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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
DRAIN STAGNANT POOLS
Effective Work Now VIII Prevent
Plague OF Mosquitoes
Later On.

This is the season when active work
should be done TO rid every country
home. village and town OF near y
pools Of stagnant water. which Will
soon become Incnaccs in the form Of
hatchcricS for the malaria bearing
mosquito. the State Department OF
Health declares.
III many Instances these ponds may
be drained at little or no money COS,
and with little effort. II is frequently
found that streams arc cioggcd by last
years leaves and by debris washed
down in heavy rains y good rake or
hoe-fork cnergetically welded will
often destroy a number of hatcheries
by giving the water free outlet. AT
times the removal of few shovels of
mud or muck will provide drainage for
considerable amount of water The
small boy will undertake much OF this
work for the fun there is in il.
The anopheles mosquitoes constitute
the only known method OF transporta-
tion OF the malaria germ from one
human system TO another. Swat them
ut their source, says the State Depart
ment Of Health, and save doctors bills.
The efficacy OF good drainage has
been 100 fully demonstrated TO make
discussion necessary. II does the work
as several Virginia communities now
stand ready TO testify.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
BRITISH RECRUITING
CAMPAIGN Is CLOSED
After Securing $50 Enli>,mrn,S in This
section. Office VIII Now &c
Moved I.iScwhcrr

Feeling that with It total Of 80 en-
lstmcnts. tho work OF tho Eritish-
Canadian recruiting mission IN this city
has bc"u successfully carried out Lien
tenant l.. -. Gibbs announced that the
headquarters of the mission 4, ~.
East Hroad street viii close sou"
tim" TO-DAY. Although ;hc officers
have not been able to got in touch
with every l:sitshcr in this Nirinity.
Il * icit that tnc small number re-
mainin. would not warrant he fur
thor expenditure Of inc ;,ud money.
which minht, perhaps. he used 10 rct d
ter advantage @o.ucwhcrc else. especial
~ as y. J.. Wilmer. British vicc.con
%ul. and iv:,n Maitbv. of thc H.pcr.i
TOBACCO comrauN. have volunteered Ia
take over this department q; tho
work.
Although the campaign IN this City
viii nc brought 10 its close TO-DAY.
IT win be- several days before Lieu
tenant Gibbs ana Sergeant Fletcher
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
REGULATES TONNAGE
neil OF Defense Receives Interest
ing Statement as to Work
OF Dean Gay.

The release OF shipping tonnage for
!. purposes, according TO a telegram
lived from D. NJ. Reynolds. Of Los
|;cles. by Lewis II. Machcn. OF the
Q Council OF Defense. is the Vlll;I-
result OF the work OF Dean Cay
the war trade board in limiting
horts and exports TO absolute neccS-
les. and thus controlling the dis
ton OF merchant ships in usage az
sent. The work of Mr.. Gay is far
ching. It Is said. as IL demands n
liking knowledge Of the abundance
prices of commodities.
Inc telegram. signed by u. NJ Rey-
lis. Of Los Angeles, reads as follows:
lr attention to the Importance OF
Els being done by Dean Gay and the
|. trade board in limiting imports
exports TO absolute necessities in
Ter to release tonnage for war pur
les. Gays problem is to permit the
lortation and expectation of only
|c necessities, and lie faces the same
hi OF pressure from business inter
|; that Flanncry faces in the hous
question. He does not dare pub
the list Of imports which must be
rjctcd: otherwise, prices would run
and profitcering would enSuc. The
,iver OF goods, and not the shipper,
LIT show the necessity therefor.
pose. for instance, that IL firm
hi ed 10 import Swiss watches. and
h were n necessity: Gay would not
the watches on an embargo list.
as long as there was a stock in
Erica. he would tell these men that
h could not get q ship for that par
liar importation at this particular
y. but might get ship later. IL n
her In the market resulted. and the
[c of watches went up too high.
|'s business would be 10 let enough
|chcs I'm TO break tho market and
Erorcc prices down. Gay is n real
/, doing real job IN the face Of
|cultios. Please send out tho ncccs-
y Information TO support him in his
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
Startling Hun
Plots ReueaLed
Describes Establishment Of Sub
marine Post-O.Gces First
in Svcdish Waters.
by COUNTESS Won scmauMnERG

