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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-08-04
A SONG OF SINEPUXENT.

,.iay heS Ray
When .olstce -cSens.
wher the ike a enpyne Jug
the languoome breeze the tucayp3.
And the the thickens.
~9 9., The The unset glow. gupara and ro'e.
TIL the night with straed
Come. Tena4 burning and Jupiter yearnns
And Mar-ev ruiiy and CORY
let me .ait leone WITHIN has.
of Ghincoteagqe, fast
Where The ocean is vocal wi roaring
The dominion Of
Oh give me the sea when the ninbus lee,
Md the wave. are iarkling and palng
Or when froniel and palmei the sea becAn-t
Or Wait ' me- bprele from o9 the Ptiadn.
That be my sailing
ON give me a night when the cloud. are light
And yptent-ona wind @aiing
Md blow me gale with mist rain and hail
md .dea blast. hriekinp a ardn5 the mat,
And a luminous flame prevailing
e ne ship piou. trip
or lei me be w I from world to world
Where the .oIsta stars rik a their ynhronou. ,
In a harmoned diapason w
cync panh,m worship nature
worship mas nfnt for height and abys'ma darkness for depth and
therefore. has neither breath nor feeling life
Hold drawing
macked his pureog lips enjoyable
material side appeals and here no" would
on give space screened of place.
or % msS "s'q fq h s S yGn the the sn.
Fin no OYSTER h crab. ian and fried chickens
And me . some Snrckson.
ernphacay you inspiration the
the appeal the divine
Here : how Nouid
10 Heavenly plains. tod reign God
He holds Ids II Hi keeping
orians md plar
l. 40 ndreapin
dfr ierreeing He calls to being
and sleeping
-. Al m heart give. 1ie-
a worhpu
and speed to the God rea,n
soaring and soaring
a b. n the iomeof the
Christ forever
The neeng AMI the Poet
words bringing them the realization
Universe and that the Hand mad is :
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Unpleasant Hint.

DO look easy?
Not particularly. What the matter?
/ went TO a dealers to buy some vines
and the fellow asked me il I'd like to
look at suckers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-08-04

Celery Plants For Sale Bolgiano's
French and Winter Queen. w. NJ.
Sturgis, Snow Hill. nd.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
Wells Vision of the Future,

In the last few years 1 have devel-
Oped a religious belief that has now
become to me as real as any common
place fact. l think that mankind is
still, as it were, collectively dreaming
and hardly more awakened to reality
than a very young child. 1t has these
dreams that we express by the flags of
nationalities and by strange loyalties
and by irrational creeds and ceremo-
MES, and it's dreams at times become
sucb nightmares as this war. But the
time draws near when mankind will
awake and the dreams will fade away,
and then there will be no nationality
in all the world but humanity and no
king, no emperor, no leader but the
one God of mankind. This is nv
faith. l am as certain of this as /
was in 1900 that men would presently
fly. To me it is as if it must be so.-
81. G. Wells in Saturday Evening Post.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
Husbands Bravery,

Just after hearing a noise in the
house at night don't you hate to talk to
your wife and let her notice how short
your breath is? 1t is calculated to
make her think that you are not as
brave as a lion, when as a matter Of
fact it proves that you are. When you
hear the noise, in Imagination you
jump from the bed and grapple with
it-catching the noise by the throat
and choking it until it is black in the
face. Well, you are naturally short
winded and the imaginary struggle
gets you out Of breath. That is all
there is to it.-Claude Callan in Fort
Worth Star-Telegram.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
COLLEGE GIRLS READY.
Western Women Apply For Work In
Munition Factories.


