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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-09-13
AMERICAN AERIAL
SUPREMACY IN THE
WAR NOW ASSURED

Wnlcn III Tar surpassed even the cX-
pectation of its designers, and put
TO shame the carping critics who scoff-
ed at the idea of the United States de-
vclopng such an engine in less than
= year.
By a succession of engineering and
manufacturing miracles American en-
glrc experts, working night and day,
have perfected in three months an en-
glnc of enormous power, exceptional
NcXlbiiity and remarkable reliability.
The greatest engine in the world"
experts who know the best product Of
the French, English, Italian and Ger.
man airplanc factories call it. And
this judgment has been completely cs-
tabi!shCd by tests far more severe
than those of any other nation, con-
Quoted by the United States bureau Of
standards.
One hundred and forty miles an
hour-two and Il third miles a minute
is the speed with which this eirht
cylinder engine will drive American
battie-planes through The air. This
IS equal almost to the best speed for
c'gn builders have attained with their
scout planes, in which everything is
sacrificed for speed. The American
battlc-plancs, heavily armed and
carrying two men, will be able to
ovcrtnke and destroy the fastest Of
the German scouts.
About two pounds to the horscpov-
er. 33G horsepower from an engine
wclgAng about 600 pounds-is the
secret of the marvellous speed this
engine is able to impart to an air
plane. Think Of it!
Ihrce men can easily lift il and vet
II VIII drive two men in an airplrrn
weighing half a ton through the air
at twice the speed Of the "Tw"nticth
Century Limited"
flfty hours run under load-tv.n
full day on cud---was the final ordeal
30 which the engine WAS submitted lo
test It's endurance TO the limit. The
original schedule permitted minor adj
JuS'h,"nts at the end Of each five
hours but in the actual test the on
S!he was running so smoothly nt tLr
end Of the first fvc-hour period thu,
II was not touched until len hours
had elapsed. In ten hours u feet Of
American battle-plancs driven by
these motors could make the run
from London TO Berlin and return.
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especially of France, in this war. in-
dicates the possible rapid spread OF
this disease. 1t also means explaining
lessons to children behind in their
medical attention actually receive il.
even if 1t means that the home service
worker accompany the child. 1t means
an ability to understand the child who
is lust beginning to be wayward and
Gisobedient, giving to both children and
Erown-ups an opportunity Tor n good
time not MS wartime dependents, but
in their own natural way. OF finding
the right jobs for the boys. and OF
giving that sympathetic encouragement
which comes from a friend with the
families, best interests at heart.
But to the same extent that the home
service workers task implies all this. It
also entails a similar number OF don'ts-
which unless vigorously adhered to viii
precipitate many a chance for real help
into the abyss OF failure. For. as the
not forget that the hopes and plans Of the
family to be helped are more important
than any which the home service worker
might want in order to make her report
or her record complete. The worker 10
told: Don't overwhelm people with
questions before they have had a chance
courage children to talk about things that
concern their elders. Don't discuss the
affairs Of family with any outsider.
Don't fail to discover whether there fe
and urgent need of relief ana
to make some temporary provision for
supplying it,
So just as the science of war has been
brought to the biggest point. so. too, have
the myriad by-products OF the great con.
f1ict. While American men are fighting
on land and sea. their wives and chill
dren. mothers and fathers viii be cared
for. not merely because ii is welcoms
duty, but in a spirit of desire to help
them fulfll thei- destinies--a desire to
keep safe for the nisn at the froat hiS
dearest of all possess;cns-his hoE~- y
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OF the allied forces living in this coun-
try. and with the families of civilians
the direct result of war activities. as.
for example, through the torpedoinS
Of n merchantmen by a submarine.
The work will be undertaken by the
1000 Red Cross chapters throughout
the country, through the establishment
or home service sections of civilian re-
lief committees, the latter being a. well
organized part of each chapter Tor sew
eral wears. Ihe work or these chapters
ytiIl he supervised by division directors
or civilian relief. recently appointed,
there being one in each OF the thirteen
Red Cross divisions in the United
States. In every instance the persons
chosen as directors were appoihtea on
enable them to approach the work
from the standpoint of the expert
enced and trained social service work
er, instead Of as well meaning but in
experienced beginners. IheSe DIVISION
directors are:
liam II. % Io:hrop. Tas.s President Of the American
aiv;,as for Gsa W.sn
vsrsity Of Psapyivsni.: and il the depart.
Pennsylvania. division CPhiladelphia)-J. Byron
Deacon. leader among social workers in
q Tuoercuiasia ii spennsyivsaia; Potomac d.
prominent member Of the national conference Of
social work; for ten years head of one Of
the leading social agencies of Baltimore;
southern division tAtlants)--Joseph G. Lognn
Of Atlanta. for the last fifteen years a prom-
uent social worker in that city and state;
gnlf division New OrleansD-Emmet W.
White. Baltimore lawyer and member Of
the Maryland legislature; chairman of the
civilian relief committee Of the Baltimore
chapter OF the Red Cross: lake division
fCleveinndl--Jsnes !. 1'ieSer. nrn Of the snc-
Ia.ah.es of Cl.4ar;..r- " ,'c..n.eree To-
lumbus, OHIO. and associate director Of the
Evening star., 1917-11-25

