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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-08-31
ADMITS WARSHlP WAS HIT
Berlin Says That the German Battle
ship Was Damaged by British
Torpedo.

London, Aug. 25.-The German bat
tleship Westfulen was hit and slightly
damaged on Saturday by British tor
pedo. It was admitted in a semfoff1cial
telegram froL Berlin on Wednesday,
according to RSuter's Amsterdam cor
respondent. The Westfalen, however.
It is declared. continued capable of
maneuvering and will shortly be re-
paired.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-08-31
DEUTSCHLAND ARRIVES HOME
German Merchant Submarine Arrives
at the Mouth Of Weser-AIi
on Board Well.

Berlin, Aug. 25 (by wireless to Say
VILE. N. Y.).-The merchant subma-
rine Deutschland arrived at the
mouth of the Weser on Wednesday. &C
cordIng to the Overseas News agency.
All on board are well. The Deutsch-
land started on Its return trip from
Baltimore on August 2. II escaped
the Gordon of allied ships which were
watching for IL.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-08-31
APPOINTS U. S.-MExIeo BODY
Secretary Lane, Justice Gray Of Della
ware and Or. John r. Mott Of
New York VIII Serve.

washington, Aug. 24.-Secretary
Lansing announced on Tuesday the
appointment Of American members Of
the commission to treat with Mexico.
They are: Secretary Of the Interior
Franklin Fl. Lane Of San francisco,
Justice Gray Of Delaware. DR.. John
r. Mott Of New York. All three have
accepted the appointment.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-08-31
ARMY BILL PASSES SENATE
Appropriation Bill, Minus Provision
Which Caused Veto, Is Approved
by Upper House.

Washington. Aug. 25.-The senate
passed the army appropriation Dill
with an amendment replacing the arti-
cIes Of war In Il, but minus the pro
vision which caused the president to
veto 10 last week.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-08-31
PASSENGERS ARE RESCUED.

Philadelphia.-Sixt passengers
were taken from the Ericsson, line
steamer Ericsson, from Baltimore for
this city, when the boat developed a
serious leak in the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal. The Ericsson was
beached on the Mud flats, seven miles
from Delaware City, Del
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
Sentence Sermons by Ell Paso Ministers

Cod
mercy goodness unpenitent
yivaGy pledged He deighteth in
ful be false He viii
saved but he cannot HRe H. Bond Of East E Pao
Methodist Episcopal church
Christ There day of
necessary he'll burned
what he ows flesh
vrnr
A Davis, of East FL Pa Presbyterian church
The wisdom goodness apparent
His glory and the advancement OF His ngdov
W. o the Alua Presbyterian church
Five of the principal
week member for the Missionary pToPaga the T A
Highland Alta Vista Methodist churches
He that hea1eh my word and beHh
lasting death
Lann the Highland Park Baptist church
Christianity system theology living which the
God witnessed relation to our neghhOR
Miles Hanson, of the First Congregational church
peace Jesus proposed Of positive
they moral rather than PhyscaRev Perry } @ " me rs
Christian church
more can except t44Rev Paul Bkmann
o Evangelical Lutheran church
God is love- power things that
hates his brother IS far from the
PauFs Evangelical Lutheran church
cause helps himself commits himself
and to that line whatsoever
he VIII confess you help yOuTseiRv Watson
NJ Farley, of Westminster Presbyterian church
Even though diplomatic reasoning Mexican brethren
OF which causes
patiently hold his weaker ned brother OF ana reason WI"
possible ing vionRev J. b. Alien OF Austin
Park
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

