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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09
POISON GAS BOMBS
ANCIENT HISTORY
ASPHYXATING MATERIALS USED
IN WARFARE SEVERAL CEN
turtles AGO.

The Hague, Netherlands, June g..
The poison gas bomb employed in
trench warfare today in Europe ap-
pears to have a history dating back
several centuries.
Attention has just been drawn here
to discovery made during the car
rying out of repairs TO the naval de-
fences of the port of Flushing, near
the southern frontier of Holland, in
1857. Some curious stone jars were
found in a cleft of the outer wall of
the fortress, on the east side of the
naval harbor. In form they resem5-
led gun shells, and were found to be
filled with asphyxiating materials. A
chemical investigation showed that
the contents included Underground
Spanish pepper and pepper seeds, gun
powder, fine pitch and anthony,
these ingredients giving rise, in a
state of combustion to an asphyxiat-
ing gas.
Moreover, on investigation 20 of
such jars, though untitled. were ac-
tually found still stored in an old
lumber room of the Dutch arsenal at
We're. They must then have been
centuries old. The jars agree in form
with those described in works on
pyrotenchnics of 1914 and 1861.
When the enemy in those days
stormed the ramparts of fortress
he was pelted with these unpleasant
missiles, which were used also in
close-quarter fighting at sea. Accord
ing to a work dated 1897, they were
replaced towards the end OF the 18th
century by pots, containing such in
gradients as pitch, resin, seltpeter,
birthstone. colophony, coal, horse
hoof filings and poisons OF various
kinds.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09

but called aloud, "Squawi squawl
squaw!" When she told her broth
er the errand on which she had come,
he took a table cloth and fastened IL
around her waist and poured into 1t
a keg of powder. She then sailed
back to the fort with all the buoy
ancy of hope. The moment she was
outside the blockhouse. the whole of
the enemy's line poured leaden
storm at her. but the balls went in
nocently whistling by, without do
ing her any injury.
The daring deed of this brave
woman saved the fort. Elizabeth
was a refined and well-educated
woman, and was not like the major
portion of the frontier women. She
had been educated at Philadelphia
and had only returned to her West
ern home short time before the
incident above related occurred.
Later she was twice married and
resided in Ohio.
The Zane family were of Danish
descent. and her brother. Ebenezer
Zane. made the first permanent es-
tablishment on the present site of
Wheeling. He owned the land on
which the present city of GAINESVILLE,
o., charlottesville Evening Post.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09
FLOW OF IMMIGRATION TO
L.. s. STEADILY INCREASING

Washington. May 3l.-The flow OF
immigration into the United States,
at one time halted by the European
war. shows a greater increase to-
wards normal with each succeeding
month.
Figures made public today by the
Department of Labor show that 81
900 aliens reached American shores
in March. IL per cent more than In
the preceding month and AZ per cent
more than in March of the previous
year In March, 1914, $4,000 aliens
were admitted.
Italy, with $50 in March, sent
more immigrants than any other
country. Greece was second, with
2,9l3; England third, with ASA;
Mexico fourth. with 2,299. and the
scandinavian countries fifth, with
2.033. Immigrants OF German ma
tlonality numbered l,O70.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09

earth q perfect avalanche of bombs
came hurting down upon our heads.
and before our men realized what
was happening, ten Of them lay dead
or wounded at the bottom OF the
trench.
opened my mouth to rally my
men. but stone from the parapet,
loosened by a falling bomb, crashed
down upon my head and knocked me
senseless
But only for second. A bursting
bomb shattered my hand and the
pain brought me back to life. As
| opened my eyes, faint and dizzy, |
saw band OF Germans leaping over
the sandbags into the trench-twenty
or so If them--without rifles, but
with rush baskets full of bombs hung
about their necks.
] looked to the right and to the
left. All our men had gone; the
trench was empty. Just then one of
my men, who had been lying ap-
parently lifeless, cash across his
forehead, another on his chin and his
whole face covered with blood, sat
M. seized a sack of grenades lying
near and shouted. 'Debout, les
morts!" Then he got up on his
knees and hurled grenade after gren-
ade at the nemy.
At his shout three other men
struggled up. Two whose legs were
broken seized their rifles and opened
FIRE. each shot going home with dead
ly effect; the third man, whose right
arm hung useless at his side, grasp
ed his bayonet with his left hand. BY
the time I was on my feet, having
quite come to myself again, half our
enemies were struck down and the
rest were retreating in disorder.
There, alone, leaning against the
parapet and protected by huge iron
shield, stood an enormous German
sergeant, sweating. painting, splutter-
ing with rage, and bravely cmptied
his revolver at us.
The man who had rallied us, the
hero at whose word the dead had
come to life. got one of the shots
right in the face. He reeled and fell.
Suddenly his comrade with the
bayonet, who had carefully crawled
forward, sheltered by the bodies of
his fallen mates, pulled himself to-
gether, and, lodging two bullets aim
ed at him, with one gigantic effort
plunged his weapon into the Ger
mans throat.
1t was over; we held our ground; ;
we were saved. At that all-impell-
ing call the dead indeed had come to
life.-The Youths Companion.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09
A Trench Battle.

