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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12

lists again. Land has already been
bought for the erection of large mod
ern hotel.
St. John Claims 900 Inhabitants.
st. John contains about twenty
square miles. 1t claims 900 inhabit-
ants, but they are hard to find owing
to the density of the jungle, the lack
of roads and the fact that there Is
no town on the island.
The other At islands which are in
cluded in our purchase vary from
such bits as Sail rock, which is bare
spre of granite that looks like sail
and affords a home for few sea
birds, to Buck island, which Is several
square miles in area, covered with
dense growth, and full of wild pigeons,
parrots and wild goats. Most of these
small islands, or keys, are uninhab-
tied and many Of them are practically
never visited by men.
Our purchase includes three princi-
pal cities and few smaller villages.
The most important of the cities Is
Charlotte Amalie, on this island or
st. Thomas. In the islands the town
is called St. Thomas, its Danish name
almost never being heard. 1t has about
10000 inhabitants, most of whom have
negro blood, but 1t is not negro town
in the sense that Port au Prince is.
The typical st. Thomian Of the bet
ter class Is West Indian creole, and
Of q distinctive type. He has just
enough negro blood to make his skin
dark and his hair slightly kinky. He
Is indolcnt and pleasure-loving, but
intelligent and pretty we'll educated.
Many of the leading merchants of St
Thomas are creoles, including the only
millionaire in the islands. These we'll
to-do creoles have their children edu-
Gated in Europe, and mingle with the
Danish officials as social equals. Many
of the young Danes have taken creole
brides back to Denmark.
Capital City Rated Beautiful.
In st. Croix are Christiansted, the
capital, and Fredrikstad, each having
a population of between 1000 and
5000. Fredrikstad is a fiat, white.
dusty town, swept by the wind from
its open roadstead, and is neither pic
turesque nor interesting. Christian.
sted, on the other hand, is beautiful
tropical city, full of flowers and palms
and picturesque old houses. 1t has
pretty little harbor choked with sand
and mud. The bulk Of the people in
ST. Croix are black negroes, while the
dominant class are mostly lrishmen
and Danes.
From these facts, it will be seen that
we have not bought valuable piece
of real estate, but the purchase seems
to be amply justified. Whatever the
value of the islands to us, our poten'
tial value to them Is enormous. The
people of the Danish West Indies are
looking to us with faith and hope for
many things, and the whole Caribbean
world will watch our course there
with keen and critical interest. Where
fore Uncle Sans new Islands are
more important part of his domain
than they appear on the map.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12
THIJRMONT FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, THURSDAY, JULY H.
LAST CHANCE TO BECOME OFFICERS.

The second series Officers Training Camps, which opens
on August 27h will probably be the last chance for men not
in the military service to become officers during the war
The purpose of these to train men fitted to be-
come the eutenants captains and some euten-
ant coones of the second 100000 The second eutenants
and some first eutenans will be selected from the younger
men the first camps and promoted from the first draft
The men most wanted those from 25 to A who stand
out in their communities because of their in business
civic or similar acve-men who have proven themselves
competent leaders.
Men of this type will stand good chance OF appointment
and should feel every encouragement to apply for admission
to the camps. Previous military training is not necessary
The training camp for this district Fort Mye Va Men
selected will receive transportation uniforms subsistence and
$4,000 month pay during the three months in training
When commissioned they will receive the same pay and all W.
ances as officers of similar grade in the regular army
Application blanks with detailed instructions will be sent
from my office request Requests for these should be
made at once applications received after July 10Th can
be considered
CHARLES L. LANHAM, Capt. L. s A.
II South ST., Baltimore, Md.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12
Chesapeake Bay Islands
Wanted By U. S.
Plans Made For Big Military
Development In Maryland.

