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" -
So the mechanic turned over the
motor and we sped swiftly across the
smooth field. It is hard to describe
the thrill which swept over me as we
took the air. Aeroplaning was an old
story TO me. but the idea OF leaving inc
,artb AZ sucb a point. speeding through
a couple of hundred miles of space,
over land and sea. and alighting IN an
other country in time for luncheon was
decidedly new. And all Of this by
virtue Of that little motor when eoulu
vest quite comfortably on a kitchen
tablet =.
A few sweeping circles. to gain alti-
tude, and We headed into the east, thus
beginning the first long lap Of our Jour
ney which was to take us over Eng
The earth had fattened out and lay
down there flooded in sunhght-a thing
Of glory. Field, forest, stream each
had its part in the fashloning Of that
wonderful carpet.
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Flight over Channel

IllknA WV NhehhN'r
Looking down at the brown, cult
waited spaces and the soft green OF the
meadows. IL was hard TO associate the
scene with war Then rudely there
would appear grim barracks, blocked IN
against the beauty of II all. Somehow
they did not compose with those peace
ful fields. nor did the long professions
Of motor lorries and columns of march
ng troops crawling along the ribbons
known as roads
But after a while the character Of
he land changed. The plains gave
way 10 hills, bleak and gray. The roads
showed very white, for this was the
chalk and limestone country. They
we're quite clearly defined, these roads,
thin network Of delicate lines like the
veins IN a leaf.
Then we came into the cooler air of
the coast Below US the sun and mist
we're dividing 10 evenly between them.
This did not make for smooth sailing.
Where there was sunlight the plane
would sink abruptly into the thinner
arr. then regain her lift as the icy
breath Of a cloudbank struck our faces.
And so We tore along through cloud
and sunshine.
Suddenly there rose up. far ahead. IN
endless blue wall. Steel blue 10 was.
Il lay evenly across our path, symmet-
rical, dark, sOmbre, with wide scallOps
Of silver along the great upper border
OF IT. These were white clouds, with
fhe sunlight on them. 10 was wonder
ful, as if barricade had been stretched
40 and down the world; as If God had
mercifully drawn a curtain over. the
terrible things that were going on be-
hind that mystic drapery.
looked down. Thousands OF feet
below Law the coast defences. ! may not
write Of them, but / know now what
10 would mean for the enemy to invade
this little island. Then / turned my
eyes ahead once more.
There was no gradual entering into
the strange element before US. Abrupt
ly, as we swept over the line of white
cliffs, we were swallowed up in black
ness. What had seemed impossible
was giving way before US.
On and on we few. There was moth
inC in front OF us, nothing behind US,
nothing on either side.
/ turned 10 look at Mead. He nod
ded and nosed the machine down. down
through the blue vapor until | looked
over and saw, as If II were at the bot
tom OF a deep well Of light, the gray
water Of the Channel.
This gray surface was mottleu mere
and there with patches Of sunshine.
Toy boats ploughed along, leaving
short white wakes. An occasional black
smudge told Of the presence of cruiser
or DESTROYER. Then the gloom engulfed
ms once more. These brief glimpses Of
The Channel occurred now and then un-
an fully half the distance had been ira
Vcrsed.
Patrol Dirigible Sighted
once when the darkness slowly. yield
cd to the light ! had start. Almost
directly under our craft appeared
spot quite foreign 20 anything haG
Seen before. Gradually 1t assumed
slender. cigar-like lines. As II became
distinct the light played on the silver
envelope Of one of Britain's dirigibles
She was two thousand feet below. prob
ably patrollng. And che looked for all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28
NETHERLANI

