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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13
He GOT The FANS
Officer Met Objections of His
Superiors in Washington.
Offered to Transfer One of his Heavy
weight Ensigns to Make Room
for Extra Equipment.

When squad of civilian volunteers
went on a battleship training cruise,
Lieut. F. 81. Roberts one day told them
about service with the destroyers.
"No special attempt" he told the
volunteers, 'fs made in selecting the
men to serve in torpedo craft, wheth-
er they are fat men or lean men, short
men or tall men. The character and
spirit are developed by association af-
ter their arrival. AS rule, they are
older than the men on the battleships.
"You all know that one of the char
acteristics of a destroyer is ability to
make high speed. To this end it has
always been the policy Of the naval
constructors to keep fittings of the
vessel strong but of light weight. No
chances were ever lost by the naval
constructors in Tightening the destroy
ers by removal of any fittings that
they considered unnecessary" -
To illustrate: A flotilla of Destroy
ers was dispatched from the Atlantic
coast to the Philippines via San Juan,
the Azores, the Mediterranean, the
Suez canal, Indian ocean and the West
Indies.
1t SO happened that on one of these
destroyers the commanding officer was
a man weighing 230 pounds. His two
assistants, both then ensignS, each
weighed well over 200 pounds. Out of
half-dozen chief petty officers three
of them were heavyweights, and in the
rest of the crew were two others OF
the same avoirdupois.
Upon arrival in the Philippines the
weather was hot and sultry, the sun
keeping the decks of the vessel warm,
adding another torment.
| The vessels original allowance list
had included one electric fan, so the
commanding officer submitted requi-
sition requesting that fan be fur
each compartment in which the crew
were quartered, a total of five fans.
The request in due time reached
Washington, and some three months
later was returned disapproved as the
bureau did not wish to add any I'M
necessary weight to the vessel for fear
nf reducing it's speed.
Nothing daunted, the commanding
officer returned the requisition with a
statement thereon of the weights Of
himself, his two commissioned assist
ants and other members of the crew
and requested that one of these heavy
weights be transferred and that man
weighing ebout $50 pounds be sent in
his place.
The fans were forthcoming and no
body was transferred. Since that time
electric fans are among the few COM
forts found on destroyers.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13
HANDSOME AFTERNOON DRESS.

this way. But the dress shown in the
picture is entirely of the crepe, even
to the girdle and sash ends. 1t is cut
with q shaped yoke which extends
from the back and front to a point un-
der the arms. Aprons, hemmed and
tucked, are gathered into the yoke at
the front and back and hang to the
bottom of the skirt. The plain under
skirt has a tucked panel gathered in
at each side. All tucks and seams are
hemstitched. The neck and sleeves
are finished with a narrow binding, of
satin and satin-covered buttons are
used for finishing touch on the
sleeves. The yoke is embellished with
q braided pattern in silk soutache. Silk
tassels weight the sash ends; dress
and trimmings are all in one color.
In dresses of soft materials the
straight hanging and simplified modes
for midsummer have greatly sfmplified
things for the home dressmaker. Be
sides, we are assured that the very
latest of all fads is the fad for things
that have a made-at-home look. Since
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13

but light, and beautiful with border
of narrow muslin braid about it in the
natural color of the straw. The same
braid is laid in Greek key design about
the upper brim and used for finish at
the brim edge. A border, called q
drop of malines, extends about the
brim edge. It's name betrays that 1t Is
worn turned down, sometimes, yelling
the eyes in way altogether alluring.
Small flowers and leaves in linen color,
matching the straw braid, are placed
in q wreath about the crown, and lit
tie punches of silk-covered grapes, in
the colors of the ripened or ripening
fruit, are set in the wreath.
A wide milan, in the yellow shade
called sunbeam" is pictured in the
graceful shape, with sweeping brim-
lines that are much wider at the sides
than in the front and back. Three fiat
brims-two loops and one end to a
bow provide all the trimming needed
on this unusual design. One is In
brown, one in natter blue, and one In
old rose, all of satin ribbon about four
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13