The United States Government is
seeking to acquire Kent Island as a
site for the 100000 naval labora-
tory and a proving ground for the
testing of big army and navy guns.
1t is stated that the government is
carrying out a long-mapped out plan
to make the Chesapeake Bay the CEN
tre of Americas naval activities, and
that plans involve the expenditure OF
upward of s5O,0O0,OOO.
Maryland will figure prominently
in these developments. In addition
to Kent Island, Solomons Island, al
so in the Chesapeake Bay. is being
as a good place for permanent Marine
Corps training station and headquar-
ters.
Other Chesapeake Bay develop
ments embrace the deepening and
widening of sections of the Baltimore
harbor 80 that colliers can easily get
to the B. & O. and Western Mary
land Railway coal piers at Curtis Bay
and Port &c vington, and the estab-
lishment Of great naval base at
Hampton Roads, and the develop
ment of the Norfolk Navy Yard into
great repair and battleship construc-
ting station and the construction Of
a s10,0O0,0OO fort at Cape Henry to
protect the bay from hostile foes.
The government now has a large
Marine Corps training station at
Quantico, Va, on the Potomac river
but it is understood that this station
was located there under temporary
arrangement during the war and the
Navy Department has no idea of Sc
lecting that site as permanent Ma
rine Corps station.
Construction work is to commence
on the Cape Henry fort shortly. The
fort will be manned by 16 inch guns.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12
London BOmbarded.

Thirty seven men, women anu
children were killed and 141 wound
ed when the fleet of more than 20
German aeroplanes bombarded the
Metropolitan district of London early
Saturday morning. July 7th.
OF the dead, % were men, 6 women
and 3 children. The injured includ
ed "a men, 80 women and 81 child
ren. Heavy property damage was
done in the heart of London by the
raid, which was one of the greatest,
if not the greatest, ever attempted
by the Germans over the metropolis.
For about quarter of an hour the
raiders kept up a steady rain OF
bombs.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12
PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS
Invasion on Plains of Argentina Is
Terrible Thing to Watch.
Billions Upon Billions Of choppers"
Cover Ground and Buildings and
Leave Desolation In Their
Wake.

On the great plains Of Argentina.
where huge estates still survive, where
the cattle range free as they used to
do over the West, and single man
may still own land the size Of Eu-
rOpean kingdom, there come at long
intervals great invasions Of locusts,
far worse even than the destructive
swarms Of grasshoppers that have
ruined the crops in middle Western
states Of this country on occasion. A
locust invasion in the Argentine is a
unique and terrible thing to watch,
and traveller who has this experience
Is not likely to forget 1t. He comes
out of 1t with a lively sympathy for
the ancient Egyptians who were
schooled by Moses.
They come first as small cloud on
the far horizon, and the wise old ma
tives shake their heads and mutter un-
easily. Next day few vagrant mil
lions flutter overhead with glittering
wings. The cloud comes closer; 1t
wells the whole horizon In purple
mist. In countless billions Of billions
they come then, futtering and cling
ing everywhere, hiding the trees and
walls with the multitude of their cling
ing bodies. They do not destroy any
thing yet; they have simply come to
lay their eggs, and this they do, and
then move on.
But the crops are as good as ruined,
and everyone knows it. Soon the eggs
hatch out. A multitude of tiny, green
backed "hoppers," as the natives call
them, crawl forth from the burrows
where the females placed the eggs.
The whole countryside Is covered with
locusts. They grow fast and eat ev-
erything green, with few exceptions.
A few attempts may be made to
fight them. Men will burn fields Of
dry grass and billions Of locusts with
them. They will dig huge pits and
rake other billions In to be buried.
They will drive herds Of sheep over
them to crush them, but the number
Of locusts Is not perceptibly dimin-
ishcd. They are numerous past all
thinking. They will cling to the walls
of house and cover 1t as with rust
ling curtain, so that not an inch OF
wood or stone can be seen. They COW
er paths and roadways until. you walk
on them wherever you go. 1t is no
wonder that some people, usually wom-
en-, are unable to endure many days of
htc npI hnx 20 N
for the time being. The big, clumsy
insects with their bold. staring eyes
are everywhere, crushed by every pass
ing foot, individually so weak, ire
sistible In their myriads. When the
horde has grown its wings and flown
away, darkenlng the sun like cloud,
It leaves desolation behind.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12
SUGAR Flour.

In Northern France a new -four Is
being made from sugar beets. 1t is
used for bread and for cattle, as well
as for certain brewing processes. The
fresh beet pulp Is poured into a vat
into which currents Of warm air are
introduced for drying. Then it Is
passed through series Of gratings
which rotate one above the other. Aft
er this the pulp is delivered into COM
partments in which the temperature OF
the air is gradually increased to about
25O degrees Fahrenheit. 1t is then suf-
ficiently free from moisture to be pull
yerized and used as flour.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12
Rapid Chan4eS.