M,ni,f Bis, n,n,s' 'hn hoi,l
nuno,f q Other r,,i'.rolisn
s,ludina h, Plaza - ChN,s
III, Conus,.l,l N Phl,d.lph.
.r tu b,let,n - coed
md er,isl n,-ir.psi ,d,,ri,rc
he, iost ~ .,th,rlsnd, 3, t,I n
.d,,fin.d. ard rev after 81, u
,oor, A., al ion al many e.
r'uu.
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the world like a great. sluggish fish,
nosing her way through the sea OF mist.
AS suddenly as we entered the dark
ness we emerged into the light OF day.
Below US the water ended in the pleas
ant sweep of the French coast. about
eight miles distant. The rugged cliffs
and the reaches Of white sand seemed
to hold a welcome.
Came then an unkind shock With
out warning the revolutions OF the en-
CINE dropped several hundred TO the
minute. Dropped far below flying
speed. And slowly but surely we be
gan 10 descend. Which was disconcert-
ing, considering that we we're flying IN
a land machine with nothing TO keep
her afoat
Instantly Mead steered for the near
est point on the coast. He was quite
cool and self-possessed, even If the
cliffs suddenly lost their beauty and
iutted ugly and forbidding For my
part. | wasn't sure that ] would not
prefer TO take my chances in the Chan
mel 1t seemed a bit hopeless either
way.
The pilot calculated rapidly then
headed her toward the largest open
space on the shore. II probably was
the worst landing spot in France. But
he had no choice.
Alights in Centre OF Pond.
In one last dive we tore over the
coastline and down into quilted COW
pasture on steep hillside. The plane
missed a fence by less than a foot and
struck the crest of the hill at a speed
which Mead afterward declared must
have been one hundred miles an hour
As the wheels came into contact with
the earth we bounced high in the air
and plunged on down the hill. Three
times il occurred, and each time we
braced ourselves for the smash that
seemed inevitable. But the wonderful
construction Of the machine saved us.
With a final crazy lurch we left the
last hummock and alighted neatly in
the mathematical centre Of a Shiny
frog pond, while frightened cattle fed
in every direction.
"Bit of luck" commented Mead, as
we climbed ont and waded ashore.
Takes a good bus 10 stand that
| agreed. and also thought: Takes
a good man to make such landing
without piling up.
His first thought was to report to
headquarters. Despite the ISOLATION Of
the spot, two sendarmes were there
within ten minutes, and before half
an hour had passed an armed guard
from the French garrison OF nearby
town was pacing up and down.
A British orderly appeared. lie came
from an Australian hospital a mile
away, and said: THE Colonies compli-
ments. He says he can arrange com
munication for you, and will you join
him at luncheon.
Il was amazing to find such an album
dance of aid in so bleak place. he
attitude Of the French showed how full
" the military Of the two nations are
cooperating. The commanding offlcer
of the French garrison was most cour-
teous and piled US with offers of guards
and assistance.
Makes an Amazing Start.
Lorries were soon on the way from
aviation quarters, and also from sup
ply depot, few miles away. Which in
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Had Suffered For
ODeY Eight Years
DOCTORS ADVISED ON OPERA
TON BUT SIMPLE REMEDY
MADE 1T UNNECESSARY

For over eight years Mr.. Q. s. g.
Henry, sos East 9Th ST., Oklahoma
City, had suffered with stomach and
liver trouble until, finally he could no
longer stand the pain. He says: THE
doctors told me nothing but an oper-
alton would give me relief. l decided
to first try Fruitola and Traxo, which
relieved me of a quantity OF gall
stones and 1 have no further pain or
trouble from my old complaint. !
would not take $4,000 for what your
remedies have done for me-"
Fruitola, as the name implies. Is
pure fruit oil. combined with certain
harmless salts, and acts as lubra:
cant on the intestianal parts, softentng
the congested masses. disintegrattns
the hardened particles that cause SO
much suffering and expelling the ac-
emulation to the patients great re:
lief Traxo acts on the liver and
Kidneys stimulates the flow of gastric
Juices to aid digestion and removes
bile from the general circulation. It is
a splendid tonic and serves to build
up and restore the weakened rundown
system. ~
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CONFESSIONS OF a WIFE

boil twice rather comforts me now.
please dear, love mo all over again.
II anu steadily getting older and
most old men are like all dead indians
good.
II never knew that had so much
OF the kid IN me until began to write
you these letters. Just now I feel lil1o
kneeling by that little sewing chair
of yourr--the chair where you made
all those wonderfully tiny clothes Tor
sonny-and putting my arms about
you, lay my head on your dear heart
and cay, "1'll be good, dear-Ill be
good II you will only kiss and make
up" y
II Dick only knew 1t, little book, it
is very hard for me to Withstand a
plea like this, but back OF all inclina-
lions is some kind OF purltanic moni.
tor which says Don't forgive him too
soon. 1t is right that he should SUI.
fer
Now don't say. little book, that this
Is not my love of deceneyfand right
which lis saying this but my jealous
pride which has been hurt and which
Is calling for ian eye for an eye, etc"
/ don palieve however that can
hold out very long If Dick writes me
such lette-s for you must realize, lit
tie boos, that well, that i am Ills
wife.
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AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied Will
Thedford,s Blaek-Draught.