TO move into another neighborhood. or
when the Oldest boy is graduated from
school and needs to be started in the right
Wildered family makes mistakes. and the
home is faced with danger and disaster.
"Eone service is the work Of helping
such families to solve the problems con-
fronting them. and of aiding them to
adapt themselves to the extgencies Of
war times 1t is service which re-
quires general acquaintance with
teal knowledge Of social service work.
together with a sympathetic under
standing of the needs of people and
great delicacy in handling perplexing
and often difficult situations.
"And not only is such service i'm
portant because OF the immediate well
fare OF these families, but because when
the soldiers and sailors return from tho
of the Red Cross Should be found to
have maintained. as lar as X is hu-
manly possible, the essential standards
of life. The men who are uphoIding
water must not return home to find that
those they love have suffered in con-
sequence of their patriotism and
loyalty to their country"
In no sense of the word is this home
service work to be Of an experimental
nature. Only qualified workers will be
int-usted with the task Of, assisting
families. and in order that their trainr
ing may pe III Keeping with Iue par
ticular needs of the present situation
the Red Cross has already established
schools where accepted workers in the
service will receive a course Of special
instruction. These are known as home
service Institutes. and consist Of a SIX
week training coure, occupying the
full time of the students.
Home service workers" explained
Mr.. Persons. ARE called upon to he of
assistance in specific ways to. the fam
lilies OF soldiers aud sailors. Later they
Evening star., 1917-11-25

example, while the family may be
large o. small and the husband in
Uncle Sans service. But the case is
ypical of some thousands OF such In
stances which have arisen during tht
present war and have resulted in tho
prehensive organization which Will
undertake to keep intact the homes
of the men who have answered the
call to the colors. This new phase OF
American Red Cross through its de-
partment of civilian relief and the re-
Gently organized home service section
Of each chapter.
When Uncle Sam began increasing
his hghting forces it was intended that
accepted with dependents who would
as result be deprived of the necessi-
ties Of life. And while that plan was
in the main successful, it is neverthe-
tablishment numbering 100000 there
may be $4,000 families which will be
materially affected in their standards of
home life in consequence OF the loss OF
Under the direction Of W. Frank Per
sons. director general of the depart
ment of civilian relief OF the American
Red Cross. this branch Of Red Cross
NAL Development of the families in
health in education, in employment
and in ideals of self-help .Hd self-re-
lance. The earnest and sympathetic
help of home service sections through
out the country will reach the families
of men in all branches Of the American
service-the Regular Army. the Ma
tional Guard, the National Army. SAIL
ors. men of the aviation corps. engi-
hospital units as nurses, doctors. order
lies and ambulance drivers, /, wiz
also reach families Of soldiers OF any
Evening star., 1917-11-25

northwestern division tscnttie,-F. p. Foisie
formerly superintendent OF the Cambridge
attached 10 the national headquarters Of the
Red Cross; Pacific division lsan Francisco)-
along tine Mexican border. and for three years
assistant director of the Red Cross department
of chapters: northern division tMinneapolisl--
Frank j. Bruno. who has Ind wide experience in
the administration of social work in New York
central division (chica GOT. ]. Ed1 nnds is
from Cincinnati where he has been leader
in social work. He had important assignments
Tor the Red Cross In directing emergency relief
in the wake Of sixty-three disa sters mostly
cyclones. which visited the middle west fos
brief period beginning March IL last.
That the need of such work as is be-
ing rendered by the home service sections
throughout the United States is impera-
tive, was emphasized by Mr.. Persons.
who declared that despite the care used
10 select men without dependents, there
will be many homes in which, except for
prompt, sympathetic and capable help.
suffering will result during the absence
OF the men at the front or on the seas.
Families which ordinarily would be
hard put to 1t by an attack Of sickness.
OF a job. the advent of either birth or
death. now. without the Judgment and
counsel OF the man of the household, are
unable to cope with the difficulties beset-
of war, with its rising cost Of food. its
industrial changes, Its uncertainties in
living conditions. the home is handicap
ped by the withdrawal of the very per-
son upon whom at such time it would
depend most for aid in solving It's prob
lens.
Usually the man of the household has
peen accustomed to transact all Of the
more important business Of the home.
He it is who knows what to do when the
1nofteise natures. when the Insurance
policy expires. when ii becomes necessary
Evening star., 1917-11-25

