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DAYT0NA AN IDEAL RESORT.

Daytona oif"rs much To- SPORT low
ing and outdoor enjoying Anne. ca.
Situated about 100 miles south OF
jacksonville on the east coast, along
the banks Of the Halifax River Day
tona presents a fascinating play
ground.
The place is Just on. mile from mo
Atlantic and the beach which became
famous by the annual autunobtls
races. This affords an excellent speed
way and drive. surf bathing, deep
water fishing and hunting can bc had
easily. An almost endless chain OF
amuScments and attractions is Day.
tomas Offering. The lover OF gulr
finds an excellent eighteen holo golf
course; tennis enthusiasts ind tennis
courts second 10 none: there are
swimming and bathing pools crouuet
grounds and entertainment for those
who do not indulge in the more
strenuous sports.
From the Casino RurGoyne ladiates
the social life OF the winter colony
The Vcranda and plaza afford ample
room for skating, basketball and dane
ing, Band concerts are given twice
daily. Many regular visitors own their
homes, but there are modern hotels
ranging from the quiet family abode
TO the smartest in the county.
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Squadron Flying Another Special Type of Work-Why
Machines Fail to Return and How Real Chivalry
Came Into Being Among Aerial Fighters

off, and even in one instance a boy
ton wanted written on a slip of paper,
but was himself so badly wounded.
though he volplaned his machine
safely TO earth, that he was taken dead
out OF the cockpit.
Before laymen can understand ar
tillery fighting from the air they have
to answer the question: What makes
an airplane fly? To answer the wings,
or the propeller. or the engine means
nothing at all If 1t Is the engine and
wings, why don't men fly like birds II
they attach wings to both arms and
strap set OF clock work power boxes
to shoulders or chest? That was
Richthofen's idea of what would ulu-
mately come to pass about the time
he himself persisted.
What we witness Is an engine be-
ginning to roar, a propeller beginning
TO whirl, a grasshopper taxi across the
ground and up she goes; but what
makes her hop up? Ask the average
intelligent person and see what the
answer is. / shall not attempt to put
the answer in scientific language or
groundling's jargon here's what hap
pens:
The propeller flies round and creates
a vortex or vacuum. The air tossed
back, or rushing to fill the vacuum,
goes under and lifts the wings and
also creates n vacuum above the top
wings and UP she goes. But in terser
language what makes the airplane fly
is nosing her into the vortex.
The whole trick of flying is that
vortex ahead or vacuum above the
wings. That's why airmen declare
plotting an air craft is easier and safer
than driving an automobile You
don't need to look out for skiddinE on
wet roads. Keep your wings and rud-
der and tail in balance, that's all, and
learn their reflex action on one an
other till you have the feel of the air
and are at homo on the wing as Il
bird. Some men get that in ten les
sons. Some don't get IL in a hundred.
1t is ltnack OF good balance, that IS
all. and that il why polo players and
horseback riders often become good
aviators: sooner than expert autobo-
bile drivers.
Now you know why birds fly in V
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Sole Precedent in Diplomacy for Re
making the Map of Europe

representative, and though he waived
all question Of monetary indemnity
ne managed TO secure substantial ter
ritorial spoil.
Routine facts as 10 the Congress of
Vienna are interesting. as probably
foreshadowing what may happen in
connection with the congress OF the
great war. 1t lasted more than
eight months, and even so, was able
to accomplish it's labors only by APP
pointing separate committees to dis
cuss special problems. Although the
chief discussions were between the
delegates OF the five or six great
Powers. practically, all the minor
States were allowed to be represented
Naturally, the event created great
excitement in Vienna, and attracted
thither an enormous company OF pub
licists, secretaries and courtiers. Elab-
orate social functions We're frequent
all through the sittings, and the din
ners, balls and hunting parties We're
utilized as freely for intrigue as the
conference chambers.
Before the first discussion an eve IT
occurred which BODIED Ill for harmony
That is, an angry dispute arose on
the question Of precedence. In what
order were the delegates TO take their
seats around the conference table or
to append their signatures to the va
rious documents? This preliminary
squabble was settled by Alexander l..
who suggested that the delegates
should be seated and sign in alpha
betical rotation according to the first
letter OF the name Of their State
Another dispute relating to the
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selves that question. They darent.
The thing an airman had to keep in
command and under leash and bit was
his own nerves.
He didn't ask IL they would all
come back at nightfall. He knew If
they succeeded in doing what they set
out to do some would not come back
at nightfall: and all the censor would
permit to come through would be the
cryptic words. zone of our planes
missing" or Several of our planes
failed to return"
! am going to try 70 tell you why
some OF the planes failed to return in
this war. and then you can decide for
yourself whether individual heroism
has been reduced TO zero. Perhaps
now that peace has come the War De-
partment of each country will lift the
veil OF secrecy and give the names OF
the heroes to the world.
A great deal Of the air fighting took
rlace directly above the ground firing
lines for reasons that will presently be
told, and IL an airman were attacked,
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CONGRESS OF VIENNA COMPARED
WITH COMING PEACE CONFERENCE

