented to the audience where
upon an ovation was given, her
presence being hailed with
round after round of enthusiast
tic applause.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-22

Read The Times, and knowT
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-22
plain that the wayfarer may mo-
err therein.

A recent issue of the Bonnie
Terre Register says, Robert
Holmes seemed to be careful to
pick men of the same type and
habits to represent him in his
fight on the present administra-
ton Of st. Joseph Lead Company
affairs" To pick men of the
same type and habits? If the
reference is to the type and hab-
it's Of Mr.. Holmes, it can be said
they are of a high order. This
man is Of an advanced type and
possesses habits of an ideal
character; and so, if his repres-
entatives are men of the same
type and habits, they possess
requisites of the same high or
der. 1t can certainly be said of
a person who has necessarily
and indefatigably endeavored
to render labor it's just due, to
enhance economy of administra-
ton and to foster the welfare
of the toilers generally, that he
is of a high type and order.
Whether the writer of the
"squib" in the Register intend
ed to convey the idea that Mr..
Holmes and his representatives
are men of fine type and habits
las set out in the quotation) or
a reverse impression, is ques-
tionable, as the article is couch
ed in very indefinite terms.
Possibly the writer finds
fault with Mr.. Holmes because
he defended Mr.. f. P. Graves,
who had been the friend of the
laboring men of this county for
thirty years; and the treatment
which he received at the hands
of his former associates in q
business way is well known to
the people of this county.
1t is to be regretted that there
are not more men connected
with the management of the st.
Joseph Lead Company, who
possess the qualities of Robert
Holmes, as he seems to be the
only man affiliated with the
company who appreciates the
great services rendered this
corporation by the late F. P
Graves.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-22

The Missouri Cash-Book, ed
tied for many years by Mr..
Frank MaGuire, at Jackson, Mo-,
passed into the keeping of G. c,
Oliver recently and the first
number under the new manage
ment is literary treat and
bears the ear-marks of classical
journalism. Mr.. MaGuire's edi-
tons were strong, classy and
newsy and an ardent advocate
of prohibition, opposing the adj
vancement of the liquor bust
ness at every angle. While re-
GREETING his withdrawal from
the editorial snactum in S. E.
Missouri, we feel, that he has
been replaced by a pen-pusher
of equal ire and ability.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-22

Thursday, October 18th, was
rendered a day long to be re-
membered among Democrats in
Southeast Missouri and deep
thinking Republicans were caus-
ed to take notice as their long
heralded and antiquated gov
ernmental policies were one by
one attacked and shattered by
the logical and soul-stirring
orators who bombarded their
frailties and exploded theories
of government.
Gov. E. w. Major was the first
one of the State officials to show
up on the streets of Cape Girar-
deau on the morning of the big
Democratic Rally there. He
arose early and was followed to
the Crescent Restaurant by a
crowd of Jefferson City and St
Louis notables where they par
took of a hearty repast. Then
emerging upon the streets pro
ceeded to meet and greet the
monstrous crowd of Democrats
who had begun to assemble fol
the great get-to-gether meeting
In the afternoon the Govern
or delivered a strong and driv-
ing speech which was a splendid
depletion of the accomplish.
ments of the present State adj
ministration and a deserved ar
raignment of the ever-discon-
tented Globe-Democrat. His
discourse was frequently inter
spersed with rounds of hearty
applause from the audience.
Besides the cinching speech
of the Governors at the Big
Rally there were logical and
ironclad addresses delivered bv