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The Washington times., 1917-09-23
Smoke Box Latest Inventon Screens Ships From Attacks

CAMP MCCLELLAN, ADMISSION,
Ala, Sept. 23.-RsvsIlls ringing
through Camp Mcclellan tomorrow
morning will mean considerably
more than the usual hop. skip. and
a jump into. working toEs-it will
be the signal calling the tweAky-
ninth division soldiers now stationed
here TO a program OF Intensive train
| ing designed to eventually Mt. them
| for service in Europeis trenches.
Monday has been decided upon a.
The date for the curtain raIzLnz On
the schedule. OF .instructIon mapped
out by the War College. Elementary
work will be. the rule at nrst in
order that the rockies" may gather
passing knowledge Of the rudiments
Of the military game, and 50 that Of.
neers and enlisted -hen who have
served their apprenticeship may have
the advantages Of q freshening up.
French and English officers will
come here to act as teachers for the
division, assisting the regular army
and federaIlzed guard star already
In duty, and the Jersey. Delaware.
Maryland, District Of Colunbia, ana
Virginia soldiers win have the ad-
vantages OF q personal contact with
experienced specialists In modern
warfare.
schedule To vary.
The schedule Of instruction win
be changed from week to week. the
divisional headquarters stan an
nouncing the previous weeks SEIZED
ule several days before It goes into
effect From reveills to taps officers
and enlisted men win be kept busy,
and, strange to relate, the official
commissioned personnel will be the
busiest of ALL OFFICERS will be 4ex-
pected to lead their companies
selves to q program of night study,
certain to keep the midnight oil burn
ing into the small hours of the morn
ing. BY this time next week the
twenty ninth divisional viii be con-
WINGED that Uncle Sam means business
and wants every guardsnnan to sacri-
flee the thoughts of all else in com
mon besides that directly akin, to
milltarism-
An elaborate system of trenches win
be constructed; artillery and rifle
ranges are now being laid out; i'm
mense stretches OF land selected for
drilling GROUNDS are oeinG cleared OH,
and q general scurrying Is In evidence
in all parts Of the cantonment for .
final smoothing out Of wrinkles be-
fore Mondays reveille call. 80, -
oraganIse Under New Plan
The Reorganization Of the division
on the basis defined. By the new
national army plan is expected to 50
into effect mamentarily, but eEo1
this feature will not cause . dslsy
In putting the intensive training |
program into use. sei4er win the
fact that all troops ssfgnated. to |
Camp Mcclellan have, not yet arrived
cause the divisional eoaamanders to
hold up the training drive. The ten
day period devoted to the trans
ferring Of drafted men to training |
camps will be up on September ~,
The Washington times., 1917-09-23

Of all the inventions and sugges-
lions evolved with the idea of cir
cumventing the fatal activities of the
torpedo-belching submarine none has
proved itself more eficacious than
the smoke-screen, first suggested to
an American inventor by the octopus,
or giant sGuid, which elects an inky
fluid and totally obscures itself when
ever a human or piscatorial enemy
approaches.
inexpensive and Easy.
The most recent evolution of the
smoke-scresn, combining inexpensive
ness with ease of opertion and quick
action, is thee "smoke-box." an inter-
esting description of which is con-
tanned n the Scientific American I'M
der date of Ssptember 15y Through
the courtesy of Mum & Co., publish
ers of that periodical. The Times is
able to reprint excerpts from the arti-
Gle and one of the illustrations which
accompany it.
The Bureau Of. War Risk Insur-
ance," says the Scientific American
contributor, requires that vessels
sailing for European and Mediter-
ranean ports after October be equip
ped with at least one dozen smoke
boxes OF approved design. Much has
been said about the smoke screen. and
little is really known about it. 1t is
obvious that it-can only be used when
danger threatens. whereas protective
coloring is only Of use in preventing
the danger from threatening. To keep
q ship constantly behind a. smoke
screen would be to invite the very
danger it aims to dodge.
Smoke boxes are of many Designs
One, using phosphorus probably conn
bined with tar, or. other free carbon
forming, combustible, keeps its fuel
under water until used, when it is
ignited and famed out into the air
by means of a blowing apparatus.
The blower Is inexpensive (about
S125(sand me smoke boxss themselves
cost III, tn .peighborhood2o OF s26. The
smoke thus produced is of a creamy
white eohslstency. and Of course
spreads out over large area.
Another type is a rectangular box
with a strip of material resembling
adhesive tape about 1t. This, when
peeled off, reveals a slit through
which the fire is applied, after which
reddish black smoke pours forth.
And still other types exist.
Smoke boxes ere used in various
ways and for various purposes. If a
ship has reason to think she has been
observed and has been pouring a
thick black smoke from her tunnels,
she may elect to change Immediately
The Washington times., 1917-09-23
MAI. COOK ASSUMES
DUTY AT CAMP LEE