'"'b' ''sh'. I'is; ny Va. ihtcfha'iohai
News Burc"i. lnc.J
clu this instailncnt OF her confession
III" countess tells OF the German plots
Ia destroy scandinavian shipping.
owing I" tho sinkiug .; many such ships
Win tdrgues eventually tor tho use Of
The ''IothcriSnd.'' a plan had 10 be de-
NtA'd I" protect ships With such car
goes. She tells how 1t was dome.i
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
New Goat" for the Home

In the springtimc, when all nature
takes on new life the home should like
wise be ovcrhauied and renewed. Its
really wonderful what difference a
coat of paint will make. Even the
most humble cottage can be made most
attractive and inviting with little
paint and the COSTS negligible. compared
with the Improvement and added life
to the property.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07

when Mrs Vircie Harper. wife OF T. H..
Harper. expired "a, her home i'm North
burvillc. She was taken ~ few days
ago. but paid little att"a'ion to herself
whcm She was told ;h,t she was suffer
ing mildly from measles ana she CON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07

tinucd 20 nurse her little Child Who has
had case Of the disease YCStcrdav
morning however. Mrs Harper became
very i'll and died within a tew hours
She is survived by her husband und
three su.ll children.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
Marburg mt Y. w. &. A.

Theodore Marburs, former minister
to Belgium will speak 10 girls and
women on the subject The Moral Aims
OF the War" tomorrow afternoon ;,t :,
O'Clock in the auditorium Of the y.
w. c. A. & North Fifth street
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-07
.ttncI. OF Mcn,le. Proves Fatal.

Especial 10 Tho Times Dtspa;ch.I
DA\NiLLE.. ~. Aprll " What v-.e
thought to bc Il mild attack Of measles
terminated fatally yesterday evening
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30
Dry Federation Wages
Registration Work

DIR. John Royal Harris, superin-
tendent of the Dry Federation of
Pennsylvania, issued an appeal from
state headquarters in Pittsburgh
yesterday, to the unregistered dry
voters Of all third class cities, urg-
ing them to register at their polling
places tomorrow, May 1st. and thus
qualify themselves for participation
in the May primaries when the rat
ification of the national prohibition
amendment will be one of the para
mount issues in the nomination OF
candidates for the general assem-
bly,. The statement is as follows:
ION behalf of the Dry Federation
of Pennsylvania, / wish to strongly
urge all of those residents of third
class cities who are in sympathy
with the effort being made to make
our state dry and who did not regis
ter last fall, to be sure to do so on
the only day for so doing, Wednes-
day. May 1st.f so far as participation
in the May primaries is concerned
We believe that If all those who
are interested in the abolition of the
liquor traffic will vote for the proper
men at the May primaries, a major
ity of the next legislature will be
elected which will vote to ratify the
national prohibition amendment. 1t
is in the third class cities that the
fight now centers and it is up to the
dry forces to do their full duty and
register themselves and all their
friends and be ready to vote for the
| dry candidates for the legislature.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30
MOONLIGHT WORKERS"
IN ENGLISH GARDENS

LOndon.-A new type of garden ia
borer. known as the ''moonlighter,"
has appeared in the suburban coun-
try districts, owing to the shortage
of general laborers. The moonlight
er is a workman who is employed all
day, but who is willing to earn a lit
tie extra money by working during
the moonlight nights in the gardens
and allotments. His is the only sort
of labor that the suburbanites can
now employ in the digging and SOW
ing of the vegetable plot which every
suburban householder regards as an
essential part of his household.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30
Teutons Prepare For
Final Drive Push

Rome. April 3O.-"The Germans
are preparing for a final push" de-
clares the Zurich correspondent for
Corriere d'Italia, They ae ready to
sacifice one-third of their men, it is
said. All available troops have been
drawn from the garrisons. Even
the little Grand Duchy of Lippe fur
nished two divisions (24,000 men) q,
while Wurtemburg furnished eight.
Despite German denials, Austrian
divisions have crossed Brenner
Pass, en- route to Flanders. "The
enemy is determined to stake all on
a great effort before the full
strength of America materializes, i"
the report states.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30

Dfllsburg. Pa, April 27.-An en-
tertainment with a Bird Day" and
Apron program was given by the
A-lntermediate School of Dillsburg,
recently. The program included:
Singing, Happy Hours" by the
school; dialog, Bold For the
Right by three boys: Recitation,
What the Choir Sang" Maxine
karns; diolog, Economy Club"
by eight girls; dialog, Goodbye
Frances Eveler and Esther F'ishel;
exercise, Bird Day Verses" by eight
boys; singing, The Oriole Babies,
by school; dialog, "Dialog in
Name Only by three boys: recita-
ton, When Company Comes" Eth
el Williams; lialog, THE New
Man" Maxine Karns and Bertha ST.
die; piano duet, Margery Eveler and
Frances EVeler; recitation, THE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30
CHAPTER TX (continued)
In Enter Belgium
Copyright, 1918. by Pat Alva O'Brie