question as TO which nations should
be regarded as principals in the va
rious discussions, led TO more pro-
tracted and serious divisions.
But it was when the matter OF di-
viding the chief spoils was discussed
that the enmities of the congress as
sumed their most dangerous form.
Alexander |. demanded the whole of
the Duchy of Warsaw. and Prussia
was set upon absorbing all of SaXony.
These chief grabbers supported each
others claims at every turn.
AS TO Russia's demand for Polish
territory. il is interesting to recall
that Lord Castlercagh opposed the
claim on the ground that the British
Government desired IAN Independent
Power established in Poland under
a distinct dynasty. France and Aus
tria also opposed the Russian demand,
and the division in the congress boz
came so acute that on several occa-
sions it threatened TO lead 10 war.
That is the irony of the Congress
of Vienna: it was within a hairs
breadth OF resulting in free fight
between the Powers which had been
allied 10 destroy Napoleon.
From the secret memoirs OF the
congress, it is clear that the idealistic
notions which its gathering inspired
had no place in the actual delibera-
tons. Lands and peoples We're bar
tered to and fro as so many counte RS
in "A game. Stark failure attended
even Castlereagh's moderate attempt
tn Obtain the nromisp of the pouers
TO guarantee the territorial settle
ments and make collective war upon
any recalcitrant nation. The proceed
ings We're brought TO a sudden climax
by an event which seems to suggest
how futile are all efforts 10 create n
human Utopia That event, news OF
which was conveyed to Metternich at
a ball, was nothing less than the es-
cape of Napoleon from Elba and the
dawn Of the Hundred Days.
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ing one OF the mountain ranges in
company with. two other fiers. Noun
tains with icy snow peaks set UP as
tumultuous air currents AS roaring
mountain streams. Filters all prefer
to be above the ocean rather than
above peaks.
The three fliers were suddenly en-
veioped in dense cloud. Little Miss
Stimson was afraid OF colliding with
one OF her companion machines. It
grew dark as in a midsummer thun-
derstorm. Exactly where the sun was
she hadn't figured, but there close
ahead OF her, so close as to threaten
collision, was shading machine.
1t kept getting in her way For the
only time in her life in the air she was
idrlid Suddenly she came out of the
cloud into sunlight. The other two
fliers were miles above her in mid
heaven. The phantom machine had
been her own shadow on the cloud.
But yesterday we had all proved
that airpanes could not be used for
war because they could not be used in
bad weather. To-day the weather
matters not at all. Dark or light. clear
or storm the birdmau went out to bat
tie 1t might be into scudding clouds
1t might be into hurricane winds. II
might be into a snowstorm. Out he
went
The Germans also testify to the
courage of another young aviator,
who, with both legs broken by gum
fire, got his machine safely back across
the allied lines. Once when Guynemer,
the boy ace OF the French, had set n
German single scatter on fire. the pilot
a mere boy. turned his machine about,
stood up in his cockpit and fired his
last bullet straight at Guynemer II
he must die hn would die fighting.
Enemies could not withhold admira-
ton for such heroism IN such enemies.
Guynemer's own rule was "Stay close
to your enemy. stick to him like n
lecch; use your enemy as a shield;
stay so close Ia him. in under and bo-
hind that he could kick your head iC
he could get his feet through the bot
tom of his box. Stay there TIL you
get shot in his blind spot" the blind
spot being that part of an airplane
from which the pilot cannot see and
cannot fire at his foe, which Is partly
the reason wings have come to be
slightly staggered before or behind
each other in the parallel planes Of "A
biplanc.
And the boy giving this advice was
not much over twenty when he per-
ishcd with fifty-three victories to his
credit. Has heroism died in modern
war" Case after case could he given
Of the artillery of the air in which
enemies have charged head on, locked
wings and fallen from the clouds in a
death embraces of boys who have
brought their machines safely home
with foot shot on or an arm shot
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the end of tho NaDoleonic wars was
expected to usher in the beginning Of
the millennium. II the idealists of
those days did not wax eloquent about
a league OF nations they encouraged
belief In the approach Of civilization
TO be first cousin TO such n Utopia.
Resounding phrases emanated from
many tongues and pens. The Con-
gress would result in the 'reconstruc-
ton OF the social order" there
would follow a Regeneration of the
political system OF Europe" and
lasting peace" owing TO "intcrna-
tional disarmament" would be as
sured. All that was promised more
than century ago!
Whatever were the popular and
ideal!stic anucipations of the Congress
of Vienna. the diplomats who partici-
pated in that famous council were I'M
der no delusion as to the real pur-
pose. Most OF the leading statesmen
had a definite and wholly material aim.
Alexander !. OF Russia elected to
be his own delegate, and his fixed
purpose was to add another large area
OF Poland to his empire.
Prussia was represented. as a Ger
man frankly admitted, to extend her
possessions at the expense OF all the
world. and without regard to any
principle OF justice or even Of de-
cency."
Aletternich, for Austria, and Tai
leyrand. for France. were chiefly con-
ccrned to prevent their respective
countries suffering from the aggran-
dlzements OF the other nations.
Lord CastlereASh was England's
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And 1t was Boelcke, the German ace,
who told of an English airman whose
wings he had crippled climbing out on
the wing in riidair. righting the wires,
and with Jump back into the cockpit
getting away. Baron Richthofen,
Boelcke's successor once in the inky
blackness Of a terrific storm got too
close to earth. The rain had soaked
the paint of his goggles and dimmed
his Windshield when he was Mortified
to find himself rushing head on ut full
speed against trees bending in a gale.
In his Albatross he Jumped the trees
as hunter jumps hurdle, only to
find himself amid village spires, stee.
pies and chimney tops, which he took
in a succession OF crazy Jumps, ex-
pecting each to be his last, till he got
out OF the thunder cloud into torrents
OF rain. where he could see q landing
field.
Or take one of Katherine Stimson's
most exciting experiences. II was on
the Pacific coast and she was follow
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LONDON, Nov. 8.
A 5 the great war moves on toward
~ its final stage which will Gull
inmate in the meeting at the
peace table, presidents and compari-
cons with similar events OF momentous
Importance in the worlds history will
become more interesting and useful.
During the last four years frequent
parallels have been made between Ma
poleonic wars and this great war. And
IS The climax approaches II is only
natural that many should seek TO read
The future in the mirror of the past.
In that connection, says a writer in
, me Daily Graphic. there Is only one
precedent Of value-that of the Con-
IresS Of Vienna. The circumstances
IRE closely parallel. Napoleon's mad
ambition to achieve world power was
hwarted by an alliance OF nations,
md when he had been overthrow 1t
was natural for those allies to meet in
council to decide what was to be done
with the territories Napoleon had con-
sgcred
The map Of Europe had been thrown
u'lo confusion; II was the object OF
me Congress OF Vienna to restore 1t
% order, Another coincidence may be
noted. The allies OF 1914 entered tho
congress of Vienna bound to each
Hher by pact corresponding exactly
70 mat into which nearly all the Allies
1918 have entered. Then as now
'hey mutually engaged" not to con-
.lude peace separately. In fact, Lord
.astlercaghs treaty of Chaumont was
yearly the model followed by the
Tai'crs of the pact of September 4,
regularly II was believed that the
.onEr"ss Of Vienna would achieve far
nahder results than the restoration Of
a'rones and the delimitations OF from
''ts' II may sober present day
"ucipauons If we bear in mind that
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At BOMBS DROPPED FROM FAR ALoFr on the ENEMY

