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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-21
BY r. }. Bjurstedt, In the April Issue
OF the Popular Mechanics
Magazine r..

On the night preceding that of the
big September raid of zeppelins or
London there was a sort of scouting
visit during which bombs were drop
ped in the vicinity Of the Woolwich
arsenal. five or six miles from the
center of the metropolis. Motoring
out with friend to see the rather
inconsiderable damage wrought in
this vicinity, the writer was shown
by the police sheet Of iron, drop
ped from the visiting machine, on
which was stenciled in white letters
about an inch in height, I'VE are com
ing back to give you English swine
a good blowing up tomorrow night"
This bit of straflng, as an officer call.
ed It, was treated entirely as a joke
and bluff, but 1t was destined to he
made good with vengeance.
Phone messages calling out volun-
teer flremen, constables, nurses, and
other emergency workers, began 70
be sent out before 10 o'clock on the
following night, but the first the
general public knew Of the coming
Of the raiders was through the near
ing detonations from the direction Of
the East End. Instantly, from tene.
ments, hotels, and theaters, CARRIED in
everything from bath robes to even.
ing dress, London's millions began
pouring into the streets and squares
to "see the fun" and to not over one
or two in thousand of all that null
titude did the raid sink home as any
thing more than tremendously dra-
matte and highly diverting spectacle.
From where / watched at my win
dow I saw one searchlight after an
other swing up and fasten on the
Zeppelins, much after the way the
reatas OF a band Of cowboys accum-
ulate on an especially refractory
steer. But here there was no en-
tangling, no stumbling, no pause.
Swiftly the raiders came on, and
presently the eastern heavens were
alight with the fires that had sprung
up in their wake. At first there was
no apparent connection between the
sudden bursts of fame from the earth
and the explosions, but as the mach
ines came nearer, began to OBJ
serve that the latter followed the for.
mer at gradually decreasing inter
walls. Every flash of light heraided
its corresponding defamation and
presently l noted that the least lrr-
i'd OF the flashes were always follow
ed by the loudest explosions, due,
soon decided, to the fact that these
were the explosive bombs proper
the ones loaded with the powerful
ct. N. T." or trinitrotoluol--and
that the brighter bursts, with the dull
knocking" booms, were the incendi.
aries, filled principally with "thermit"
or powdered aluminium. This conjec-
ture was quickly verified when, as
the bombs began to drop within half
a mile, was able to identify
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-21

A large number Of volunteer nremen
had also been taken on and trained.
and these we're summoned BY tele.
phone as soon as the Zeppelins were
reported from the coast.
Like all high explosives those used
in the bombs dropped on London dis.
played characteristic "freakiness."
A bomb which struck almost exactly
in the center OF Queens Square, shat
tering the fronts OF several hospit-
ais and breaking all windows with
I'm two blocks only made hole
four feet across and three feet deep
in the soft earth Of the lawn upon
which 1t dropped. Similarly in Kings.
way in the october raid, bomb that
killed or injured every passenger in
motor bus passing at a distance
of hundred feet, hardly cracked the
pavement. Yet a bomb striking the
same pavement 200 yards away made
hole almost big enough to drive
an omnibus into, at the same time
exerting enough force upward to
break every pane of glass in India
House, London's largest and most
imposing office building. The tons
and tons of plate glass fragments
falling to the sidewalk at this poin:
literally cut to pieces several men
who were passing at the moment of
the explosion, their remains having
been found half buried in the sharp
fragments. l was at the door Of
theater on the Strand when this par.
ticular explosion occurred and the
sound-half roar, half tinkle-of the
plate glass falling from the great of.
fee buildings along Kingsway was
one of the strangest, weirdest noises
I ever heard.
1t was in this district that the
heaviest loss of life SO far inflicted
in any of the London raids occurred
The driver Of the motor bus I have
just spoken Of was blown from his
seat, across the broad sidewalk, and
up against billboard, leaving a
blood smudge across the smiling fea.
lures OF popular stage beauty
whose poster was affixed there. was
at this point within three minutes
OF the explosion, and the dead and
injured were being laid in rows along
the sidewalk. Several of the trunks
were dismembered and two or three
of the bodies were 80 limp as to sug.
gest that most Of the principal bones
were shattered. The fact that prac.
tically every person on this bus was
either killed or badly hurt has led
me to believe their injuries resulted
from being blown against something
by a current of air rather than from
fragments Of the bomb.
The police had thrown up barriers
before could get to the point where
the worst damage had been done, in
front Of a public house or saloon, but
even from a distance of fifty yards
was able to see long row OF dead
that had been laid out on the side.
walk. In all, I must have seen close
to a score of Enthusiastically dead in
this one district and am inclined
10 believe that the popular report
hat fifty were killed within three /
blocks is not far wrong; this in spite
Of the fact that the official bulletins
admitted a total Of only ffty.six kill.
ed by this raid in all of London.
From my own observations, Fad
rom conversations with doctors and
volunteer flremen and constables--
he regulars" l might explain, are
lnder strict orders not to talk
AVE formed these general conclu.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-21
Experiencing a Zeppelin Raid
M IN ls5HFsA, . HISN