Major c. Fred Cook. national army,
who in the District national guard
became one of washington's most dis
tinEuished soldiers, is at Camp Lee,
The Washington times., 1917-09-23

to anthracite coal and to throw over
board q smoke box.
THE low angle of vision possessed
by a submarine, whether from peri
scope or from surface floating posi-.
ton, makes 1t extremely difficult to
determine at a distance whether q
source OF smoke is a smoke box on
the water or a smoke stack from q
midtown vessel.
Smoke boxes may be holsted to q
mast, to produce a quick spread Of q
smoke screen, and the vessel simply
turn tail and run, or the smoke box
may be mounted on the stern In
such an event the screen acts simply
as a preventive of q torpedo being
fred, and the vessel must depend on
her speed to outrun the submarine.
No submarine commander is going to
IRE a valuable torpedo at the stern
of a fleeing vessel unless he Is pretty
sure Of q hit, and q smoke screen
makes a hit under such circumstances
entirely a matter OF chance.
Smoke boxes produce smoke for
twenty minutes, perhaps for half an
hour. To carry enough to keep q
smoke screen going indefinitely would
not aid safety to any great extent.
When a submarine sights a vessel one
Of two things happens-she either
catches up with her victim and tor
pedoes her, or the intended victim
makes her escape. II the escape is
not to be made in the time provided
for by a dozen smoke boxes, II prob
ably can't be made. II the two ves-
sells have an equal speed. all that Is
necessary is for the submarine to run
after the smoke until It is exhausted.
And It should be noted that IL q
smoke screen prevents a merchant
vessel from being fired upon success
fully by a submarine, 1t also prevents
the gun crew of the vessel from
making the submarine keep to an
awash condition-aDd a submarine
goes faster on the surface than under
water.
Much Depends on Time Of Day.
Obviously, much will depend not
only upon the relative speeds OF the
hunter and the hunted, but the time
Of day at which the hunt begins. At
tackled in the early morning, a smoke
box protected steamer has far less
chance of making her escape than IL
the danger comes in the afternoon.
Might is the great friend of the
submarine-best merchant vessel, and
can sne out avoid torpedo Dy Zig
tagging. by smoke screens, or by q
camoufiage protection which renders
her o. low visibility until the after
noon, she will have a vastly increased
chance of merging safely into the
dusk than her sister ship who is so
unfortunate as to raise a periscope
at sun-up.
mo contention is made that either
camouiage or smoke box is an ade-
QuAte treatment for submarinitis. At
best they are but antiseptic measures
designed to minimize rather than to
cure the illness. But because they
can be quickly applied. are Inexpen-
sive. and to a certain degree effective,
they represent, on the part Of the
government which requires them, the
most satisfactory minimizing treat
ment for the poisonous i'll afflicting
alike the sea and her ships that has
as yet been discovered"
Copyright, 1871 Mum & Co.. Scientific Amer
lean. by Otis F. WOod.D
The Washington times., 1917-09-23
u. S. INSPECTORS
AT CAMP. MEADE
CONDEMN BEEF

CAMP MEADE, Nd, Sept. %
There will be no embalmed beef scan
dal in connection with the feeding of
the SeventyanInth division Of the ma
tional army. The first bad meat has
arrived. 1t was not very bad. An
ordinary nose could not have de-
teeted II, and an ordinary tongue
might have found the flavor all right.
But the inspectors. whom the, War De-
psrtment has on the job, feel their re-
sponsibIlity too seriously, to. Let one
little sniff and one little taste suffice.
They have keen eyes to begin with.
It's the same keenness that has won
marksmanship badges for many of.
icers and noncoms. -. e.
The inspectors took one look at a
certain lot OF corned beef They
looked at more and more OF II, and
began TO frown. They gave that meat
an ugly. nasty stare-just the way
q 100 per cent American looks at the
fellow who wants to know why we
are at war. That meat was con-
demned. There were 255 cases OF II.
The folks back home may be sure
Of this, that the test for food here is
more severe than any test an ordi-
nary housewife could apply. In the
first place they are keyed up to the
top notch because they want every
body who is supplying food to the
troops to know that Uncle Sam is a
wise old gent who has not forgotten
the Spanish-American war.
Every bit OF food is purchased sub
ject to approval # the inspectors.
The Washington times., 1917-09-23
Shy of Cooks.

