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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
GENERAL STEWART DIES
Commander of Pennsylvania National
Guard Stricken in Harrisburg.

Guard STRICKEN IN harrisburg.
HARRISBURG Pa. Sept. 12.-Adjutant
General thomas J. Stewart. admins
trative heado of the national guard of
Pennsylvania, died of heart disease at
his home here.
General Stewart was sixty-nine years
old. Monday being his birthday ami
versary.
General Stewart. who had no. been
in health for the last year or more.
had handled all the details throughout
the mobilization of the national guard
and its transfer TO federal service. and
literally died on duty.
After returning home from his office
Monday evening he ate hearty din
ner and some time later became i'll.
A heart attack developed. The general
rested better toward morning. but
about nine o'clock was again seized
with heart pains He died shortly
After zen O'Clock.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
PRISONER KILLS DETECTIVE
Wanted For Murder. Italian Breaks
Away and Slabs Captor


Philadelphia Sept - - Captain
Ralph Mullin. Of the P. z r. detective
force. was stabbed to death al Frank
lin and Thompson streets by a man
he had arrested on charge OF murder.
said to have been pre- erred against
him in Buffalo, \. Y.
Mullin went to Franklin and Thomp.
son streets, where the man. who said
his name is Martino, was employed in
a sewer excavation job. Presenting
his warrant MUIlin took charge OF Mar.
tho and started toward the station
house with him when the prisoner
whipped our a knife and plunged It
in the detectives breast
Policemen heard Mullins cries for
help and started in pursuit of Na"tino
who took to his heels. One of thu pur-
Suers drew his revolver and fired sew
eral bullets after the fleeing man, ore
striking him IL the knee and bringing
him to a halt
Both NuIlin and Nartino wsre taken
Immediately to the CAiliren's Homes.
pathic hospital where the detective
was pronounced lead and the foreign
ar'9 wound dressed.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
Wards Which Have Strayed.

Hardly any words i'll lie Lngl1Sh IAN
guage have strayed farther from their
original meaning than the terms of for
estry. Thus a forest was originally a
great tract of country. which might in
clndc woods. cultivated lands. pastures
and even towns and villages. all the
hunting rights over which were reserv
ed to the monarch. \ chase differed
from a forest mainly in the fact that
the hunting rights were vested in
subject instead of a king. \ park was
fenced preserve. either in or out Of a
forest. while a warren was a kiece of
waste ground over which the right to
hunt the hare. tie rabbit and the fox,
the pheasant. the partridge and the
woodcock had been granted by the
king
In the same way the term afforesta-
ton had nothing to do with the plant
ing of trees 1t meant the subsection
of any tract of country to the forest
lawS-in other words, it was the set
ting aside If this tract as forest. A
forest might and commonly did include
vast estates of landowners and large
towns whose rights remained untouch-
ed except as to game.-LoDdOn Mail.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
The ideal Kitchen.


The kitchen is the real workshop OF
the family. Most OF the work there
has to do with preparing food for the
family. cleaning it up and putting 1t
away. The old fashioned kitchens
never took into account economy Of
steps and time, but today this is al
ways done. There is Il logical order
for the arrangement of the equipment
Things that belong to each process
should be together, within the reach
Of the worker. The iceboX, cold pan
try, kitchen cabinet. stove and serving
table are used together and should be
III Il close continuous line. This Is the
food preparation side Of the equip
ment. For the cleaning up OF the same
economy should be practiCed. The sink
should he near the china closet or in
buffers pantry, the track should be
straight foI clearing w. Always have
plenty of table room near the sink. A
drain board on each side is the best
plan, or at least set of hanging
shelves, a hinged shelf and extra ia
Bile or d wheeled table ut the right. II
the drain table is porcelain Fl rubber
mat will prevent breaka ge.-EXchange
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-12-13

not eat they destroy. Rats are
carriers of plague germs and
scatter death over a wide circle.
The total amount of the damage
they do would ransom a nation
from starvation.
The United States department
of agriculture has printed SER
les of pamphlets on rat exter-
mination. The government urges
all citizens to send for these
books. They cost nothing. With
such reservoirs of advice and in
formation available, and with the
need of conservation of resour-
ces so urgent, the public should
inaugurate its own war of fright
fitness against common enemy,
and one lurking at our very
doors.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-12-13
AN APPEAL FOR AID
Dexter Lodge No. 2702.
Grand United Order of Odd
Fellows.

