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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11

futt speed Aheao.
dered by a maze of mines, girt by
moving belt Of gunboats and patrol
craft and freckled with a series Of
land batteries which make the experts
say 1T would be mathematically impos-
gible to smash into the naval bases
from the sea side.
The British government prefers to
keep his name secret for the present,
90 1T would not be policy for me to
diyulge it. When he put the idea up
to the commander of the base he said
right away:
II don't want to lose more than six
boats. If you can get six crews to
volunteer for the service 60 ahead. /
won't order anybody on a raid like
that"
Six times six crews volunteered, but
only six were allowed to 60. We
chug-chugged out Of Dover just before
shutdown, every man with a hfebelt
strapped under his shoulders, petrol
tanks filed to the last drop, ammuni-
ton In every available space and every
motor thoroughly inspected down to
the last screw.
We were thinking only Of what a
time we were going to give the Boches
The boys that wigwagged "Goodby" to
rs believed they had seen us for the
last time, but wished they were with
rs just the same. Straight for a GER
tain selected spot on the Belgian coast
we laid our course, and when night
fell we couldn't even see our own
boats. There wasn't so much as a pin
point of light showing on any Of the
craft. Every one wore dark uniforms,
and every once in awhile when we'd
crowd ON a little more speed there
would suddenly loom up right ahead
the dark hull of the boat we were fol-
lowing and we'd almost be aboard her.
The men at the wheels had to have
their nerve with them.
Over the Mine Fields.
The chap who had proposed the raid
I'VE might as well call him Jones,
which is not his name-had figured out
the tide conditions to nicely, and on
this particular night we were having
the fullest high water of the autumn.
Just before we ran into the mine fields
we passed a British monitor, about
which I win have more to say later
and then began the real work of the
expedition.
As every one knows, some mines are
set so that they rise and fall with the
tide and remain always a certain dis.
lance below the surface Of the water
and II we didn't hit one of these il
would be merely matter of luck
There were thousands Of mines all
around us, and there was no earthly
way Of telling where any of them
were
As for the mines which are anchored
always the same distance above the
bottom Of the sea. we were counting
On the extra high tide to take US over
these. At least Jones had figured tina,
e would.
There Is no moon. We dash along
full speed ahead, for we must run in
accomplish our task and run out again
before that tide GIBBS enough to make
& next to impossible for even our
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11
No. 3
AMotor Launch Raid
on the Belgian Coast
By
A SEA SLUG,
British Service Name For Crews
of Submarine Chasers.
Copyright, 1917. by the Bell Syn
dictate, Inc.
- -
PROLOGUE.

The author of this series of four arti-
ctes Is q young American, aohO has spent
most of hts time since the aoar started
scsth the British patrol fleet, taking an
important part In helping to organize
that BRANCH Of the serUice knOion as
the Sed Sla0s. z -
L He has dccumutated remarkable
Collection of anecdotes incident to this
exciting branch of the serUice, and
many of these aoere. personal advesl-
tares In aohich he took part and 1ohich
make one of the stirring narratives to
come out of the aoar. He recently re-
turned to the United States to assist
the American nary In organizing the
came branch of the service and should
be of great UaIue because of his expert
es,ce abroad. So far as knoior,, he is the
only American to serUe qcith the British
patrol prior to the GdUent of the United
States destroyer fOtilla In British 1ca-
tiers. of course some of his experiences,
of military pdIue to the enemy, cannot
be related At the request of the service
publication of his name is acithheId.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11

