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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
lPSYCHIATRY BOARD TO
TEST MENTAL ALERTNESS OF
PROSPECTIVE AVIATORS
(By Associated Press.)

Dallas, Texas, April Necessity
for the mental poise that is requi
site of the successful aviator has de-
veloped psychiatry board in each
aviation training camp in Texas. It is
the function of those boards to
strengthen the balance of the cadets
and weed out those who show obvious
unfitness for the trying work in the
air. The aviator service requires
great mental alertness and many
prospective aviators have been trans j.,
ferred to other branches of service.
This war, physicians say, has de-
Veloped greater reaction on the mind
thar has any previous conflict. Such
results are due to shell shock. under
ground living, the constant viewing
OF death and the high development of
the instruments of warfare. They are
manifest sometimes by an inclination
10 desert after months of training
winch is symptom of mental def
cheney, officers say. Ordinarily SOL
d'er' disciplined and trained for
months, responds to orders automati-
cally, 1t is the mission of the psychia.
tlist board to weed out men who ORC
likely to fail in critical moments.
me testing of the students minds
is going on constantly, often without
their knowledge. Some tests annear
1coiish and provide great amusement
ID 'he students. A cadet is sometimes
required to shake his head violently
from side to side six or eight tiuos
ana then with his eyes closed com.
lhaHded to touch his nose with HE
ilgbt forefinger. Inability to toncb tbo
=. 90 ihdlcates a lack of the sense Of
o'iahce IN some degree. This does not
'''ply "a mental deficiency and the do
stree sense of balance often ran ho
developed IN those at first lacking il
problems to test mental alcrtness
are given for instant solution A 9.
'ies OF circles is made on whit
sheets of paper by the men and tbov
-hen are ordered to draw a confirm
'"S line over the first two, under the
second three, over and then under ona
80 on A mans poise is rated bv his
'9iiity to follow the confusing diroc
.'ohs' which are given at high snoed
sometimes cadet is sent on an
GRAND with instructions to do numor
Jus Things. He is rated on his anil
fy to remember them all and on tbs |
sequence in which he performs them
n regard to their relative importance
lien a group of men is marched nv
crowded table and ordered to record
a'er what they saw on the table in
heir hurried glance in passing II
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

Imagine, Reader. something else.
Imagine newspaper Office Imagine
"a hardened copy reader as he runs a
mean eye over this story. Imagine
his words: "Whadduyuh mean this for
"a wedding story or scenario?"
Imagine such words. Imagine them.
Imagine him cutting the story to
pieces, the copy-killer, and then ina
|gine me writing it all over again ac-
iccrding to specifications. Imagine
thet, if you can. And if you do, you
have more imagination than l have.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

Mote: If you want this story to
have the intended effect, it will be
necessary to hum Waiting at the
Church" while reading it. Realism is
our aim, hence this tip. Make it slow
ana sadlike when you hum 1.-THE
Camoufieur.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
Continued from Page 81

Miss M. L. Purves, Isabella Summer
Mrs Hattie Smith, Mrs Martha Scott
Mrs. Gussie Todd, Mrs. Mamie Thorn
as, Mamie Wood, Mrs. Irean Wash
ington, Miss Sallie Williams, Mrs
Elizabeth Wilson, Mrs. Frank Ward
Laura Williams, Mary Peterson, Mrs
Fannie Young Especially.
R. o. CRESAP,
Postmaster.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

his prowess as an oarsman. Mrs.
Lents was one of the most charming
girls of the Quaker City and will re-
Ilain in Jacksonville when Mr.. Lents
furlough has expired in order to be
as close to him as possible. They
plan to visit st. Augustine, Palm
Beach, and Daytona during the next
few days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
WEDDING BELLS CHIME
AFTER A DISHEARTENING
QUIETUDE WHILE CAMP
SOLDIER AWAITS HIS BRIDE
Jacksonville Metropolis