The next day I
was so worn out
from exposure and
exhaustion that 1
t h + e w a W ay my
coat, thinking that
the less weight l
had to carry the
better it would be
for me, but when
night came 1 re-
GREETED my mistake
because the nights
were now getting
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30
"OutWlti11g the Hun"
By Lieutenant Pat O'Brien
Copyright. 1918. by Pat Alva o:Brien. }

nno a German instead. but in such a
contingency was determined to
measure my strength against the
cape.
AS II was, however, most of the
Belglans to whom l applied for food
gave 1t to me readily enough, and IL
some OF them refused me it was only
because they feared 1 might be a
spy or that the Germans would shoot
them If their action were subse-
quently found out.
About the fifth day after had en-
tereo Belgium L was spending the
DAY as usual in a clump of bushes,
when 1 discerned in the distance
what appeared to be something
/ hanging on line. All day long l
strained my eyes trying to decide
! what 1t could be and arguing with
| myself that it might be something
| that 1 could add to my inadequate
/ wardrobe, but the distance was so
] great that 1 could not identify 1t. 1
! hao great fear that before night
came it would probably be removed.
As soon as darkness fell. however,
! l crawled out of my hiding place
and worked up to the line and got
pair of overalls for my industry
/ 1t was mighty joyful night for me.
I The pair of overalls was the first
/ bit OF civilian clothes l had thus far
picked up with the exception of a
civilian cap which 1 had found at
! tine prison and concealed on my per-
son. and which 1 still had. The over
I alls were rather small and very
short, but when I put them on 1
! found that they hung down far
enough to cover my breeches.
! Raids Barn and Gets Coat
1t was perhaps three days later
! that l planned to search another
house for further clothes. Entering
| Belgian houses at night is anything
] but 4 safe proposition, because their
families are large and sometimes as
many as seven or eight sleep in a
! single room. The barn is usually
connected with the house proper and,
! there was always the danger of dis
! turbing some dumb animal, even il
the inmates of the house were not
aroused.
/ Frequently I took a chance of
! searching a backyard at night in the
hope of finding food scraps, but my
( success in that direction was so
| slight that | soon decided that it
wasn't worth the risk and l contin-
/ ued to live on the raw vegeta bles
I that l could pick with safety in the
/ fields and the occasional meal that
l was able to get from the Belgian
! peasants in the daytime.
| Nevertheless, ] was determined NO
| get more in the way of clothing and
when night came l picked out a
house that looked as though it might
furnish me with what L wanted. 1t
Has moonlight night and If l could
| get in the barn l would have a fair
chance of finding my way around by
the moonlight which would enter the
windows.
The barn adjoined the main part
of the house, but 1, groped around
very carefully and soon touched
something hanging on peg. I
didn't know what it was, but 1 con-
tiscated it and carried it out into
the field. There in the moonlight
examined my booty and found that
1t was an old coat. 1t was too short
as ali overcoat and too long for an
ordinary coat, but, nevertheless,
made use of it. 1t had probably been
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30
CANADIAN rRooPs SAVE

Ottawa, April 30.-Safe arrival of
2,9O5 Canadian troops in England is
announced through the chief press
censor's office. They include infantry
drafts from British Columbia, on
tario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Sas-
katchewan and Quebec. field artil-
lery from Vancouver, London, On
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30

Raggady Man" Ruth Irvgang; reci-
tation, Our Hired Girl" Bertha ST.
die; music. Spring in the Orchard,
by the school; recitation. "A Boys
Composition on a Mule" Marshall
Smith; recitation, "A Composition on
Pins" Esther F'ishel; solo, The
March Wind" Pearl Walls: exer-
else. Bird Dialogue, by eight
girls; dialogue, The Lost Knife,
Marion Wolf, Adele Nelson. Blanche
Cassel and Bertha Sidle; dialog,
Whats in a Name" by four boys:
dialog. Entertaining Sisters Beau"
by Marion Wolf, Adele Nelson. Ruth
Irvgang and Fauck Smith; singing,
What the Bird Sang" by the school
The boys brought in bird boxes and
the girls aprons which they had
themselves made during the winter.
Miss Maxine Karns is the teacher of
the Authenticate school.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30
"BLUE DEVILS" ARRIVE