One of the remarkable stories OF
the war is that of the French ser
geant who in a position of peculiar
danger saved the situation by his
strange and piercing cry, "Debout'
les mortsl" (Stand up, you dead
menD An officer who witnessed the
episode thus describes it:
We were putting in order trench
we had just taken. At the barrier of
sandbags at each end two pickets
kept careful guard.
Suddenly from behind mound OF
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09
STORIES FROM THE
AMERICAN HISTORY
BRAVE DASH BY LADY SAVED
WHEELING FROM BRITISH
AND INDIANS.

Among the many incidents of her
uism of patriotic American women
during the war of the Revolution. es-
peeially among the settlers On our
frontiers. that of Elizabeth Zane
ranks as one OF the most daring.
In 1881. Wheeling, now the larg-
est city of West Virginia, was be-
sieged by large army OF British ami
Indians. So suddenly was the at
tack made that there was no time
accorded for preparation. The fort,
AT the time of the assault, was COM
handed by Colonel Silas Zane. and
Colonel Ebenezer Zane, the senior Of
fcer. was In block house some
fifty or hundred yards outside the
wall
The enemy had made several des-
pcrate assaults to break into the
fort. but on every onset they were
driven back. The ammunition for
the defense of the fort was deposited
in the block house. and the attack
was made so suddenly and unexpect-
edly that there was no time to re-
move it.
On the Afternoon of the second day
OF the siege the powder in the fort
was nearly exhausted, and no al
tentative remained but that someone
must pass through the enemy's fire
10 the blockhouse for powder When
SiIas Zane made the proposition to
the men, to see IL anyone would un-
dertake the hazardous enterprise. at
first all were silent. After looking
at each other for some time, young
man stepped forward and said that
he would run the chance. Imme-
diately half dozen offered their SER
vices in the dangerous enterprise.
While they were disputing about
who would go, Elizabeth, sister OF
the Zanes. came forward and declar-
ed she would go for the powder. Her
brother thought she would finch
from the enterprise, but in that he
was mistaken. She had the intrepid
ity and fortitude to bear her up In the
heroic risk OF her life. Her brother
then tried to dissuade her from the
attempt by saying that man would
be more fleet and consequently would
run less risk of losing his life.
To this Elizabeth replied that they
had not a man to spare from the de-
Tense of the fort, and II she would
fail she would scarcely be missed.
She then Invested herself OF such OF
her clothing as would impede her
speed The gate was then opened,
and Elizabeth bounded out at the top
OF her speed. and ran until she ar
rived at the door of the block house.
Her brother. Colonel Zane, fastened
10 open the door to receive his intre-
pid sister.
The Indians, when they saw Eliza
beth bound forth, did not fire gun,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09
New Sleeping Car Berths Have Room
For Dressing.


The embarrassing Inconvenience
commonly experienced in a sleeping
car are done away with in a recently
patented sleeper, described in the
June popular Mechanics Magazine.
The car provides all berths with
room in which the passenger may
stand upright while dressing or UNI
dressing. The portion of the matt
ress and spring under each pillow is
made separate from the rest and so
hinged to the end of the berth that
II can be turned up out OF the way.
In the lower berth this leaves a space
at the head of the bed which the pas
senger can enter by opening the hing
ed end of the seat; here he can dis
robe while standing upright and hang
his clothes. full length. at the end of
the hinged section which does not
extend quite TO the side of the car.
When undressed he gets into bed
and then turns down the hinged ces-
ton and puts the pillow in place.
The upper berth is arranged similar
ly. the head being at the opposite
end over the foot of the lower berth
hangs narrow platform, inclosed
except at the aisle end, to which the
upperberth passenger easily mounts
by opening the hinged end of the
seat and using step supplied by the
porter.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09
Look Good-Feei Good.

No one can either feel good nor
look good while suffering from con-
stipation. Get rid of that tired.
draggy, lifeless feeling by a treat
ment of DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Buy a box today, take one or two
pills tonight. In the morning that
stuffed. dull feeling is gone and you
feel better at once. Csc at your
druggist. 2
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09
Children Cry
FOR FlETcHER'S
Q a 8 7 Q RIA
DOPE FIENDS
Found Living in Terrible Condition,
Now Under Treatment.