it--undoubtedly had come to see for
themselves, and, out of pity or con-
tempt, hadn't told him. He told
her how he'd felt, sitting there In
the theater. He accused her as his
wrath burned brighter, of having Sc
lected the thing to do that would hurt
him worst, of having borne a grudge
against him and avenged it.
It was the ignoblest moment of his
life, and he knew it. The accusa-
tions he was making against her were
nothing to those that were storing up
in his mind against himself.
He didn't look at her as he talked,
and she didn't interrupt; said no word
of denial or defense. The big out
burst spent itself. He lapsed into an
uneasy silence, got himself together
again, and went on trying to restate
his grievance-this time more reason
ably, retracting little. But under
her continued silence he grew weak
ly irritated again.
When at last she spoke. he turned
his eyes toward her and saw q sort of
frozen look in her dull white face that
he had never seen in it before. Her
intonation was monotonous, her voice
scarcely audible.
"I guess 1 understand" she said. 81
don't know whether wish [ were dead
or not. If I'd died when the babies
were born. But I'm glad
came away when I did. And I'm glad"
she gave a faint shudder there at the
alternative, 'Im glad I've got job
and that can pay back that hundred
dollars 1 owe you. I've had it quite
q while. But I've kept it, hoping you
might find out where I was and come
to me, as you did, and that we might
have a chance to talk. I thought I'd
tell you how I'd earned it, and that
you'd be little-proud with me
about it, proud that 1 could pay it
back so soon."
She smiled little over that, smile
he had to turn away from. II sup
pose I'll be glad, some day, that
it all happened; that 1 met you and
loved you and had the babies, even
though it's all had to end she shud-
dered again, 'like this"
1t wasn't till he tried to speak that
her apparent calm was broken. Then,
with q sudden frantic terror in her
eyes, she begged him not to-begged
him to go away, If he had any mercy
for her at all, quickly and without
word. In a sort of daze he obeyed
her.
The tardy winter morning, looking
through her grimy window, found her
sitting there, just as she'd been when
he closed the door.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13

Among the latest efforts of a tai
ented designer. whose products make
place for themselves all over this coun-
try, appears this handsome afternoon
dress. 1t almost goes without saying
that it is of crepe although
it might be of voile or of net. But
georgette has become habit and we
have to compel ourselves to think
twice in order to consider any other
fabric for the light frocks of midsum-
mer.
Even when another material is to be
used it borrows something from the
merits of georgette and is made up in
combination with this lovely fabric.
Silk, satin and wool are all used in
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13
Humanity's Lenuthened Life.

Fifty years ago the average length
of human life in the United States
was in the neighborhood Of thirty
four years. Today the average Ameri-
can citizen lives to be forty-five years
Of age. And fifty years from now
the average human life will have
heightened to almost sixty years.
All of this gain in heightened life
Is due to the practice of disease pre-
vention. And If the world would put
into practice all that is known of dis
ease prevention today. the life of even
the present generation might be
Iengthened by a cGz2n years or so.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13

fort in tribute to the glories of SUM
mer. For August they presage ID
passing with palmer headwear ir
white and black, in light colored, un
trimmed felts and in new inspirations
of similar character that may come tC
them. But to midsummer belong the
loveliest and most ailuring harmonies
that are ever translated into headwearr
the dreams of artists come true.
Here are two new arrivals in pic
turesque hats that remind us of sum.
mer days. One of them is of blaca
malines with a double crown and s.
wide, dropping brim. Just how the
outside crown is shaped so smoothly is
secret of the milliner. 1t is bulky
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13

pathy. Then: you've seen her off
the stage-talked with her."
81 didn't ask her to explain" said
Rodney. 81 asked her to come home
and she wouldn't
"Oh, it's wickedr' she cried. 'It's
the most abominably selfish thing 1
ever heard of ~
"Pull up, Freddy he said. Rather
gently, though, for him. There's no
good going on like that. And besides
You were saying Harriet would
do anything in the world for me. Well,
there's something you can do. You're
the only person l know who can"
Her answer was to come around be-
hind his chair, put her cheek down
beside his, and reach for his hands.
Lets get away from this miserable
breakfast table," she said Come up
to where I live, where we can be safe
Iy by ourselves; then tell me about
it."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13
DeveIopment of Wireless,

Experiments have been made In
Sweden with Il form of wireless trans
mission and reception enabling an avt-
ator in flight to have communication
with the earth; other experiments
have been made with ,Ontrivance
which is believed to be .ule to direct
the course of torDedoes from Oirp'"neA
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13
A Coat of Ribbon.

