davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
1nloler Writes of Canal Acueduct Over M0nocac,

pleted in that year. There lies before
the Rambler yellow pamphlet of
Col John James Albert and Col. James
Kearney of the United States topo-
graphical engineers upon an examina-
ton of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
from. Washington city to the Point of
Rocks. made by order of the Secretary
of War at the request of the president
and directors of the, Chesapeake and
ohio Canal Company" in 1891 1t was
published by order of the stockholders
of. the canal company and was printed
by Gales & Seaton of Washington in
the year named.
In that report Is is said: The cen
tering of one arch. is up. the masonry
partly laid and preparations. were in
activity for erecting other centers. The
piers Except one) and the abutments
are now erected and nearly in con-
dition to receive the skewbacks' After
having completed their examination of
the Monoeacy aqueduct. the army of.
ficers in their report say that they
crossed the river and examined the
arched cu1vert over Little Tuscarora
creek.
The report continues:
From the culvert over the Little
Tuscarora we continued to the Point of
Rocks, where. the excavation for the
canal at present terminates and near
to which there is another arched Gull
vert completed, well executed. In all
this distance from the Monocacy of five
and a half miles, in which there is no
lock. the canal trunk is eNcavated, the
towpath formed and the works of
masonry in a state of forwardness. and
with the exception of the Monocacy
aqueduct we see no. reason to doubt
that the entire line from the Point of
Rocks to the Georgetown basin, a dis
lance of about forty EIGHT miles, might
be in readiness without extraordinary
eXertions to receive its water by No
vember next. Our doubts in relation to
the completion of this aqueduct by the
time just Stated arise more from the
severity and length of the sickly sea-
son in that locality than from any
opinion that this work is not also with
in the limit of ordinary exertion.
The stone for this old aqueduct was
quarried not far from Mount Ephraim,
a crossroads hamlet close to the south
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio was built from Washington
and for years the post office of Monoc
acy was installed there, George Wal
ters, father of the present George Wal
tiers, being the postmaster,
There is a big basin in the canal just
this side of the aqueduct and several
gray and declining wooden buildings.
Before the construction of the railroad
this was a shipping point of some i'm
portance for grain and wood. the grain
coming down the canal to be ground in
the Touring mills of Georgetown.
1t is here that one comes within view
OF the Monocacy aqueduct. The water
of the canal forces itself between the
hoary stone blocks of the arches and
piers and spouts and tumbles into the
tawny river far below These jets and
cascades are so numerous that the
aqueduct almost make waterfall pic
ture The walls of the arches and piers
bear a bountiful crop of vines and for
much of its length and height the
aqueduct is yelled in green growth.
On the map of this region is a dot
marked "Monocacy." and the inference
is that there is a village at or near the
aqueduct. There is not. The only house
is the old stone store and post office.
and half a mile east is lock No. %, kept
for many years by John Whalen: The
little stone house of the lock tender
and two frame houses on the opposite
side of the canal are the only dwellings
in the neighborhood.
x <
The splendid aqueduct of seven
arches supported by six piers with the
east and west abutments is consider
ably more than 600 feet long and the
height of the structure can only be
conjectured by the Rambler, the figures
of this not being before him. However.
the height appears to be about severn
ty-five feet above the Monocacy.
That river is nearly always dark and
thick with the choice soil of the Fred
erick valley. but under the deep layers
of red mud on the bottom of the river
is bed rock, and one of the problems of
the engineers was to clear away the
centuries of mud that the piers might
stand on this bed rock.
This aqueduct was building in the
year 1881. and it was probably COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
BY ALICE ROBE.


