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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07

submarines. Among other things, re-
ports show that Germany probably has
200 LOO0-tOn submarines Of the newer
type capable of a wide radius of action
md greater execution than any devised
by other nations.
The very latest German submarines
have considerably thicker skins than
earlier types and are said to be able to
take considerable punishment from
light guns, especially in clashes with
armed merchant craft.
The understanding is that the Ger
man navy has largely standardized
submarine construction and can turn
out the largest underwater craft in
large numbers in a short time.
In view of the feverish activity of
the German navy in turning out sub
marines, naval experts are not inclined
to belittle the task which lies before
the United States and the allies in
Kidding the high seas Of the under
water menace. If Germany can turn
out large, powerful submarines i'll
great numbers and keep them coming
steadily the task will prove anything
but easy
The fact that the tonnage destroyed
since Feb. l has been far below the
figure set by Berlin has encouraged the
belief in the allied countries that Ger
many has already passed her maxi
mum in utilizing the submarine to
Starve" England and the nations
lighting with that country.
But American naval officers are not
Inclined TO take this view. Although
they are confident the submarine prob
lem will lie solved, they will not be
surprised if it takes long time.
Naval preparations for all emergen-
aeS have settled down largely to rou-
une. Instead of being in haste navy
department. officials and navy officers
90 about their tasks with cool determi-
nation. Some of the higher officers skip
ae barber shop occasionally and work
OhS hours in their offices and in their
uOneS after office hours. But there is
10 outward evidence of excitement in
VT about The navy department. The
machinery = in smooth running order
sllu appears TO be working with pre-
dSiOn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
| BOAT RADIANCE
,,otty Problem confronts United
states Naval Department.
coNFIDENT OF SOLVING 1T.

v,, Expect It Will Be Easy Task,
" '',,..ver-Latest German submersi-
" e.id to Be Able to Take consid-
-. Punishment From Light Guns
ARMED Merchant Graft.
rosbington.-Navy department ad-
". indicate that Germany has laid
M new capital ship or destroyer
u D,no the war, combining new con-
.-,ction to submarines. Battleships.
s..tlo cruisers and destroyers building
"Son tbe war began have been I'm
va hit aside from them Germany's
.ro1 constructing geniuses have de-
Da their efforts to turning ont large
'U U,bors of submarines and to improv-
~ Tbile little positive information has
Ian received, naval officers are salts
I'D with the information regarding
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
HANGING BOY WINS IN
FIGHT WITH BUZZARD
Giant Bird Gives Up the Battle After
an Hours Terrific Grusling.

Santa Rosa, Gala battle between q
giant buzzard and a fifteen-year-old
boy clinging to the root Of shrub $50
feet up a straight ledge Of rock was
won by the boy, who Is now recover
ing from an experience that rivals
Poe's fictional terrors.
The boy is Hans Mierbach, and he
hung high above pile Of jagged rocks
for four hours. He was walking on
the brink of a precipice when his foot
slipped and he fell over. Twenty feet
below he caught a root and hung on.
With his handkerchief he tied his left
wrist to the root and then wrote a note
to a boy friend bidding him farewell
and saying that no one was responsible
for his predicament.
Just as he finished writing q huge
buzzard flew down upon him and start
ed to peck at his head and body. The
hungry bird inflicted deep wounds in
the boys flesh. Young Mierbach fought
the buzzard with his free hand for over
an hour. He had been tormented to
frenzy and was about exhausted when
the bird gave up the fight.
At nightfal searching party found
the boy and rescued him. He had
nearly lost consciousness from his ex-
perience and loss Of blood.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
U BOAT BEATEN OFF IN
BATTLE With STEAMER
Survivors of Coronado Reach
Halifax, N. S., and Relate
Thrilling Story of Fight.