Men are arriving in camp faster
than real cooks, even at 500 per
month, can be mobiliEed. Some four
nusheFA are to be seen in kitchens,
all doifed up in white coats, white
pants, and with the white caps upon
their heads. Those who cannot cook
and cannot learn will soon be back
home.
It can be said that Of the selected
men already here, over 10000, that
there is no grumbIing, and that the
men feel that IT is unreasonable to
ask for immediate results from cooks,
who are up against such a tremend-
our proposition. Even the cooks who
bluffed their way into jobs with few
exceptions will gain skill as they get
experience.
The bread baked In the huge ovens
IL fne, and the meats that are being
handled are of the best. The fresh
meats are delivered promptly from
the refrigerated cars to the barracks
where ice boxes were installed even
before needed. Refrigerators are here
far in excess of present needs. The
most rapid piece of construction on
this whole cAntonment job was prob
ably on the refrigerated storage
house and ice plant. This has been
built from ground to roof in two
weeks. 1t Is one of the wonders of
this wonderful place.
The Washington times., 1917-09-23
Making Soldiers.

After all rapid construction is a
thing Americans take for granted.
The main business now is the making
Of soldiers. This is going forward
at q rate that brings constant Joy to
Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, the com
mander. He gets around the camp
many times q day in his automobile.
His keen eyes miss nothing.
What glorious sights there may be
in store for those fortunate enough
to be here when this great force goes
into maneuvers, fights thrilling sham
battles, and lines up for reviews no
one can picture now.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
LEGAL NOTICE

James Woolace whose last known place of
residence was the city of Roosevelt In the
| State of New Mexico, will take notice that
on the ord day of April, A. D. 1917 the un-
dersigned plaintiff filed his petition in
the court of common pleas of Fulton County
Ohio, against him, and others in which pc
tIilon the plaintiff seeks to recover a judg-
ment against him for the sum of five hun
from the 4th day of November 1916, money
advanced by the plaintiff as part of the pur-
chase price for the following real estate ::
Situated in the township of Gorham, County
| Of Fulton and State of Ohio and being forty
one al acres off the North end of the East
one-half of the Northeast quarter of section
rty 800, town nine 90 South range one
| (1) East; said land having been sold the
plaintiff by the said James Woolace through
I his agent one M. L. Woolace, on a land con.
tract, bearing the date above given. The full
terms and conditions of the said contract are
! set up in the said petition. In which it is
! further alleged that the said James Woolace
failed to comply with the terms and condi-
tions thereof; and for which breach of con-
| tract plaintiff also asks judgment against
the said James Woolace and others for the
sum of five hundred dollars damages.
It is the prayer of the said plaintiff that he
recover judgment against the said James
| Woolace and M. L. Woolace for the sum of
$5O0.O0 and interest as stated above, money
| advanced on said contract, and also judgment
4 against them for the sum of $4,000, damages
I for breach of contract, for reformation of
4 contract and equitable relief.
The said James Woolace will also take no.
ltice that the said action will be for hearing
or trial on and after June 11th 1917, and
unless he answer demur to the petition on
or before that date judgment may be render.
+ ed against him prayed for.
| j. F. RIGER, Plaintiff
G. B. HEISE, Attorney for Plaintiff. 1-6
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
BARNARD CORNERS