An Atlantic Port, April 30.-Ope
hundred Blue Devile, French soldiers,
specially trained. who will go
through hell itself for their officers"
arrived yesterday to tell Americans
about the war and the necessity for
success of the Liberty Loan. Owing
to special orders to U-boat command
ers to get" the blue devils not even
the Liberty Loan managers knew
they were coming here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30

uniform on, anyway, and when night
came I dug hole and buried it.
never realized until I had to
part with it just how much I thought
of that uniform. 1t had been with
me through hard trials and 1 felt
as If 1 were abandoning a friend
when 1 parted with it.
Ito BE Continued.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30

z8A& were now getting
colder l thought at first it would
be best for me to retrace my steps
and look for the coat l had sc
thoughtlessly discarded, but l de-
Cded to go on without it.
I then began to discard everything
that l had in my pocket, finally
throwing by wristwatch into a canal
\ wristwatch does not add much
weight. but when you plod along
and have not eaten for a month il
finally becomes rather heavy. The
next thing 1 discarded was a pair OF
lying mittens.
These mittens l had gotten al
Camp Borden, in Canada. and had
become quite famous. as my friends
termed them "snowshoes." In fact
they were ridiculous pair of nit
tens, but the best pair 1 ever had
and 1 really felt worse when 1 lost
those mittens than anything else.
l could not think of anybody else
ever using them, so l dug a hole in
the mud and buried them and could
not help but laugh at the thought il
my friends could ever see me bury
ing my mittens. because they were a
standing joke in Canada, England
and France.
l had on two shirts. and as they
were always both wet and ddnT
keep me warm, il was useless to
wear both. One of these was a shirt
that l had bought in France, the
other an American Army shirt. They
were both Khaki and one as apt to
give meiaway as the other, so l dis
Carded the French shirt. The Amer
lean Army shirt I brought back with
me to England and it is still in my
possession.
Buries His Red Cap
When l escaped from the train ]
still had the Bavarian cap of bright
red in my pocket and wore it for
many nights. 1t also had proved
very useful when swimming rivers
for | carried my map and a few 9TH
Cr- belongings in it, and 1 had fully
made up my mind to bring it home
as a souvenir. But the farther /
went the heavier my extra clothing
became, so 1 was compelled to dis
card even the cap.
l knew that it would be tell
tale mark If 1 simply threw it away.
so one night. after swimming a riv-
er, 1 dug a hole in the soft mud on
the bank and buried it, too, with
considerably less ceremony than my
flying mittens had received perhaps:
so that was the end of my Bavarian
hat.
My experience at the Belgians'
house whetted my appetite for war
food. and l figured that what had
been done once could be done again.
Sooner or later. 1 realized, 1 woulc
probably approach a Belgian anC
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30

same place, on private terms. This
little village is on the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway, and consists CT
"A store and dwelling, three small
houses. blacksmith shop, old grist
mill, barn and other farm buildings.
with several acres of ground.
Use McNeirs Pain Exterminator-Ad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30

Some days later l got a s0rf from
Belgian peasant. and with this
equipment l was able to conceal my
uniform entirely. ..
Later on. however. I decided that
Il was too dangerous to keep the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30

tario and Toronto, forestry, cavalry,
railway and water transport details,
airplane pilots and a Serbian draft.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30
Parts With His Uniform

an overcoat for the Belgian who had
uprp IL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-30

SELLS ENTIRE VILLAGE
Pllocnixyille, Pa, April S0.-Wp-
liam Mckinley, former coroner of
Chester county, has sold. the entire
village to Harry Schmell, of the
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-19

To James Fry and His Assigns:
 You are hereby notified that have expend- ed S25.00 for location work in 1916. and Sl01.50 in labor and recording fees for l9lt' upon the Texas lode mining claim. located m the Wallapai mining district Mohave County Arizona. as will appear by certificate record ed in Book of Miscellaneous Records, on page 7Z6. and in Book E, page s5, Proof of Labor. in the office of the Recorder of Mohave Coun- ty. State of Arizona and that have expend- ed S1O1.50 in labor and recording fees for 1917 upon the Texas Extension lode mining claim, located in the Mallapai mining district, Mo- have county. Arizona. as will appear by eer- tificate recorded in Book E, Proof of Labor. page Sl, in the office of the Recorder of Mo- have County. State of Arizona, in order to hold said premises under the provisions of Sec ton 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States. being the amount required to hold the same for the year ending December g., 1917. And iE within ninety days after this notice by publication you fail or refuse to contribute your portion of such expenditure as co-owner, your interest in said claims will become the property of the subscriber under said Section 2324.
 (Signature) SAMUEL F. GORMAN, First insertion Dec. IS, 1917; last insertion March l6, 1918.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-19
LEGAL ADVERTISING