Note: If you want this story tC
have the intended effect, it will be
necessary to hum Waiting at the
Church" while reading it, Realism is
our aim, hence this tip. Make it slow
ana sad-like when you hum 1.-THE
Camoufeur)
Can you imagine soldier? All! Coco
! OF imagination,
Then imagine tSe scene laid in the
Union Station.
Tlme; Sunday night about half-past
imagine that the orchestra Is play
ing as an overture the Wedding
March from Lohengrin. Can you do
that? Fine! You've got the idea.
Transpose, in your mine, the brassy
ciamor of engine bells into the we'll.
known Naturalization of the bells.
bells, BELLS" those Silver bells--wed-
ding BELLS Mr.. Poe wrote so delight
fully of.
Convert, if you can, scattered pea
nut shells and chewing gum wrap-
per5 into strewn rose petals, and the
usual depot waiting room crowd into
gathered wedding guests? Can you do
IL: Say, you ought to be reporter.
can't you see the little flower girls
anu the ushers in their sober black?
iorget all about the Red Caps and
the raucous cries of the train caller
imagine he is romantic baritone
and is singing something. The ex-
haust OF that switch engine under the
tram shed is the pealing organ. Those
C'oWeps on the beams overhead are
ropes of flowers.
Got it. All right. Let's go.
There's the setting Here's tba
bridegroom, John S. Lents, Jr., Phila-
dAlphla, soldier, member of Service
Company No, l, dressed in his besr
" D., waiting. And it's weary wait
ing
me bride does not enter. She is
MISS Dorothy Bardonhauer, also of
Philadelphia, and pretty, as all brides
are
Her train islate. 1t is very late
Inc groom-to-be PAGES the floor and
his best man steps in his tracks
somewhere in Georgia-or was II
Understanding had held nm
HER train. up
me wedding was to have occurred
sunday night. But didn't. The train
rollea in after midnight. Too late,
but Monday was another day.
Bright and early Monday mornirg
oolcler Lents requested additional
leave and got it. Commanding on
GERS really have hearts, after all
ana then the wedding occurred
This time it requires no IMAGINING
inc scene was the First Presbyterian
church. But the organ was silent
II was a quiet affair, and Dr. T NJ
Hawes pronounced the words
anu "hen 1t was all over and tho
kno' was securely tied, Lents decIarod
mat waiting was not so terrible after
all After waiting such a long time
what are few hours more or less
spent in a crowded railway station.
lr' Lents came into the army some
months ago from civil life in phila-
deiDhia, where he was an active mem,
Der of the Undine Boat Club, and sew
eral other social organizations He
possesses numerous medals attesting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

trench mortars when they fire at a
low angle sometimes obtain good re-
suits.
practical drill in anti-tank tactics
should be carried out and thus the
tanks will lose their terrors for our
troops"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
Atlanta, Ca, April 81

Atlanta. Ca, April 81
American woman to die
racy on active service in
Miss Marion G. Grandell
California, post exchange
worker for the Army
Young Mems Christian
whose death by the EXP.
shell during an attack b
mans against the French
ed IN dispatches from Pa.
goth. The first was Miss
Martin of Rockville Cent?
land, N. Y. who was kill.
cent air raid on Paris. 81
a canteen worker for III
angle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04
COMPARATIVE NUMBER I
DROPPED BY OPPOSMI
(By Associated D.,

TTH
BEHIND the British Line,
April 3.-The following h
the number of bombs dro,,
January by British airms,
territory and the number /
the enemy in British terrinl
BY Day ByN,
Enemy bombs. 221 IN
British bombs 5000 III
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

Instead Of fussing with Grapefruit,
drink the Juice Instantly served in
a more palatable form. At all foun-
tains or keep it in your home. 1888
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