Rev. Longnecker of Findlay, who
has been assigned to the work in the
Church of God in Cotton, was a Sat.
urday night guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Leatherman.
Miss Katie Gerig took dinner with
Miss Hilda Wilcox Sunday.
Jay Angel, who has been employed
in the oil fields for the past fifteer
years is now the occupant of his owr
farm here.
Mrs. Elmer Leatherman, who has
been caring for sick granddaughter
near Belmore, has returned to he1
home, she reports the child better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wilcox tool
an auto drive to Wood county recent.
ly.
Harry Leatherlhan, wife and baby
ate dinner with her parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Frank Mcbride, Sunday.
A number of the farmers are about
ready to drill oats.
Mrs. Bessie Gingery and baby o1
Swanton, were guests of her people
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sidle from Satur
day evening until Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Demas Leatherman and Misse,
Cecil Winover and Jennie Barnard en-
joyed the reception of Mrs. Harry
Leatherman, Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Gerig are nov
occupying their new home on wha
is known as the Frank Moral farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Mitchell and son
after a delightful visit with friends
here left Thursday to visit her peo
pie at Delta, from which place the.
will proceed to their home in Mich
igan.
Try Tribune want ads. They ge
results.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
WEST CHESTERFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Boyes' We'd
nesday evening guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. c. G. Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs,
Ross Butler.
Merlyn Smith is the owner of a fine
new buggy. Girls look wise.
U. S. Bulkley and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Gail Bulkley were Sunday
afternoon guests of Earl Bulkley and
family.
The funeral services of Mrs. u
Cochran were held at the home of he,
daughter, Mrs. U. G. Butler of near
Morencil Monday afternoon at one
O'Clock.
Miss Alene Spencer of Morenci
Michigan spent a few days of last
week with her grandparents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Will Kiger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Fay are in Am
Arbor where Mrs. Fay is taking treat
ment of an eye specialist.
Everett Smith has purchased ths
tenement house on the Bourne farm
and will move it on his farm wher,
the home burned a short time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. Bulkley called OF
Mrs. Ed. Kline, who has been i'll fol
short time, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. Bulkley wer,
very greatly surprised Thursday even
ing. About forty-fve friends ant
neighbors gathered at their home tt
give them a farewell party befor,
they leave for their home in Morenci
They came with well filled basket.
and an elegent pot luck supper wa
served. They were presented with I
fine rocker. The evening was yer,
enjoyable spent with music, visiting
and various other amusements.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
LYONS NEWS

Arthur Hoefer of Detroit, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Hoefer.
Mrs. Pearl Gulch and children re-
turned to their home in Lorain last
Thursday after a weeks visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Barden and
daughter Jeanette, Mr.. and Mrs. Wess
Miner and Ola Blaine spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Barden.
Miss Frances Quick of Detroit is
visiting relatives here.
Theo. Seibold was over from Wau-
seon Tuesday to survey ditch for H
C. Rathburn on his north farm.
The triangle Club" met with Mrs
Chas- Holt Monday evening. After
the regular program ice cream and
cake was served. There were twelve
present.
They are about to rebuild the road
from Lyons to Seward. This will be
much appreciated by the public.
Chas. Holt is now Mayor of Lyons
He took his office as soon as the form.
er Mayor, Emery Fox, moved to To
! ledo.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
SOUTHWEST YORK


Mrs. Lloyd Edgar and son George
of Wauseon and Mrs. Hudson Jones
spent Saturday with Mrs. Ed Rupert
Mr.. and Mrs. Erven Sloan and
daughter Catherine of Wauseon spent
Wednesday afternoon with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sloan.
A jolly crowd spent Saturday even
ing with John Stahl and wife and par
took of a bountiful supper. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Will.
liams and daughters Florence anC
Ruth; Mr.. Connie Murray and foul
daughters and son; Mr.. and Mrs. T
C. Lindley and son Clifford; Mr.. anc
Mrs. VIM. Sehlmeyer, Mr.. and Mrs
Hudson Jones and son Robert; Mr.
and Mrs Ruben Spiess; Mr.. and Mrs
Roy Schamp and family; Alfred anc
Marie Schelmeyer and Leo Lindley
wife and daughter Blanch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sehlmeyer and fami
.ly spent Easter with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frysinger of Napoleon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rupert spent
Sunday in Wauseon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Miller o.
Ridgeville, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grew
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. T. o
Lindley and son Clifford spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Rowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lindley anC
daughter Blanch spent Sunday witt
Mrs. Urban Weber of Wauseon.
Mrs. John Sloan spent a part o.
last week with her daughter and fami
ly Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Meyers o.
Wauseon, who has another baby.
Ruben Spiess and wife and Oril
Spiess and family spent Sunday will
Ray Lemons.
Connie Murray, wife and famil!
spent Sunday with her father Georg'
Free.
Roy Schamp and family spent Sun
day with Clarence Segrist and wife
Mrs. Homer Giest entertained Sun
day in honor of Miss Georgia Biddle'
sixteenth birthday, Maggie and Rub!
Lenfesty, Dolo and Gladys Russell
Mildred Batdorf, Florence Williams
Cecil Segrist, Maude Proudfoot, Gerti'
Biery and Georgia Biddle.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
WEST METAMORA

Cora and Carrie O'Neil visited their
sister Maggie Herr Friday afternoon.
T. N. Babcock and wife were in
Metamora Saturday.
S. M. Herr and wife attended
church at Caragher Friday.
Dan Berry called on F. Penny Sat-
urday
Arthur Penny was in Metamora
Saturday and Sunday.
Frank and Harry Carter were call
ers at R. F. Penny's recently.
Guy Feebeck and Frank Penny
were in Lyons Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Fannie Feebeck entertaiped
her sister and husband from Michigan
last week.
Lots Of water on the ground for the
farmers. A very few have their oats
sown.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
CHESTERFIELD SCHOOL
High School