Munition Factories.
Chicago.-College girls are ready to
take the places of men who may be
called from their regular duties to go
to the front. Many Of them have ap-
piled for technical positions at the
Chicags collegiate bureau of occupa-
tions to take up the work when the
men leave it. Those who are still in
college are changing in increasing num-
bers to training in manual and tech
nical work.
The collegiate bureau has started a
survey of the situation in Chicago and,
according to an announcement Of Miss
Helen Bennett, head Of the bureau,
will endeavor to furnish trained work
ers for occupations that are vital to
the welfare of the country in time of
war.
In the last few days many young
swomen have applied for positions in
munitions factories. One girl said she
had motorboat to offer to the govern.
ment and that she would like to oper
ate 1t in connection with coast defense
duty.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24

ton buildings similar to those conduct
ed by the Young Mems Christian as
sociation and other organizations for
the comfort of the British soldiers and
sailors. The subscriptions were imme-
dtately forthcoming at a meeting of
the American Chamber of Commerce.
Several American firms subscribed
$500 each, bringing the fund up to S15,-
600.
1t was decided to provide two build
ings at ports where the sailors will
have their shore leave, and two repre-
sentatives Of the fund started hither
the next day to begin the work. The
buildings will have sleeping, eating
and recreation accommodations for the
men, including reading rooms. A
movement is also on foot to secure q
clubhouse suitable for the needs Of all
American sailors and soldiers who are
likely to visit London during the war.
Our Seamen No Shirkers.
At the American consulate II was
stated that at no time of the submarine
campaign have there been more Amer.
lean seamen than are now trayersinQ
the barred zone, and that there had not
been one case where any of them had
sought to leave their vessels.
Fully 5000 American seamen have
been through the zone in recent months
and many have been on ships of other
nationalities which have been torpe.
doed or mined. In several instances
American seamen have been in three
torpedoed vessels.
One of the most remarkable nhases
or the development of the America
mercantile marine is the adaptability
OF the American negro as a sailor
Ships masters have declared them tf
be among the bravest of crews unde,
the most trying situations.
American naval authorities ouite an
prove OF the system adopted bv the
British Admiralty as to concealinp tbt
number of U boats captured or SINH
and have adopted it in regard to the
operations Of American warships. This
system, OF course, also covers the meth
ods by which they are dealt with. which
all form part of an extensive scheme
constantly being altered and improved
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
THE STAY AT HOME VOTE.
Evil Effect of Neglect of Duty by the
Indifferent Citizen.

Our most important elections are Of
The course of the government, its pol
icies, our entire administration of pub
lie affairs, turn in effect upon the
indifference of the citizen. The evils
that flow from his neglect of those
primary duties may be said to be the
beginning of all those evils that seem
ever to accompany free government
If the people were as vigilant about
choosing their public servants as they
are about choosing their corporate Off
GERS or their iuusted employees it
would be virtually impossible for ex
travagance or graft or the many evils
of bossism 70 exist under our form of
government.
We have given much attention of
late to what is called a movement for
popular government. We have consid-
cred the advisability of Incorporating
into our system Of government the in
itiative. the referendum anu the re-
call. We have at times become violent
in expressing a desire for what we
choose to cali more effective instru-
mentalities of government Apparent
ly we have coveted greater obligations
and more manifold and complex du-
ties.
Putting aside for time the question
Of any benefits to be derived from
adopting and using such instrumental
tiles of government, the questions re-
main: Would we use them if we had
them? Would they not lie like tools
by our side, rusting and cumbersomef
Senator Borah in Youths Companion
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
More Boats to Follow.

Eventually all the American destroy
ers that can be spared from this siCe
of the Atlantic will be sent to the war
zone to aid the United States destroy
ers which, since May 4, have been CO
operating actively there with British
and French naval forces.
An aggressive campaign to rid the
waters around allied ports Of the Q
boat menace is In full swing. 1t is be-
ing carried out in accordance with
plans agreed upon at conferences held
in London and Paris and participated
In by Rear Admiral Sims.
Secretary Daniels said:
ut has been the purpose of the Unit
ed States navy to give the largest mea-
sure of assistance to the other countries
at war with Germany that is consist
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
PETAIN A FIGHTER.
French General an Expert Tacti-
clan and Strategist.
HE'S NOW CHIEF OF STAFF.