Halifax, N. S.-Twenty-one survivors
Of the British steamer Coronado, which
was torpedoed 150 miles off the Irish
coast, arrived on a British steamer,
which picked them up nine hours after
the Coronado went down. Nine men
were lost by the capsizing Of their life
boat.
The survivors reported they had
scarcely reached the deck of the rescu-
ing steamer than they witnessed
thrilling battle between another tramp
steamer and submarine, I'm which the
submarine probably received its death
blow. One of the Coronada's men said:
81 was looking aft when 1 saw what
looked to be a steamer coming up
astern. She was making pretty good
time considering the class that comes
around as cargo boats. 1 took the
glasses and saw that the steamer was
In action with a submarine and was
certainly holding her own. As 1 watch
ed saw a squirt of smoke issue from
her stern gun and hit dangerously
close to the periscope Of the subma-
rine. As the shot struck the submarine
came to the surface, and second later
I saw the water shoot like a geyser
alongside the Britisher.
Before the submarine could get un-
def water the tramp returned this fire.
As l watched the submarine 1 saw a
shot land right at her side. There was
a gush of water. and when the sea had
quoted down once more there were no
signs of the German craft. Whether
she was sunk by the last shot of the
Britisher or whether she managed to
escape 1 cannot say, but this I know
that the battle ended in a manner
which left little doubt as to who had
the best of it."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
MORE EGGS BY KINDNESS.
Professor Has q Theory That Will 5s
Given q Thorough Test.

Given q Thorough Test.
Vineland, N. J.-Whether kindly
treatment Of a hen will accelerate egg
productivity in the inverse ratio of
careless or Indifferent attention is to
be given official demonstration in the
egg laying contests under way here.
Professor e. r. tombstone, superin-
tendent Of the Training School For
Feeble Minded Boys and Girls, has
maintained that kindness to q hen
means more eggs, but some Of the ex-
pert poultrymen hereabouts scout the
idea, saying that the average hen is
too obtuse to appreciate what is done
for her.
With the aid Of Harry r. Lewis,
poultry husbandman Of the state ex-
pertinent station, Professor tombstone
has arranged for the demonstration Of
his theory.
Two pens of hens Of the same breed
and strain will be set apart To one Of
them will be attached as attendant
man who can go about his work with
a sunny smile, cheerful interest and
gentle touch. To the other will be as
signed one with an ingrown crouch.
The same feed and the same conditions
exactly will be applied to both pens
and the records carefully kept as to
which gives the best results. Professor
tombstone feels sure that his theory
will be fully substantiated
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
DOG SAVES GIRLS LIFE.
Animal Drass Her From River to
Sanitarium.

Green Bay, Wis.-Madeline Denny,
aged ten, of Little Rapids, owes her
life to the courage and faithfulness of
Brewster, a bulldog owned by Miss
Helen Scheller, superintendent of the
Brown county tuberculosis sanitarium.
Madeline was crossing Fox river when
she fell through a hole in the ice.
81 chung on to the edge and scream
ed" she said. Brewster was standing
on the bank. He ran to me, grabbed
my sleeve and pulled until 1 was able
to extricate myself. Then he dragged
me by the collar to the sanitarium
grounds"
The grounds are about 200 yards
from the river.
Brewster will be given a new collar,
properly inscribed, just like heroic hui
mans get Carnegie medals.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
ODD MALADY IN WISCONSIN
Swollen Glands and High Temperature
Features of Outbreak.

Galesville, Wis.-Four persons have
died here and scores are i'll, some crit.
ically, from a disease the nature OF
which has baff1ed physicians from the
Rochester NIinn.) foundation and the
local health authorities. Schools have
been closed as a result of the outbreak.
City officials appealed to physicians
in other cities for assistance in check
ing the spread of the malady. Accord
ing to the statement Of physicians who
have had the disease under observa-
ton, little difficulty is experienced in
detecting the symptoms, swollen
glands and high temperature, but add
that the proper treatment has not been
developed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
LEGENDS OF WAR
Many Strange Superstitions Are
Born on Battlefield.
GOLD COINS GOOD LUCK SIGNS

