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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-30

recoil is taken up by cylinder be-
meath the gun. which contains com
bination Of glycerin. compressed air
and springs. 1t Is this combination
and the exact proportions thereof
which make the secret OF the gun. 1t
is not even ascertainable from a cap
tured gun. since IL you take cold
chisel to it and try to examine the
works by opening the buffer the COM
pressed air escapes. and the secret
which lies In its density evaporates
with It.
Having solved the question of the
rate Of fire you would have thought
that the French would have been con-
tent. Not they! Range and accuracy
were successfully taken In hand MuZ-
zle velocity. which. after all. means
range, was increased not by increasing
the charge and with it the thickness
of the gun that withstood it, but by
lengthening the gun to hitherto un-
heard of extent and giving 1t slow
burning propellant
The temptation to put In a lighter
shell and so get 1t farther on the same
bang was successfully resisted. The
designers never lost sight of the fact
that the primary object of the gun
was to deliver death to its enemies at
the greatest speed, range and effective
ness possible. So they concentrated
their energies on man killing shrap-
mel which in the end weighed sixteen
pounds and left the gun on its long
journey at the unprecedented pace of
1,739 foot-seconds.
And there you have the present
shrapnel
Tactics here began to get mixed up
with mechanics and ballistics. 1t was
pointed out that troops would not al
ways remain in the open to be whitfield
out of existence by shrapneL Rather
would they get under cover at what
speed they might So a shell to deal
with entertainments. buildings and for
tifications was indicated. Here again
careful thought showed the need of
accurate gunnery and still higher We
locity in the shell which. being more
local in its effects, could not be allowed
| the same latitude in its action as its
shrapnel confrere
So high explosive shell weighing
| only 11.68 pounds was introduced
| Thanks to the chemists this time. its
contents were of such startling ma
ture that its weight became second
airy consideration. It raced away on
its mission at velocity at that time
nnequaled even by the latest small
bore rifle and when it exploded its
melinite charge blew great holes in the
scenery. Pousse Cailloux in Black
woods Magazine.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-30
A. C. L. SCHEDULE

Trains of the Atlantic Coast Line
will arrive and depart in Ocala at the
following times:
No. 81, Jacksonville to st. Peters
burg, 2:18-2:25 a. m.
No. SO, St. Petersburg to jackson.
vile, 2:25 a. m.
No. 10. Leesburg to Jacksonville,
$40 a. m.
No. 81, Ocala to Wilcox, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, 6:10 a. m.
No. IS, Ocala to Lakeland (Sunny
iim), Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day, GAO a. m.
No. 141, Wilcox, Gainesville ard
Palatka to Ocala, 11:15 a. m.
No. 40, st. Petersburg to Jackson
vile, 12:54-I:14 p. m.
No. 4S, Homosassa to Ocala, 1:O5
p, m.
No. 40, Ocala to Bomosassa, 2:25
p. m.
No. 80. Jacksonville to st. Peters
Iurg, 2:36-2:40 p. m.
No. 140, Ocala to Palatka, Gaines.
vile and Wilcox, 4:10 p. m.
No. 9, Jacksonville to Leesburg,
9.05 p. m.
No. $50, Wilcox to ocala, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, 5:45 p. m.
No. go, Lakeland to Ocala Sunny
jim), tuesday. Thursday and Satur-
day, $50 ,. m.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-30
SECRETS OF A Gun
The Famous French IS and Its
Wonderful Mechanism.
IT HAS TWO HIDDEN DEVICES.
These Are the Fuse Setter and the Re-
coil Absorber, and They Make This
Monster Weapon Most Fearful En-
CINE Of Death and Destruction.