Mound City, ILL.,, Nov. II, 1917
Ill. and Wisconsin Jurisdiction
Greeting:
On about the 18th of October
the two-story building of Dexter
Lodge No. 2702, situated on
Main street, in the principal part
of the city was burned, with a
total loss of everything except
the seal and the ledger of the P.
S.
The building was insured, but
this will not cover all the loss.
To rebuild, we are compelled by
the City Council to erect build
ing of better material and more
safe than the one lost.
We are to build a more COM
modious building, for the use of
our people than any other lodge
here, as a community center. To
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-12-13
CAMOUFLAGGE

The following illustration of
the term camouflage, taken from
the st. Louis Argus, is, to say the
least, ingenious. Read it.
"The word Camouflage which
has come into general use during
the present world war is applied
to any effort made to obscure the
identity of an object so that it
cannot be recognized by the enc
my. By the use of painted seem
cry, military roads are made to
appear terminating into a wilder
ness; huge guns take the forms
of ruined buildings, hay stacks,
trees and so on; war ships look
like massive waves and many
other ingenious schemes are
used. The latest is the mental
camouflage recently adopted In
Louisville, Kentucky, to permit
white soldiers to salute Negro
Officers without offending their
dignity.
The solution reached was that
an officer should not be regarded
as a personality toward whom the
salute was directed, but that the
military viewpoint which makes
the salute homage to the coun-
try's uniform and to the things
it typifes should be accepted.
Although this is recognized by
military authority as being the
fundamental principal of a sa-
lutte, the prejudice of the Louis
Williams was so strong it pierced
the uniform and stood aghast be-
fore the face of a Colored man.
1t was not until a veteran Con-
federate major solved the puzzle
that they were put at ease. Now
the Negro officers face is camou-
flaged, the enemy cannot recog-
nize it. -
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-12-13
LOSS DUE TO RATS

The direct losses in food and
material due to rats amount to
$200,000,000 annually in the Uni
ted States, says the National &C.
ographic Magazine. The indirect
losses, including the effect upon
public health and commerce from
the diseases carried by rats, and
the sums spent in combating
them, add materially to this fig
ure.
We have lived with the rats
so long that we take them as a
matter of course. But look in
to their nocturnal activities will
show us that it is high time a
war against them is started thru
out the country. Rats produce
from six to twelve litters a year,
with an average of ten young
rats per litter. On a New Eng
land farm last year a farmer
killed 5000 rats, proof of their
ability to multiply as well as Of
his enterprise.
Rats are persistent enemies of
growing crops and seeded fields.
They are highly destructive Of
young chickens, turkeys and
eggs. They hold high carnival
in grain elevators, storehouses
and storerooms. What they can
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-12-13
LOCA S

Fred D. Barner, formerly of At
ianta, Ca, and connected with the
Union Mutual Printing Co., is now
clerk in Chicago Post Office.
Paul Oliver, Orderly of Hdq. Co.,
Camp Grant, was in Madison over
Sunday.
Mrs. A. N. Jackson, after spending
a few days in the city visiting her
father and relatives, returned to
Chicago Sunday.
A. B. Fields, student University,
is planning to spend the holidays in
the Windy City.
Mrs. Hattie Butterfeld, who has
been in Madison for seven years,
leaves Saturday for her home, Ber-
muda Island, but will visit in New
York and Pennsylvania. Her many
warm friends loathe to see her leave.
Marshall O'Banner was the dinner
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. W. Brown Sunday.
Mrs. A. E. Hill, Dayton St., was
indisposed this week.
Ivy Lee was hurried to the General
Hospital Tuesday on account of
blood poison.
Mrs. Hattie MINUS, is now located
at Ala State st.
Rev. B. w. Gadson and Miss
Emma Dalton, formally of Besse-
mer, Ala, but now of Pittsburgh,
Pa, will spend the holidays in
Madison, Wis, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Atkins and family.
Friends are planning to give them
royal reception.
Phone your news items into the
Blade office. We will gladly pub
lish them if they are brief.
Mrs. S. w. West, GAO E. Dayton
St., will spend ten days visiting
friends in Chicago beginning
Wednesday.
Miss Gladys Buckner will not |
go directly to Texas but will stop |
in North Carolina. She is expected
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-12-13

do this we will need some assist
ance, therefore we are asking
each lodge for a donation.
Send all moneys to P. S. Jas
r. Campbell, Box 84, who will
return for the same, receipt.
Yours in F. L. t.,
r. Y. Which, N. G..
Jas r. Campbell. P. S.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-12-13