After Our First Shot q Shell Pumped
Into tho Water just Beyond Us.
same. The curve varies constantly,
becoming sleeper as the velocity Of
the shell decreases and it begins to
be affected more and more by gravity.
The Mathematics of It.
"Now, what the Germans had done
was this. They erected series Of
gauZe screens-at least three-between
us and battery which We were &C.
custOmed to shell. To hit the target
our shells must pass through these
screens. Electrical timing devices indi-
required to travel between the screens,
and of course the distance was already
known.
'.This gave the Germans the velocity
of the shell when it reached the screen.
The holes it made in the screens gave
This enabled them to plot section Of
the curve They could tell from the
explosion the size Of the shell approx
mately. This would enable them to
know the velocity with which the shell
would leave the gun.
with these elements-a section of
the trajectory, the velocity Of the shell
when it reached the screens and a
knowledge of the initial velocity of
certain sized shell-they had more than
enough data to figure out exactly
where the projectile came from.
"In fact, they could check themselves
on it, because they could plot the whole
curve from the section they had with
their knowledge Of the velocity, and
they could figure the straight distance
from the velocity of the shell when it
reached the screens and the velocity
they knew it must have when it left
the muzzle of the cannon on board the
monitor.
'The best proof that the system
worked was the fact that, no matter
where we moved to, their shots strad-
died us, and besides the one which
came on board us one Of our other
ships got shell in the boiler room"
Well, somebody's always taking the
Joy out Of life, as we say in America.
After mess we left the monitor, the
little damage which had been done the
NJ. l.. that ran up on the shelf having
been repaired. Before we went down
over the rim of the horizon we saw
our friend the monitor steaming as
fast as she could 60 toward some YES
sells flying the Dutch flag.
Cd all neutrals anyway" said
the Brass Hat. He didn't mean that
there was anything particularly rep
rehensible in being neutral, but if there
were no neutrals we'd always know
who to fire on and who not to. The
trouble is that a lot Of ships are cruis-
ing around under neutral flags and
scattering mines in their wake.
"We're always nervous when we're
in waters neutral has just traversed.
Down at Dover But I'm getting ahead
Of myself. will tell about what hap
pened at Dover in my next article.
The fourth and concluding article of
this series will appear soon It Is en-
titled
No. 4-The Dangers Of Dover.
Aeroplanes lombard the barracks and
town. German submarines laying mines
in the harbor channel What happened
Oh destroyer the day after had dinnes
on her with the officers whom later I saw
cr':sked and torn to death.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11

TT is better that do not mention the
name Of the Sea Slug who con-
ceived the idea of a motor launch
raid on the coast Of Belgium-that part
Of the coast held by Germany, bor
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11

Truth may be stranger than fic-
ton, but a lie is apt to travel faster.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11

Morality is always ready to monop-
ollie the spotlight.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11

You never can tell Many a man
has a. checkered career who really
isn't fond of checkers.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11
PilESr PllESl pllESl'

WILLIAMS INDIAN PIE OINTMENT
WH! cure Blind, Bleeding ana ltsAine Piles.
Is ebocebo the tumors, allAys itching g once,
eeta - . pou,tice, gives instant sslie&
Dor sale b. a drusgiafs. nan ses ana eloa
vunA0StHelcos essps.,c IsvsonaA oaie,
oDERpoRFgk, TIE pruuslsG.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11

same. The curve varies constantly,
becoming sleeper as the velocity Of
the shell decreases and it begins to
be affected more and more by gravity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
Florida Authorities Seize Alabama Whisky Shipments

Dothan, February .-(Special.) )-For- ty-seven gallons of whisky consigned to residents of Houston county have been seized at Campbellton. Fla, a station on the Atlanta and St. An- drews Bay railway, IT miles from Doth an, by Sheriff Lewis of Jackson county. Florida. It is claimed that the ship ments are illegal under the Florida laws.
 Sheriff John May of Houston county learned of the large amount of liquor at Campbellton consigned to Alabama parties and notified the Florida of f1cials. It Is claimed that people living in Alabama have been using Campbell ton, Fla, as their shipping point for receiving shipments of whisky in larger quantities than two quarts as allowed by the Alabama laws. In this way, it is claimed, blind tiger opera tors have been running the blockade" in this section of the state. The names of the parties to whom the 47 gallons were consigned have not been made public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02

State of Alabama-Washingt County:
 Notice is hereby given that bids for the hire of the county convicts of Wash ington county, Alabama, for the year 1917 will be received by the court of county commissioners of Washington county, Alabama, at their adjourned Jan uary, 1917. term of court, at the meet ing to be held on February F, 1917, at the courthouse of said county at Chatom, Ala
 The right to reject any and all bids is hereby expressly reserved. Done in office at Chatom, Washington county, Alabama, by order of said court, regular ly made at it's January. 1917. term of court, on this the 9th day of January 1917, WALLACE P. PRUITT, Judge of Probate. Washington County.
 Alabama
 1-12-4t-fri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
Not a Thinker