ROME. August .. 1917.
Ia nazio sapelli prayed to the Ma
donna that he might walk
again.
On the morning of the fourth day.
as he lay in the Hospital Regina Mar
gherita, his prayer was answered.
The answer came in the person, of
a "signora Americana" and from the
moment she looked upon Ignazios poor,
mutilated limbs. feet frozen in the
Adamello and then amputated, she has
consecrated her time to artificial
limbs. The "signora Americana" is
Mrs. Caroline Croker Green. That is
a name, however, the boys at the villa
Mirafiori cannot pronounce. Instead,
they call her The Madonna of the
Wooden Legs" Mrs. Green's friends
laugh at the title until they know the
story. Then the pathos behind the
name given her by boys from the
Italian trenches. who have lost their
limbs for the Patria. overcomes the
impulse to Josh" this big-hearted
Itafy's soldiers Her mission in life is
to put these Italian boys literally on
their feet again. And when they stand
it will be upon good American legs.
* x
1t, was Ignazios prayer that made
Mrs Green specialist in artificial
limbs. Indeed. what she does mot
know on the subject is scarcely worth
knowing.
Mrs Green is of the California
Crockers. a daughter of Clarke Crock
er. a cousin of Mrs. Charles b. AleXan-
der and Mrs. ]. Sloat Fassett of New
York. In Rome where she has been
prominent member. of the American
colony for the past four years. she is
considered a most capable and eftica-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

all the large railroads in the coun-
try. al Mr.. Wizards request. met in
Washington These men realized, How
ard Elliott says. that the amount of
with our plant was not adequate at all
times to the demands of the people,"
even in times of peace.
Manufacturing transportation, be-
ing translated, means the moving of
freight. When the railroad officers SOL
EMMY assembled, loaded cars filled
hundreds of miles of side tracks out
side of the large cities. War was to
increase the congestion. There was
prolonged discussion over the situa-
ton.
Out of that meeting came what has
since been called "a war platform"
The railroads pledged themselves
with the government of the United
States. and with the governments of
the several states, and one with an
other. that during the present war
they will coordinate their operations
in a continental railway system, merg-
ing during such period all their mere
~ individual and competitive activ-
tiles in the effort to produce a maxi
mum Of national transportation eff
cheney"
Also the railroads created an organi-
cation to operate the continental sys-
tenn and to formulate such policies as
from time to time might be necessary.
England. at the opening of the war.
took over its railroads and managed
them under an agreement to pay the
owners their customary dividends
The plan adopted in the United States
puts no burden on the government. II
dividends here are not earned. none
Will be paid. The government can
command the railroads at any time.
Its freights are moved at once. Troop
1Nn. \.
passenger trains. First the govern
mont. in all things. at fair price for
the service it receives.
The five men on the war board are
Southern railway, whose father, Bur-
ton Harrison. was Jefferson Davis pri-
waite secretary during the civil war;
Hale Holden. president of the Chicago.
burlington and Quincy railroad: Julius
kruttschnitt. chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Southern Pacific
railroad; Samuel Rea. president of the
pennsylvania railroad. and Howard
Elliott, until recently president of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad.
Daniel Willard is member of the
board. ex-ofiieio. as is Edgar E Clark
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. who. years ago. was one of the
most intelligent. capable and reliable
passenger conductors in the United
States. Willard and Clark are the coun-
sellers of the five dictators who are rul-
ing and running the railroads. They
blow the whistle for the application of
the brakes. as required by the statutes
OF Congress. and read such signals as
are misunderstood.
Members of the war board have met
almost daily in Washington since April
%. They go to their homes or their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

east base of Sugarloaf mountain. The
Army engineers in their report dealing
with the aqueduct said that "a tempo
rary railroad has been constructed to the
quarry from which the stone for this
work is obtained, and which is situated
about three miles back from the river.
On that railroad the cars were drawn
by horses. Reporting on the quarry, they
wrote:
We visited the quarries- The stone
lies high and is easy of access Its color
is dull white. 1t is of the kind usually
called by workmen mountain granite.
but by biologists it would be called gray
wacke. 1t splits well, hammers without
fracture. is fine grained, and. in our
opinion. is very lasting stone. The
work was executed in good faith by the
and inspected by the engineer. We con-
slider the plan judicious as well as its
execution. in which are united the true
princinles of economy, usefulness and
durability"
The engineers made some observations
on those high and massive rock walls.
which, in many places along the route
of the canal, rise on the river side from
the level of the river to that of the tow
path and these observations ought to
be interesting to the thousands of Wash
ington people, who stroll along tire canal.
especially between Georgetown anu
Great Falls. and who have observed and
commented on the height and magnitude
of the walls. The report says:
From lock IS to the Monocacy aque-
duct over the Great Monocacy is about
half mile. On this distance We passed
the Little Monocacy, for the delivery of
which culvert is being made Between
this and the aGueduct over the Great
Monocacy the canal has been ENLARGED
into a basin 500 feet long and 100 feet
wide. 1t may be proper to remark that
in the whole length of the canal from
the auueduct over the Seneca to that
over the Monocacy. wherever the en-
bankment touches upon the river. it is
carefully protected against its action by
extensive and well constructed walls of
dry masonry. These walls are frequent
ly mentioned in our report. and without
explanation might be considered objects
of extravaganza. We will therefore add
that the valley of the river oo occupied by
this canal is bounded, to a great extent,
by high rocky cliffs which, in many
places. project into the water, leaving
TO the engineer no other course than to
blast his path through them and to es-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