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
BARGAINS TO THE EXTENT
OF VALUE FOR MONEY,
READ OUR ADDS, THEN SEE
OUR ADVERTISERS AND
TELL THEM YOU SAW
THEIR ADD IN THE WIS
CONSIN WEEKLY BLADE.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-12-13
THE STAR HAIR GROWER
A Wonderful Hair Dresser and Grower
A Wonderful Hair Dresser and Grower

Wonderful Hair Dresser and Grower
One thousand agents wanted. Good money
made We want agents in every city and village
to sell THE STAR HAIR GROWER This is a
wonderful preparation Can be used with or
without Strengthening irons.
| Sells for 25c a box-one 25c box proves its
lvalue Any person that will use 25c box will
Ioe convinced. No matter what has failed to grow
your hair, just give THE STAR HAIR GROWER
la trial and be convinced. Send Csc for full size
box. II you wish to be agent send 81 90 and
1--we will send you full supply that you can begin
work with at once; also agents terms. Send all
money by Money Order to
THE STAR HAIR GROWER, Mfr.
Southern Branch, p. o. Box 812, Greensboro,
N. C.
Persons in the South can get their goods three
GROWER, Mfr, P. 8. Box s12, Greensboro.
N. C.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

poses within a small radius of their re-
spective bases. AS the number of both
submarines and aircraft increased, their
operations extended more and more,
and as the submarine menace grew, the
nations had to meet il, and found that
the aircraft was the best weapon Tor
hunting submarines.
To best understand the tremendous
task which the British navy had 70 per
form and how important the protection
afforded by aircraft becomes, one must
read the report which Sir Edward Car
son. the British Sea Lord made to the
English government on February Il,
1917. He reported that since the com
mencement of the war the British navy
with the cooperation of its most ef-
ficient aerial coast pstrol) had exam
ined 25,874 ships. During the trst
eighteen days of February, 6,076 ships
arrived in ports of the United Kingdom,
and 1878 ships hal cleared from United
Kingdom ports. Practically every ship
that arrived and every ship that cleared
was inspected as it neared the ports,
and conveyed by dirigibles or sea-
planes. Sir Edward Carson pointed out
that, from the beginning of the war up
TO October 80, 1916, we British navy
transported across the seas 100000
troops; 9,42O.OO0 tons of explosives and
material, 47,5O4,O00 gallons Of gasolene,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Aircraft Would End
U-Boat Peril, Says
Henry Woodhouse
French Use Fliers
I'm Ocean Defence
1Aviators' Ability to See
Under Water Their
Great Asset
BY HENRY wOODHOUSE

,ErceptS from the Forthcoming
textbook on Norql Aeronoutics, pub-
lisbcd by the Century Company and
obiainable through the Aeronautic
Liberty. sS0 Madison AveHuc)
The greatest menace to civilization
and the civilized nations of the world
today is the submarine. If the Allies
cannot find a protection against this
terrible weapon, the Germans will have
won the war. for they will have so per
cent Of what they started the war to
acquire.
Recently Admiral Lacsze. Of France,
made public the fact that the U-boats
sunk a total tonnage Of 100000 in
the first four months Of this year,
making a total Of merchant ships ag-
eregating 100000 tons that have been
sunk since the beginning Of 1915.
The submarine menace can be
checked by present day aircraft. But
10 understand what can be done against
the submarine one must first knew
whether we mean the protection Of
ships in mid-sea or on coastwise jour
neys. Nothing can protect the sea
lanes so well as large dirigibles, capa-
bic. as the Zeppelins are, of cruising
for 5000 miles without stopping.
Dirigibles Versus U-Boats
Unfortunately. no country outside OF
Germany has large dirigibles for this
purpose. If we had them they could
be used to patrol the ship lanes daily
No submarine would be safe, no matter
where at sea. with large dirigibles pa
trolling, because large dirigibles carry
guns Of sufficient calibre to sink sub
marine with a single shot.
Likewise, the observers on q dirigi-
bic. as observers on an aeroplane, can
see a submarine miles away. when
man from a ship cannot see it, and
a. the airship travels many times
faster than the submarine, and the
submarine could not easily detect the
approach of the aIrship, the submarine
would stand no chance.
Some months before the beginning Of
the great war, the British submarine
Al was lost near Plymouth, and an
acroplane was employed, among other
means. 10 find It. The aeroplane proved
20 be the most efficient means for find
ir- the submarine; it found. it with
such promptness as to give an idea OF
.he possibilities of employing aero
planes for submarine hunting. But at
the time the efficiency of the submarine
itself as a naval weapon was doubted
by many naval men, who could not be-
Heve that a submarine could be con-
structed that would have a cruising
range Of over thousand miles. Even
the most far-seeing naval experts could
hardly anticipate the advent of sub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