The great Chinese Empire is hav-
ing troubles all of its own, the burn
ing question being whether the coun-
try shall be a republic or be ruled by
an Emperor. About ten days ago
Hsuan Tung was placed on the
throne, but has already quit. Ii Yuan
Hung, the deposed president, has ap-
pointed Tuan Chi Jul as Premier.
The former Vice President, Feng
Kwo Chang, will assume the presi-
dency and form provisional govern
ment.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12
A Political Puzzle.

"There Is much about your political
SYSTEM" said the foreigner, "that ]
cannot understand"
"Go on" replied the American.
"you're kiddin'."
"Upon my honor, I speak truly. For
instance, you will not permit rich
man to run for Office, and poor man
can't afford to. I don't understand 1t
really"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12
For County Commissioner.

Our Republican County Commissioner.
the only Middletown Valley representa-
tive on he entire board, having been re-
moved by death and the Democratic
State Central Committee having seen fit
to fill the vacancy with Democrat from
New Market district, thus leaving our
valley, from Pen-Mar to the Potomac
river, without representation, at the
earnest solicitation of my many friends,
| hereby announce myself as candidate
for County Commissioner, from Middle
town District, subject to the Republican
Primaries in September, kindly ask
your support.
ALBERT S. REMSBURG.
may II tp
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Pleasantly Missed.
Too bad about the Grabcoins."

"TOO bad about tHe GTuDCOlnS.
"What's happened to them?
"The war has kept them away from
Paris for more than two years, ac-
cording to Mrs. Grabcoin."
''Do you suppose Paris is aware Of
that?"
"No, but Mrs. Grabcoin talks as If
her absence were source Of pro-
found regret to all the capitals Of
Europe" -
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Mo Further Bother.

"Every family is said to have skel-
eton in its closet"
"That was the old way. Now you
rent closet from reliable law firm,
Just as you would safe deposit box"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12
stvIe in Motor Costume.

"I want a motor costume, something
In half mourning"
"Why, what"
my engine has habit of going
dead"
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II % p. TT. oatUTUaE 041y 20
Note-Al trains arriving and leaving
Tburmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-07-12
FREDERICK RAILROAD
ThurmOnt Division

s hedule In Effect June IL, 1917.
All trains Daily unless specified
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GOING EAST.

.Daily. tDaily except Sunday. +Sunday
Only.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
TEXANS rREsEkr CATTLE
RAIsERs' inns TO HOOVER

WASHINGTON June Aims of
Texas cattle raijers were explained
Friday to Herbet C. Hoover, the ma
tion's food administrator. by Ike t.
Pryor of San Antonio, presnident of
the American Ma ional Livestock as
ISOLATION: Robert Kleberg of Kings
Vile. and Daytdh Moses of Fort
Worth, attorney for the Texas Cat
tie Raisers' association. These con-
ferred with Hoover at his request
and the conference continued thru
Saturday, so thai Ia plan satisfactory
to the government as well as the
eattlemen could e reached.
In memorat dunn submitted to
Hoover, Pryor offered these sug-
gestions to stimulate livestock pro-
duction:
Import duty OF livestock and meat
products to continue five years, full
of tattle industry; re-
fusal of the is pr cent freight rate
advance on livestock, meat products
and animal fooR usel in finishing
livestocks; SUD pension of opera
ton of the 6401cre homestead law
In order that Urge stockmen may
operate during Che war emergency.
As substitute proposition. it was
proposed that I minimum price on
livestock be fied for at least two
years sufiicientU high to protect
stockmen fronl$ low prices which
might follow am reproduction at
ter the present Emergency is passed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
THE REVIVAL OF THE
St. LOUIS CARDINALS
By H. C.H1AMILToN