From the Pittsburg Chronicle-T -Tele-
 graph.
 During his vacation lawyer met an old friend in the village and their conversation drifted to discussion of the natives. A young farmer came under their view.
 He's fine looking young fellow said the lawyer.
 "Ye-e-es," assented his friend
 Well, anyway he has a mighty good head" 4
 Tt ought to be good" was the reply. That mans head is brand new-he's never used it any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02

State of Alabama-Jefferso County:
 Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of the stockholders of the Pioneer Lumber and Creosoting company, a cor poration, organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Alabama, will be held at Birmingham Ala. on the 18th day of February, 1917 at 10 o'clock, a m., at the office of said company at Ensley Birmingham, Jeffer- son county. Alabama. Such meeting is called for the purpose of electipg a board of directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of any and all busi- ness which may properly come before 8 general stockholders meeting
 H. c. RUSSELL, JR, s 1-12-4t-fri Secretary-T Treasurer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
Planning for Woodmen Meet

Dothan, February 1.-(Special) )-Dr. A. B. Horne of Union Springs, head consul for Alabama Woodmen of the World, is in Dothan conferring with officers and members of the local lodge regarding arrangements for entertain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02

FOR SALE-A carload of fine Jersey milch cows, cows with young calves.
 at the Union stock yards, 23d ave. and
 24th st., North Birmingham; or will ex- change for dry beef cattle. Phone 10s0 Main. 2-1-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
By Hop

ing the head camp, which meets in this city March IS, If and 15. Dr. Horne expressed himself as pleased with the plans as outlined by the local camp, and with the progress being made in carrying them out. About 700 delegates are expected to attend the meeting of the camp, and extensive preparations are being made for their entertain ment and accommodation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02

TOR SAGH OR FXCH HANGE E~0F;Ie ganf suburban residence; South Highland apartments; income tenant property; valuable farm; suburban 80 acres. fee simple, on railroad, south Oxmoor; stocked farm; city residence or mer- chandise considered. Phone Main 5516. Room z, 1141s N. 21st st.
 FOR EXCTIANGE-A few thousand dollars in Birmingham property, well located; and few hundred dol lars in cash, for stock of mer- chandise in or out of town. Ad- dress S-5c, care Age Herald 2-2-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS

WANTED--T people to know that the West End Lumber company is new company. We have put in new stock of lumber and building material, roll roofing and composition shingles and
 now ready for business. Phone West End 12. l-3l-5i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice to Contractors

Notice to Contractors Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until 3 o'clock D. m, Tues day, February G. 1917, for the construc- tion of certain grading, macadamizing, curbing, gutters and sidewalk paving un- der improvement ordinance No. 942-C. Specifications may be obtained and plans examined at this office. The right is reserved to reject any and all proposals. (Signed) JULIAN KENDRICK,
 City Engineer Birmingham Age-Herald. February l, 2 and 8, 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
FOR EXCHANGE

RATES-OHe cent . word q days no a&. taken for Ieas than 25c for first insex- tion. Cash rnust nccompany 0r@eM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
ONE CENT A WORD
WANTED

RATES--One cent a word n days no ad
 taken for less than 25c for first inser- tf0n. Cash must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
MONEY TO LEND

RATEs-One cent . word days uo ma
 taken for less than 2Hc for first inaer- lion. Cmsh mMmt accompRpv 0rdee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
SPECIALISTS

DRS. DOZIER & DOZIER, Specialists in Nervous. Blood, Skin, Fe- male and Genito-Uginary and all Chron- ic Diseases of Men and Women.
 20201a 1st ave. Birmingham.
 500. and If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
RUSINESS CHANGES
PERSONAL
ROOMS-WANTED-BOARD

N~~~~~~~~~O~O~~~~~@~~~~O WANTED-TWo or three-room fur rished apartment by northern cou- pie for three or four months, with heat and private bath. Address, room 720 American Trust Bldg Phone Main 6966
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02

MIG Made to buy.
 LO1AANo build or improve Homes; to pay off mortgages coming due; to refinance that monthly note that is getting too heavy. No commits sion, small expense; easy monthly payments; get our figures Security Savings and Loan Co.,, 2109 2d avenue. Birmingham, Ala 1-10-we-fri- -tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
ONE CENT 4 WORDONE CENT 4 WORD0NE CENT 4 WORI
FOR SALE