over a million Of sick and wounded and
over million mules and horses.
Prc-War Conditions
Little had been done By the nsvies
OF the world 20 develop naval aero
nautics prior 20 the war. The Ger
man navy had concentrated on dcycl
opiug It's uaya, Zcppelins. and both
the German and the British navies
only really began 10 give serious con
sidcration TO naval acronautics in
1919. When the war started tho Brit
ish navy had loss than 100 scaplane-,
and but very few diriRibles available
for service. France had been concen-
'rating her efforts in developing the
army branch ~ the air service, but
had done very little in naval aero
bautics. outside Of the few expert
ments made al San Rafael That was
al7o true Of Italy. In fact. when the
war started. naval acronautics was IN
u period Of experimentation. Until
'ben nAyy manila trained TO face the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Men in Trenches
Eagerly Watch
Aerial Colnbats
Stunts" of British Filters
Furnish Amusement for
Tired Soldiers Below

London, May 9.-"In a service like
the Flying Corps tho standard Of
values is on very different plane from
that Of average Jay minds" writes a
British military expert from the front.
What is little short OF miraculous to
the uninitiated is but a commonplace
70 the airman, and pilots achieve
mcnt must be very fine indeed before
it is regarded with undue interest by
his fellows, far less by himself.
This large perspective has extend
ed, though to a less degree, 10 the SOL
dicrs i'm the trenches, to whom the
antics of an airplane or squadron Of
airplanes have long since ceased to be
a novelty. But sometimes an unde-
Unable touch Of class about the man
ner in which a pilot handles his ma
chine Immediately attracts the atten-
tion of the man below. and the whole
trench here will be filled with eager
and obseryant spectators watching his
every manocuvre.
Every plane coming up from the
rear is earnestly scanned until its
identity is established, and once II is
known that ne is coming, the soldiers
lean back on the fre-Step. and wonder
" hat new stunt will be introduced for
their dedication. The pilot in turn,
conscious Of what is expected of him.
and the more cheerfully takes his
risks among the Arches because IL
provides the tired trench dweller with
little mild amusement.
"One such pilot existed just at the
time when the Germans introduced
their much over-ratcd Fokker. This
type OF machine. and the tactics
cvolved with IT, certainly scored an
initial success against some British
sirmen. But improved planes are con-
stantly being brought out. and each
lido has always IN use certain num-
Der of machines inferior to the later
enemy planes. When the two types
come into conflict the odds arc natural
ly in favor of the better machine.
Supremacy in the air. however. dc
nends more on the skill and resource
fulness of the pilot. than on the Qual-
ity Of the airplane he flies. and IL is to
such resourccful men that the British
owe their undcuiable supremacy OF tn
mir, a supremacy often challenged bat
never broken, even when for the TINS
the Germans have had the better tyne
of machine
The fame Of the pilot mcntlone!
was not confined 10 any particular sec
tor. The whole line knew of his eN.
pioits. His name was never menuoncd
! in print at home. but out IN France in
every rest camp. village and town. men
chuckled hugely over his doingS' ana
we're greatly chocrcd thereby. Here Is
one OF them:
"A British machine was engaged on
reconnaissance over the German
lines when il was attacked by two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