SOluleTS began several months ago eX-
permenting with tanks and in the
present offensive have used mery of
ttem effectively.
Wherever used they have always
caused serious discontinue to the
Opposing army and detailed instruc-
tons are issued troops as to the best
methods by which to meet a tank at
tack. One of the most recent German
orders along that line was captured
in the course of an incursion by AL
lied troops into the German lines. 1t
reads in substance as follows:
Trenches of a minimum width of
from 13 to IL 1-2 feet and a depth OF
+, ten feet, also thick mud, form very
serious obstacles to tanks, which,
however, are easily capable of cross
ing ploughed land or breaking
through barbados. 1t is not worth
while to construct obstacles. 1t IS pre-
felable to attack the tanks.
Tanks approaching the front
should be attacked by the artillery be-
fore they come into action, even when
there is small chance of hitting them.
The essential thing is to prevent the
infantry from following them and in
order to do this the enemy infantry
must be made to fear the zone in the
vicinity OF the tanks.
The only practical way of attack
ing the tanks themselves is to place
cannon about the advanced zone of
the battlefield and by direct fire put
these war machines out of action. Ey-
cry direct hit on a tank kills several
OF its crew and often sets the tank
Itself on fire. 1t must be pointed ont !
lhat sections of artillery held in re- |
serve behind the front often are nm.
aware OF what is proceeding and Tins
arrive on the scene too late to meet
me tanks. In principle, therefore tbA
cannon should be placed we'll forward
so That the enemy may not surprise
u.s. The commander of the troons
holding the front should be resnonsi-
ne Tor selecting the positions Of tba
guns. Cannon mounted on
''o'orcarS are very useful for this 4
work IN districts where the roads AFRO
sood.
AS TO the infantry, they sLould
make no breaches in the battle line
7ScopFto permit the unchanged tanks
70 PASS through. To do this the infor
.ry should take shelter, but not ro-
-''"t' ior the idea is to allow the tank, II
- auVance so that they may he MIR i
'u' Oh action behind our lines Tho
task of the infantry 10 -
meet and repulse the enemy infontr,,
'"' number of detached most,
'pould be established behind tba lines
or the purpose of serving as a do.
.ence against the tanks
Inc most efficacious infantry mic
SIZE against tank attack is tho orm
y piercing bullet, whose effects arc
"
s'ea'ly feared by the tank crews 90
"eSe outlets not only penetrate tho
nv, .llo' out afterward produce a fierco
l"Nle winch frequently sets fire 70 tbo
sasoiene reservoir. - '"'
.o.,,l ne oeSC method of attacking
-ank is from its rear. where Tho 3
;, Is hghtest and where it is NOT aasv
.or the crew to fire on the attoo,.o~ s'
,"Ouiu hight against tanks occur in
ne streets of a village the infant,
. IL a favorable position to attack
is the men can take shelter in tbo Il
'uihed houses until the tanks have
passed and then open fire at point-
''ahK range with rifles and machine I
guns.
Hand grenades are almost in
Effective against tanks, but small
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-04

THE MAINTENANCE Of an inAeri
fle quality standard IL A. H. r.
Cigars is reflected y le ,nvorri,o
Increase OF op' Nutnut sSqs
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27

tion of the votes cast and the canvass proceeded.
 Coming to the Grand Canyon Pre- cinct, it was disclosed that all the re- turns from the said precinct were sealed up in sack intended for the voted ballots alone. Upon advice of the County Attorney, it was decided to use the endorsed certification of the votes cast, as same had been returned to Clerk Rees.
 AS shown by the returns, the total number of votes cast in the County was 1872, and the following shows the number of votes cast in the sev- eral precincts for the various state, county and precinct candidates.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES-ss,

On this 10th day of August, A. D. 1918, before me, R. D. Middleton, a Notary Public in and for the said County and State, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, person. ally appeared Cyrus A. Phelps and John J. Kamm, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowl. edged to me that they executed the same.
 In Witness Whereof, I have here unto set my hand and affixed my of- ficial seal the day and year in this Certificate first above written. (SeaI R. D. MIDDLETON, Notary Public in and for the County
 of Los Angeles, State of Cali
 fornia.
 My commission expires March 26th, 1922.
 Sept. 13 to Oct. 1s.)
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27

Office of the Board of Supervisors, Flagstaff, Ariz., Sept. 16, 1918.
 Pursuant to Chapter 12, Paragraph 3027, of the Revised Statutes of Ari- zona, 1913 Civil Code, the Board of Supervisors met today for the purpose of canvassing the returns of the Pri- mary election held September 10, 1918. There were present Chairman Woolfolk, Members Hart and Caring, County Attorney Wilson, F. w. Smith,
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE
 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Clerk Rees and Deputy Clerk Aphold. The Board proceeded with the busi- ness in hand, but it appearing that the returns from the Fredonia Precinct had not been received, the Board ad- journed until Tuesday morning, Sep tember IT, 1918. |. Approved:
 c. T. WOOLFOLK, Attest Chairman. TOM L. REFS, Clerk
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
Office of the Board of Supervisors Flagstaff, Ariz., Sept. 17, 1918.

ridHstdlI, Arlz., oept. lf, lSlo.
 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of Supervisors met today. There were present Chairman Woolfolk, Members Hart and Caring, County Attorney Wilson, F. w. Smith, Clerk Rees and Deputy Clerk Aphold.
 The business of the meeting pro- ceeded and the canvass of the vote disclosed the fact that the officials of Greenlaw Camp Precinct returned no regular Poll and Tally Lists; such Poll and Tally Lists being made up on loose sheets; said loose sheets were checked with the endorsed certifica-
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
CAMOUFLAGED.