McDuff, var suffered for several
years." says Mrs. J.. B. Whitaker, Of
This place, "with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me to try
ThedEoid'S Black Draught, which | did,
and | found il to be the best family nedi-
cine for young and old.
| / keep Black Draught on hand all the
I lime now, and when my children feel a
little bad, they ask me for dose, and il
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have a long spell OF sick
ness In Our family, since we commenced
using Black Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught is purely
vegetable, and has been found TO regtf-
late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re-
lieve indigestion, collie, wind, nausea,
headache, sick Stomach, and similar
symptoms.
It,i1as been in constant use for more
stan 10 years, and has benefited more
Than million people. t
Your druggist sells and recommends
Black Draught. Price only Csc. Get a
package to-day, N. C. t2a
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sf5l iffi l4f
Tbrou gif TO the court room. but a dep
luty$5hIrltf informed the jude that the
Jury had ,decid ed that the instruct tons.
asked for; were not needed.
Less than ten minutes elapsed when
word came that the jury was ready to
report. The turymen looked tired and.
worn as they passed into the court
room. After each man had taken his
place I'll the jary box, the clerk asked
the foreman:
$40 you find the defendant. Cecil
victor brown, guilty or not gnilty?"
AS tho foreman replied guilty,
Mrs. Mohr collapsed. While her coun-
sci were assisting her the clerk con-
tinued:
'Do you find tho defendant Henry
spellmun, guilty Or not guilty.
Guilty.
$40 YOU find the defandant, Eliza
beth L. Molr, guiltyor not sullty:
Not guilty." 6
Mrs. Niohr apparently was In stu
| por when the foreman pronounced the
words mot guilty She recovered
quickly.
The penalty which the negroes face
/ IL their conviction stands is life i'm.
prisonment.
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Dick Is writing me a letter every
day which Just goes to show, little
bnok, that he can write letters If he
deems them important and necessary.
The enc I received today said, I
laughed and sighed over your quaint
eoncelt, dear. heart.
Her idol-we all have feet OF clay,
Nargts, but we try not to let our wives
knowsit. "A woman humorist said re.
Gently "a man is very busy before
marriage Sfooling many women and at
ter marriage hc spends most Of his
time trying to fool one.'
sAts that I don't think he gets any
where with any woman he tries TO
fool. Your sex seems an intuition or
sixth sense, which makes you under
Btanll no better than we do ourselves.
~ am having wonderful business.
TheJschooI book trade tB booming with
ofir{ccmpany and at that I am not hap.
M. Why Margie sometimes wat1e
up in the night In q cold sweat, be-
catse in my dreams have lost you.
.aTake me on my pedestal dear,
make mo justta man in your mind and
heart. am going to swear of drink
ing. Honestly Margie / have never
been untrue to you in my life unless
have had one or more-usually q
lot Inore-drinks in my stomach TO
gatddleIny brain and cloud my under.
standing OF decency.t
ssButsI,ye cut it out, never again for
me. ~ have not taken a drink since
t'Iett home and I am feeling tine.
~ hayo always had an impression
that j. man had to be good fellow
s-WEI:cnymeans In masculine vernRcu.
III that he must mako fool OF him
beifsWlth his customers.
seut u have never made 50 many
ocntracts! in my life in the same length
of ittmeF las since 4 have been away.
know this because get up with q
clear brain and q desire to work, IN:
X steadF ofl an aching head, q dark brown
tasta inHny mouth and the knife OF
Sesnofseg at my vitals.
sIaRpess am q little superstitious
TOO. for&I can't help thinking OF that
SD gamblers idea of unIucky In love
ianly ID business.
llhGatRde, dear wife, ! would rather
fnK1 sou Z say Just once Z love you
ffak md trust you again than have
IN the school book business In the
d never know how much I needed
R6t h6SgR lhHei19f waited YOU Until !
iaTR BDNRl hai9j ard love.
tE6n1Aa ieye the SEINE man
NJ fift6absFi o. aii feurl family iGreb.
iig ak tGoliis % she tsha little f9s
6Bifiilst 9ehn tsh sefs bell IN Hos 3. n q
oela Wy 10 net tilat water eau
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MRS. M8HR FREED
ON MURDER ! CHARGE
Two Negroes Accused With
Her Were Convicted by
Jury.

4.noyrDENcE. R. l., Feb. Mrs.
Elizabeth F. Mohr was acquitted Sat
urday by jury in the Supreme Court
of a charge of having tnstigated the
murder Of her husband, DR.. c. Frank.
lin Mohr. C. Victor Brown and Henry
H. spel.man. Negroes. who were ac-
cused of the actual killing, were found
guilty. The jury reported at 6:07
O'Clock, after having been out since
1o:5O o'clock in the morning.
Mrs. Mohr swooned while the fore
man vas announcing the yerdicts. Her
head cropped forward and. she was
slipping from her chair when her at
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stofneyi sgrnsped and supported her,
while tbs court officer rushed for e
ielsss OF water. ~
as there any other charge against
these defendants q inquired Justice
"There Is, your honor replied At
torney5 General Rice, but Mrs. Mohr
Is on ban on the other charge:
"The defendants, Brown and Spell.
man. nie committed without ball.
said taef Court, ''and Mrs. Mohr is dis
charged from custody on this COM
plaint.'
The other Charge against Mrs. Mohr
and the two Negroes is that they COM
mttted an assault on Miss Emily Bur
ger, with intent to kill. Miss Burger
was sirt while riding with DR.. Mohr
on the night he was attacked: Brown
and Ssellman are accused OF actually
firing the shots at Miss burger, while
Mrs. NtCkrj is charged with being an
accessory before the fact OF the
crime.
Tic first word received from the
Jury after it took the case came at
/: rs, when It was announced that fur.
ther Instructions were desired. Half
an hour later the prisoners had been
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PERSONALS

Mrs, J. B. Watherwax, who has been
very Ill, has gone to the home OF bel
daughter, Mrs. J. S. Mack, at Mckees
port, Pa, to spend some time. She &C
companied Mrs. Mack home, the latter
having been called here by her mo
TIERS illness.
The Misses Lucy Wisman and Gold
fe Conklin spent Sunday at McMechan
with the formers sister, Mrs. Ward
Goodwin. -,
Karl Priesman spent Sunday WIZ
relatives in Frostburg. Md.
Dr.. q. H. Neill returned yesterday
from Grafton where he attended the
meeting OF the Monongahela valley
round table association.
Miss Adele Murphy spent SATURDAY
and Sunday in Grafton the guest o.
Miss Adelaide Ptnnell. She accompan
led Miss Pinnell home on SATURDAY:
Miss Minnie Fox. OF Philadelphia, IL
the guest OF. Mrs. Sadie Oltker.
Col. w, T. Conaway left last nigh1
for Washington, D. G.,
Miss Gartrude Swtger has gone e
Washington, Pa, to : visit Tor a week
Mrs. J. NJ. Mcdonnell has been IL
OF grip for week at her home on Ben
waiter .zundell left ast..night fol
Baltimore to consult. specialist Mr.
Zundell has been suffering from stom
ach. trouble for several months.
Miss Cora Wilson left yesterday FOL
New York to spend the next tWc
weeks.
Miss Lillian scranage has returned
from Pruntytown where she had been
the guest OF relatives for week.
Miss Amy ingalls,, o. Cameron, ar
rived here last evening to spend two
weeks. She will have charge OF tbs
Johnston studio during the absence OF
Mr.. Johnston.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chips, who had
been the guests Of their son, Franz
Chips. and family, on the East Side
have returned to their home In Uhlng
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ". Clark and family
have moved from West Chester to
point on the Speedway, East Side:
+ J. E. Shuttelsworth Is i'll with the
grip at his home on Buffalo avenue.
Mrs. e. H. Hesse and daughter, Miss
Mary Mildred, OF Canton, Ohio, are
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. H Straight
on Locust avenue.
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Valentine Chicken Supper.