Fokkers. The observer saw the first
Fokker coming, and used his gun so
well that the German fluttered down
to earth sorely damaged The second
Fokker, however. dived right behind
the British machine, and so deluged
IL with machine-gun fire that the pilot
had no course left but 20 attempt a
forced landing. The German quickly
recovered from his dive and was COM
ing back 10 finish of his adversary
when our pilot dived from behind the
clouds. The German saw him com
ing, banked sharply and started TO
climb.
THE Briton stalled his machine and
managed TO put several shots INTO the
enemy from beneath. Ore shot killed
the observer; another put the engine
out of commission. and the toksef'
MORALLY nit. nose-dlyed steeply, throw
ing the dead observer out into mid-sit
The pilot managed 10 regain control De,
fore his machine crashed, and contrlveo
10 effect landing o. some SORT bo'
our pilot was not finished win MN
lie circled overhead u~ti the German
i4dA EON NANAI % jus l.ANtH'ttt."f
he descended further and sprayed tne
Fokker with machine gun fire until y
burst into flames Tie then started "
climb.
Clouds OF German anti-airersf
shells pursued him. but he managed 70
get right over the German hring i'ne
before she'll burst near enough 70
injure him. His machine topped ~
It's course. its nose fell, and oown y
went. diving steeply TO earth, NOV oS,
sand feet. FIVE hundred, two huhor..'
Every ones heart jumped in eHpee.s
ton Of ttc crash. Then the plAu.
r.ghted. Along Tho German ING ~
red. faster than a swallow aga \.
machine gun spat yeu0mcu,y mo -
crowded trenches. 10 was ony ty
Just another aight OF he renius sa,s'
marked the pilot from the ord.hs,yJi
and as he mounted heayenwafo ~.
few toward the safety Of his own Il .;,,
he leaned over from his seat ano gam
waved his hand 10 the ba'lled zoe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
By c. T.. T. SCHARPS

Chicago. June 2.-Trsffic regulation
Of automobiles is big problem in the
Middle Western cities. Cleveland is
one place that has done a great deal in
introducing new ideas in this respect.
At ono intersection Euclid and Pros
pcct. | think it is there is an over
head electric searchlisht which throws
its beams directly down on the traffic
signal. When it changes from stop
to Go" there is no chance of any mo-
torist making mistake because 1t IS
night. This SAFE system is used IN
South Bend.
At another intersection in Cleveland
a little booth has been built for the
traffic officer, and he operates his sig
nails from within, sitting down.
Automobile traffic presents peculiar
difficulties in the cities hereabouts be-
cause there are so many cars. Akron
for instance, claims to have more au-
tomobilcs per capita of population than
any other city in the country. This is
taking away from Los Angeles a proud
glory that the Southern Californians
long have claimed. Any one who tries
to cross Main or Market street IN
Akron will believe that the claim is
justified.
always thought that motorists drove
fast in New York, but they are just
crawling compared to the speed with
which cars are operated in Akron, De
troit and few of the other automobile
or allied industry centres.
There is a huge fortune waiting Tor
the man who succeeds in getting a
shipload of automobile tires into Swe-
den. was told BY Detroit automobile
man. Castings were selling there only
short time ago at $1,000 a set. ana
none were really to be had. cars
shipped from this country TO sweden
have the tires removed by the BRUSH:
and when they do get 10 the port or
destination they are shoeless. 1hiS IS
TO prevent rubber getting into the
hands of the Germans.
This man said his Stockholm dealer
told him that even the British Ambas
sador TO Sweden has no tires for ms
car. Old rags and rope are bound
around the wheels instead OF tires. Al
first, when tires were still obtalnable
and the supply of tubes ran out, the
castings were filled with bread as a sub
stisute. Later when bread became scarce
sand was used to fiji the castings. Old
hose, some of il with only small
amount of real rubber inside, also Is
used for tires.
This Stockholm dealer incidentally
has shipped abroad cars against ocean
bills of lading on which he has received
payment from the buyers, they paying
the insurance and taking all risks Some
of these cars have got as far as Hall
fax. and the chances are Will not get TO
Sweden until the war is over. All that
the buyers know is that the cars are
on the way. if that is any qualification
TO them.
Another Detroit automobile manufact-
urer told ne that this country can
have no commercial secrets from Great
Britain. certainly as far as the automo-
bile industry is concerned. as long as
the present British censorship sys-
is followed Any letters written out of
England relating TO automobiles are
opened and their contents referred TO
a committee of the Automobile Manu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Question Wa, Very Simple

A professor at a Western engineer
ing college says tha, bat for ne oce'
sioaal innovations 10 tse apphis"o''
Of learning. sucu as 'he following, ~
instance. ne would find il dif'cUa y
judcc Of hi, usefulness. w nat s'.tt
,roni1 Won take in determining w
tc.rb. OF q building using an snero.
.i.sror,o.cre' was The question ssseo
upon an examination paper, ..I5
Youthful aspirant answered 80
lower the barometer By strins -
measur, the string. San frane'''
Argonaut