Joe-Who was the new dame you had at the theatre last night?
 Jim-Oh, that wasn't a new one. Just the old one painted over.,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23
WORLDS WAR DEBTS

AS time passes the debts of the ma
tons at war pile ZIP higher so that
soon the ordinary person looking al
the figures will not only not be able
to comprehend the magnitude but
some of them will not be able even to
read the figures
The London Economist for Febru
airy places the total gross debt OF
Great Britain at 5,67S, 100000 pounds
($27 636, 100000
The French minister of finance in
presenting the budget for 1918 estim
ated the public debt of France on De
cember 81, 1918, at l15, ,O58,O0C
frances ($22,227 OOO,OOO).
The public debt of Italy at the end
Of 1917 is estimated at about $4,000,
100000 lire CS676, OOO,OOO).
The debts of the central powers are
estimated as follows: Germany, $25,
and Hungary, $5,7O4,OO0,000.
Our own public debt is now around
5000, 100000, but more than half Of
this amount has been loaned to the
allies. 1t is estimated that of the tota
net expenditures of the United States
for the fiscal year 1918, exclusive Of
cur advances to the allies, more thar
one-half win be betrayed by taxation
ment.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23

truthfulness, but enter into the spirit
1 of the "nakebelieye," In the case of
the little tot who says. "Muvver. !
went out in the garden and saw some
| Indians" enter into the spirit of the
play and say. Just make-believe
Indians, dear you mean?"
A lady writes:
my little two-year-old daughter
| quite startled me one day by insisting
she saw lions and tigers and great
big elephants cut in the yard. She
| was kneling on a chair looking out,
so came at once to the window, not
expecting to see a zoo in the yard,
but wondering what there was to
was nothing at all in sight but grass
| and flowers, so after thinking it over
for a second | said in reply, oh
yes, / see some Monkeys, too-just
make-believe, like yours" She looked
up at me and laughed delightedly
and at once we were entered upon a
new game"
f,,1 30
son to be learned from play A child
should not cry or fuss when mother
says. Thine to put up your toys" or
come to me, dear | want to dress
you" The average parents demand
obedience, but usually exercise their
authority only at such times as dis
obedience means inconvenience to the
parents themselves. 1t is the teach
ing of constant obedience which re-
quires the greatest patience and tact
in all child training You cannot let
your vigilance flag for one moment
nor can you allow an offense to pass
unnoticed.
This brings up the question of pun
sihments children are naturally soci-
able. An effective form of punishment
for most offenses therefore, is isola-
ton from the rest of the family, and
no reinstating to favor until pardon
has been asked and given. Make your
punishment fit the offense. Children
are so active that to make them sit
still on chair alone is sufficient
punishment for rudeness, whining and
the like. The child who persists in
touch can be punished by having HIS
hands tied behind his back. This form
of punishment or cure" successfully
used in breaking the nail-biting habit
also.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23
CARING FoR INVENTIONS

/ g
] has become necessary for the gov
eminent to take care of the unusually
large number Of new Inventions and
ideas for the various departments
given to engines of war so many OF
| them have developed Of late that il
requires no little attention even to as
certain whether there is real merit in
them.
To secure prompt and thorough in
vestigation of inventions submitted to
the war Department an Inventions
Section" has been created. All inven.
tons Of a mechanical, electrical, or
chemical nature submitted for inspec-
zion, test or sale are now considered
by this section,
Amy person desiring to nave an in
yention considered should do SO by
letter., giving in order the following
Information: Name and object of the
invention, any claim for superiority or
novelty, any results obtained by act
ual experiment, whether the invention
is patented whether remuneration is
expected, whether the invention has
been before any other agency, whether
the writer is owner or agent, the mum
Der of Enclosures with the letter. A
written description and sketches or
drawings of sufficient detail to afford
full understanding of the cases
should also be submitted. Should the
invention be an explosive or other
chemical combination the ingredients
and processes of mixture should be
stated.
The Invention Section will not hear
the expense of preparation of draw
funds for personal or travelling ex-
penses of inventors.
: Any matter submitted will be treat
ed as confidential The inventor will
be notified of each step taken during
the investigation of his invention.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23
TRAINING LITTLE CHILDREN