want ~! te: on the bridge, and l want
II now, or Iii put out your dead lights. :
| meekly answered, ''Yes, sir" and
started to put on my wet socks. Seeing
damned rigging: Get into the galley and
get that fire alight.'
My feet were blue with the cold and
my teeth were chattering. | timidlv
look o: contempt he answered, We're
outside o Sandy Hook. bound south for
the Horn. and SHE'S blowing big guns. ="
Then lie left.
stepped out of my glory hole onto the
deck. We We're dipping our scuppers. and
huge seas were breaking over the weather
side. one minute the after deck would
appear like steep hill in front of me.
and q horrible churning sound would
come from the racing propeller. Then
the deck would slant away from me and
a loud chUg. and a slliver through the
ship as the propeller sank again into the
water.
Benumbed and wet from the icy spray.
I managed to steer a course to the COM
panionway. and dragged myself to the
upper deck. A sailor was in the galley
and had started a fire. The ship was
rolling, pitching and lurching In that
Pots and pans were rafting in their
racks; 4 few Of them had fallen out, and
We're chasing each other around the deck.
Cold and miserable. I crouched in the
Keeping iiiSStil IIoiii ldllHS DS
holding on TO the rail in front of the
stove.
The sailor took compassion on me. and
made the toast and tea. How he did it
was a marvel to me, but later on l be-
came very expert myself.
Following the life lines" on the upper
deck, / at last managed to reach the
bridge with my pot of tea and two slices
of toasted bread. There We're two men
1T the wheel. IN the darkness ! went up
to them and asked for the mate. They
did not answer. Just then I received a
resouding smack on the back which made
my teeth rattle. aud that dreaded gruff
voice of the mate reached my ears
Evening star., 1917-11-25

Museum Of Natural History in Central
Park. If he had ever smiled l am sure
that his face would have cracked. It
seemed frozen into one perpetual
scowl. He gave one look at me and
let out howl.
Blast my headlights. an this ere
tpointins to me) is what Tn to work
with on this bloomin' passage. I'm
lucky. am, not 'arf, I amt" He looked
like some gorilla. The rolling of the
ship affected him not in the least. He
seemed to sway and bend with every
movement Of the ship.
The next two or three days were g
horrible nightmare to me- How I lived
through them 1 do not know. 1 had a
deadly fear of the cook. As soon as
he found out that I could not even boil
water without burning 1t, he started in
to make my life misery. He had a
habit of carrying a huge butcher knife
in his belt. Between meals he would
sit down on a bench and constantly feel
the edge, at the same time telling me
what an expert he was at carvin g.
son for his carrying this knife. He
and the crew were at dagger-points he
never daring to go forward except in
case Of necessity, and then he was
careful always to carry his butcher
knife. Down In my heart I realized that
If the occa sion should arise he would
not be backward in demonstrating his
art of carving on his opponent. That
Welshman was no better cook than I
was, and the crew soon became aware
of this fact; hence their hostility.
The Cushko was "lime-juicer"
sailing under the English flag. The
skipper was 4 "lime- juicer," the first
mate Il "blue-noser," the first engineer
4 Scotchniau. while the crew was COM
pomposed of Spaniards, Italians,
Squareheads, Films. Swedes and Rus
slams The bos'n was Irish, and a firm
believer in home rule. A worse gang of
cutthroats could hardly be conceived; /;
a nice. polite bunch they were. Believe
me. Bill and l had our troubles.
Bill and l were the only two Ameri-
Evening star., 1917-11-25

o'clock) the door opened, and there,
standing in the opening was a huge
Swede, encased in oilskins. The icy blast
sent a cold shiver through me. l Won
dered what he wanted, but did not Won
der long.
'fYou bane get tea and toast on bridge
for mate. damn quick" / was bewildered.
The door slammed and once again I was
alone Fifteen minutes must have
passed when the door opened again and
in rushed the toughest-looking seaman
l have ever seen. He had only one eye.
Later on 1 found that he was our first
from Nova Scotia, and man whom it
was not safe to trif1e with. Without
word he stepped into the glory hole,
grabbed my shoulder in a grip of steel.
and yanked me out of my bunk into the
icy water which was awash on the deck.
This was my first introduction to him.
Get out o. that, you landlubber.
There's no fire in the galley, and
Evening star., 1917-11-25