dom Of heaven Where there Is per-
feet emptiness there is the promise OF
uerfect fullness-
The Nourner.
Here the promise IS to the one VINO
il able to see that the world Is lost
i'm sin. and has a broken heart over II
Tr does not necessarily mean one who
,-eenz rivers Of tears. but one VINO
wants to see their condition bettered-
THE man who mourns is the man VINO
stands ready with his mourning 70 30
ms utmost to relieve the sufferer me
comfort spoken OF In tht lesson IS
strength Blessed are they that mourn
tor they shall be strengthened
strengthened. not as Jobs friends
-ou,fOrted him nor as his wife com
forted him when she told him 70 curse
Cod and die, but the comfort mat a
caDtsfn gives his men when he moves
among them and speaks hearteninS
words and gives them fresh courage
for the battle and makes them reel
that they are able to win Ihe ms
c5ples were towards until the comfort
er came
Peter denied his Lord in the shadow
OF the cross. and many OF Jhen mem
deserted their Lord in his darkest
hour. but from PentecOst TO this day
his true followers dare and do and die
for him. Paul said Il am ready 20 ole
at Jerusalem" II is said that Crom-
because they followed the lord of
hosts. Never did they go into battle
Without saying in unison; The LORD
OF hosts is with US the God OF Jacob
is our refuge and always they came
ont victors.
The Meek
A little girl in answer 70 the cues
ton what is meekness said IL IS "A
soft answer TO rough question
This is not necessarily true for some
tines the answer comes in words that
are strong and rugged. and cut ike
tvvo-edged sword. Meekness Is noL
being nice. sweet. beautiful some OF
the meekest looking persons are fartn-
81 from it. I heard a young man say
in church that he never IN all MS
life had had any trouble and some said
IS he not a beautif and meek charac-
ter. said not necessarily for Il
rreans taht he has not thought deeply
nor looked far il he has had no trouble.
The meek man is the one who sees all
and still believes in God and goes forth
TO conquer in his -ame. The young
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
Sits On Dead Pilots
Lap, Rights Falling
AnpLane; Lands Safely

Londan. Eng. June PA young Of
ficer Of the British flying corps, now a
prisoner in Germany. has written home
giving details of the happenings which
accounts for his present position. The
machine in which he was acting as OBJ
server. had a fight with two German
airplanes. Suddenly a shell burst close
TO them, and in an instant the machine
began to fail head first.
we must have dropped about 5000
feet he writes, when ! looked around
and saw Door p with a terrible
wound i'm his head. quite dead I then
realized that the only chance OF saving
my life was to step over his seat and
sit on his lap. where I could reach the
controls. 7 managed Nto get the ma
chine out OF that terrible death plunge,
switched off the engine and made a
good landing on terra firma-
Il shall never forget it as long as ]
live. The shock was so great that !
could hardly remember a single thing
in my former life for two days Now l
am getting better, and my mind is
practically normal again We were TO-
600 feet up when B. was killed,
and, luckily, il was this tremendous
height that gave me time to think and
act
Il met one Of the pilots OF the German
machines which attacked me. He could
speak English quite well, and we
shook hands after a most thrilling
fight 1 brought down his airplane with
my machine gun, and he had to land
quite close to where ] landed He had a
bullet through his radiator and petrol
tank. but neither he nor his observer
was touched"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

man never tempted is innocent nIt h1 y
meek nor strong ne man w." ~ -
/ tempted and comes out victor - me- n, y
The eagle beaten and baffled Dy me
storm that finally scars upward
through the tempest and UP 20 w
SUE is a picture Of meekness thal WINS
The Thirsty soul.
-.he greatness OF soul Is lIed9
M ed by the number. intensity ana
quality of its desires As a small BOY
I gathered wild flowers and carrier
them TO my mother. but had noL P p.s-
sessed the finer sense or seeing Goa
in the flowers Now every modest
daisy in its lowly place SPEAKS 70
me OF God. At first / had very rev
desires. but vas perfectly sstisfied IN
NV mothers arms but. growing older
nv desires multiplied until today they
are numberless and since I've on me
Lord believed still there's more 70
follow" In proportion TO ITS great
ness YOUR soul is intense in its desires
MAJ soul is small that is willing for
others to go on their downward way
without trying TO help him ind the
Lord. It is said that John Knox be
came so intensely anxious to see scot
Is15 eaved that he finally came TO say
to the Lord Give me Scotland OF 1
World Does Not SatiEfy-
The human mind KEEPS on seehlng
Tor more. and thirsting for more The
world does not satisfy, hut like Alex
arder after he had conquered the
world. wept because there we're no
more worlds to conquer
THE soul keeps on hungering and
tbirsting. and will never be satisfied
until we awake in his likeness at last
Far to the east OF us a woman went
to her oculist ont day 10 nave ner eyes
treated. The great man said what you
reed is TO rest your eyes Have you
AIRY broad and distant outlooks from
your house?
she said: ~Oh. yes. from my front
rcrch ] can look away for 80 miles to
the peaks OF the AlleEhauies and
from my back porch can see the Blue
R.dge- The great occulist said
spend hours every day looking al
these scenes. Take your eyes off your
work and lift them to the clOcd-capped
leaks She did so and was cured.
on soul lift your eyes today 10 hills
whence cOmeth your strength Feast
them on the eternal hills Of God and
come into the rest traI re ms:neth for
tie people Of God and the peace that
passeth all understandings
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
Confesses She Killed
Beaumont Sheriff As
Result OF Inspiration .