RATES--One cent . word n dayl no ad
 taken for less than 25c for first inser- ton. Cash must nccoe.Rany ordeR.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-12
DANCE HALLS
MUST ALL TAKE
OUT LICENSES
Proposal Adopted BY Trus-
tees Last Night
TIME EXPIRES DEC. 20
Provision viii Also Be Made for
Presence Of Police Officer at
Public Dances.
TIME EXPIRES DEC. 20

The trustees held a special meet.
ing last evening and took action on
the proposal to license all dance halls
used for the purpose of holding pub
lie dances
The licensing of the dance halls is
proposed in order that the regula-
tion of the entertainments may be
brought under the control of the
trustees as is permitted by the
statute
On or before December 20 all
managers or leases of dance halls
must make application to the village
clerk for licenses. The amount of
the license and the matter of police
regulation was left in the hands of
the village president and the clerk
There is no intention or desire on
the part of the trustees to close the
dance halls as has been reported. 1t
has come to the knowledge of the
trustees that certain conditions have
existed in certain cases that In their
opinion made it necessary that the
village authorities have the power OF
regulation and action for this purpose
was taken at last nights meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-12
KIDNEY TROUBLES NOT
EASILY REC0GN'ZEt
Applicants for Insurane Often re
jsCted

An examining physician for one OF
the prominent Life Insurance Com
panies, In an interview OF the sub.
ject, made the astonishing statement
that one reason why so many ap-
plicants for insurance are rejected is
because kidney trouble is so common
to the American people, and the large
majority of those whose applications
are declined do not even suspect that
they have the disease.
Judging from reports from drug
gists who are constantly in direct
touch with the public, there is one
preparation that has been very sue.
cessful in overcoming these condi
tions The mild and healing intlu
ence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized 1t stands the highest
Tor its remarkable record of success
We find that Swamp-Root is strict
ly an herbal compound and we would
advise our readers who feel in need
of such remedy to give it a trial.
1t is on sale at all drug stores in bot
ties of two sizes, medium and large.
However. If you wish first to test
this great preparation send ten cents
to DR. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N.
y, for sample bottle. When writ
ing be sure and mention the Benning'
ton Daily Banner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-12
CLASSIFYING MEN FOR WAR
Every Registrant Must Fill Out His
QUESTIONABLE.

Beginning on Saturday the county
exemption board will begin sending
out the questionnaires for the classi
iication of all registrants. Upon the
receipt OF his QUESTIONABLE each regis
trant Is required to fill out the docu
ment within seven days. If he does
not comply with this condition he is
subject to a misdemeanOr.
The QUESTIONABLE is long docu.
ment and in order that the questions
may be properly answered legal ad-
visory boards have been appointed.
In Bennington county the board con-
sists of Frank c. Archibald of Man
chester. chairman Edward II. Holden
and Collins NJ. Graves. The board
will arrange for the selection OF one
or more assistants in each of the
larger towns who will be given au-
thority to assist registrants in filling
Oh the blanks. Every attorney in the
county has volunteered his services.
No matter where a registrant may
live he may ask the assistance of any
lawyer in any town to. assist him in
filling out his blank.
The lawyers will make no charge
for their services. 1t is important
that each registrant fill out his ques-
tionnaire as soon as possible after it
is received
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-12
What BILLY sunday Says

In one of his meetings at Boston
the noted evangelist said 81 believe
that every disease can be cured by
some weed if we can only discover
it. There is not an ailment that God
hasn't somewhere an herb growing
that will cure that ailment'
The choice medicinal herbs which
will cure women's ailments were dis
covered more than forty years ago,
and have been doing their benehcent
work for half century. Lydia p.
Pinkham combined them in convent
ent form in her famous Vegetable
Compound, which is to be found in
the drug stores where every ailing
woman may conveniently get II at
small cost It does the work!
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-12

SWIFT, EVANGELIST
Opened a Series Of Meetings Last
Night at Baptist Church.