iron ore in distinct preference to all
other. commodities"
In all cases" Fairfax Harrison told
the railroad men of the country. keep
the cars moving and settle differences
of opinion afterward
And if the railroads hestated or fail
ed to perform their duty. a warning
read. they would be promptly and effec-
lively disciplined and the names of
their officers published to the country.
The whole power Of the war board
was centered on coal. Every car, every
engine. every track and every appli-
ance, and, therefore, every man, was to
do more work. on the great lakes the
shipping season is limited to $50 days.
1t is estimated that 2s,0o0.Go0 tons Of
coal will be shipped by boat to the
northwest this season. and that $4,000
600 tons of iron ore Will be brought out
of the Lake Superior region and I'M
loaded at Lake Erie ports for shipment
by rail to furnaces in the middle west.
Heretofore. operators of mines have
sent their coal. trainload or less at a
time, to lake shipping points and have
held it until they could accumulate
enough to fill vessel Hundreds of
cars. used. practically. as warehouses.
We're kept on the tracks, often for a
week or longer. in this manner.
That practice has been abandoned by
the order of the war board. Coal is
now pooled or thrown together, and
sent north over the lakes as fast as
vessels are ready. to transport it.
Operators of mines have Joined the
railroads in the matter and are doing
everything that is possible, not only to
get large quantities of coal out of the
ground. but to hasten its delivery to
consumers.
Almost 1900 kinds OF coal have been
going to the ports of New York, Phil
adelphia, Baltimore and Hampton
roads for shipment up and down the
coast, for export and for ocean steam
ers. The coal board and the war board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

a n unnoticed army of 100000
AA Americans. without bugles or
A\ banners. has been fighting the
q x Prussian barbarians every day
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
100 c0IS Of Old ScI0D Iron U0n|ed
0| once. {. SINGER Iron Z MeI0l Go.
Children CRY
F0R TllIe0Ns
@ A = v . MA
FICKLENESS OF NATIONAL
ALLIANCES.

History proves that there is
nothing more tickle than interna-
tional treaties, pledges and al
liances, as illustrated even by
modern history, going no farther
back than the time Of the Grim
can war, within the recollect on
Of persons still living, when Great
Britain. France, the Central al
lies and Turkey were all arrayed
against Russia. Now the allies of
that day are arrayed against each
other. with Russia helping one
side Of its former enemies.
Going back to the days Of Ma
poleon, when the rest of Europe
was arrayed against France,
When Napoleon entered the field
for his last great effort with an
army Of 72,000 French veterans,
which was considered a large
army then, there is no telling
what he would have accomplished
but for the appearance of Bluch-
er with his inyincibIe army OF
Prussians on the field Of Water
loo. Napoleon would have de-
feated the British with ease-in
fact, he and Ney had them de-
feated, when the Prussians
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