When War Started He Was Colonel.
Admitted Master of Offensive-His
Motor Transport Catch Phrase, "They
Shall Not Pass" Became an Actual
ity at Verdun.
Paris.-The appointment Of General
Petain as chief of staff of the ministry
of war recalls Petain's services during
the critical stages of the battle of Yer
dun in February and March, 1916.
When Joffre, after placing the French
armies in high state of organization,
was made marshal of France and re-
tired from field service it was be-
ieved at first that Petain, the hero Of
Verdun, would succeed him in COM
mand of the armies in the field. 1t Is
understood that the offer was actually
made to him. However. his demands
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24

for authority were so sweeping that
the politicians Immediately cooled to-
ward him, and Nivelle was selected for
the post Nivelle was appointed as
proponent of the offensive in warfare.
Above all, Petain is known as a fight
er. He has the st. Cyr training and is
acknowledged an expert tactician and
strategist.
Petain was born near Calais sixty.
one years ago and by 1890 had become,
captain in the elite Chasseurs Pied.
When the war started he was colo.
mel. Almost instantly he was made
general of brigade, and by Sept. II,
1914, he had become general of di
vision. Seven months later he was
commanding the Twenty-third army
corps and took part in the allied often
sive in Artois. His work here was so
brilliant that he was placed at the
head of the Second army, which he
led through the Champagne offensive
in October, 1915. His famous "iron
division" of colored colonial troops,
whom he had personally trained, large
ly contributed to that victory. By this
time Petain was admitted a master Of
the offensive.
1t is reported that when the German
storm broke over Verdun the French
were ordered to evacuate the fortress.
The rumOr of this aroused a fury of
indignation in France, and General de
Castelnau was rushed up from Paris
with orders that Verdun must be held
at all costs. Petain was selected to do
it. Under his command General Herr
organized the now celebrated motor
transport system. and the catch phrase.
''They shall not pass" became an actu-
ality
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
TANK LIKE BIG HOG
Straddles Trenches, Crushes
Barbed Wire, Rakes Foe.
GREAT AID TO ALLIED DRIVE.


Handed Captured Machine Gun and
Six Germans, Will Assist Ordnance
Department of This Country Prepar-
ing Tanks For Service.
WaShington.-The French infantry
that won so much ground in the Cham
payne region advanced as a supporting
force to numerous batteries of cater
pillar tractors, or tanks" hoglike in
appearance, that crept forward with a
persistency which the German troops
remaining in their shell battered
trenches could not check and which
assured the poilus Of protection as they
dug in upon their advanced lines
SO that an American army can know
about these tanks if sent abroad Cap
tam Charles Sweeny, native of Spo-
kane, Wash, and member of the
Foreign legion of the French army,
is now in this city, where he will as
slst ordnance experts in preparing SIM
liar land cruisers for service. He re-
turned recently from France.
Captain Sweeney is West Pointer,
but when the fighting began he was
found In the French army. He started
as private in the infantry. He want.
ed to be in the thick Of it, so chose
that branch of the service and during
his campaigning was in many battles.
He was awarded the cross of the
Legion Of Honor for valor and pro-
NOTED to lieutenant when, single hand
ed, he captured machine gun and six
Germans.
Very little has been written In this
or any country regarding the French
tanks. The first few used by the
French army went into action about
the same time the British put theirs in
the field. 1t was not until the great
offensive began this spring that the
poilus trotted forward in support of
great numbers of their tanks, "zan-
zans," as they called them.
The best way to describe a French
tank Is to compare it with giant hog,
kneeling so that it's short legs cannot
be seen, and creeping forward as it
roots in the ground.
A rain of lead pours from it's sides
as it proceeds, and heavier shot and
shell are showered upon any position
where machine guns of the Germans
may remain in action as it straddles
the enemy trench. Only by landing
a shell directly upon tank can it be
put out of commission. Bullets from
German rapid firers and the infantry
rifles are pOwerleSS. Hand grenadeS
do it no damage
Exactly how the French get the
tanks to their first line trenches in
preparation for attack is a secret, and
for the present nothing on that phase
of the use of them can be published.
The well trained mechanicians and RI
flemen are ready when it is time to
start, and upon the signal the tank
gets into action. 1t straddles trenches,
crushes through barbed wire and
rakes the foe with guns.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
THE TOMB OF EVE.
Where the Mother of tho Human Race
Is Said to Rest In Arabia.