1t has been a long time, since there
appeared a man of the caliber of
Evangelist Swift, in Bennington. He
told his audience Tuesday night that
there was one thing he didn't want
them to forget. That was that his
name is "Swift" and that he tries to
live up to it, A Yankee Evangelist,
he termed himself, in a quaint intro
duction to his audience. Yankee
born. A Yankee bred and when ] am
gone, Yankee dead" characterized
the query as to whether you were
curious to know who he is. After he
had told that he was 43 years old,
weighed 1876 pounds, and 6S inches
tall and that his main possession Is
a fine wife, one almost felt as though
You had known him for years. Mr..
Swift, however is more of giant
intellectually than physically, and is
blessed with humor and enthusiasm
which is contagious. 1t is hard to
understand the success of BILLY Sun
day. until one has heard the man.
then even his enemies succomb.
Evangelist Swift could best be des-
cribed as "pocket-edition, of Billy
Sunday" with the slang left out
Like his famous contemporary, how
ever, person must come under the
fire of his personal magnetism to ap-
preciate him. Then 1t is his good
humor at all times, almost fiippancy,
preparing the way, that the brilliant
shaft of truth which follows may
merely sink the deeper
His chief "hit" of the evening was
In his unique characterization of
some of the supposedly Christian
men and women of Bennington. in
the persons of such as, Messrs. Quit
ter" "Pull-back," Despair" Il re-
sign" which unchristian gentlemen,
he lambased till it is hoped they all
left town.
He paid high compliments to some
of our true Christians, such as "Mr.
Attention. Miss Ready Mrs.
Faithful" "Mr Courageous" The
speaker said, let him who would re-
sign his task to the right party, re-
sign to God and on his knees, MAX
ing sure his resignation was accepted
by God. lest in the Great Assize,"
he finds he was held responsible for
the accomplishment of the task.
Tomorrow. Thursday night, will be
"Odd Fellows and Rebekah night
when these orders have been invited
as a special delegation,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-12
NORTH BENNINGTON


!. Mr.. and Mrs, We c, Ha1 aGushman
spent Tuesday in Troy 4Jp 90
Miss Florence Towsleyli has been
called to Grand Rapids Mich, by the
serious illness of her sister Mrs Ed
ward Hinsdill. s aas
A special train passed through the
local station at S.4S Tuesday morning
bound for Halifax, N. s., via Rouses
Point and Montreal On board were
number of New York physicians
and medical supplies for the strick-
EN- city.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Missionary society OF the Baptist
church, will be held on Thursday af-
ternoon, Dec. 18th at o'clock in the
yestry of the church The president
of the Ladies Aid society desires
this to be a combined meeting for
work and business as there are COM
fortables to be tied that are wanted
before Christmas. Supper will be
served to which the senior Pathfind-
ers are invited D
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-12
ALLIES BELIEVE
GERMAN DRIVE
IS ON THE WAY
Expect Teutons to Strike in
Force on Western Front
COssACkS RALLYING
Gen. kaledines' Revolutionary Move
ment Against Bolsheviki Lead
ers Increasing in Strength.

London, Dec. 12.-No infantry ac
tions of large Importance were report
ed on any of the battle fronts yester
day, but everywhere there are signs
OF a great stroke soon to be delivered
by the Teutons on the wesern front
at some point not yet revealed
Along the whole front in Belgium
and France and along the line in Italy
artillery combats of great size are in
progress, and, while big German of
fensive made possible by the release
of troops on the Russian frone. is ex-
pected, there is nothing yet to show
it is coming.
Between the Brenta and Piave riv-
ers on the northern front the artill-
cry fighting is described by the Rome
war office as intense and there is sim
liar activity in the coastal region near
the mouth of the Piave where the
Austrians Monday captured posi-
tion in the Capo Sile region, but later
were driven out with heavy losses in
killed and men made prisoners.
In Russia the counter revolution
ary movement headed by Gen Kali
edines is growing in strength. Real
izing the seriousness OF the situation
considerable forces of troops from the
Russian front are being rushed from
the trenches to give battle to the
Kalediness Cossacks.
The situation in Moscow which
is held by the bolshevild is said to
be serious. Unofficial advices are to
the effect that street fighting already
has occurred there and the garrison is
showing signs of revolving against the
ibolsiieyiki, who have placed machine
gums in the Streets to combat, q fear
edlupfising. Starvation is threaten
ing the populace of the ,city,,,4 sl'p'