{, that his nerve had simply funked, foy
he did not attempt to get in position 10
| fight. lie turned and fled, fed in wild
swoops. and officers on the ground
groaned.
Suddenly he turned. banked" is,
! believe. the proper phrase. There was
no remotest chance for him to get a
position Of advantage. either high to
dive down on his foe or in under the
tail of his foe to shoot up. He was
facing five foes. and he was too close
to the ground for manpuvre.
This time the officers on the ground
groaned from another cause; for he
had charged at the nearest Hun plane
Ike an incarnate fury. and his gun
had plainly damned, for he wasn't
firing, Now they Knew why ne had
lost his nerve and fled at first. So
would you. If he had TO die he was
determined 20 bring an enemy down
with him by head on smashing col
lision at 40 miles an hour before the
enemy rain OF bullets could kill him
and he did.
Both planes came together in a
smash that locked wings, and he fell
behind the enemy lines with his petrol
tank on fire. Who knows where he iell
or where he lies? AN the report gave
out was: zone OF our planes did not
return" and the boys of his air squad
ron vent rampant mad with hilarity
that night. They went rampant with
hilarity to keep from collapsing with
grief, for "a place was vacant al the
table.
Just here It is telling no military
secret to acknowledge that OF one fa-
nous American air squadron only two
are alive to-day. and OF one very
famous British squadron only one man
is alive to-day.
A chivalry absolutely universal ex-
listed between the airmen OF both sides.
When an allied alrman had fallen be-
hind the Hun lines 1t was common for
the German airmen to gather up the
heros belongings. his papers. his iden-
tification tag, his cap or watch or what
not, and from the clouds next day drop
a package With these on the allied side,
and II was the custom among the
Allies to do the same with the Ger
mans.
IL is one of the English airmen who
tells the story OF German in combat
10, 900 feet up whose machine took fire
in front. The German was above his
own lines. II he had attempted to vol
plane down the back rush OF air would
have burned him alive. Like a fash
he threw his machine almost vertical
ami in its death throes zoomed up
The next instant the attacking allied
airman saw the pilot leap into the air
in yellow parachute. He must have
taken them too much by surprise for
them to fire. for the man and his para
chute were seen to flutter down 10000
feet behind his own lines.
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NOVEL WAY TO RAISE MONEY.