A sports coat made of ribbon is
quite novelty. Bayadere striped rib
bon is used that is, ribbon with cross
wise stripes in the rouille or rust color,
on a pale yellow ground. The strips
Of ribbon are stitched together, each
crosswise stripe exactly matched to
the other, so that the coat appears to
have stripes running all the way
around. in body and sleeve, while col
lar. pockets and cuffs have a reversed
effect. \ white silk paraSOl is trimmed
vitl arpii4ued strips Of the rihh"u
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13
uow About Other Senses?

"The sense of direction is so strong
Iy developed in tie average man."
stated Professor Pate, "that he can
rise in the middle of the darkest night
that ever was, unerringly find his way
clear through the house to a burglar
proof safe, work the combination with
out u light. take out bottle of hair
restorer and drink heartily Of its con-
tents by mistake for the cough remedy
which stands on the little table beside
his .".-Eansas City Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13

society is going in for common sense
and economy in matters of dress, in
order to look the part of devoted
patriots, the homemade dress is about
to be placed notch higher than the
manufactured dress, and it belongs
there.
Midsummer millinery. in dress hats,
is the swan song of designers, for the
season-their final and supreme eff
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13

and there is a ribbon reticule to match
the coat and parasol, and band of
ribbon adorns a wide-brimmed straw
hat.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13

Avoid Confusion.
Work will be saved by keeping things
In order as you GO
The evening herald., 1917-09-19
SPARED NOT THE FISH.

Not satisfied with devastating the
land, the rivers ana canals do not
escape the destructive hands OF the
Huns IL has been discovered that
the canals and rivers Of northern
France are being drained of every
fish III 90 eat while thiA last bar
harity might be explained boy the crit
;cal food situation Of the Germans.
there IN evidence that this rs not the
sole motive.
The task of leaving the French 7iv-
ors and canals fishiess is being pur-
sued with the aame systematic thor
oughness and attention that charac.
terizod the efforts OF the Germans
preceding their retreat last spring To
leave behind them a dcsolate wilder
ness. In which the French might not
find either mouthful of food or an
ounce Of material that might hc Of
service 20 them.
The necessity Of draining the canals
and parts of the river beds made
dangerous by the Germans has
brought 10 light humorous fishtraps,
scincs barriers and other appliances
Of the Germans 10 catch every fish.
Evidence also has been found of the
use Of explosives for stunning the fish
ana bringing them 10 the surface.
The one idea dominating the Ger
mans appears 10 have been to obtain
for their immediate use all the fisf
available. az the same time rendering
II certain that after their evacuation
n would be yeara before the French
would again be able to rostOck the
rivers and canals 10 their former
abundance. The degree 20 which ths
canals and rivers have been robbed
IN being demonstrated in another way
During their retreat the Germans
dynamited scores OF bridges. many
Of them huge steel and concrete AZ
fairs which fell into the river and
canal beds. before the Germans de
vastation and retreat the explosions
necessary 10 hreak up one Of thes,
bridges now lying on the river beds
would have stunned and brought M
to the surface hundreds of huge river
fish for hundreds ~ yards In hotl
| directions. what has been done hN
| the Germans In this respect in the ter
! ritory already evacuated is presum
ably being continued In the remainder
of France. LIllnstration.
The evening herald., 1917-09-19
PUBLIC GETS TT IN THE NECK" !"

once more tho poor consumer gets
Il In the neck The price OF white
collars has been increased from fif-
teen cents 20 twenty cents each. The
manufacturers say IL is because OF n
scarcity OF materials and labor. with
all due Difference To their inside
knowledge. one surely will be par
doncd for saying that the excuse will
hardly wash
Within the next few months one
million or no OF white collar wears
will have been collared 10y drill SER
geants of the new army and will
wear white collars no more until after
the war According to the law OF
supply and demand, this ought at
least to stabilize the market II IL
doesn't glut IL. As each man would
require ordinarily at least dozen
collars year. this would mean a
difference Of 10 million collars. There
may be no connection between these
facts and the new advance. hut some
how the suspicion that there II sticks
In ones gorge.
Upon the receipt Of the new' from
the manufacturers. retailers an
nounced an immediate raise In prices
to the new figure. hut oLtht not
that charge TO be based upon what
they must pay for new supplies and
not upon what they paid for the stocks
on hand? There II certainly ground
for the supposition that the retailers
and manufacturers are banded to-
eether In a 5-ply, non-shrinkable
scheme 10 choke "A few more dollars
-
Now we suppose the laundrics will
charge US more for wearing out our
90 cent collars than they did for
our - cent collars and much more
than for the two for quarter ones
we bought In the dear, dim days of
long ago,--St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The evening herald., 1917-09-19
The Scrap Book