gently ON the Voorhics tract and
50 far are going through as good
formations rs were ever cacOun-
tered ON any field in the United
States. At present they have pen
ctratcd the bowels Of the earth
about eight hundred feet, and
within the next three or four
weeks the stockholders will have
a very good conception as 70
whether their efforts will be prof
liable or not If oil is found on
this land whether in paying quan-
titles or not, lands in the immcd-
late vicinity of this City will al
vance five hundred per cent. 1t
begins to look like those compan-
les who intend to get III on this
field had better commence secur-
ing holdings before the prices adj
vance. AS an inducement to 9th
'er concerns bore if these -cor-
ditions prevail, we hope our land
owners will not overestimate the
value Of their lands. If they do,
it will retard development and
instead of profiting from an oil
field we will never get amy ma
terial benefit from it. 1t is de-
velopment that is wanted and the
lands should be offered to capital
lists with the one idea solely and
that is the putting down of wells.
Oil three thousand feet under the
ground does no one any good.
This being the case, capitalists
should be offered every cOnceiv-
able inducement to put up their
money for development if the peo-
pie of New iberia hope to enjoy
real prosperity.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

turned the tide Of victory, the
floowcr Of France wiltcd before
their irresistible drive and Bona
partc' s wonderful career ended;
the great hero went down in de-
feat for the last time.
Now Great Britain and France
are battling together against Prus-
slams and her allies.
I How tickle is mani! How vas.
clIating is human thought and ac-
ton, which go TO make up the his
tory Of the world; how uncertain
the adhcsiyencss Of alliances and
how unreliable are national pledg-
es made in treaties. Even writ
ten obligations are violated with
manifestations of absolute indif-
ference.
If one of the ruling powers now
engaged in war considers it to its
advantage ito essys4s-its y xelasions
with its allies it would probably
do so and leave them to their
fate. That. at least. appears to
be the confidence they have in
each other. All seem to have
very little faith in each other.
Oh the infdelity and treachery
Of human naturc. Selfish covet-
business is the foundation of it all.
-RustOn-L Leader.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
Gusher OF 500 Barrels Capacity
New Iberia Oil Fields Reality.
The Tract of Oil Land is owned by
Messrs. Will, A.. A. and Edwin
Bernard, Iberia Citizens.

for first discovering indications III
his rice field when engaged i'll
planting rice about fifteen months
ago. He in turn interested Hon.
Walter j. Burke and DR.. George
j. Sabaticr and they went to work
diligently endcavoring to interest
capital that had the means to de
velOp and to-day New Iberia is
hopeful Of a bright future as Il
result of the determination Of
these three gentlemen to bring
our section INTO prominence and
| it goes without saying they have
succeeded admirably to the graft
tudc of the entire citizenship Of
New Iberia.
On Thursday evening the same
day this we'll was brought in an
entire page in the Hotel Frederic
register was consumed with the
names Of every official OF rhc
Gulf Co. Mr.. Fred Patout in
formed us that he would frame
the page to be kept as souvenir
Iof May 24th which he described
as "Gulf Day" al New Iberia.
The twelve driIlers connected
with the Gulf Oil Go. who were
employed ON the well brought in
Tuesday morning were the fort
,unate recipients OF handsome
tailor made suits Of clothing. The
gift came from the three Bernard
BROTHERS, Messrs. Willie, A A.
and Edwin Bernard, the owners
of the land upon which, the oil
was found.
We understand the Gulf Com
pany have decided to lay pipe
Aml oncesfrom the fields, Il slls
talfce of two miles to Bayou Teche
at a point near the Orange Grove
Factory. This will enable the
boat lines to get oil there for de-
livery to the numerous sugar re-
fneries along the Teche, The
New Iberia & Northern will also
run a spur to the fields direct
from the main line which runs to
Loreauville. The laying of the
pipe line will give employ
ment to a number Of people ~
remunerative wages. With full
development Of our oil lands
there should be work for every
body and it is more than probable
many outsiders will take up their
residence in New Iberia to be near
their place Of employment.
Aside from this well there are
several other rigs boring for the
valuable fluid and high hopes are
entertained that the New Iberia
Company aud Producers Com
pany will be equally as success
full as that Of the Gulf.
In New Iberia, the Enterprise
Oil Co. in charge of Mr.. Edmond
G.. Boutte is also working dill
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