To Dream of Autobus Considered Death
Toksn-AppsaIs to Have Currency
Sent to Bank of France and Keep IL
From Enemy Reduces Amount at
Front.
Paris.-The character Of the war has
allowed a number Of legends and su-
perstitions to be born and spread,
some Of which can be traced and ex-
planned, while others remain obscure.
To dream Of an autobus has become
token Of death. Apollinaire, the
poet, has found this superstition In
four different regiments and gives a
story of sergeant who succeeded In
averting the omen In the case of cor
poral who said he had dreamed Of an
autobus. How can that be-" the ser
geant asked, when you have never
been to Paris or seen an autobusP'
The corporal described the vision.
THAT an autobusr' declared the ser
geant. why. that's one of those new
machines that the English are using.
Don't let that worry you"
A regiment from the south has the
same belief about an automobile wagon
instead Of an autobus and can quote
many examples Of the truth of such
dreams.
Gold coins are q mascot In the front
lines, superstition not difficult to ex-
plain. It was at first believed that
wounded men on whom some gold was
found would be better looked after by
those who found them, and by degrees
the belief grew up, especially among
artillery, that a gold coin was a tails
man against being mutilated If they
were taken prisoners whether wounded
or not.
Apollinaire knew of certain battery
which in May, 1915, had some $1,000
in gold among its men, thanks chiefly
to their, commerce in rings, paper
knives and other souvenirs, made by
them from cartridge cases and alumni
mum and sold to foot soldiers.
The governments appeals to have
gold sent to the Bank of France and
not to let it fall into enemy hands in
case Of capture have since reduced the
amount of gold at the front, but many
keep some coins as q charm. Many men
sew coins touching one another in such
way as to make a shield over the
heart.
A story that is believed in the ranks
shows how gold can attract the Ger
mans. A sergeant made a gold coin
glitter in the sun and some thirsty
German soldiers walked right up to the
French trench, charmed by its dazzle,
and were easily captured.
EVERY man has his own particular
star" Lyons farm hand said to Apol-
linaire, "but he must know it. A gold
coin is the only means to put you in
communication with your star, so that
its protecting virtue can be exercised.
I have a piece Of gold and so am easy
in my mind shall never be touched"
As a matter of fact he was seriously
wounded later.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
WILLIAMS WAS TERROR TO
NEW YORK EVILDOERS
Broke Up Gangs and Earned Title
"Czar of TenderIoin."

New York.-For nearly thirty years
one Of the most striking and pictur-
esque figures in the metropolitan police
department was former Inspector
Alexander s. Williams, who died re-
Gently.
Williams was policeman Of the old
school Sometimes they called him
the clubber," and at others 1.-THE car
Of the Tenderloin." He earned both
titles the former breaking heads Of
thugs on the lower east side and the
gas house district, and the latter by
his conduct during the eleven years he
was In command Of the West Thirtieth
street precinct.
In 1885 Williams tired Of ship car
pentry, the trade he had learned, and
became a policeman. His first post
was on Houston street, where the
toughest men in the city congregated.
Their speciality was beating COPS"
but they did not beat Williams. Pick
ing out the toughest Of the gang, Will
hams thrashed him thoroughly. There
after the new policeman was not trou-
bled..
In 1872 he was made captain and sent
to the East Thirty fifth street station.
Gangs ruled the neighborhood, but the
new captain dubbed them into sub
mission.
It was in 1879 that williams was
sent to the West Thirtieth street sta
ton, controlling the district given over
to gambling and all night revels. He
retired on a pension after the Lexow
investigation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
FOR ANTI-LITTER LEAGUE.
Several Thousand "Block Captains"
Will Assist In Crusade.

VIII ASSIST IN STusdoe'
New York.-A movement to appoint
several thousand "block captains" to
cooperate with the New York Anti
Litter league in its work Of keeping
the streets and sidewalks clean was
started at a conference in the Aldine
club, attended by city officials and rep
resentatives of nearly a score Of cham
bers of commerce, boards of trade,
neighborhood associations and other
civic organizations.
For the present it is probable that
captains will be appointed only from
the ranks of the organizations interest
ed in the movement, but eventually
the league hopes to have a captain on
every block in the city, whose duty it
will be TO urge upon janitOrs, porters,
shopkeepers and the general public the
necessity of keeping the sidewalks
clean and sweeping their litter into
proper receptacleS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
YALE MEN IN AERO UNIT.
They Enroll In Naval Service and Be-
gin Training.