Allow your child to have company
Vhen possible, have PLAY mates near
is own age Naturally out of this
ocal intercourse will lspring valuable
assions in courtesy, generositey and
patience. Always be fair in settling
isputes among children. Do not favor
our own child's story entirely, for
hough he may never have told an I'M
ruth there is always the possibility
sliding from grace, Sometimes
is very difficult to get correct ac-
cunt from excited children. If the
quarrel is over doll or train of cars
and you cannot discover who is in the
right take away the toy, remarking
quietly that if they can't play nicely
with it they will have to do without
it,
There is no better opportunity imam
inplay teach lessons in honesty; play
is so vital part of child life and the
child takes his play so seriously. In
teaching a child to be honest in word
and action the parents first must be
honest in all their dealings with the
child Never make a promise that you
cannot keep, or that you do not intend
to keep. For the same reason never
threaten, Son if you do that again.
I'll spank you," for if ne does it again
you viii have to spank him in a short
time he will come to laugh at your
authority.
Do not confuse the workings of an
imaginative brain as evidence of I'M
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23

Our grain growers are going after
their harvesting this week with
view of saving all the grain. This is
the proper spirit 1t is hardly worth
making If ii is not worth saving Saw
an oat field not over a mile out OF
town Sunday where almost half the
oats had been wasted, by scattering
and knocking down in an effort to cut
them from a field that had in it a
fairly good Yield. Our farmers are
beginning to learn that it isn't always
a poor yield. It is some of the time a
poor harvesting that makes the diff
ference.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23

Before you send your wheat to be
ground this season, please be sure it
is dry 1t ought to be sun dried, and
then dried again before it goes to
mill When it is shocked in the field
remember that unless there is a cap
Tor keeping out the rain, the moisture
VIII get into the very heart of the
grain and ruin it. Wheat should be
dry,--bone dry before it goes to the
mill
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23

A group of 100 women telephone
operators, to serve with the Expedi
tionary Forces, have already been sent
to France, and $50 are now In training
schools to meet future demand, Wives
of officers and men who are eligible
for duty in France are not accepted
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23

When the slaughter of German
troops is so great that it becomes
horrifying to British officer whose
eternal bent is ii invent a way to kill
more Germans, the slaughter must be
something more than the sweet salts
faction it ought to afford a warrior so
heset as the British have been of late
1t must be slaughter on a large scale
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23

On all sides the growers are stock
ing the market with irish potatoes,
The complaint now is that ii is i'm
possible to find a market for all that
have been grown this year The food
administration ought to take this crop
in hand and see that it is so well dis
tributed as to assure use al a reason
able price Nothing else will encour-
age the growers to go after another
crop of this kind
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23

The Treasury Department has ex-
tended to Great Britain an additional
credit OF $75,OOO,0O making the total
of American loans to that country
So, .795,O00,00O and the total to all
cobeliikerents So, 363,85OOOO
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23

Members Of the Associated Press.
The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use Tor republication
Of ell news dispatches credited to II
or not otherwise credited In this pa
per and also the local news published
herein.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

DR.. q. DANIEL, Internal Medicine and
Physical Measures, such as Electro
thierapy, Hydrotherapy, Vibration
Light Treatments, x-Ray, Etc. Cor
delo, Georgia
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY

From the date OF tMe establishment
of flying schools and camps in this
country and at Camp Borden, Toronto,
until April "a, 1918, there have been
1902 deaths in flying accidents
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23

DIR. w. w. McCOLLuM, Dentist, West
brook Building, Cordele. Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23
THE EARLY FLY
also.

The house flies that you see in early
spring are the flies of the preceding
autumn They are the offspring, not
the survivors of those that sought a
warm refuge in the fall. The flies that
appear in the spring quickly become
reproductive and early summer the
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-23

DR.. A. J. WHELcHEL, Physici, ned
Surgeon, American Nationsl Bank
Building. Cordele, Ga,