Our Padre e says I'm sinner.
And John Buii says I'm Anint.
and they're both cf 'em bound 10 no
liars
For I'm neither Of them. ain't
I'm a man. and mans n mixture.
Right down from IL very birth.
For part ov i'm comes from 'eaven.
For part ov i'm comes from earth.
There's nothing In man that's perfect,
And nothing that's all complete;
lf's nohhut hig beginning.
From ~ cad to the soles Of is feet.
There's summat as draws i'm uppar,ls,
And summat as draEs I'm down.
And the conscience IL q wobbles,
'Twixt muck and golden crown.
Ye remember old Briy Buggins.
That sarglnt what lorsf lis stripes
Well. q were bloomin' 'ero,
daisy To- scrap. hut cripesl
That blokc were hlinkin' mixture.
or all that were good and bad,
For e fairly broke 'is mothers cart.
The best friend q 'Rd.
But q died at Loos to save a pal.
And that We're the other side;
Y killed is mother and saved is pal.
That 'ow e lived and died.
And that's 'ow II Is. it's 'uman.
It's 'eaven and ell In one.
There's the ell OF scrap In the cart
of a man.
And that scraps never done
The Good and the Bad's at war. ye
see,
Just the same ms US boys and the
Boche.
And when both gets goin' with all
their guns.
There's the Saturday night of a
squash.
And IT'S Just the same wi the nations
As Il Is wi single man.
There's eaven and ell In their yitals
\ scrappin' as ard as they can.
q \. studdert Kennedy. 9. +
The evening herald., 1917-09-19
the oEnNrAN vIEwpoINr.

one OF the most recent statements
OF the German viewpoint N contained
In "a book calsed "christine," purport-
Ing to be a series of letters written
by young English woman pursuing
her musical. studies IN Berlin just
before the war broke out. The pass
aee quoted IL she statement OF her
teacher. German and one OF the In
teliectuais who IN conversation treat
ed the kaiser with amused disdain
and ventured upon very hasardous
outburats In a country where icsc-
majeste In so severely punished:
I'VE are still 40 near as nation TO
the child and % the savage. To the
clever child and the powerful savage.
We like simple and gross emotions and
plenty OF them obvious tastes IN our
food and our pleasures. and a great
deal of u; Tat In our food and fat In
our women. And, like the child. when
we mourn we mourn to excess, and
enjoy ourselves In that excess and.
like the savage. we are afraid. and
therefore hedge ourselves about with
observances. celebrations. cannon.
kings In no other country IN there
more than one king. In ours we find
three and an emperor necessary. The
savage who fears all things does not
fear more than we Germans. We
fear other nations. we fcar other moo.
Pile, we fear public opinion To an ex-
tent Incredible. and tremhle before
the opinion of our servants and
trndespeoplc: we fear our own man
ncrs and therefore are Obliged to
preserve the idiotic practice Of duel
ing. in which az often as not tho
man whose honor is belng satisfied
is the one who is killed. we fear an
those above us. Of whom there are
invariably great many: we fear all
officials, and our country drips with
officials. The only person we do not
fear is God. The contrary IA the
truth We Germans fear not God.
but everything else in the world II
Is only fear that makes us polite. fear
OF the duel. for. like the child and the
savage. we have not had time To ac-
The evening herald., 1917-09-19
CHANCE ron THE Old p,TmoT.