H'''-T a''7'1F fHNS
their incendiaries beyond question by
the trail from their lighted fuses.
BY this time was able to see that
there we're two machines, one follow
ing the other, but not quite in line.
was especially astonished at the
comparatively low altitude at which
they seemed to be flying, and offhand
at that moment, I should probably
have estimated this to have been
about $500 feet. Later reflection has
convinced me that this false impress.
sion was traceable to the fact that
had never before seen an airship
OF over half the size Of the average
Zeppelin and that, as a consequence
there being nothing to compare
with them as linear unit-the great
length of the raiders made them seem
much lower than they really were.
It is probable that on this occasion
they were flying at about 5000 feet,
considerably lower than in the Oc-
tober raid following. 1t is revealing
no military secret to say that at this
September-London did not
have single high powered anti-air-
craft gun, such of these as had been
manufactured up to that time hav-
ing been rushed to the fleet, the east
coast, or to France and Flanders.
This state Of things was undoubtedly
known to the Gerlnans, and they took
full advantage of It in venturing near
er the earth than they are ever like
ly, voluntarily, to come again in the
course OF an English raid.
The way in which the fires were
mastered was one of the most re-
markable features of this raid. For
three or four miles, across the very
heart Of London, bombs had been
dropped on an average of something
more than one to the block. There
were intervals of three or four blocks
here and there that were untouched,
but, on the other hand, several bombs
often landed close together in a sin
gle block. Probably something over
half OF these were incendiary bombs,
and among these-because they were
lighted observation-disclosures must have
been few failures to explode. In
deed, all of the several unexploded
bombs which were shown me after
each raid were of the nonincendiary
type, containing either T. N. T., or
picric acid. These rarely, IL ever,
started fires, even on exploding From |
a short distance, the explosion OF
the 7. N. T. bombs was marked by |
a sudden brilliant flash, while warm |
Pickering, red glow always followed |
the duller defamation Of the incen- |
diary. If the latter struck in street
or square, the glow died down within |
twenty Or thirty seconds; If build.
ing, there were usually flames burst. |
ing from the roof inside Of a min
ute Or two.
At the moment the last bomb was
dropped, the glow Of countless fires
away to the northeast rs
far as my eye could see. Ten min
utes later-when l came up again al.
ter the firing had ceased-there were
only four or five. One OF these was
from a broken gas main in an alley,
and another from celluloid factory
In the East End, which burned all
night. This most creditable work was
1ue entirely to careful previsionary
measures. The London fire depart.
nent was always an efficient one.
and care had been taken not to weak.
IN It by enlistments for the army
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-21
TEN TO ONE IT COMES
FROM MICHIGAN

In the April American Magazine,
A. p. johnson has an interesting ar.
ticle on Michigan in which he says:
you arise in the morning from a
bed made in Michigan. You pull up
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-04
NEW HIGH PRICES
IN DRUG LINES
OPIUM COSTS MORE, oUlcKsIL-
YER RISES HIGH, POTASH
COMPOUNDS SCARCE.

During the last three weeks prices
Of drugs and chemicals have contin-
ued the advance which featured spec
tacularly the 1915 markets, and in
several instances new high levels
have been reached, says the New
York journal of Commerce. After a
period of comparative inactivity,
opium furnished the surprise of trad
ing, the quotation on gum opium going
from S11, at which point it had been
main aimed since before January /, to
$3.50, and on powdered opium from
$12.25 to $3.50. This is high record
for nearly fifty years for this product.
Although the. importation of opium
into this country was not curtailed
during 1915 to any great extent as
compared with 1914, the export de-
mand was very large, and as a con
sequence stocks here are lower than
normally. The market position of
this product is further strengthened
by the probability that with Greece's
entrance into the war on either side,
SUI plies from Turkey will be com
puClClV cut OH. AlGPduy lnGFe mas
been noted an increasing difficulty in
obtaining opium from this source,
and the possibility of introducing tine
Persian gum is being seriously CON
sidered, although this has been neg
lected in the past as being of poor
quality. Previous to the war opium
sold here at STAB, so that the adj
vance during hostilities has amount
ed to approximately 80 per cent.
Trade factors predict further rise
in price, as the supply in hand di-
minishes.
Among the drugs, antipyrene has
recently been the leader in the up
ward price movement A little more
than year ago this product could
be purchased at $3.50 pound,
whereas $50 is now asked. This rep
resents a $40 increase over the rul-
ing quotation on January / OF this
year. Antipyrene is not produced in
this country, dealers said yesterday,
aud 1.-The IniIed- STATES chiefly de-.
pendent upon Germany for its sup
ply Switzerland and France also
produce small quantities, but hardly
more than enough to meet home re
quirements. Dr
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-04
QUAIL QUESTION
IS DISCUSSED
PENNSYLVANIA AUTHORITY SAYS
DISEASE is DESTROYING
MANY OF THEM.