Tn every home Sloan's Lini-
ment has earned its place in
the medicine chest as a relief
from pains and aches.
Quickly penefrates Rvfthoat rub
bing and sootheS the soreness.
Cleaner and more effective than
mussy plasters or ointments, it does
not stain the skin.
For rheumatism, neuralgia, gout, lum.
bago. sprains and strains use Sloan's Lini-
ment. At all druggists. 25c. Soc. $l.00.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20

satisfy the same are described as fol-
lows, to-wit: A strip so feet in width,
being the easterly portion commenc-
ing at the Eastern boundary line and
embracing so lineal feet the entire
depth of that certain tract of land de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at the
quarter mound of the section line be-
tween Section 10 and section "a in
Township 1855 N. of Range SO West,
thence east along said section line $50
feet, thence north at right angles to
the right Of way of the Great North
ern railway Company, thence west
along said right Of way $50 feet,
thence south a distance of feet to
point of beginning, same being part
Of the SW IA of the Sc Ia of Sec.
10, Twp. 1856 North of Range 83 West,
as per plat on file in the office of the
Register Of Deeds in and for Ward
County, N. D.
There will be due upon such notes
and mortgage the sum of One Thous-
and SiNty-four and 1900 ($1,064.18)
Dollars on the date of sale, together
with costs of sale.
Dated this 18th day Of December,
A. D. 1917.
Second National Bank of
Minot, N. D., Ga corporation),
Mortgage.
James Johnson,
Of Minot, N. OAK,
Atty. for Mortgage. 12-20-t6
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Notice is hereby given that default
having been made in the payment Of
that certain notes and mortgage ex-
ecuted by J. D. Donaldson and Anna
Donaldson, his wife, and by them de-
livered to the Second National Bank
of Minot, a corporation, on the 9th
day of June, A. D. 1917, and filed for
record and recorded in the Office Of
the Register of Deeds in and for Ward
County, North Dakota, on the 18th
day of June, A. D. 1917, at 8 o'clock
A. NJ in Book 264 Of Mortgages on
page 144, which mortgage will be
forec1osed by sale of the premises
in such mortgage and hereinafter de-
scribed by the Sheriff Of Ward Coun-
ty, at the front door Of the Court
House in the City Of Minot, in the
County of Ward and State of North
Dakota, on Saturday, the End day of
February, 1918, at 2 o'clock in the af-
ternoon of that day, pursuant to the
power of sale contained therein, to
satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the date Of sale.
The premises described in such
mortgage and which will be sold to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20

rs
frozen to death within short dis
lance Of his home Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at the
home Wednesday and interment was
made in the Schafer cemetery We'd
nesday afternoon, Rev. w. B. Cowgirl
Of this place officiating.
1t is believed that the child either
was thrown from his horse or was
numbed by the cold and fell off. The
lad had left the home Of Otto Peter
son about o'clock in the evening for
his own home only short distance
away. He had gone to the Peterson
home earlier in the day to play with
the Peterson children as he was fire.
quently in the habit Of doing.
Mr.. Peterson, it is said, bundled
the boy up carefully in warm clothes
before permitting him to leave for his
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20

E. C. Perry by electing him Captain.
He was presented with the badge Of
office, great star, Frank w. Young
man making the presentation speech.
A fire started at Signor Petrucci's
place Saturday evening and Capt. Per-
ry, instead Of going to the rescue,
looked out of the window and seeing
that the building was one of minor i'm
portance, went back to bed. The
building was permitted to burn and
that is the reason Capt. Perry has
been Canned"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20

v
Can the South Hill Club "Can" Perry?
Capt. f. C. Perry, in charge Of the
fire department Of the South Hill I'm
orovement club, has fallen from grace
for the Independent learns that he has
been Canned for neglect of duty.
The South Hill Improvement Club
is one Of the greatest factors in i'm
proving our city, and especially does
CHS organization look after the in
terests Of the "Cliff Dwellers." They
have furnished their own school site,
have mapped out public play grounds;
they have the only stand pipe in the
city and hope to see an immense res
eryoir built in the near future. Rose
Hill cemetery may lie within their
district, but there are no dead ones IN
The club. They recently organized
their own fire department and honored