In ST. Louis there lives young
man OF military age. not caught by
the draft, but who thrills 10 the
march Of the boys In Khaki and wants
to take his place In the ranks Just
one thing prevents. He has a mother
ana sister entirely dependent upon
him for support iIut now he thinks
he has solved the problem, and II
there ~ any man OF means. whose
pulse quickens ut the aiEht nf the
flag and of the boys who soon Will
defend IL In France. ready TO under
take the support of the mother and
sister while he is gone. Harry Castle
will join the colors with the hope
of finding some such man, he recent
ly inserted the following want ad In
"A ST. Louis paper:
PATRIOT want to 20 to war. 7
cannot leave my mother and sister
without support Anyone. man or
woman, willing to make such finan-
cial allowance during the war as to
enable me 10 go, please address Hurry
Castle. 2lil Obear
Now Harry Castle has a brother.
whose patriotism Is just as fiery as
his, and when the rnited states first
entered the war IL was a question with
them which should he permitted To- go.
Both knew that one must remain az
home To- care for the mother and
little sister So they took deck 90
cards. cut and drew. Don Castle was
the lucky one, and held "a jack ia his
brothers deuce So Don went
This was several months ago, and
| since then Harry has not missed a
one Of the many parades of ST Louis
soldiers ana continually the longing
to serve hts country has grown. lie
thought IL over ana az last concluded
| there might n" sumcinc in 81 Louis
willing 20 fingnce "a first class fight
ing man in France Vow he is any-
| iously awaiting reply 10 his Jd
The evening herald., 1917-09-19
Soldiers Rock Store
Tnrty-eight Arrested

Soldiers from Camp Funston thr 81
rocks ai the former Peoples saloon
IN Blrclas last night, following uuu-
bic between them ana civilians uu'-
side the store. Since the dry ZONE
proclaimed the Peoples saloon has
been conducted as soft drink pal
ace" The civilians in the ron re-
treated inside the store before th'
bombardmcut.
Thirty-eisht Of ;hc soldiers wer
arrested by "a force of provost rurids
headed hy Lieut. Thomas Soc end
sheriff Garcia. They were locked Ion
the guardhuu~c ui the ,pmp Co.. oVH'
summary court martial
The evening herald., 1917-09-19

senator Simmons was discussing the
proposed war DN on motor car own
crs.
Making war taxes hc said, "isu,
pleasant wuri. II puts one In the
position of the facotIous pastor.
"A pastor ut ocean Grove took o
little girl ON his knc" ana said
II don't love you. Nellie"
AN the ladies on tie hrcezo swept
vcranda laughed. hut little Nellie
frowncd and said.
You've got 20 love me. You've
got to-
Got to- How so laughed tho
divine.
'Because said Nollie stoutly
'oyu'ye Eot to love them that hate
yon--and hate YOU goodness
knows '--W Washington star
The evening herald., 1917-09-19
Official Visits
Paid by McMilIen
To Masonic Lodges

Mr. 49, NrMWen. Grand Master
OF The Ma.0uI Lodea ot 'hc state of
Sew Mry.ou. paid uu official visit %"
the Roswell lodge Monday n.ght. pr
Tuesday Doe visited th, Carlsbad lodge.
and is now attending lhr convention
uf th, Elr Association m Roswell.
The evening herald., 1917-09-19

a speaker IN the reiohstag bewails
the fact that German soldiers nave
been cheated out Of victory by the
number and strength OF the a1Ies pc
New York Telegraph.
The evening herald., 1917-09-19

In connection with the new German
advance IN Russia, u IL well 10 recall
that Napoleon reached Moscow with
out conau,ring Russia -- BROOKLYN
Eagle
The evening herald., 1917-09-19

II a man thinks woman Will not
be efficient In assembling the Inrts
in an Industrial plant let him Try
dressing the baby while ne carries "n
a conversation with his mouth fnll
of pins Chico Enterprise.
The evening herald., 1917-09-19

Tho meaning of those happenings
ct Athens Is that the powers which
gave Greece its Independence nov
have given Greece back TO the Greeks.
- New York Herald.
The evening herald., 1917-09-19

Isn't II wonderful how much work
a horse can do without feeling the
need OF alcoholic stimulanis Dallas
News
The evening herald., 1917-09-19
WHEN TO USE IT.

No, Florhol you may not rhyme
with embargo" In war time.
such things being permitted only
when the world is otherwise az peace.
--C Chicago Ncws.
The evening herald., 1917-09-19

Draft-obie' tors are awakening To
the fact thai resisting the government
70 about as hazardous an occupation
az enlisiins --- New York World.
The evening herald., 1917-09-19

Every day HERALD WANTS ADS
find help: secure positions: sell articles
no longer needed; rent houses, flats.
apartments stores and real estate; FIND
the lost: sell houses. lois and farms
The evening herald., 1917-09-19

Russian soldier gets SIX cents a day
and some ~ them ought 10 nave their
VA aiaries reduced. d.--Daiias News.