Rivers. assignor, are hereby notified that they have four months from this date within which to file with me their written consent to this assignment; and that they have six months from this date within which to file with me a sworn statement of their claims. All debtors of the said W. F. Rivers, sole proprietor of the KINGMAN MERCANTILE COMPANY, are hereby notified that they should pay me. and no one else, any and all monies due the said W. H. Rivers, or the said KINGMAN MERCANTILE COMPANY. Public notice is hereby given that my office. during the exc cution of this trust. is and will be in the storeroom of the KINGMAN MERCANTILE COMPANY in the Beale Hotel Building, on Front Street, Kingman, Mohave County, Ari- sona.
 Kingman, Arizona, December '. 1917.
 c. NJ. LEONARD, Assignee of W. H. Rivers, Sole Proprietor of the KINGMAN MERCANTILE COMPANY.
 2t-I2-15-22-up.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-19
MINERAL APPLICATION Serial No. O36sSO

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, Dec. II. 1917.
 Notice is hereby given that S. S. Mehard and Robert Law. Jr., executors of the will of Theodor N Barnsdall, deceased, citizens of the United States, whose residence and post office address is Pittsburg, State of Pennsyl- vania, by Selim NJ. Franklin, their attorney in fact, whose residence and postoffIce address is Tucson. State of Arizona, have made appli- cation for a patent for the Silver Knight and Johnny Bull Lodes, Mineral Survey No. S36s, in Wallapai Mining District, Mohave County, State of Arizona. situate in Sec. 8. T. 23 N.. R. IS, w., c s. R. B. 6 M., described as follows, to-wit:
 SILVER KNIGHT LODE-Beginning at cor ner No. l, whence 1-4 cor. between sections and 8, T. 2S N.. E. IS w., c. & S. R. B. M, bears s. 45 degrees 5s minutes E. 55O.67 it.. thence s. Sl degrees 3l minutes W. 556.44 it. to Cor. No. 2; thence s. degree l7 min utes E. l500.6s it. to Cor. No. g.; thence N. S1 degrees 31 minutes E. 60l.3e it. to Cor. No. '4; thence N. 3 degrees 2s minutes 30 sec onds W. l496.l1 it. to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning. Mag. Var. Is degrees E. at all corners. Area 19.S0S acres. Location notice Is recorded in Book M of Mining Claims, Mo have County, page 312; amended location mo- tice recorded in Book s. s. of Mining Cls 'nns, Aohave County, pages 5s-54.
 JOHNNY BULL LoDE-Beginning at Cor. No. l, whence l-4 Cor. between Sections 9 and 8, T. 23 N., R. IS w., c. & S. R. B. 6 M. bears S. 45 degrees 5e minutes E. 550.67 it.; thence s. s1 degrees 3l minutes W. 556.44 it. to Cor. No. ? thence N. l degree 51 min utes W. 50l.57 it. to Cor. No. 8 thence N s1 degrees 31 minutes E. 540.63 it. to Cor. No. 4; thence s. 8 degrees Se minutes E. 500 ft- to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Mag Var. Is degrees E. at all corners. Area 6.273 acres. Location notice is recorded in Book h of Mining Claims, Mohaye County. page 3l4; amended notice of location Book S. S. of Mining Claims. Mohave County, pages 52-53 Adjoining claims are: On the north Sur. No. l427, Tennessee South Lode: on the east, Sur. No. 3S53. Tennessee Extension Lode; on the south. Sur. No. 2203, Silver Age Lcde: on the west, Sur. No. l427. Great Lead Lode and Sur. No. 1868. Montana Lode. Conflicting claims are: Silver Age and Great Lead lodes, the areas of which conflicts are exclud- ed, and Tennessee Extension and Montana lodes, the conflicting areas of which are not excluded, from this application.
 J. L. IRWIN,
 Register. First publication Dec Is, 1917; last publica- tinn Eah IE laIa-,,r,