The game commission of Pennsyl.
vania has just issued an order pros
hibiting the importation of any more
been formerly imported alive for
breeding and fattending purposes by
the quaileries Of that state as well as
New Jersey and Maryland, where
large numbers were produced for the
eastern markets, the business having
proven very profitable.
A disease has broken out among
the wild and domestic quail of those
states, well nigh eXterminating this
interesting and valuable bird in most
localities.
And here we come to the question,
what has become of the quail in
Georgia? Some weeks ago, Hon. c.
Is. Davis, formerly state game and
fish commissioner, stated that some
disease had decimated the quail, as
he found by observation and inquiry
that in localities where covies were
plentiful a year ago, almost none at
all can be found now, and inquiry
among our local sportsmen bears out
this statement.
Mr. Stranahan, of the Pine Noun
tain Fruit company, states that quail
have been abundant for the past eight
or ten years on the property Of the va
rious peach orchards on that noun
tain. no hunting of any kind being
permitted on these lands, embracing
some three thousand acres, at any
time of year, but that now they were
apparently all gone, but employees stat
ing that they do not see a quail in a
weeks work among the trees. Those
who have tried to find them in the
swamps report that they are not there.
What has become of the auail?-
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-04
STATE To BEGIN
PAYING PENSION
CONFEDERATE VETERANS WILL
GET SOME OF THEIR MONEY
THIS MONTH.

With the payment Wednesday Of
$1,000 in warrants for the University
Of Georgia the state treasury begins
10 find itself con its feet" according
10 State Treasurer Speer, following
( the disbursement Of more than 81 ,800,-
900 in settling the school debts of
1915. the last lingering liabilities of
the last year were about scored off by
! the payment to the university, which
has been seeking the settlement for
ZONE time.
"But the best news / have" cOntin-
ued Colonel Speer, "is that we shall
begin payment of the Confederate vet
eraus' pensions this month. We hope
to cancel the old soldiers claims as
promptly az we did last year, when
We paid out 5000 900 in three install
ments, disburscd in the latter part of
February, during March and in April
respectively. Possibly we can do even
better this year.
Receipts for this February now ar
irving in good shape, and we have IA
fair working balance on hand now. We
paid the 1915 school salaries this year
in January, while last year the 1914
debit hung over until February. The
state now is in excellent financial
shape to meet all claims coming upon
it as they mature"
Paper-shell pecan and mixed nuts,
l5c while they last at DeVoes.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-04
The Habit of Taking Cold.

With many people taking cold is a
habit, but fortunately one thu is cas-
lily broken. Take a cold g.;onge bath
every morning when you first get out
of bed--not ice cold, but tempera-
ture of about 80 degrees f. Also sleep
with your windows up. Do this and
you will seldom take cold. When you
do take cold take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and get rid of it as
quickly as possible. Obtainable every
where. $50 s4a
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-04

Strangers and old-timers come and
see and buy from a sanitary store.
DeVoe'S.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-04

Papershell pecan and mixed nuts
15c while they last, at DeVoe's.
Gilpin observer., 1916-12-21
The True Values,

"You ask me what values Impress
me as being the true ones. l am very
sure, for one thing. that 1t is the in
ner far more than the outer resources
on which one must depend for lasting
happiness. Do you see that palace of
my neighbours across the river?"
In the treetops beyond the Hudson
loomed the roofs of great house-a
mansion copied almost whole from
Italy and set down in the New York
woods.
There are hundred rooms in that
house," said Mr.. Burroughs. at needs
a dozen maids to'keep them dustless
and it needs dozen gardeners to keep
the grounds. There is a ceiling in 1t
200 years old and carpet 400 years
old and relies and treasures from
feudal Europe without number; but /
would not give Slabside or Wood
chuck Lodge for It all, If / had to live
fhere."-John Burroughs.
Gilpin observer., 1916-12-21
left-Ianded peon,e