Is SdId TO REST IN AFapIds
What is probably the most remarka
bic and strangest of all alleged Bible
tombs is that which marks the sup
posed resting place of Eve, the mother
of the human race. 1t lies about a
mile to the north of Jeddah, the port
of Mecca.
The tradition that Eve was buried
here is older than Mohammed. Adam
is believed by some to rest at his own
peak in Ceylon, but this is debated by
oriental scholars.
There had been a difference, so the
Mohammedans say, between our first
parents, and Eve spent the last years
of her life at Jeddah, where she was
buried. not far from the great temple
in Mecca. which Moslem tradition
ascribes to the hands of Adam him
self.
A common legend attributes to Eve
the height of 11S feet, but this does
not correspond with the dimensions of
her tomb, which is nearly 400 feet
long! She must have been Of some
what strange shape, as her grave is
only ten or eleven feet wide!
In the middle of the grave is a small
building containing a curious witness
to the devotion of the Moslems. On
temple are hundreds of thousands of
penciled names as far as the hand can
reach.-Pearson' Weekly.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
Saw Snake Swallow Younu.

Waterbury, Conn. = The statement
that snakes do not swallow their young
meets with emphatic denial by Albert
M. Scott of Jacksonville, Fla. "On the
Baird farm" he says, least Of Steele's
brook, below the old suspender shop in
Oakville, about sixty years ago, saw
snakes about four inches long, as l re-
member them, run into the mouth of a
corn streaked or chicken snake. 1
could not say how many there were,
but killed with hoe twenty
young, and the old one made twenty.
three"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
service, are being built with all possi.

service, are being built with all possi-
BILE haste. Several will be commits
stoned early In summer. Others will
be ready a few months later and still
others at intervals of a few months
thereafter
There does not appear to be any pres
ent necessity for heavy craft in addi-
tion to the British and French fleets.
Destroyers and cruisers are holding the
lines against the submarines, while the
big ships are held in readiness to meet
any attempt by the Germans to claim
a place upon the surface Of the sea.
The American battle fleet stands as an
additional line behind the mighty ar
mada the allies can fling into such a
fight.
Secretary Daniels had not planned to
announce at this time the fact that our
war craft are actively cooperating on
the other side Of the Atlantic. The
press dispatch from London that the
British admiralty had made the an
nouncement was the direct cause of his
making the fact public. IN
The policy of secrecy was duesto the
remote danger that the German admi-
ralty might receive the news in some
way before the destroyers reached the
other side and pick off one or more Of
them en- route.
All officials and naval experts have
not been agreed as to the advisability
Of Withholding this news from publica-
tion. Some have felt that publication
Of the fact would have had tremen-
dous sentimental effect in this country,
in England and France and especially
in Germany and throughout the central
pmDireS
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
OUR DESIROYERS!
NOW IN WAR ZONE /:
England Is Delighted to Have the
Active Cooperation Of the
United States Navy In
Submarine Warfare

1907 to 1909 Then, after command
ing the battleship Minnesota. he went
to the Naval War college for advanced
studies and in June. 1913, was chosen
by Secretary Daniels to take charge of
and reorganize the Atlantic torpedo
fiotilla. His wife is a daughter Of
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, former secre
tary of the interior
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
Use Their Heads a Lot.