through the wind: rDamn YOU. you
helps spawn, keep away from the men
at the wheel or I'll throw you over the
side"
l mumbled my apologies. and fol-
lowed the mate into the charthouse.
He greedily drank the tea. and in about
four bites disposed of the pieces OF
toast. The toast was soaked In salt
water and 1 inwardly wished that 1t
would poison him: In fact prayed that
the ship would sink with all on board.
Such is seasickness.
:: !.
I managed, somehow or other, to
make my way back to the galley. and
/ met my superior officer" for the
trip, the cookie" He was about fave
feet nothing in height; shriveled-up
Welshman about forty-five years old.
He reminded me of mummy in the
Evening star., 1917-11-25

will be called upon to serve in equally
specific ways returned soldiers who have
been crippled in action and for whom
definite programs OF re-education and In
dustrtal readtustnent will be necessary.
Work of this kind presents important
phases and requires the sure touch or
the trained worker fer its successful ac-
complishment.
"Thers are no fixed standards that can
be applied In determining the eligibility
OF those who will undertake this work.
1t demands the utmost common sense,
facility in human relationship and a
willingness to master the best ways of
rendering genuine human service. It is
not 2 task for adventurers, pure senti-
mentalists. the idly curious or those
whose patriotism is emotional only. It
calls for both delicacy and intelligence.
With resources which at best are meager.
only those will be admitted to the insti-
tutes who will profit by the training. al
though no potentially successful home
service worker must be omitted"
Just what the worker who under
takes the task OF caring for the
families OF, soldiers and sailors may be
called upon to do. is a question too far
reaching in its possibilities to answer.
But even of the well defined eventuali-
ties which are sure to confront her.
there arc a score. 1t means more than
merely tidtng a family over time of
financial stress, of sending a doctor. or
securing legal help. 1t means a careful
watch over the health, mentally. moral
~ and physically. of the children, OF
keeping the mother of the little flock
we'll and sound. And it means. in par
ticular. guarding against an increase
in tuberculosis:
Tne experience Of foreign countries.
Evening star., 1917-11-25

THE twelve articles by the author Of "Over the
Top selling year. remaining arti
Empeys experiences during his months
of the British France the thrilling
young
The appear
Sunday, will be orses France"
Evening star., 1917-11-25

~ HRS. JONES and her four chill
M\MI dren. the oldest but ten, are
U\TJt facing a crisis. John, the old
est, IS struggling with his les
sons and selling papers after school.
Nary, the next. is falling behind in her
class because OF constant headaches.
which mothers simple home remedies
fail to cure Little Billy should be in
Kindergarten. but with two children TO
keep dressed for school Billy has never
been able to attend. AS for the baby,
he is down with the Group and refuses
to be content any place but In his
mothers arms.
Then, there's the mortgage on the
tiny home. maintained at such a cost of
strength and labor. shortly falling due
and Mrs. Jones knows nothing OF the
procedure of such legalities In addi-
ton, her husbands hard-fought-for in
surance policy will expire unless quick
ly renewed, and there are no funds
available.
Ever close at hand is the constantly
rising cost of the barest necessities
Coal is high. especially when bought by
the bushel, and even soap. with which
Go keep the httle tots and the clothes
clean, goes up all the time, while the
ever increasing prices for food bring
burrows to Mrs. Jones forehead AS she
goes doggedly about her task of keep
life Is indeed a serious problem and one
not easily solved.
Her one cheering thought is that
thousands of miles away in the uni
form Of an infantryman her husband
Is lighting behind the Stars and Stripes
for kis COUNTRY.
OF course Mrs. Jones is merely an
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Ohio State Iastitutc for Public Efficiency; has
been widely active in tue central west as
organizer Of community activities: southwest
ern division fSt. LouisJ-Alfrcd Fairbank. until
recently secretary of the board of children's
Evening star., 1917-11-25

The first port We touched at the
consuls nag was hoisted at the fore
mast, and q bleary-eyed. half-drunken
little old man came on board and was
closeted with the captain for about an
hour. When he came out he was stag
gering, and his eyes, il possible. were
more bleary. The captain lined the
Evening star., 1917-11-25

guardians. st. Louis and leader Of social
progress in that city and state; mountain di-
vision tDenrer,-Sfiss Gertrude vaile. one of
the foremost executives in public CHARITY work
tendens OK public charities VI Denver, Coi.;
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-21

a. The following are the
s,papes Of all persons who
registered in the several
Townships and city in Iron
County, Michigan, June 9Th.
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1873 Stanley Stankowitch -
l34 Erick Elmer Erickson
1856 Anton Dura
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94S sWadick Winson
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sb1 Anton Joseph Cybulssi
3 $50 Vito Moriella
95S Alfred Lindhai -
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s5s Giuseppe Caliendo
ESQ Fred Fish
957 AIbin Czyspak
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95s Giovanni Brase
900 ouofrio Bombacigno
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966 Enrico Mariani
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979 Joseph NJ Riddell
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9S1 John Stenaoic
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1856 FtanR Engell
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