Prof. Franklin Jones of the Univer-
-sity of North Dakota has invented an
instrument TO detect left-handedness
In children. He calls II brachlo-
meter ana claims to be able to detect
left-handedness in an infant. Out OF
10000 children brachiometer tests
proved that i17 We're born left-hand-
ca. or, in other words. the ulna bone
of the left arm trihe longer than
that of the right, which is natures
method of indicating which arm Is to
be used. Professor james believes
that natures intention should be fol-
lowed and claims that the attempt to
make the left-handed child use the
right arm may lead to speech affections,
such ms stammering or suffering. be-
cause the speech connectings are part
ly linked with the nerves of the arms.
Gilpin observer., 1916-12-21
MANS WAR ON WILD THINGS
Trifles Seemingly Of Small Significance
Have Power to Cause Much
Irritation.

There are awful little things be-
tween two people. Here are some of
them:
NAB. When tired, the wife has a
peculiar yawn, roughly: 'Hoo-hoo
HOO-hoo!" The husband hears it COM
ing and sometimes curdles within
him.
MOS. Every morning in his bath the
husband sings, There is fountain
fill'd with blood drawn from Emman-
uefs veins"-always the same.
M124. The wife buys shoes quar-
ter size too small and always slips
them off under the table at dinner.
Then she loses them and develops
great agitation. This fills her hus-
band with an unaccountable rage.
MICS. The wife is afflicted with the
cliche habit and can generally sum
up situation by phrases such as
"All is not gold that glitters." Or,
"Such is life" or "Well, well, it's a
weary world" The husband can hear
them coming.
There are scores of these little cruel
things which wear away love as sure
ly us trickling water will wear away a
stone.-W. l.. George, il Atlantic.
Gilpin observer., 1916-12-21

obssrver-ths family papsr-s2.oe
Gilpin observer., 1916-12-21
LOOK AFTER THE BURRos

Black Hawk, Coo, Dec. Is, 1916.
Editor Of the Observer:
l often see in the Columns of your
paper that AN item wpuld be accept
able. Here is ore that seems to bt
OF Importance. There are several
donkeys running at large IN thesvicin
ity OF Black Hawk tt at are out these
stormy nights seeking food and shelf,
err. 1t is a shame. They can't pick
mp enough to eat and besides are ex-
posed to the severe wind and snow
s4orms. Who they telorg to / do no,
know. but It seems 10 me that any
cine owning dumb blutes that cannot
or win not feed them this kind of
weather. shouPd not re allowed to
own them. These neglected animals
can rustic their own living in nice
weather when nature provides It for
them. A hint to tile wise should be
sufficient and maybe an item will
call the attention Of TIE humane Of
ficer to realizat' ON of hds duty.
Yours truly.
]. s. FOWLER
Gilpin observer., 1916-12-21
INSTALLATION HELD
AT EASTERN STAR

With the Past Ma ron Mable Rich
ards. as installing officer. the follow
ING officers were insta led In Golden
Queen CHAPTER No. II o. L. s.. ON
Tuesday evening, Dec. 10, 1916:
Carrie Williams. w NJ; Leonard
Nichols. w. p; Sadie Bawden, A. NJ.
Mary Gr'utzmacher. Sec etary: Mary
Matthews, Urea rer; Jersie sybertz
Cond; Beatrice Ru e. A. Cond: Elsie
Matthews, Chaplain; X tharine Ash.
baugh, Pianist; Bea'r'ce Dunstone,
Marshal; Ne'1'e Anger. Adah: Media
Most, Ruth; Eliza beth Lyman. Estf er
Lottte Davis. Martha; EDNA Cough
lin. Elect; Matilda roehle, Warder
William Lewis, Se tn,l.
After chapter s. ss'on a turkey sup
per was served ard a social tdme EN-
1oyed-
Gilpin observer., 1916-12-21
MEANS COMFORT FOR WOMEN
Can Carry Wardrobe That Will Be
Sufficient for Entire Winters
Visit in One Suitcase.