A deplorable state of affairs has
been brought to light by Miss Clara
Hummer of the Associated Charities.
at 10 Walnut street, visited by Miss
Hummer, Mayor Hickman, and sew
eral councilmen and upon their re-
commentator taken in charge by the
officials. 1t was found that George
Herndon, his wife, Fife Herndon,
and Constance Hendrix were in de-
plorable condition, partly the result
OF lack of sanitary facilities in the
shack i'm which they lived and partly
due to the fact that they are addicted
to the use of narcotics and have been
unable to obtain them since the pass
age Of the Harrison act. Xenia Hend-
rix. husband of Constance, has been
the sole support of the two families.
He is a driver for Birk and Thorn
ton.
The place was ordered cleaned up
and suitable bed-clothcs, were fur
nishd by a neighbor. Mayor Hick-
man has employed a nurse to care for
the unfortunates until permanent
provisions can be made for their care,
-Owensboro Inquirer.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09

Stomach Troubles and Constipation.
81 will cheerfully say that Cham
berlain's Tablets are the most salts
factory remedy for stomach troubles
and constipation that l have sold in
thirty-four years drug store service"
writes S. II. Murphy. druggist, Wells
burg, N. Y. Obtainable every
where. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09
To the Public.

II have been using Chamberlain 3
Tablets for indigestion for the past
six months. and it affords me pleasure
to say l have never used remedy
that did me so much good. Mrs.
G. +. Riley, Illion, N. Y. Chamber
lain's Tablets are obtainable every
where. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09
USELIV-vER-LAx
For Lazy Liver and
the Troubles Of
Constipation.

FeeLright all the time. Don't lay of
from work for days by taking calomel
when pleasant Liz Vsr-Lax keeps yoS
on your feet, while relieving your troub.
lie. Safer too, and easy to take. Don't
take anything else. You can't afford
It. Eliminates poisons, cleanses sys'
tenn and relieves constipation. A nat
ural remedy, natural in its actions, sure
in its effect and certain in results. IL
won't be long before Liz Ver-Lax viii
completely displace calomel in every
home. Children can take it freely ans
with perfect safety. Every bottle guar
anteed. SOC and 81 in bottles. None
genuine without the likeness and signa-
ture of l.. X. Grigsby. For sale BY
J. IL. WILLIAMS. Hartford. Ky
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-09

For pains IN the back good rsnsAx
Is Dr.. .elss Anti Pain SlLA
The Washington herald., 1916-10-31
LONG SERVICE STARS
given TROLLEY men
Awards of Emblems to Employees An
nounced by Company.

Jacob B. ziers. a motorman of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, has service record Of forty years
and tomorrow morning Ziers will appear
with badge Of eight stars on his sleeve.
This is all due to the new order of the
traction company. which awards stars for
each five years of service with the COM
pany or with companies that were COM
bined with the Washington Railway and
Electric Company.
Although the order for the wearing of
the stars goes into effect tomorrow
morning, the formal award is not effec-
tive until November s.
In looking over its pay rolls the COM
pany discovered that Ziers was the only
man who had been in the service more
than forty years. John E. Walker and
Samuel Fowler are entitled to wear seven
stars, for they have been in the service
more than thirty-five years. The six
star men are James T. Roland, Clin-
ton T. Butcher. and A. Neitzey.
Altogether $40 employees OF the company
are to appear with stars on their sleeves,
as follows: 151 men, years; IS, 10 years;
48, 15 years; 81 20 years. 20, 25 years; 8,
30 years; 2, IS years; l. 70 years.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-31
WAR BRIDE, new num-
EXHIBITED AT SHOW
Many Unique Blooms on View at the
Annual Display.

The war Bride" a new species of
chrysanthemum, was presented at the
annual Mum exhibit of the Depart
nent Of Agriculture, which opened yes
terday at Fourteenth and B streets north
west. for one week.
The color and the name OF the flower
attracted a great deal Of attention and
favorable comment. The name, WAR
Bride" Is particularly appropriate, for
the new flower is colored a deep red.
The specimen Is a distinct new variety,
the officials say. and can be found no
where else In the world. 1t has q deli
cate foliage. and is known to flower
breeders as seeding No. 129.
The Earl Kitchener" a large Japanese
bloom In two shades Of lavender; 'tAlgo-
nae" Mrs. j. Wells" Mrs. Emma
Roope," and "QUeen Mary" were among
the most popular types shown.
Employees in the hothouse declare that,
though the larger varieties are the most
popular, in many cases the smaller varie-
ties are the most artistic and delicate.
All the blooms on exhibition are the
product Of nine months work, yet they
only serve one week for exhibition pur-
poses.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-31
SAYS TUMULTY KILLED
POSTSCRIPT TO Note
Jerseyite Confirms Lodges Charges.
Gives New Version of Affair.
,cial to Tho washington Herald.

SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald.
New York. Oct. 30.-George c. War
rem, Jr, a well-known resident of Jer-
sey City, one of the Republican can
.didates for Presidential elector in New
Jersey, declares that he is in position to
confirm the statement by Senator Lodge
regarding the so-caIled postscript to the
LusitanIa note.
Mr. Warren says that he has his infor-
nation directly from a member Of Mr..
Wilson's official family, whose name, for
obvious reasons, he is not at liberty to
give.
The story, as Mr.. Warren has II, Is that
the postscript was not In the form OF
an addition to the note for transmission
to the German government, but in the
form Of a supplemental instruction to
Ambassador Gerard, who was to convey
to the German government the informa-
tion that the note had been written for
American consumption.
Mr.. Warren's story Is that the man
who prevented this instruction being sent
to Ambassador Gerard was Joseph P.
Tumulty, secretary to the President Ac-
cordtng to Mr.. Warren's informant, Mr.
Tumulty realized the political danger
to his chief of sending such a message,
and succeeded in arousing Mr.. Burleson
to the importance OF stopping the tele-
gram. They went to the President and
laid the case before him, but the Presi-
dent did not agree with their presenta-
tion Of the matter. Mr.. Tumulty then
sought Mr.. Lansing, who at that time
was counselor OF the State Department.
Lansing and Tumulty went back to the
President and succeeded in convincing
the President OF the Importance Of with
drawing the supplemental instruction to
Ambassador Gerard. 1t was when Mr..
Bryan was informed definitely that this
instruction to Mr.. Gerard had been with
held that he resigned as Secretary of
State.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-31
LIMIT ON PARKING
PRIVILEGE RESENTED
Sixty Business Men Protest Against
Fourteenth Street Restrictions.

Sixty business men with interests in the
vicinity Of Fourteenth and New York ave-
nue. have filed a protest with the District
Commissioners against the parking rule
which limits stops of automobiles or other
conveyances on the thoroughfares in the
Ineighborhood to fifteen minutes.
Last night Commissioner Louis Brown
low said the protest had not officially
come to his attention. but that when It
did the complainants would have a hear
ing. The basis OF the complaint Is the
contention that the regulation virtually
limits the amount OF a time a man can
stay in an office to transact business to
fifteen minutes. The protestants contend
this interferes with their business
Two years ago a hearing was held on
this issue, but lack Of unsnimity on the
part Of the complainants prevented ac-
ton
Maj Raymond Pullman, superintendent
OF police, said last night that the increase
in traffic made existing regulations neces-
sary.
washington is much better of in this
respect than many other cities" said
MAI. Pullman. I'm Philadelphia, for in
stance. within five blocks Of the city hall
or for a space of thirty squares, no auto
mobiles are allowed to stop even for a
minute"
The following signed the petition:
W. Revere Rodgers, Clarence F. Welch,
Joseph Hayden, Gardiner & Dent, w
Bryon, w. q. and A. NJ. Miller. EtheIoert
Frey, D. ]. Dunigan, II. A. Gill & Son,
c. c. Lacey. Warren NJ. York. Seeing
Washington Auto, B. I. Saxton. Percy
Grady, DR.. A. s. Wolfe, Warren Coch-
ran, z. z. Ramey, Edward L Lewis. H,
c. Birgo, William s. Ryon, John NJ. Da-
Wis, Charles p. Stone, Charles g. Muir
J. 3. Nicholson, Robert Q. Heater
| Charles D. Warner, Sidney West, H. c.
Bailey, Harry C. Allen, H. B. Reed. Full.
ton r, Gordon, William H. RItchie, F. z.
| McCalip. ]. Addison Hicks, Harry Pey'
ton, F. Brashears, J. Damn Faber, MyeI
| Fisher. F. Fagan, H. D. Wrenn, DR.. ]. L
Brooks, w. Clarence Duvall, George c
| Jordan. ]. L. Baldwin, John ]. Russell
Goldenberg-M Moran Company Edward
Lawman. Belt, O'Brien Company. Inc, R
Z. Boyd. Interstate Realty Exchange
| Inc, William G. Kinsman, Leroy Mark
Calvert Bowie, H. L. Rust, tr.. Phillips &
sager, Jesse Hedges, Daniel Butt, Clarke
& Giesler, and Boss & Phelps.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE

Lewis J. Kiefer. 2, and Jolline BonniedAle, %
both Of Washington. Rev. Paul R. Hickok.
Andrew J. Bayliss 20. and Eva J. Tyler Is, both
Of Fredericksburg, Va Rev. Il. F. Downs
W. Grant LienaIlen, e and Emily G. Rnsemond
2. both Of Washington. Rev. ]. H. W. Blake.
Gus Z. Manids. 2 snd Blanche L. StOwel, u
both Of Washington. Rev. Harry D. Mitchell
Hagen KidWell 2, and Verls Heath, l3 both Of
Washington Rev. J. Edgar Smith
Andrew Whitney Bennett Q, and Luee Brown
AEnew, q, both Of Washington. Rev DArid R
CovCll.
William T. Nolan. 2. and Susie NJ Minor. 9
both Of Washington Rev. Jersey Z Fields
Boss r. Gill, 2. and Orpha B. Forester, 20 both
Lancaster, Va. Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson.
COLORED.
Jesse J. Nicholas. z. and Mabel Terry. ., both
Of Washington. Rev. NJ. W. D. Norman.
Julius L. Fisher 2, and Ethel s. Fields -
both Of Washington Rev William ]. Howard.
Henry Ashton, q, and Sarah King. q. both d
Washington. Rev. w westray
Albert White, a. and Paula Nichols, %, both Of
Washington. Rev. John B. Robinson.
Robert Dorsey %, and Ella Randolph, "a, both
OF Washington. Rev. Richard 7. Queen.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-31
HIS FRIEND HURT;
HE HELPED HIM
Injured Man Laughed When Simple
Treatment Was Suggested, but
He Thanked His Com
rade Later.

Once upon a time word came to Henry
A. Yoehl, Of Plainfeld. n. J., that a
close friend had been injured. and full
Of anxiety he visited the afflicted man,
who was suffering from a sprained ankle.
TT was so bad that the leg had turned
black" said Mr.. Voehl in relating the
story. Il told him l would have him
out in a week and he laughed at me.
But took him bottle of Sloan's Lini-
ment, that night he put some on and
noticed the ankle felt better. I told him
TO use it every day. and in three days
his ankle was practically well. In four
days he was working. He gladly ad-
mits that sloan's Liniment put him on
his feet"
Sloan's Liniment can be obtained at
all drug stores, &c, SOC. and s1.0o.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-31
SUGAR MARKET BOOSTS
CUBA CANE DIVIDENDS
Strength of Raw Article Supports the
Company's Claims.

Boston, Oct. s.-The present extra
ordinary strength in the raw sugar mar
ket, facing as II does the marketing of
the biggest crop Of beet sugars the coun-
try has ever raised, gives considerable
support to the claims Of those who ex-
press confidence that Cuba Cane Sugar
will earn $50 a share during the 1871 year,
says the Wall Street Journal.
1t is believed that the fiscal twelve
months of December 81 viii show a bal
ance of s24 a share for the 10000 shares
of common after taking out the s, 10000
preferred dividends and after allowance
for the operating expenses during the
four months or SO that intervene between
the completion Of one crop and the start
of the next.
During the 1916 season Cuba Cane is
understood to have produced about $780,
900 bags Of sugar Since the 1916 crop was
made Cuba Cane has purchased the Stew
art Sugar Company with an output last
crop OF $4,000 bags. This year Stewart is
| good for at least 10000 bags, and II is
| estimated that the eighteen plantations
| collectively will reach a production OF
10000 bags. On this assumption and
taking q 1-+cent cost Of production, the
calculation Of Cuba Cane profits during
the 1917 crop at four different prices foI
| raw works out as follows:
~ cents sosn1. ~ oent& cents.
Prrnts- slIsoo.O0 sB.Do.ooo ss,so.cCo ~ Eo,O
| Bslsncs for
Per cent on
CONN.,. Nn $50 $3.50 rs
Quotations Abnormal.
It may very properly be objected tha
any such figure as $50 a share earneC
for the common is extravagant and alb
surd. The current quotations for raw
are abnormal, and unless all the signi
fail there must be a sharp break in prices
between now and the start Of the mex
crop. II raws start at IL cents for th'
| 1917 season there is every reason to ex
pect that they will quickly work up Il
cents, and as the crop production vol
ume diminishes, to even higher figure.
| Somewhere between 4 and Ia cent
for its 1917 crop is the average selling
price which experts feel Cuba Cane car
reasonably count upon receiving.
All this is OF course predicated upon ,
| continuance Of the war and the existenc,
Of tust those remarkable world conditions
which have made sugar one Of the spec
tacular commodities of these extraordi
nary times.