A MEElCA has furnished many
~ novel WAYS of raising money
for charity and FOR war relief.
but tho palm must 90 10 the British,
The great London. Hospital costs
$4,000 Il year to run and the task
Of raising this vast sum long has been
taken upon himself by Lord Knuts-
ford, the chief patron.
And this year tho patron raised
100000 OF tho amount needed within
a second or two. No. he didn't write
his check for the although
he could have done so easily; he was
run over by motor truck on Lon
don street
or course he started an action, for
what Britisher wouldn't? When the
lawyers got together tho case was
compromised for the 100000 gift TO
the London Hospital. Some record
what!
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dumps and nests OF rapid fire little
guns. 1t became a spy. scout, recon-
noissance man, signal patrol, subma-
rine hunter, Zepp destroyer. 1t be-
came O. winged monster OF the air.
The first two years of the war
planes fought singly. To the end they
fought singly. but formation fighting,
bombing squadrons. artillery COM
panies of the air. became more and
more the order of the day. Strategists
haven't had a chance TO stand pat on
the old The old has not stood on the
order Of its going. II Ia simply sitting
far back with ashes on its head. and
friend and foe are grabbing every new
wrinkle Of air fighting that will abol-
ish war. Abolish war: Perhaps that
Is what the old prophets Of winged
warriors meant, after all
At first We said that modern warfare
had abolished individual heroism, ro-
nance. glory, the personal endeavor
Of the man as a unit fighter. Has IT.
Go up in the cloudsl
Night Is falling. Sparks OF light,
like fireflies, waver and dance high up
on wing tips TO avert collision. Are
they wasps or flrefiies, those specks
you see coming out Of the blue? Then,
as they approach. you see the under
body is painted sky blue color and the
upper side earth color, and you hear
the hum OF a great wind rushing in
forest through myriad wings, with a
drone OF engines like the neighing OF
some giant warhorse in the dreams
of the prophet on Patmos. andgf a
bomb comes down you'll get an idea
Of that horses hoof stamp.
Or else It Is morning, and the drone
of fight is going UP in the clouds like
q flock Of birds This flock goes in
v formation. too, like the birds. Why?
| Tho sun glints on a whirl of pro-
peller blades before each tiier. There
is a rhythmic vibration or whistling
wind through wire like a hurricane
at sea In the ships rigging. Up over
the edge of the flying body a cowled
and hooded face sees the earth tele-
scoping away from him. He sees your
upturned face like a white spot above
a biped.
Perhaps he has a message for you,
and throws out a carrier pigeon to
fly back or sends you a quick wire
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MONSTER BRITISH