UuVU1tSf bSGPob g sb0ct CdEB6I Ell
CINE of Death and Destruction.
What is 70? BY this is converse
tonally understood French neld gun,
the caIiber. or interior diameter of the
bore. Of which is seventy-five MILNE
tiers. incidentally it Is the finest man
killing machine the world has yet
known.
I'm 1898 France surprised the armies
of the world by the introduction of an
artillery weapon which till then had
only existed I'm the dreams of experts.
TIL this period the slowness of artil-
lery fire was due to the fact that after
the gun was laid and fired the shock
Of discharge SO upset the aim that the
The rapidity of fire thereupon became
q matter Of how quickly and accurate
II gun could be laid by the personal
skill OF the layer The French. seek
Ing artillery progress and confronted
with the memorable shortness of their
conscripts' period of training, sought to
improve I'm mechanism what they could
not improve I'm personal skill.
Briefly, the new French field gun of
1893 ceased to be attached to its axle
tree, but was attached instead to a
buffer In cradle. which not only alb
sorbed the shock of recoil, but ran back
the gun so exactly into its former po-
sition that no second laying was neces-
sary.
The primary trouble of laying having
been got over, rapidity of fire appeared
to have been attained. Experiments
then proved that, though a rapid rate
OF fire was possible. this rate was only
as fast as that at which the gunners
could adjust the fuses of the shells.
How now improve the rate of fuse
setting? This task was and is mat
ter of meticulous accuracy, needing
careful training to be done correctly.
Moreover, it could not be hurried, since
a shell badly fused by ever so little
was not only innocuous to the enemy.
but was a danger to ones own side.
Once more the French put aside any
idea Of brisking up the personnel and
invented a machine to set the fuse.
The details of this fuse setter are still
q secret. Let it suffice that it is sim
pie, accurate and very rapid in it's
work Thanks to it and to the steadi-
ness of the gun after each discharge,
the French field gun is easily capable
OF twenty-five aimed rounds a minute
One more word about the recoil alb
3nrhor >ana tie secret thneeof The
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-30
4 BIG TOURING CAR FOR SALE

I have large, fve-passenger, 40
horsepower touring car; just been
thoroughly overhauled, tires, top, up
holstering and all working parts in
first class condition. A bargain; cash
or time. r. R. Carroll, Ocala, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-30

Hearst's, Good Housekeeping and
Harper's Bazaar on sale at The Book
Shop Thursday. 628-3t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-31

Mrs. Walter Crews visited her
sister, Mrs. Lewis Moore, at Hume
the latter part of the week.
/ Vernie and Glenn Daniel are
spending few days taking in the
sights of. Pueblo, Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Norfleet left
Sunday for Ell Dorado Springs
where they will spend the week.
Butler and Bates county was
well represented at the G. A. R.
reunion in Kansas City this week.
Ed Bailey, prominent stockman
and farmer of Elkhart township,
was a county seat visitor Tuesday.
= E. R. Hall, a prominent farmer
Of Pleasant Gap, favored this Of
flee with a pleasant call Monday.
New fall shoes for men, Saml
Levy Mere. Co.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hardin mo
tored up to Kansas City Sunday
to spend a few days visiting rela
tives.
N. l.. Winston, who established
the first drug store in Rich Hill,
died recently in Joplin, says the
Review.
Prof. A. C. Moreland, w. B.
Dawson and b. +. Jeter motored
over to Amsterdam Tuesday on Il
business mission.
Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sam w. Davis
went over to Hume Saturday and
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. W. Moore.
School books and supplies now
ready at Smith Book and Sta
tionery Store. Come early and
avoid the rush. 1927
Joe c. Iupp,- Warren Duvall
and Bruce Black came down from
Kansas City and spent Sunday
with home folks.
Miss Gertrude Vannoy went
down to Rich Hill the first of the
week and visited her friend, Miss
Esther Shannon.
Miss Alice Smith, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Yaple, at Horton, Kansas, re-.
turned home Sunday.
G. E. Gable returned the last of
the week from St. Louis where
he had been buying goods for his
store on the east side.
DR.. James B. Turk. one of the
oldest physicians of Henry. coun-
ty. died at his home in Clinton
Monday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wright re-
turned the last of the week from
two week s visit. with relatives
near Bloomington, Illinois.
Master John Mccain returned
Friday from Rich Hill, where he
had been visiting his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. U. Aver.
Misses Laura James, Viola Burk
and Zelma Myerly of Rich Hill,
were the guests of Miss Helen
Larson Friday and Saturday.
The Harrisonville ball team
which was scheduled to play in
Butler Sunday failed to show up.
Perhaps they will come at q later
date. i
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-31

Jake Larson was Rich Hill
visitor Saturday.
DR.. G. A. Lusk, of Virginia, was
in the city Monday.
DR.. w. P. Hall, of Adrian, was
a Butler visitor Tuesday.
w. B.. Dawson visited old
friends in Rich Hill the first OF
the week.
Mrs. Chas. Fisk is in Kansas
City visiting her sister, Mrs. Il.
NJ. Moore.
New pinch back suits for young
men, Sam i Levy Nero. Co.
Judge C. A. Denton attended
the Old Soldiers Reunion at
. Urich last week.
w. A. Groutsch, Of the Star
Bakery, spent Sunday in Nevada
visiting relatives.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-31
Keep coming in, Black & Arm