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. lune 4.-The cardi-
nails appear to gave been the usual
flash in the pan fhis year. After an
suspicious start sand successful
session against the Giants they have
IdraDDsa back into the time-honored
habit of winningsonly now and then.
However. rival National league
Imaenates are nof enjoying the news
THAT Branch Rickey is now prom
inont factor in 1the affairs of the
Cardinals. nor are they rejoicing in
tho fact that tho new administration
lis in favor of SPENDING some real
money for bali players,
No matter What the record OF
connie Mack holds, bail players are
mot nroducts ofiFthe grass. They've
cot 10 be found in the spots where
hail olavers love TO play ball. 1t al
wavs has been 3that way and it al
ways Will De. E1he suese9' "a
league clubs liss entirely with their
scouts or the pSwer of money in
buying players 4already shipped 10
the majors.
Branch Ricl6y is the oniy fiN"i
Mack has in fhding ball players
He is responsible for the Tact tha'
eoorqa sisler. u ain LAWN and Ernie
koob are members of the Browns
He found those ball players, took
tban, 10 the MAJORS and made them
big leaguers. n
piclev's capadfty as business man
.,,ar ror the Cardinals also desisnat-
Cd him an ex-ofncio scout. He viii
he out combing the minors, looking
1,.or the sand lotters and doing the
-, If the thingythat make baseball
This And any cne will admit that
Rickey's scouting ability s'ahas
.ansidorablv ahead of the record he
,,aae as a bic LEAGUE manager.
An administration in charge OF
e,airs that will uermit the spending
of large sums for minor league stars
that will allow the purchase oil men
s,.oodr doing biz league duty, is
going to make Indifference III .he
-9,-.at,ole They Are due for a far
,s,,,,o,ati A. than that which
. 1oobod This vear. Miller Hug
Gins is a leader Of great ability II
he has the talent H. will produce re-
sn,ta, The Card will bear
watching from now on,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
ENGLISH TOWN SETS
ECONOMY EXAMPLE

LONDON, .1hne 1.-The town OF
Keighley. in Yorkshire, has set the
pace for all England in the enforce
ment of strictH economy in every
branch of pubic affairs and house
hold life. Keighley profits nearly
$4,000 a year from the collection Of
old tin cans. Cars, bottles, newspa-
Ipers, ffayed clothing and odd shreds
of cloth. and the whole town is
within the fooa limit imposed by the
food eontrolles's appeal to patriot
ism. I
In every household, printed in let
ters Of red. Mite and blue. is the
pledge: 'In honor bound we adopt
the national scale Of voluntary ra-
Itions.n
Not only has Keighley with her
40. GOO INHABITANTS, complied, but
she has even k$pt the meat consump-
ton at one-haH a pound week per
person under ffe amount allowed by
Lord Dayenpoa
Organizatiors did it for Keighley.
Boy Scouts Mere placed in charge
of the refuse collection squad to
every ward, esch having depot at
which TO tiepo3t the material. Then
there is a cer4ral depot eontrollins
the collections fof the subsidiary sta-
tions.
|. The publicit5 committee organized
subcommittee to reach every ward
the ward eomnettees had sub-commit-
tees for every aeighborhood. with the
result that no Householder in Kelgh-
lev egcaped a yisit in the interest OF
food conservation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04

tienai bank to dccept more lucra-
tive place in DAllas with whole
sale and retail Humber firm. Mr..
Perkins not onk is to receive &
better salary, btt gets a five-thou-
sand dollar sto{k in the company,
which is a paYng concern. This
company has abdul 80 retail lumber
yards over the 4ountry. 1t is with
regret that we tote the leaving of
such a fine family, but our very
best wishes go With them to their
new home in thh big city. Mr..
Perkins is a mad of unusual quail
fications and hf services are IN
demand. The Pkrkins family is a
fayorite with ALL Kellis G. Buck
lev succeeds Mr.. Perkins as cashier
and Mr.. Eagin ttkes Mr.. Buckley s
Elace. Mr.. Buckley has had ex-
perience as cashier and viii make
good in his nek position Italy
News-Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04

Uncle Sam feed the void began
studying agriculture todty at the
Maryland Agricultural College here.
Acting on the idea of Mrs Flora
Thompson, president of he House
keepers Alliance of Washington,
President Patterson of he college
opened the course to wkmen today.
Mrs. Thompson told lDr. Patter-
son that scarcity OF Yarlh labor last
year caused prices to s9r here. She
asked that women DE properly
trained for farm work 30 that when
they are called they wi be prepared.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
NEGROES IN MASS
MEETING SATURDAY
,pou,yrNT vi bITEs JOIN IN Eff
FORT TO EXPLAIN THE
NEW ~ AFT LAWS.
,o,,oes Ire Ge&ine Informed As 10
,ha pvrnasf. BIZ the Draft Law
and How ito Go About
Req sterina.