"Washable gloves" reads the adver-
tisement in daily paper. Also, zone
piece serge dresses" Also, sports
suits" and walking Shoes"
The advertisements have their sig
nificance. It's season of comfort
and good sense for women. The gloves
your wife or your sister or your
fiancee or your girl chum will tell you,
can be washed in sudsy water. They
used to have to go to the cleaners or
be discarded after few wearings.
The one-piece serge dresses slip on as
easily as wrapper and are as trig
and trim as uniform. The skirts of
the sports suits are wide and Of de-
lightfully walkable shortness. The
shoes are common-sense heeled and
roomy toed and, withal, smart.
They talk much, as they have al
ways talked and will always talk, of
woman's slavishness to dress and of
discomfort she willingly undergoes in
order to be in style. But woman
wrote to fashion editor just the
other day:
Il have packed up to stay away
month, and everything need has gone
into one suitcase. There are the
shirtwa!sts, dressy and tailored, to my
suit; there is taffeta afternoon dress,
satin dinner dress, serge dress, and
an evening dress. / could stay the
whole winter with the same wardrobe.
There are no belts, no ribbons, no
fuSSy odds and ends No accessories
There has never been winter wher
one could dress so simply and so WELL"
Verify, it's a season of comfort and
common sense for women. And it is
too late for them to get back to slav-
ishness. Comfort, let us believe, has
come to stay. And let us be thankful.
New York Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1916-12-21
TUESDAY READING
CLUB MUSICALE

The annual evening musicale of
/ the Tuesday Reading Cub was given
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. u.
S. Parsons on Fuidsy evening, Dec.
10Th. The hushar DIS of the members
were invited, also the public school
teachers, making gathering of
about fifty
| Tft musicale committee lad ar
ranged the follow ng excellent FRO
gram which was executed with great
credit to these takirg part, and mach
enjoyed by the very appreciative au-
dience.
Mrs. Sayre, MIS-. Leahy and Mrs.
F'ro.d composed the committee in
charge and they too, are entitled to
much credit for the success of the oc
casion.
After the prog am coffee and cake s
were served and AL enjoyed a social
time.
Stcry of Madame But erfly." opera
! by Puccini-Mrs. Sayre.
Selections from "Eutt rfly," Love or
Fancy" Song-Mr. Fritz.
''Ctne Lone Day." Sorg-Miss Ruth
! Tomrinsca.
Flower Duet,''-Tpe Misses Rule.
''lntermission," VioliH-Dr. Froid.
Miscellaneous Numbers:
Waltz, Mando dn-Mr. Sayre.
Slumber Song - DIR. Frcid and Mr..
Sayre.
whispering Winds" Vocal Duet -
Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Ccughlin.
% Sole Meo," Hcdn Solo-Mr. Fritz.
"Salrt D'Amour," Violin-NIr Rule.
Orchestra:
First violin, Er Fro'd; End violin,
Mrs Leaby and Mr.. Rule; mando-
hin, MIR. Sayre; HORN, MIR. Fritz;
piano, Mrs Froid.
Next meeting of T;esday Reading
Club VIII be the regular Christmas
sociabae at the home of Mrs. Guy
Ashbaugh ON the a:terT Don OF Thurs.
day, Dec. IS.
Gilpin observer., 1916-12-21

Thomas Duuetoue lcf. this morn
irg for Sunset. Coo, to examine
some mines.
Geo. Fritz and wife went to Dem
YER Monday. re cr d-g Tuesday.
VIII Boellert and mother left Tues
day afternoon for Phcecix, AHliz.,
where Mr.. Boellert hopes to procure
a position. If not success6ul he and
his mother will go 10 California. They
had to leave Black Hawk on account
Of the mothers ia lirg health.
VIM. Rupe, operator at THE depot,
went to Forks Greek, Friday, to re-
liewe Frank McGirn's, who goes to
Michigan for a three months vaca-
ton.
Tom Langdon and wife, Of Dem
YER. visited the Taylor family over
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Anderson returned to
Denver Sunday evening
Mrs. Elizabeth Langdon returned
10 Denver Monday morning.
The annual turkey supper given by
the Red Men last Friday evendng
was a delightful success in point of
entertainment, although the severity
of the wind prevented a good many
from attending.
Will Saunders returned Friday ev-
ening from Texas.
AT regular mes tirg of Black
Hawk lodge No. IL, A. F. G. A. NJ,
held at TIL .r temple Thursday night,
Dec. IA, 1916, the following officers
We're elected and installed for the en-
uing Masonic year: Otto Rmtkamp,
w. NJ; c. NJ. Froid, S. w; George
Fritz, ]. W.; VIM. Mitchell, Urea snr-
er; d w. Taylor, Secretary; John
Eatwedl, S. D.; Thomas Sterling, ].
d.; Thomas Dunstone, S. S.; Gus
Grut2macher, ]. S.; Preston Hol-
brook, Tiler.