Muskogee. Okla. June 24.-Pleading
that her only desire was TO free her
husband. Paul Hadley. who was in Gus
tOdy OF the sheriff when the latter was
killed on a train near here March "a,
Mrs. Ida Hadley. on trial for murder,
tearfully confessed to a jury that she
killed sheriff Jake Giles, OF Beaumont.
Tex. as the result OF an Inspiration"
which came 10 her while she was pre-
pairing to kill herself.
Hadley was arrested I'm Kansas City
on a robbery charge Mrs. Hadley said
that she then determined to take her
own life and to that end concealed a
pistol in her bosom when she arose
from sick bed to accompany her hus-
band and Giles.
Several physicians have testified that
in their belief Mrs. Hadley is insane
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

Matthew 5;3=6-"BIessed are the poor
in spirit for theirs II the kingdom OF
Heaven. Blessed are they that mourn
fer they shall he eOmfOrted- Blessed
earth. Blessed arc they which do
hunger and thirst after righteousness
for they shall he filled"
NvIRONAIENT Is a most desirable
~ thing II il be the right kind, and
H. it helps man L. his onward way
Mental. financial and political attain
rnent are justifiabIe objects OF am
5.tion, but above all these Jesus wants
IN his followers that they be possessed
With weIl-rounded character that viii
stand the tests Of time and outliye the
ages and outshine the stars.
The Poor in Spirit.
Jesus SAYS blessed are the poor il
spirit for theirs is the kingdom Of
heaven Obviously he does not mean
moor in material things Some OF the
most unworthy men of earth are poor
men. Poor men have no monopoly on
the blessings OF the kingdom. There
is hope for the rich and the poor II
they possess the spirit indicated in
the text before us. Emperor Julian, II
= said, by misinterpreting this verse,
took away Christians property so that
as poor men they might claim this
promise and reach Heaven At last.
He does not mean to teach that as
Christians we are TO be longfaced and
uahappv Not abject. cringing. cow
ardly: not slOuchy nor dirty. but
rather he would have us walk with our
heads among the stars SO TO speak
because we are children OF the king.
Poor In Spiritual Things
he means here by poor in spirit tina;
VIC are to he possessed by q spirit that
is the opposite of conceit. Poor in
sr,irit here means spiritual destitutiOn
and a sense of our own weakness be-
fore God. The fly walks on the over
head ceiling with its feet cliuging 70
the plank and its back downward be-
cause its foot is a vacuum and the
PRESSURE of the air holds the foot to
the ceiling Blessed is the man with
the sense of emptiness and spiritual
destitution for he possesses the king
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

ECAUSE i number Of out OF town
ministers have written that it will
II not be possible for them TO be
present. the Preachers institute Of the
Methodist church. which was TO have
met here Tuesday morning. has been
Indefinitely postponed
The institute was TO have continued
Tor ten days and the sessions were to
have been held in Trinity Methodist
church, beginning at $50 a m Tues
dav. The program had been prepared
and q large number Of ministers from
West Texas. New Mexico and Arizona
churches were expected TO be present
As so many Of the visiting ministers
were unable TO come at this time, the
local committee saturday morning de-
eldsd that it would be better not TO
attempt TO hold the institute now
Alta Vista Methodist
At the Alta Vista Methodist church
sunday, both the church congregation
and the Sunday school viii cbSerEe
China day" The pastor, Rev . h
Campbell, viii preach on the top Is
II worth while to Christianize China
The Epworth league viii meet at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
To GiUe Special Sign
To War Cross Winners

Paris. France, June 24-The French
government has awarded 10000 war
crosses since the creation Of the deco
ration. OF these. 5000 have been given
in the course OF the present war. Now
the chamber Of deputies has decided to
create a distinctive sign to be worn by
those who have won the cross while
facing death. The facts that thousands
Of noncombatants have received the
coveted bit OF metal and ribbon is con
sidered unfair TO the others.
4 proposition which calls for Spe-
cial clasp bearing the word combat
has been stopped. A special cOmmis-
sion is to be formed whose duty il will
be to sort out and award the new in
sigma to those who really are entitled
10 it,
II is not yet certain whether queen
Elizabeth. OF Belgium. who has received
the war cross, will be further honored
bv the combat" clasp But her coura-
geous behavior during the Antwerp re-
treat. when. under a heavy fire. she
tended the wounded and fearlessly
stood by her husband king. would seem
10 qualify her for the highest mark OF
heroic distinction
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
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Proverbs rs 1879.

Proverbs rs 23-3S-
The heart or the wise teacheth his
mouth. and addeth learning TO his lips
Pleasant words are as an houeycomb.
sweet TO the soul, and health TO the
bones.
There is a way that seemeth RICH.
unto q man. but the emu thereof are
the ways OF death
He that laboureth for himself; for
his mouth craveth II or him
An ungodly man diggeth UP evil;
and in his lips there is as burning
fire.
a froward man soweth strife: and
a whisperer separeth chief friends.
violent man enticeth his neigh
bour. and leadeth him into the way
that is not good
He shutteth his eyes TO devise frow-
ard things; moving his lips he bringeth
evil to pass
The hoary head IS a crown OF glory,
II il be found in the way OF righteous
ness.
He that is sI5w TO anger is better
than the mighty; aand he that ruleth
his spirit than he that taksth city.
the morning service IN The evening
Rev. A. J. Norris, OF Phoenix, AriZ--
will preach
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
alabama Sheriff Kills
Himself; Second TO End
Life OUer Murder Case

Huntsville. Ala, June 2f.-The suicide
of sheriff Robert Phillips. who shot
and killed himself at the county Jail
Thursday afternoon. was the second
growing out Of the recent murder Of
probate judge W. T. Iawler The
sheriff left a note saying he had been
innocent.
s. II. s Peasants. an attorney. killed
himself here Tuesday. leaving a letter
saying he feared he was suspected OF
completely in the murder Judge Law
ler's body was found week ago in a
bog. Several men are under arrest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
short Weight Scale. MeIted.

New York. June 24-One hundred
thousand dispense" scales and weights
confiscated by the bureau OF weights
and measures in the past year. we're
smelted today in a Brooklyn foundry.
The molten metal was run into billets
and will be sold by the city More than
200. 900 short measure baskets. crates
and dry measures were burned today.
Governor Brumhaugh. Or Pennsylvania. Is
the author OF numerous school books
one in every six Of the population %
Switzerland is IN that countrys army.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
Russia May Close All
Theaters During the War

Petrograd. Russia. June 2f.-The
Russian government is considering the
advisabilitv of closing an theaters. pic
ture shows and music halls for the
period Of the war
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
American AUiator In
France Killed; Wrecks
Three German Craft

Paris. France. June es-Corp. Victor
Chapman OF New York. a member OF
the Franco American flying corps was
killed Friday at Nerdun after bring
ing down three German airplanes-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

Chi Jul and the other members or the
Chinese cabinet have attempted to re-
sign but president 10 Yuan Hung re-
fuses to accept their designations for
the present.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

A dollar saved oy buying goods pro-
duced elsewhere is a dollar thrown at
your neighbours birds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

| siEnor 0fa-conL inventor or the wireless
! telegraph. married an Irish girl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

Glacier National park mothers streams
that fIo,v into three % che f5ve worlds larE-
est oceans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
seventh Day AdventIEt.

The Second Coming OF Christ viii
il be literal2 what will il mean to
the righteous and what TO the wicked 90
is the subject OF the sermon " P
Proctor, pastor Of the Seventh Day
church. viii preach Sunday
evening
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

At Visitors Chapel. Negro Rev. f.
a Wells, the pastor, will preach at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

At the First Christian church, Rev
Perry J. Rice the pastor, viii hold
services Sunday as follows: the Unified
service viii begin at 9:45, with a study
period continuing one hour Following
this the communion service viii be held
and the pastor will preach. The sery-
ice viii close promptly at twelve
O'Clock In the evening the Christian
EndeavOr society will meet at $50
and the congregation viii join IN the
union service in Cleveland square which
IS scheduled TO begin at O'Clock.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
DOOR Have No Corner On Heaven;
Rich May Enter If Spirit Lowly
Long Unhappy Must Heads
They Are Children of the King
By LANGs o. the

Bv REV LANGSToN Of the Highland Park Baptist Church.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

At the Evangelical Lutheran churc
Sunday morning the service Will b
conducted in German and Ihe subjec
Of the sermon by Rev. Paul q. BirkmaT
the pastor. will be, Abiding in Christ
Both English and German classes ar
taught in the Sunday school
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

the morning service. In The evening
Rev. A. J. Norris, OF Phoenix, AriZ-
will preach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
HOLDS STOCK-CAR RECORD.
Hudson Has Outdistanced All Other
Machines REGARDLESS Of Glass.

+. +. Edwards, technical representa-
tive of the contest board, American
Automobile Association. and II. y.
Tarantous, technical editor of Motor.
were the observers and have officially
certified to the performance of the
new Hudson Super-Six at the Sleeps
head Bay speedway recently. They also
conducted the acceleration and speed
trials at the New York track.
Every stock car record from 81 to
800 cubic inches cylinder displacement
now belongs to the Hudson. The pre-
vious 100-mile record of hour 80 min
utes and s seconds has been beaten by
over ten minutes by the Hudson. The
5Q-mile record of AZ minutes and IL
seconds also has been beaten :; min
utes and II seconds The 20-mile rec
ord of II minutes and 10 seconds has
been beaten with the time of ID min
utes and 40 seconds. The 10-mile rec
ord is now held by the Hudson, with a
gain of almost a full minute. The Hud-
son has outdistanced all other cars re-
gardless of class. The best one hour
time shown by speedway records re-
gardless of the class of the motor was
seventy-four miles in one hour. The
Hudson super-siX, pulled its seven-pas-
senger car, fully equipped. around the
track at the almost incredible speed of
75.69fmiles per hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
EI'>@{{HzIe(11\VTVRlN9ifE

road from Upper Marlboro to Hills
bridge which crosses the PatuXent
river at this point. With the compile
ton of this road there now exists an
ideal highway from the National
Capital to the PatuNent river. dis
lance of about twenty-one miles. Ii
is on the opposite side of the river that
the bad road commences. which eN-
tends several miles oven in the dircc-
ton of Lothian, passing throuCl irr :
and Greenock enroute. With thf go
struction OF q good roai fro Ills
bridge to Lothian, where the state
highway is Joined. there would IN
doubtedly he more trave Owe his
route to Annapolis, Nd. tina IN. osner
route. by reason of its being only
forty three miles in length. The best
route between the National Capital and
Anna polls is via Baltimore. distance
of siXty-fve miles. but il is macadam-
lied practically every foot of the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
Huff Now Head of S. A. E.

Russell Huff of Detroit. consulting
engineer of Dodge Brothers, was elect
ed pres dent of the Society of Automo-
bile Engineers at its annual midwinter
meeting at the Engineering Societies
building. New York city, last week.
President Huff. who is well known in
the automobile industry, having been
for many years prominently identified
with the Packard Motor Car Company.
succeeds William II. Van Dervoort.
president of the Moline Automobile
Company of Moline. III. The other Off
GERS elected are: Eugene S. Foijambe,
first vice president; Robert H. Combs,
second vice president; Herbert Chase.
treasurer. and Edwin r. Hail, David
Beecroft. John q. UtZ and George W.
Durham. members of council.
Reports Of the officers for the past
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

year reflected the general prosperity
Nearly 200 members have been added to
the roster. and offset to the enlarged
activities of the S. A. E. the treasurer
reported a marked increase in collec-
lions as compared with last year. and a
substantial bank balance
The professional session was devoted
to a consideration of standards com
mittee reports, of which the following
were accepted: Electrical equipment
electric vehicle, iron and steel, lock
washers. springs, truck standards and
miscellaneous divisions. The report OF
the electrical equipment division in re-
gard to the regulation of headlight H.
Elimination was modified to provide that
automobile headlights shall be SO ar
ranged that no portion of the beam OF
reflected light when measured seventy
five feet or more ahead of the lamps
snail rise above forty-two inches from
the level surface on which the vehicle
stands.