AAlSh Ao(hOOA
We were pleased with the number
of teams VINO attended our grading
bee, and we wish to thank the patrons
for what they have done for US.
We were greatly surprised Friday
morning when our old friend and
schoolmate, Miss Marguerite Fay
stepped into our room and spent the
day with US.
Roy Powers and Harold Barhite
visited our room last Friday after
noon.
Mr.. Jaqua's ''kid wagon" gave the
school a fine entertainment last Fri
day afternoon.
We had a very enjoyable time at
our class party at the home of Robt.
Good last Saturday evening. Re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
Correspondence
WAuSEON ROuTE FOuE

n
Mrs. Wagner and Mrs. Snow called
on Mrs. Hollister Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Homer Wagner called on
Marie Galbraith Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Willeman called on Mrs. Hol-
lister Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Robinson spent Thursday with
her sister, Mrs. Galbraith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Wagner spent
Friday evening at Clarence Wagner's.
Harry Willemans spent Sunday at
William Peters of Delta.
Clarence Wagner, wife and son
Wayne, Charlie Wagner and family
and Homer Wagner and wife spent
Sunday at Cal Wagner's.
Seibert Oden and wife of Fremont
and Harry Sohn and family spent
Sunday at Cass Galbraith's.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
SCHLATTER & HOWARDS
NORTHWEST GORHAM

Mr.. and Mrs. John Caulkns spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerryl Kicker.
Sam Lantz and family spent Sun
day afternoon at Tedrow.
Ray Graham and wife of county
line spent Sunday at the home of J.
S. Kinkaid.
w. F. Spring and daughters Ada
and Helen spent Sunday afternoon
with his sister, Mrs. Leonard Palmer
of Morenci.
Mrs. Nelson Brink who is in the
Morenci Hospital is getting along
very nicely at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crandal Lester and
daughter Melba spent Sunday with
his parents, Lee Lester and wife.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
Clear Away The Waste

Bowel regularity IS the secret Of
good health, bright eyes, clear COM
plexions, and DIR. Kings New Life
Pills are a mild and gentle laxative
that regulates the bowels and relieves
the congested intestines by removing
the accumulated wastes without grip
ing. Take pill before retiring and
that heavy head, that dull spring
fever. feeling disappears. Get DR..
Kings New Life Pills at your drug
gist, 25c.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
3rd and 4th Grades

Our town is getting along just fine.
We are going to have a picnic some
nice day in the woods. Miss Pixies
room is going with US.
We are going to plant trees Arbor
day.
Those who were absent Monday
were Elizabeth Beatty, Denver Lamb
and Linford Garner.
Leslie Bachman who has been sick
is back in school again.
Those who were perfect in spelling
in the fourth grade were: Mervin
Viers, Marguerite Statesman, Agnes
Simpson, Hal Smith, Hazel Skates and
Hazel Hawkins.
Those who were perfect in the
third grade were Mildred Bigelow and
Kathryn Keefer.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP

- al LNAL4 OT wv N GAAeSa11
Of the Fulton County Tribune, pub
lished weekly at Wauseon, Ohio, for
April 1st, 1917:
State of Ohio, County of Fulton, SIS:
Before me Notary Public in nd
for the state and county aforesaid
personally appeared Frank E. Ken
yon, who having been duly sworn ac-
cording to law, deposes and says that
he is the editor of the Fulton County
Tribune and that the following is tc
the best of his knowledge and belief q
true statement of the ownership and
management of the aforesaid publica-
tion for the date shown in the above
caption:
Publishers: Kenyon & Weir, Wau-
seon, Ohio; Editor, Frank E. Kenyon;
Managing Editor, Kathryn B. Weir
both of Wauseon, Ohio. The owners
are Frank E. Kenyon and Kathryn B
Weir, of Wauseon, Ohio ard there
are no known pond holders or moTtga,
gees.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 3rd day Of April, 1917.
]. c.. PAXSON.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-13
Safe Medicine For Children

"Is it safe?" is the first question tc
be considered when buying cough
medicine for children. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy has long been favor.
ite with mothers of young children as
it contains no opium or other narcotic
and may be given to a child as con.
fidently as to an adult. 1t is pleasant
to take, too, which is of great i'm.
portance when a medicine must be
given to young children. This remedy
is most effectual in relieving coughs
colds and Group. Obtainable every.
where.