The Valentine idea viii be carried
out in the decorations for the chicken
supper to be given on Wednesday even.
ing, January 8. at the knights OF Ply:
thtas hall in the Fleming building on
Main street by the Presbyterian lie.
gion. Elaborate plans have been made
to make this supper a success and
an excellent menu will be served. The
ladies OF the Legion are famed for the
excellency Of their dinners ana this
one will not be an exception to the
rule. The public is invited to this din
ner. The price Of the dinner will be
SO cents and the serving will start at
5.15 o'clock.
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FAMILY SKELETON AWAK EMS.
The resurrected romance Of the late
Edward Tracy OF Troy and New York
City many mean that the village car.
penter's daughter whom he married
secretly in 1872 has a dover interest
in Manhattan property now worth
$40, 000, 900. The properties involved
ia this unique situation comprise the
ground upon which now stands the
homes OF millionaires, hotel.palaces,
sky.aspiring apartment houses, thea
tres, factories, shops, breweries, teae.
ments, &C. Surely this is a story Of
extraordinary interest. Read It in the
illustrated Magazine of next Sundays
New York World. Order in advance.
-AdY.
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LOCAL sOCIAL p MS

approaching st. Valentines festival.
A basket Of asparagus fern and red
carnations formed the centerpiece OF
the table and the place cards and ia.
vors were in harmony with the general
idea. Covers were laid for Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. Tusca Morris, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh F. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott G..
Lowe, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lehman,
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Phillips, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert T. Cunningham, Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Black, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. C. Jones and the host and hostess.
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pepartment Meeting.

The Home Economics department
OF the Woman's club OF which Mrs. W.
%. Straight is chairman, will meet on
Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock at
the club rooms on Main street. "a
good attendance is urged and an in.
teresting program will be given.
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Mtssioh Society 10 Meet,

The Home Mission society Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church will
hold its regular meeting Tuesday af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the church
porlors. Mesdames w. R. Crane, John
r. Cook and Louis Beebe will be host
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Charfeston Event.

Governor and Mrs. H. D. Hatfield
will entertain at dinner this evening
at the executive mansion In honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Burke Koontz,
Mrs. Frank Archer and Mrs. Frapcke
Fox. The guests will include Hon. Nand
Mrs. Elliott Northcott, Mr.. and Mrs
Won Reuter-, DR.. and Mrs. ]. E. Gamma
day, Miss Noryil1e Harrison, Mrs. Hen.
ry Sydnor Harrison, Judge ]. n. Mil.
ler.-Charleston Gazette.
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Guest il City.

Mrs. w. j. sheckells. Of Baltimore,
Is guest at the home Of her brother,
Morgan Chambers and wife, on Fair.
mont avenue. Mr.. and Mrs, Chambers,
are occupying the Robinson apartment
on Fairmont avenue for the winter
months.
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Mlse Aeffner q ostess.

Miss Naomi Heffner entertained q
number OF friends informally on Sat
urday evening at her home on Cleve-
land avenue, honoring members of the
Linsly Institute basketball team Of
Wheeling who played at the Y. NJ. G.
IA. on Saturday evening. The guests
included a number OF girl friends be-
side the members OF the team.
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SOCIALIST LECTURE TONIGHT
There's a treat in store for those
who will attend tho lecture at VIII
lard Hall, this evening, by Janet F.
Korngold, Of Chicago. The subject
will be Socialism and the. House
wife" There is no charge for adj
mission.
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Bring your friends to the Presby
terrain Legion Valentine chicken sup
per, K. OF P. hall, Fleming building
"Wednesday night. Only 50 cents.
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EntertaIne.d Club.

Mrs. w. G. Carrico was hostess on
Saturday afternoon at her home on
Jamisonf street to the members OF the
Emeline club. The afternoon was
SpentFat needlework and refreshments
were served.
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& Miss Doris Reber, a singer. who mas
been the toast OF Chicago" is now
the central figure in poison mystery
that has stirred the city. After she
rejected Montana banker while at
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\ an Young Ladies AId ooeIetys7 3'-l-
The Young Ladies' Aid Society OF
the M. p. Temple will meet tonight at
8 the home of DR.. and Mrs. J. G. Broom
field on Fourth street. The hostesses
will be Mesdames Fred Wilson, Frank
Morgan, w. 6. Kelley and D. L. L.
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'Crunt.Madden,

Announcement has been- made Of
the marriage of Miss Ethel May Mad
den Of this city to Oscar Crunt Of
sEFotsburg, Md, the event having
been soiemnized sunday after
moon at 3 o. clock at the home OF the
bride IN Albert Court, Rev. c. q.
Goodwin OF the First M. e. Church Of
hciating. Mr.. and Mrs. Crunt left to.
day for Erostburg where the former
|isfmanager Of the McCrory five-and-
ten:cente store.