New London, Conn. - Sixteen men,
bers of Yale's flying unit arrived from
New Haven and after being enrolled
by Commander Yates Stirling. U. S. N.
of the local submarine base. the young
men returned to the Elm City.
William F. Sullivan, who will be
their instructor, is an experienced avi-
ator employed by f. Trubee Dawson
last season, making several flights and
at times accompanying the submarines
in their maneuvers. The entire Yale
squad of aviators numbering forty
eight left New York for Palm Beach,
where ten flying machines awaited
them for daily practice.
David McColloch, another veteran
aviator, will also instruct the Yale men
at Palm Beach.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
GERMANS IMPROVE AIR FIRE.
They Greatly Increase Dangers of En-
tente Reconnaissance.

London. Airmen returning from
France report that the Germans are
using new methods Of combating the
British airmen. Hitherto it has been
possible for the British aviators to pa
troll over the important German posi-
lions by making squadron flights, the
Germans using scattering anti-air craft
fire.
Now the Germans concentrate their
anti-air craft guns on given areas, fore
ing the British aviators to go through
a whitening fire if they wish to recon-
hotter the positions.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
WOMEN WEAR HOOPSKIRTS.
Old Time Costume Reception In Cocks
Home For Belgian Fund.

New York.-The old country place of
ex-Representative William W. Cocks at
Westbury, on Long Island, had the ap-
pearance of an old manse during the
Revolutionary war. Mrs. Cocks and a
number of her neighbors held recep-
ton at which every one wore an old
costume. There were the hOopskirts.
the hustle and the hobble.
Over 500 persons crowded the Cocks
home, and a good sum was realized for
the Belgian relief fund. for the benefit
Of which the affair was held.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
MULE BEAT HORSE AND MOTOR
Proved Superior In Rural Mail Service
Through Snow and Ice.


Middleboro, Mass. A sure footed
mule accustomed to many hardships
proved superior to horse and motorcar
in the. delivery of rural mail through
highways packed deep with drifts of
ice and snow. Not since the rural route
hereabout was established fifteen years
ago had such road conditions been re-
ported as a result Of a March snow
storm.
Samuel Guilford, a carrier, tried to
reach the country districts in horse
drawn pung, but made no progress.
Later an automobile was pressed into
use; but, like the horse, it failed. Then
Guilford hired a mule and experienced
no further trouble.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
FORTUNE TO POLICEMAN.
Brooklyn PatroIman Goes to California
For LEGACY.

For Legacy.
New York.-A nineteen days leave
Of absence was granted by Police Com
missioner Woods to Patrolman James
+. Gaffney of the Bedford avenue po-
lice station, Williamsburg. The police
man started for the Pacific coast to
claim a fortune left to him by an aunt
Gaffney, who is thirty-five years old,
married and lives at 124 Oak street.
has been a dozen years on the force.
The inheritance ranges all the way
from $4,000 to 100000. and the first
knowledge the policeman had of his
good fortune was when he received a
letter from a San Francisco attorney.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
TO BAR TOWN CLOCK.
Hotel Keeper Seeks Injunction Against
City Timepiece.

Wichita, Kan.-S. ]. Smalley. pro-
prietor Of the Coronado hotel, across
the street from the city hall, employed
a lawyer to obtain an injunction to
prevent Mayor Bentley and the COM
missioners from installing clock in
the city hall tower.
For years citizens have petiticned
administrations to beautify the I'M
slightly boarded up tower with clock,
and the Bentley administration let a
contract for a $500 clock. Smalley al
leges that the striking Of the CLOCK will
wake up his guests every hour at night,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
MEAT AS SIDE LINE
IN JEWElRY STORE

+ Calexico. Cal.-Cartoonists and
!. paragraphers have not been so
+ very extravagant in their depic-
+ lions of FL. G. of l. If one Is to
!. Judge by the innovation OF a
+ Main street jeweler here who has
!. actually put in meats as a side
!. line. The store presents daz-
= cling array Of diamonds, steaks,
+ rubies, pork chops, pigs feet and
+ amethysts. The old talk about
+ casting your pearls before swine
+ now seems certain to acquire an
+ added significance.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
Fewer EnaIish Motor Licenses.