Keep coming in, Black & Arm
old.
Last week the Adrian Journal
wanted to know if there was an
other town Of it's size in the state
without a colored resident. The
Ell Dorado Springs Sun calls at
tention to it's little city, which
claims to be about three times as
large as Adrian and has no col
ored inhabitants.
Jack Reavely. jr., aged 10, who
has been spending the last few
weeks visiting at the homes of E.
r. Hall and E. f. Eckles in Pleas
ant Gap township, returned to his
home in Kansas City Monday.
The young man has enjoyed his
vacation hugely and says that
he will sure be farmer when he
grows up.
A house on Vine street owned
by j. ID. Stewart and occupied by
Raymond Ramsey was entirely
destroyed by fire about / 80
o'clock Thursday morning. The
house was too far out to be
reached by the fire hose. 1t is
not known how the house caught
fire as the family was away from
home at the time.
R. D. Radford, of Spruce one
Of The Times most valued friends,
made this office a pleasant call
Monday. Mr.. Radford is one Of
Bates -county's oldest citizens,
having come to the county in 1854
and settled on the place on which
lie now lives and has lived there
ever since except for two years
during the Civil War.
High Art suits, Black & Arnold.
Vanney Morehousc and Tom
Black, of Foster, were in the city
Tuesday. Mr.. Morehouse says
that a severe hail storm visited
that part of the county Saturday
night, doing a great deal of dam
age. In some fields the stalks
We're so badly beaten down that
1t win be Impossible to save any
of the corn or fodder.
Owen Burkhart and Sam Starr,
two Democratic wheel horses of
Pleasant Gap We're in town Tues
day and report people in that sec
ton of the country in much better
spirits since the rain and the end
of the hot weather. Squire Burk-
hart says that he does not believe
that there is a Hughes man in
Pleasant Gap township. There
may be two or three in Prairie.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. McElroy
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Wednesday afternoon
at the home Of their daughter,
Mrs. Everett Drysdale, in Char
lotte township. About thirty
children, grandchildren and old
friends were present and a very
pleasant time was had, a full ar-
count of which will be in next
week S Times.
New Kuppenhcimcr Suits for
men, Sam $ Levy Mere. Co.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-31

Hon. JAS. n. Sharp, Democratic
nominee tor Representative in the
Legislature was in Wednesday
morning and favored us with a
most pleasant call. Col. Sharp,
who attended the Democratic
State Convention at jefferson
City last week expressed himself
as greatly encouraged with the
outlook for Democratic success in
every section of the state.
If you like happy, sparkling
drama you should go to the Elec-
tric Theatre next Monday after
noon or night and see Carter and
Flora DeHaven in THE Youth of
Fortune. Willie O'Donovan,
whose parents are separated, is
left a fortune by his grandfather,
with the proviso that whoever he
is living with shall have the man.
agemcnt o. the fortune. The plot
deals with the efforts of both par
ents to get possession of Willie,
who is attending boarding
school.
Judge W. T. Cole returned
Monday from Il several days visit
to his old home in the northeast
part of the county. The Judge
was elected probate Judge of
Bates county in 1890 and moved
to Butler and liked the town so
well that when his term of office
expired he concluded to stay
here. This was the Judges first
visit back to his old home in %
years and he noted many changes.
The farm that he sold for $25 per
acre when he moved to town is
now worth $75 and he says that
he don It think that it is as good
land as it was then.
Mrs. j. +. Crawford received q
telegram Friday evening from
Malone, Mississippi, stating that
her husband. who had been trav-
cling in that part of the country,
and who was spending few days
at his old home. while out hunt
ing had accidentally shot himself
through He left HAND hand, latter,
telegram stated that the hand had
been amputated above the wrist.
Mr. Crawford and younger
brother were sitting on log when
in some manner one of the guns
was discharged the entire charge
taking effect in Mr.. Crawford 3
hand. Mrs. Crawford left
Wednesday morning for Missis-
sippi.
Wesley Black. assistant cashier
of the Missouri state Bank. who
has been spending his vacation at
Colorado Springs. Colorado, has
returned and is on the Job at the
bank. He says that he had a fine
time and 'sorter hates to get
down to work again.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McElroy
and two sons. Fay and Rex. of
Farwcll, Texas, came in the first
of the week to attend tie golden
anniversary OF Mr.. Nc
Elroy 5 parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
a, McElrny, which. was celebrated
Wednesday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-31

III NIlaS. AfSeuDflSHt, president u
the Bates County Fair Associa
ton, attended the fair at indie
pendence one day the last of the
week.
Ofrcd Jackson, who has beer
spending il week with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 0. jackson, re-
turned to Kansas City Sunday
night.
Mrs. Claude keele and children
Billy and Teddy, returned Friday
from a three months visit to her
mother, Mrs. NJ. r. Kinney, near
Vale, Oregon.
{. II. Letton spent Sunday in
Nevada with his father, who has
! 1prn sick for SU1np time, and wf1U
is gradually growing weaker all
the time.
DR.. +. q. ley returned Sunday
from Il vacation spent in Colo
RADIO. Mrs. ley and children, Cor
don and Edward. will remain for
a longer stay.
Mrs. W. W. Gibson and daugh-
ter, Lucille, who have been visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
1 Guyton, have returned to their
home in Kansas City.
Mrs. Myrtle Smith and three
children, of Mulberry, Kansas,
are spending the week with Mrs.
Smith S sisters, Mrs. Bert Claunch
and Mrs. Len Barber.
Mrs. Silas Saunders and chill
dren arrived in the city the first
of the week from Eagle Pass,
Iowa, ON a visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. l.. Clark.
Mrs. ChaS. Murray and Miss
Goldie Blizzard attended the fun
cral of their grandmother, Mrs
Harriet II. Walker. which was
held at Johnstown Friday.
w. r. Bell, former county treas
urer of Bates county and Mrs.
Bell, came in from Paul's Valley,
Oklahoma, last week on a visit to
Mr.. Bells parents at Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Porter and
children Of st. louis, who have
been visiting in Rich Hill arrived
in the city Monday and will spend
some time with relatives here.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Miller
and two children spent three days
the last of the week in Joplin Wis
iting Mr.. Miller'> mother, Mrs. c.
B. Robinson and Mr.. Robinson. !
New Stetson hats. Saml Levy
Mere. Co.
Roy Lee and George Smith,
who escaped from the Bates coun-
ty Jail Saturday morning. August |
10, are still at large and so far
there is no clew to their where
abouts.
Louis Bynum. who has been en-
plOyed by the Gibbins Shoe Com
pany, of Clinton. has resigned his
position and has accepted posi-
ton on the road for the Barton
Hat Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Madison
and little daughter. Alta Mae, of
HarrisOnville. spent Sunday in
this city AT the home of Mrs. Mat
tison's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. For
rest Kerrens. II
John w. Coleman, secretary of
the DentOn-C Coleman Loan and
Title company, returned the last
IF the week from a business trip
to New York, Boston and other
eastern cities.
Mrs. J. o. Rogers and daugh-
ter, Miss Dora, returned the last
IT the week from an extended
1isit with relatives in Illinois.
Mias Dora is a teacher in the
Warrington school.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-31
l WANT TO BUY A FARM
SPECIFICATIONS

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PHONE 10 BUTLER
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-31
SCHOOL BOOKS
We carry full and complete line of Books, Tab.
let's Pencils. and supplies for City
and Rural schools.


FIRST Grade Steps in English. hook ,.
Brooks First Reader Milne s Arithmetic book >.
Arnold Primer. Primer of Sanitation
Second Grade Hygiene
p;ros;1o J;+ox.+,, Natural Introductory t;rog-
d., raIhy
1, ~, '" ''""''' Goriy American Begin
kT mS I ''m, =; v, nings in Europe
49,, ' :" ''' Golf MaynrS Agriculture.
" Hunt s Srccr
Inrd Grade Copy Book.
Brooks Third Reader. c.., c:,
Steps in English, book /. ~ oi"ue'
Mines First Arithmetic. S'arsol y Martin 9TH Read
Con, Book Steps in English book >
Riverside Literature. SiIhe .HH"ne1i'' BOOK d
r,,r.h c~,s. Natural School Geography
~ Manns Beginning in Agri-
DIooh ro"ttn header culture.
Steps in English book !. Conn,s E,.m.,t.r, pb,s;
Mines Arithmetic book l. olorv '
nun spencer Hunts Speler
HcPy oook. Copy Book
Riverside Literature. Riverside I;er,ture
in.n 1iaoe. Eighth Grade.
e".'n ''"'''" 4'h neao- Searson & Martin 9TH Read
Gu :: rn,:r IN, Steps in English book =.
Me- .a s; 'ooN Milne Arithmetic book B.
Nal ItJt e. ~ Natural Introductory Geog
~ introductory "eos- raphy.
=, iap"y: - RAIDER Civil Government.
Gu n lse'' EgglestOn New Cent. His
~"P' Ao"' tory.
sixth Grade Riverside Literature
Searson & Martin 4th Read Hunt Speler
Copy Book.
I IAK7 4 GH's uOW|Ck'S DRUG STORE |
Phone sse Asd Get Yssr School ssps''ss Butler. No.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-09

he himself represents, Is apt 20 overlook
the point that there was q time when this
same man was not doing the volume that
he is credited with doing at present I"
said Mr.. Miller. He also has had his
row 20 hoe, and II the matter be thor
1911" f-~cNd nut n win be found that
his business was built on two thfns,-
HrsI. Une car 10 sell in which he believed
second. satisfied users Of that car. Il is
The satisfied owners that are your best
aids OF new business. They are your
silent statesmen.
Keep I'd your enthusiasm IN your car
II you believe In e. heart and soul Il VIII
not be long until you have impaired this
enthusiasm TO others. then the settinr OF
the name 20 the order blank and the
check TO bind the bargain viii not Be
long In coming"
Mr. Miller concluded his remarks by
stating that though his company had
only been handling the Mitchell car for
seven months. IL has already sold 500 ooe
worth Of these autos.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-09
MILLER TALKS BEFORE
mitchell CONFERENCE
Arouses Their Enthusiasm at New
York Conference by Telling How
Business Can Be Won.

There was a time when I was pr4-
marily In business for the almighty dol
lar. Now / am partially in business for
my health and the man who isn't gen
eraily has poor health and poor business ''
Ihls was the manner In which Claude
Miller, president Of Miller Brothers,
local representatives for the Mitchell car.
made his opening remarks when called
upon TO address the sorty-two Mitchell
dealers who gathered from different parts
OF the East for the dual purpose OF at
tending the factory conference and TAX
ing In the New York Automobile Show.
Mr.. Miller went on to narraSe how the
small dealer was the one that needed the
factory's help. for when he did not see
cars moving quite as fast as he thought
they should he was very apt 10 lose his
enthusiasm. II was by cheering this man
up and keeping his enthusiasm to the
highest point that the factory could be
Of best help.
The small man. when he heads or
hears of some one else who has sold a
great many machines of the same make
The Washington herald., 1916-01-09
ORDERS BEST PROOF
OF SERVICES RENDERED
Paige Sales Manager Comments on
Fact Of Supreme Test of His
Company Cars.

when the car owner, in purcha sing his
next automobile, chooses the same make
that he Is driving. he bases his selection
not entirely on style impressions, but
largely on the nd-day-out service
he has already received" says Henry
krohn, sales manager of the Paige
Detroit Motor Car Company. THAT is
the supreme test-the best evidence that
the owner is thoroughly convinced of the
quality and value of his motorcar.
For that reason We feel there Is con-
siderable significance in the numerous
repeat orders for Paige cars. We are
gratified at the frequent declarations
Ny next car will be a Paige
Large numbers OF repeat orders for
Paige cars have been received through
out the country, and these orders run
from one to a half dozen cars In sew
eral instances Paiges have been sold in
fleets Of five and six to men who already
were Paige owners and whose business
necessitated the operation of a large
number Of cars"
The Washington herald., 1916-01-09
STUDEBAKER CHASSIS
SENSATION OF GOTHAM
Gold Car Costing SIS 900 Is Most Ex.
pensive Car Ever Built-Will
Be Shown Elsewhere.

New York, Jan. s-Built and finished
at a cost OF more than SIS, 600 the Stude-
baker gold chassis has proved the biggest
sensation at the automobile show held
during the week. 1t also will be on
view at other leading motor car ex-
hibits throughout the country.
Men, who have attended every auto
mobile show since the first was held
say they were never treated to as big
surprise as this studebaker chassis,
finished from stem to stern in purest
gold. 1t is the most expensive chassis
ever built, and yet 1t is standard in
every detail of construction, with the
exception Of its brilliant gold finish.
More than $50 ounces of pure gold
were used, and nearly 5000 parts are
finished in gold. Only one firm in the
country had the facilities to undertake
the Job, and even this concern. Yale &
Towne, of Stamford, Conn, had to ar
range for special 15-foot watts and other
equipment.
This chassis, protected by heavy in
surance, has been watched constantly
by Pinkerton men since its arrival in
the city, chiefly to keep admirers and
curiosity seekers from chipping off pieces
OF the gold for souvenirs.
In addition to being the most expen-
sive chassis at any motor show, this
Studekaber gold chassis is costlier by
far than any complete car in the history
of automobile shows.
The gold chassis does more than sim
ply repose in its majesty. Cut out, IT
reveals the vital mechanism of the car
in a way that is a liberal education to
those interested in seeing just how the
mechanism of an automobile works.
The gold finish lights up the little
details of the chassis and shows the re-
finement OF finish and the perfection of
manufacture, according to the Stude-
baker officials, as nothing else can. 1t
enables all who see il to observe its
simplicity of construction and access
ibilIty, as well as the cleanness of de-
sign and care of construction.