Tho mass md ting OF the colored
people, held at I'D Fellows bail on
saturday night Freedman, brought
out very largd cfowd In tact, not
ii conld ret NIB the building, The
.,,nrea neoDle &ere anxious to learn
something about the new selectiye
draft law as re- BIRDS the registration
Il aligibles for Military service. May
~ carroll Toddkas chairman of the
meeting and explained its purpose.
Jadge @. f DuRlap then addressed
the colored foil explainins how It
was necessary fot each and every man
within the ages { II and 81 to reg
jster for militaE service. He eX-
planned that thisDneant the able bod
led persons and the sick as well.
The also explaineN that there vas on
II one day in Which to register.
When Judge Elnlap had explained
the law in its vafious phases Sheriff
Dearborn gave distractions as to
REGISTRATION, whi4 the eolored folks
Isteented with ke3ncst interest The
Ecolored people Of Eaxahachie and the
Surrounding couatry are ready and
willing to do 4ir whole part to-
4
wards the winAhe-war movement.
flf there is one NO viii fail to reg
| lister here ii VIII be because of q
tlaek OF understanding on his part.
EThe older eoloref men are going TO
5sork right along Through today get
flung their elieiblA lined up for reg
Eistration and TOMORROW they are go
king to see that proper registration
is made,
1 At the close Il the remarks Sat
Eurday night a n mber of questions
EFere asked whiei4 gave the very OPP
#portunity that WIS desired, the ex-
fpanation OF the Eroints Of the law
fnot clearly underltooa. Some asked
kvhere the registtt tion booths would
be aud were informed that the regu-
Mar election booa1s would be used
Epthers asked If fhere would be an
!other day for registration and were
Rnformed that OILY one day, Tues
gay, June 3. would be allowed in
Fhlch to registerslnd escape the PEN
Pity
me meeting Nsls a success and at
close the negpes seemed to have
good understanding of the selec-
We draft law.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
TRENCH ri LES :

= LONDON, June Our bar :
: rage chewed ap HE running :
: Fritzes like d roa,i-sweeper =
= cleaning up rubbA b." !
= Thus did one Funded Tom .
: my describe the ATTACK which .
. ended, az Tar as b was concern .
= Ell. when a bigg hoop-shaped .
= splinter was len tato him =
= lie exhibited thJ splinter with :
= pride. =
= THE cavalry Il some points =
y folioWed closely elfter the bar .
' rage, ne said. X They came =
= over the ground Pike in steeple .
= chase and g1lloped clean =
y through sereeIKof whiz-bangs. .
p they We're great4 1t was fine TO =
= see them sweep the Boches =
: back We got deere in time to >
= gather the prisafers. .
u -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
AUSTRIAN L!ssEs IN
sTWo WEEKS $4,000

ROME. Junt 3. via Paris June =
Austrian lossef between May - anu
New % are eskmated at S5.oo0 dead.
wounded and missing. including five
generals A hundred cannon have
been taken orkdestroyed.
Tho cioYnab d'Italia says Emperor
charles will SION proclaim Triest au-
tonomous Whereby it will become
"a free city,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04

tcrday in ditpascr to the navy de-
partment.
The commiJe ion left Washington
about May Isl charged with greet
irgs to the nek democratic govern
ment of Russia and authorized 70
Pledge unstintld aid from the Unit
ee States. noq only in the prosecu-
ton of war against the common
enemy, but iii the rehabilitation of
the democratted country 1t was
preceded by Ia special mission or
railroad expd ITS, whose arrival NJ
ready has b en announced.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
....@.&t%.H.4.

TO zigzag.
Quickly two more torpedoes were
launched. This fine the aim of the
Germans was beror for the missiles
actually touched the sides of the
liner, but the bRws we're not suffi-
GENTLY direct td explode the torpe-
does. The naya gunners on the
kroonland opeaed fire at the UNI
seen targets sending explosive
shells into thes water at the point
It was iudgeds the submersibles
were when tho torpedoee were
launched. i
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
MAN is FafALLy HURT
BY UNFRAMED HORSE

DALLAS, frexas. June &c. Nj.
Lively was lalmost Instantly killed
yesterday afternoon when an un-
trained horUe which he was trying
TO break Il bred np and fell back
ward with i'm. MIR. Lively, who
was 35 ears old, was farmer
and resided at Coehran's Chapel.
The aecidd t was near Letot. A
young man in an automobile, who
saw the h rise fall ON Mr.. Lively.
took the 4 ured man to st. Paul
Sanitarium but he died en- route.