London.-The number OF automoone
licenses issued in Great Britain and
Ireland is only about half what 1t was
before the war. In 1914 there were
537 900 registered motor vehicles OF all
kinds. The total for the following year
was only 100000 and for 1916 about
$4,000.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
TOSS OF A COIN PICKS
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR

|. Cripple Greek, Colo.-Thomas
:. Surber, Democratic alderman, is
I. the Democratic candidate for
T mayor by the grace Of the flip
Z ping Of a dollar that came
Z tails" The choice lay between
+ Surber and Frank Vetter. another
|. alderman. The leaders could not
+ decide, so the men, who are good
Z friends. settled 1t by the toss Of
+ q coin.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
DYE STOCK RISES $50 TIMES.
Britisher Bankrupt Before War Now
Worth S425, 900.

London.-The few firms Of British
dye manufacturers have made enor-
nous profits since the beginning Of
the war. The report Of one Of them
shows that the value Of its shares has
risen from 81 to $500.
The value Of the stock held by one
stakeholder who was declared bank
rupt before the war jumped to $425,-
900. Before the war the stock was
worth about $500.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
"BABY WEEK" IS SELECTED.
Welfare Association Sets May 10 As
Period of Celebration.

New York.-May to 6 has been des-
ignated as baby week. throughout
the country. The Babies Welfare as
ISOLATION Of New York city urges all
organizations to undertake local cele-
brations ip the districts where they
work and advises that In view Of the
present national situation no attempt
be made to form a centrally organized
committee to run a campaign like
those of previous years.
IL Is felt that the work Of instructing
parents In the needs and rights of
babyhood can be done just as effective
Nv In this way.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
Gemmed SpectacIes For Doc.

Atlantic City.-Diamond Jim Brady
placed an order with a jeweler for
pair Of tortoise shell spectacles to be
studded with chips of rose colored
stones as a gift for Mickers Mallory, q
terrier owned by William Mallory, a
board walk shopkeeper. Mr.. Brady
took fancy to the dog and noticed its
eyeSight is affected.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
WOULD COVER FAIR FORMS.
Illinois Bill Fixes Low Limit For De-
coIIete Gowns.

Springfield, Ill.-A barred zone
regulating decollete gown exposures in
bathrooms will be established by the
state Of Illinois If an amendment Of
fered by Senator Denvir to a Demo
cratic bill is adopted.
Senator Denvir's amendment would
prohibit at public dances women from
wearing any dress that exposed the
body below a line drawn from Shout
der tip to shoulder tip.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-07
COLLEGES IN WAR
Institutions of Learning Rush to
National Defense.
SCIENTIFIC AID IMPORTANT.

Princeton Has Adopted Resolutions to
Enlarge Military Science and Tactics
Course to Continue Two Ysars-csn-
sus of College Men to See What Each
Can Do.
Princeton, N. J.-Princeton univer-
sity will not be behind other American
institutions of learning In furthering
Americas defense. OF the many pre-
paredness measures proposed here one
Of the most important is the scientific
aid to be given the national research
council In solving military problems
and devising new engines Of war.
President Hibben has appointed a
committee Of twelve members of the
faculty, alumni and trustees to super
wise this work.
The faculty has also adopted resolu-
lions to enlarge the military science
and tactics course, which will now con-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-08-30
Suggestions for Home Builders.

Few persons in planning the lOca.
zion Of n house take into consideration
the necessity Of having the rooms so
placed aS 10 make them as comfortable
80 possible. Little heed is U"il as 10
which way N" lot should facr and on
which side ~ the house certain rooms
should be placed. Careful at'cn ion to
what ar" considered for the most ra~t
as immat"ri1l points in building local
ton and design is very Important and
results In satisfaction after the horse
is built.
The lot should face either south
or west ana whatever else is don" the
hous" must suit the ground on which
II is built. The dining room Is 4 great
factor, worthy Of consideration, and ii
should be 50 planned as 10 have south
or east exposures. If so located II viii
be warm in the morning sun ard st
other meals will be sheltered from the
hot sun.