"Father. are goats intelligent?"
II don't know, my child. What
makes you ask that?'
well, you told me that people that
use their heads are intelligent, and
goats use their heads an awful lot."-
Buffalo Express
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
peadheads In Pepys, Time.

In Pepys' Diary he tells of "Thomas
Killigrew's way of getting to see plays
when he was boy. He would go to
the Red Bull, and when the man cried
to the boys, Who will go and be
devil and he shall see the play for
nothingT then would he go in and be a
devil upon the stage and so get to see
plays"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24

ent with the IuIl and complete prOtec-
ton Of our own coast and territorial
waters"
Every officer and man on board the
swift American vessels is veteran of
the destroyer flotilla. Life on a de.
stroyer is about the roughest kind of
work which a sailor can encounter on
surface boat.
There is feeling in naval circles that
some American destroyers participated
In the raid on the German submarine
base at Zeebrugge, Belgium, few days
ago.
From this time on the fight against
the submarines will be one continuous
offensive. It Is planned to give the u
boats no rest day or night.
No announcement will be made as to
the bases from which the American de-
stroyers are operating-whether they
are British or French or both.
"The important thing is that they
are in the thick of the fight against
the submarines" said one naval off,
Ger in close touch with the situation.
Furthermore, our destroyers are very
busy, and they are going to be busier
They are over there to get the Ger.
man q boats, and they viii land lot
of them"
1t is not expected at the navy de.
partment that the aggressive cam
paign now being carried on will entire.
ly clear the seas Of submarines. If all
| the submarines are driven to cover
they undoubtedly will come forth
again at the first favorable opportuni
! ty. 1t will become increasingly difficuli
, for them, however. to leave and enter
vessels in the allied patrol feet is in
| creased.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
NO FIREWORKS THIS YEAR.
Adamson Won't Permit Sale Of Noise
Makers In New York

New York.-This years Fourth of
July is to be absolutely sane and noise
less. Robert Adamson. fire commits
sioner, has decided against granting
licenses for any kind Of fireworks.
He gives as his reasons-first, alien
enemies might take advantage of the
public sale Of fireworks to store explo-
sives; second, the powder that would
go into fireworks ought to be conserved
for war purposes.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
ABRUzZI TO HEAD MISSION.
Italy Will Send Marconi Here With
Other Experts.

Rome.-Although the Italian mission
to the United States has not yet been
officially appointed, its chief members
have already been decided upon. They
include the Duke Of the Abruzzi, cousin
Of the king and admiral of the navy,
who will be the head Of the mission.
Senator William Marconi will also be a
member.
Senator Tittoni, former minister of
foreign affairs, was also expected to
join the party, but has found it impos-
sible to go. The mission will include
well known military, naval, financial
and Industrial experts.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
Most Efficient Foe.

Destroyers have proved the most ef-
ficlent foe of submarines. Their value
has been so great that all possible ef-
fort has been concentrated by the navy
department upon adding to the Amer
lean fiotillas in the shortest time.
More than fifty new boats, swifter,
more powerful and seaworthy and
more heavily armed than any now in
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
FIVE HUNDRED REDMEN
WILL FIGHT FOR FLAG

; Eastport. Me.-Five hundred
Passamaauoddy Indians, led by
Chief Peter Neptune, marched
; six miles from their reservation
to this city to escort a company
Of Maine infantry to the railroad
station prior to its departure for
duty in another section of the
} state. All male members Of the
} tribe Of military age offered to
enlist and then were accepted.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
Social Lemonade.

"She is noted for her social lemon
ade."
whats that?'
Saying sour things in sweet way"
Toledo Blade.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-24
For Comfort Of Men.

Immediately after the American resi-
dents of London learned that Ameri-
can warships were operating in Brit
ish waters they began to discuss meas
ures for the welfare of the sailors At
an informal conference it was decided
to provide for the Americans recrea-