less or signals to you In ,ne Gun. You
notice that the circles on the wings
are all in combinations OF red and
white and blue; or If the mark on the
wings is black cross you won't stand
there looking up long.
Then as you look and he looks he
Is gone, He has faded into nowhere.
just as at nightfall he will seem to
come out of nowhere That Is the
trick Of painting the under side sky
blue.
But will he come out Of nowhere at
nightfall? The boys never asked tnem-
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l BOMBING MACHINE ABOUT to START on RAID

even by five times his own force. and
declined combat he was eternally dis
graced. He W.T.. taken out of the air
squadron and sent to the trenches.
Now recall that some of these boys
who lied about their ages to get in
were as young as seventeen. The ma
jority of the best fighters were under
twenty-four.
On a special type of work above the
trenches an airman had TO stay
whether he was in danger Of total de-
struction or not. for he was signalling
the range or tire Tor mis- sides guns
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against artillery. Up in the clouds en-
gagged in single combat If attacked by
overwhelming forces it was no shame
to zoom up. or dive down. or play dead
upside down. or streak for hiding in a
dense cloud till he could get position
to charge afresh at the enemy. But
the airmen dared no more decline
combat than a knight Of old in the
lists.
A boy was seen attacked above the
trenches by FIVE enemy machines that
simply seemed to dive out OF nowhere.
II was quite plain from the ground
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THIN AND THICK COMBINED.

n NE of the really fascinating
features OF this seasons trocks
is the unusual way thin and
thick materials are combined. Eve
ming frocks have foundation of tullc
with heavy, swinging over drapcrics
OF velvet. Some are reversed. with
the foundation OF velvet, and the
drapery OF tulle. Fur bands are used
on Georgette frocks. and Georgette
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scarfs finish the neck Of some OF the
heavy fur coats.
There IL always a charm, a pique,
about the combination ot the sheer
and transparent With the thick and
opaque. This year the combination
is better worked out than ever.
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)ERN BATTLES REVOiUTONIZED BY USE OF AIRPLANES
Direction OF Artillery Fire and Scouting First Develop
ment of War Outshadowed by Bombing and Machine
Gun Work Perfected in Closing Months

This is the fourth of a series of
articles telling of the tremendous
strides made in aviation. In This
article the writer describes many
things hitherto kept secret because
of the war.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-02-16
THE CHURCH IN THE COM
MUNITY.

The social side of the church ap
peals to the women in the home for
we want our boys and girls to have
clean, wholesome amusements. The
man thinks only of exercise, but
mother is trying to keep the social
glass, the social game and the pri-
waite dance out of the home.
The church of the comm unity
ought to be a social center where we
can hear the Christ say again, "Suf-
fer them to come unto me for of
such is the Kingdom of Heaven"
and they should come into the play
hours of life ito know of real JOY
and happiness from He who said Il
came that they might have life"
In the church of the community
we find the open door of service that
from the sinful faces of our child
rem we may look into their happy
homes and know of real JOY in their
hearts.
The theatre and it's people, the
gambler and his game, the drank
ard and his glass are protected by
law and their children looking for
high standards of life find in the
social side of Christianity no law
but love and in Jesus the light of
Gods love. In the world they see
both duty and pleasure. So let the
church give to the children of men
the smiling faces and joyous hearts
that after the lights grow dim and
the music ceases we can gather
within Fathers house of prayer and
in music, sing and joyous hearts
praise Him from whom all blessings
flow.
There's light shining bright in the
window tonight,
For Jesus would have you come in,
And Mother waits at the door of the
church
To win her boy from sin.
REV. ROBT. /. BELL.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-02-16
PROCEEDlNGSOF
POLICE JURY
CONTINUED from page II

and that they as body exert every
influence possible to have the said
appropriation made available as soon
as possible;
Be it further resolved, etc. That
a copy of the above resolution 2e
forwarded to Washington to our tt-t
United States Senators and TO tht
Representative from our district .
1t was moved by E. J. DomergEa
seconded by Geo. Koepp, Jr., that
Mark Fitzgerald be paid s400 for
building and furnishing lumber for
Simalusa bridge.
Carried.
Covington, La, Feb. IL, 1918.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury OF St.
Tammany Parish, La.
Gentlemen:-I beg to submit this
my report for the month OF January.
1915: