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The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27
DESCRIBES HOW
 DESTROYER IS
 SUNK BY PLANE

A BRITISH NANAL AIR FORGE BASE IN ENGLAND Sept v. Tn" destruction ol a German destroyer by British ~caplan" k graphically d" scribrd hy Captain Paul Bowsh"r. who observed the unusual occurrence" from the cockpit of a fast British bombing plane
 He was flying off the Belgian coast when h" saw TWO British machines in front of him.
 Suddenly he writes. thc front machine turned 10 the right and be. gan to fly toward the coast H. oc. cupants had evidently seen somcrhne ct importance. Looking below. saw few miles from tho /oohrH1ao mole six little shapes which seemed ,ta. r!on1ry on tho gray -rt
 "Thcy were German dc+'royrr~ which were in r,aIty -'oamju& at top speed toward rh, ,oaar Gradually the -".plan" dr.a nearer and nearer and soon were hu' a lew mile: from the land
 "N"or the front mach1u. appeared a small black ball of smoke Another appeared, and another. and | could hear the harp crack of bursting shells
 "Now. however. they We're almost over the destroycrs which were be shining 10 zjgzaEe as the danger of the coming attack was realized "l saw six black cylinders drop from the front machine Near the de stroyers appeared the white smoke and spray of bombs. Another followed. and another Then on one ot the de stroycrs great red flash appeared and the center ot the boat was left clouded in smoke. Its attaIh"r had scored on" direct hit
 "I shouted cNcit"dly to the pilot as one of th" d"Stroyrrs dropped ont of th" line and made swiftly for its nor tally wounded consort
 "Thr airplancs returned 10 report. \ patrol returning d few hours later stated that they had seen five Ger man drstroy"rs returning toward Os tend By then the sixth, torn and shattered. lay with many another twisted and rusrrd companion. under the sea"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27
Tropical Fish in Hawaiian Waters
 Photographed

HONOLULU, Sept. 27-Professor w. II, Longley of Gouray College, Bal, timorc, has just completed set of thirty-two underwater photographs of t." brilliantly Colorcd tropical fish which inhabit the waters of Hawaii. Taken with a specially designed cam era, Professor Longley hopes to de yclop the plates to reproduce the nat ural Colors. He believes they are the first photographs of the kind taken.
 The plates have been packed in air tight cases for shipment to Baltimore, where they will be developed.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27
British Refused to Bomb Cologne
 Without Range

LONDON, Sept -. Clouds saw" Cologn" from attack" reads tn" head. line of d newspaper article detailing d recent air raid carried out by British air forces.
 "What really saved Cologne" says a acmi-offcial statement of the Royal air forces, was the British refusal to imitat" Gormany's outrageous pol icy of indiscrimiuatc bombing. The British squadron, finding il impossi- blc to observe and rang" upon their objectivcs of military importance. r"- trained from th" casual homh-drop- ping which might have hit hospitals or children"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27

Your eyes fitted Compound and Sti&matic lenses replaced See Os. borne
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32ocietX
70 to New York Wednesday, to Be the
guests Of Miss Frances Ogden Jones.

20 to New York wednesday. to Be the
guests Of Miss Frances ogden jones'
Miss Elizabeth aodson has started for
Bern, Switzerland, to join her fAthet
Col, William r. H Godson. military at
tache Of the United states legation.
Mrs. Boyd. wife Of Medical Director
John G. Boyd. U. g. n, 10 at New YORK
for q few days.
The Duo De Ricnelieu has taken a
lease on an apartment at SIG Park ave-
nue.. New York.
Representative and Mrs. Fred A. Brit
ten were hosts at a delightful luncheon
at Dover House yesterday wheh they
entertained in compliment to Mrs. Ed
Mrs. John F. Jelke OF Chicago was
among the guests.
Mrs. John Limerick Of Matches. Miss,
two to be the guest Of Mrs. Percy e.
ouIn, wife OF Representative ouln Of
Mississippi. at her residence. 2647
Woodley road.
Mrs. John F. Jelke OF Chicago, with
her son. Ensign John F. Jelke, jr, U. 8.
n, have arrived at Washington for .
months stay at the Highlands.
Under the direction Of tho Samuel
Fall OF the Kaiser" will be given to-
morrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at
Polls in aid Of the American hospital
service in France.
The dance to be given at Washington
barracks Saturday evening, May IL, at
9 o'clock, by the women's committee for
engineer soldiers promises to be one OF
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department. in the last twenty flour
hours:
Elizabeth 9. McRae. IS years, 1850 Laaisr
stephen B. weeks. Is years. 400 B street
northeAAt.
Hulda NJ. Everson, IS years, lis Adams street
northwest.
Carl +. Newton. 81 years. eli street north
west.
Isaac Norris. IS years. 4oc 18th street south.
east.
Charles Williams. IS years. st. Eiisabsth Hos
pital.
Patrick o'Neal. 81 years. St. Elizabeth Hos
pital.
John p. Collins. 40 ysars. iel j strest north.
west.
Infant OF Homer and Mary B. Runkei. heufs.
$40 Shepherd street northwest.
Infant Of Harry L. and Mary A. Pote. few
minutes, 1402 Z street northeast.
Gertrude Pinn. 90 years. 2l6 v street north.
west.
infant Of James and Lena Fisher. 10 minutes.
street SOUTHWEST.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
August Stevenson Of this city and Marie E.
Clemens Of Racine. Wis.
Kenneth X. Kimmeil Of Chicago. H.. and
IDA I. Hoobler Of this city.
William Wallace and Grace johnson.
Theodore n. Allison and Louisa N. souers.
both Of Waterloo. Iowa.
J. Herbert Keys Of Herndon. Va. and Ruth c.
Mankin Of Arcola, Va.
Claude L. Harris and Thelma E. Carter. both
Of Richmond, Va.
Gilbert c. Meyer Of Spokane. Wash. and
Leila Mccoy Thornton Of Elkton, Nd.
Pleasant A. Jones Of Ellerson. Va. and flers
ence A. Pollard Of BufkeSville, Va.
william 7. stewart and Bessie wattins.
Albert L. Brandt Of this city and Charlotte b.
Smith Of Brooklyn. n. 7.
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the largest and most delightful bene-
fits of the season. The members Of this
committee have been meeting all win.
ter at Mrs. Dimock's house and more re.
Gently at Mrs. Blacks to make knitted
garments for the engineer soldiers, and
the purpose of this dance Is to raise
funds to buy wool.
There will be number of dinner par
ties before the dance. at which a large
attendance Is expected. Tickets may be
procured from Mrs. Robert S. A. Dough.
erty at the Beverly Courts apartment,
Mrs. William NJ. Black. wife Of Gen.
Black, will return today from a visit
to New York.
A quiet but pretty wedding took place
Tuesday evening, April 30, at st. Alloy
sius Church. when Miss Ethel Welsh
became the bride of Mr.. Christopher ].
Mccartney. jr.
The bride wore travelling suit of
dark blue. small toque to match and
shower Of white rosebuds and lilies
of the valley.
The BRIDES only attendant was her
sister. Miss Buelah Welsh. wearing a
dark blue suit a largo picture hat and
a seal throw. Her bouquet was Of pink
fosebuds
The bridegroom was attended by his
cousin. MIR. Charles Ahern. A reception
followed Mt the home of the bride-
groom, where the bride will make her
future home.
Mr.. Mccartney has been called to tho
colors and is leaving the city the lat
ter part of the week.
Mrs. Murray Crane. wife Of the former
senator from Massachusetts,, will arrive
at Washington tomorrow to spend a few
weeks with her mother, Mrs. William J.
Beardman. She will be accompanied by
her two little sons.
Mrs. Clyde Gray West, wife of Com
mander west. u, S. N, will arrive
Wednesday for visit with Misses Lucille
and Harriet Clark, daughters Of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Frank Clark of Flo
rida.
Mrs. Hodge of Kalamazoo, Mich, will
arrive this week from Charlotte. N. c.,
Wnere she has been visiting her son.
Lieut.. Hodge. who liz in camp there, to
be the guest of Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett
Mr.. George r. Shreve announces the
marriage Of his daughter, Marian Mar
guerite, and Mr.. Augustus Creme Smith,
r., on Wednesday, at the Cathedral. Bal
tinlore. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will make
their home at Washington, at 1910 Mary
land avenue northeast
The Washington. D. G., section, Council
Of Jewish Women, will hold its annual
meeting in the vestry Of the Eighth Street
Temple this evening at 1880 o'clock. There
will be election Of officers and directors.
reports Of officers and reports Of COM
mittees. Following the business session
Mrs. A. Julian Brylawski and Mrs Nor
man Fisher will give several solos.
The Helen Keller Guild will meet at the
home OF Mrs. Davis, 1905 18th street
northwest. Wednesday. May g..
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JAPAN THANKS THE US.
FOR cOURTESIES TO NAVY

Admiral Kato. japanese minister Of
the navy. has cabled Secretary Daniels
the thanks Of Japan "for the cordial
reception and the abundant facilities
extended to the training squadron dur.
ing their recent cruise along tho Pa
cific coast Of the United States"
In reply. Secretary Daniels expressed
the thanks Of the United States Navy.
mot only for your cable Of apprecia-
ton, but for the cordial relations and
helrty cooperation which exist be-
tween the two naval services"
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GERMAN CRUELTY AROUSEs.
Tchitcherin Asks Berlin to Halt
Atrocities in Poland.

Through a Russian wireless message
the State Department has learned that
the Russian minister or foreign Affairs,
NJ Tchitcherin, has sent q message to
Russian Ambassador Joffe at Berlin
instructing him to request the German
government to order the German
troops in Poland to cease their CRUEL
excuses.
The ambassador 10 Instructed to Sc
cure the release of many prominent
citizens who either have been impris-
oned or sentenced to execution.
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tomorrow, after spending the week end
at White Sulphur Springs. following a
western trip of several weeks duration.
by her daughter, Miss Helen Stewart,
has returned to Washington and re-
Iopened their residence in Massachusetts
avenue. after spending the winter and
early spring at Santa Barbara. Cal. Mrs.
Mary Stewart will remain at Santa Bar
bara for some weeks longer.
Mrs. Howard g. Reside has returned
to Washington after a stay OF two
months at New York and has jointed
street Mrs. Reside has as her house
guest her niece. Mrs. Elizabeth Powley
of Maplewood. N. ].
Lieut.. and Mrs. F. Lawrence Goodwin
have had as their guest Miss Dorothy
Blake F'rick. who has returned to her
home at Baltimore.
Representative and Mrs. Ira C. copley
were hosts at dinner last evening.
Miss Gertrude Brooke Hamilton, the we'll
known young short story writer. was the
guest Of honor al a reception given at the
Beaux Arts Salon. 1413 H street: yester-
day afternoon. at which the exhibition OF
paintings by Miss Dorothy Dent, which
came to conclusion. Mrs. Margaret Avis
Thompson poured tea. and Mr. Rudolph
de Zapp made the presentations of guests,
amonE whom were Dr. ; ana Mrs nn,, M,tch hl
and Mrs. j. Edgar w. sohl. MIR. and Mrs.
h. f. Obrig, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Albion,
Mrs. H., f.. Avis. Mrs. Alfred Z. Dent,
Mrs. Sarah Carter Martin. Mrs: George
Mrs. Sutphen. Mrs. Hamilton. Mrs. kuhns
OF Berkeley Springs, W. Va; Mrs Frank
lin Swift. Mrs. Goodwin. Mrs. Estelle
Whloughby Ions. Mrs. Bradford. Mrs. p:
Bennett Decker: Mrs Francis Joseph
Boyd, Mrs. Royal shuman Of New York.
Mrs Sohl, Mrs. Dillon. Mrs. Charlie,
Misses Elizabeth and Mary Dawson OF
Rockville, Md: Miss Frances Marsh, Miss
Margaret Window. senorita Josenna Moll'
Miss Elizabeth Hooper, Miss Taylor. Miss
Emma Deuel. Rice. Miss Gordon. Miss
Kennedy of Bradford. Pa: Miss Elizabeth
Baldwin. Miss Hetfield. Miss Carter, Miss
Carson. Miss MARGARET Mcneil. Lieut..
Prominent OF the French military mission.
Lieut.. F. Vezzani OF the royal Italian
army. Senior Oscar +. Duplan Of the Mex
lean embassy. Capt: Cassidy Cook OF New
Baker. Mr.. Clarence Wainwright Marphey
of New Orleans. Mr.. Thomas r. Dawley.
Mr.. c. b. Chiffon. Mr.. Louis b. Thomp-
son, MIR. Edwin TarfsSe. Mr. Pefcy II.
Moore. Mr. Guy Bolton Of New York and
others.
The guest Of honor at next Sundays
salon will be Mrs. e. Bennett Decker,
collection of whose miniature and other
paintings will be on exhibition.
Capt. Edwin NJ. Hasbrouck. NJ. c..
IL. s. A., and Mrs. Hasbrouck have re-
turned from a trip to Buffalo and Syra-.
! cuse.
Capt. Hasbrouck has left for his new
post, the Wilbur Wright Aviation Field. At
Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. Nanette B. Paul has sent out in
vitations for reception Monday. May
| 20, at $50 o'clock at Paul Institute, PLOT
| s street.
| Mrs. Thomas f. Bayard is entertain
| ing at a small tea this afternoon at her
home, in II street.
First Lieut.. Newbold LIE Roy Edgar
u. s. N. r. F., has gone to New York
to pass Q few days with Mrs. Edgar.
! Mr.. and Mrs. waldo G. Johnston will
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CREEDON IS INSTALLED.
g. U. Student Loyalty Pledged to
New presidont,

Installation exercises were held at
Georgetown University last night. when
Rev. John B. Creedon. the new pfesi-
dent, assumed office. The exercises
were held in Ryan Hail in the presence
Of more than a thousand students and
membeos OF the faculty.
William Bache, a senior and the old
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est student of the college in point OF
years. made an address,. in which he
told of the work of President Creedon.
and pledged the loyalty of the student
body during his tenure of office, Theo-
dore ". Delaney, president OF the stu
dent council, presided. ..
The program contained several mu-
steal numbers. Following the meeting
the students gathered In the center of
the hall and held an irnpromptu fecep-
ton.
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to tho
health department In the last twenty -four hours4
Enocn ]. ana Ninhis D. vaan, boy.
Arthur g. and Gertrude Sherman. girl.
Nartia. N. and Yolands e. Pilsren, girl. :
Howard o. And susis ?. Newton. boy.
Edward and Theresia Mnoguf. boy.
Edfer 3. and Reno NcDoaAN. hoy.
Notseil end Mafy 3. Btoces. Girl.
Luthef and Bessie Thornmap. Gifl.
David and Keowee Taylor. boy.
James and Lena Ttkdtf. tifl.
Grantlin and Ethel Morgan, girl.
John AID Marion 0f<en. boy.
Joseph p. and Emma L. 0ilmeee. boy.
Clarence and Ella Evans, girl
John ". and Nellie N. beai. boy.
The Weekly Dispatch OF London urges
the establishment at etratford Of q cen-
trail ''home'' for American soldiers on
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~HE British ambassador and
Lady Reading will be dinner
guests this evening of the
third assistant secretary Of
state and Mrs. Breckenridge
Long.
The ambassador and Lady Reading
day by the first assistant secretary Of
state and Mrs. William Phillips at
Woodley.
The assistant secretary of the Navy
and Mrs Roosevelt will have guests at
dinner tonight to meet Mrs. James
Roosevelt, Mr.. Roosevelts mother, who
10 visiting them. The party will 30 on
to the Fiske jubilee concert.
Mr.. Franklin Roosevelt has returned
from a short visit to New York.
A number Of early dinner parties
have been arranged to precede the con-
cert Of the Fiske jubilee singers to-
night IN the ballroom at 2409 18th
Craftsmanship OF Mrs. Harry 1. Rust.
Mr.. and Mrs Adolph Caspar Miller
and the assistant secretary Of agricul-
ture, and Mrs. Vrooman, will be among
the dinner hosts of the evening.
Mrs. Robert Mccormick was hostess at
luncheon party yesterday, entertain
ing at Grasslands.
Mr.. Robert Lansing, Secretary of
State, returned to Washington last
evening from New York, where he went
on Friday.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs McAdoo will return to Washington
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Largest Concrete Ship on Trial Trim

SAN FRANCISCO. May 6.-The 1900
ton steamer Faith. the largest concrete
ship In the world, built by the San
Francisco Shipbuilding Company, was
given a successful trial trip here yes
tsrday. averaging more than eleven
offfeial trial course. The succsss Of the
trip win result in the construction Of
tprse more concrete boAtk
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Love that lacks simplicity isn't 10

Love that lacks simplicity isn't love.
It is easy for a man to keep his
temper If he hasn't any.
A joke that requires an explanation
isn't.
An honest man never speculates with
another mans money.
There Is no duplicate latchkeys to
the heart of the wise maid.
Some men make friends and others
make them tired.
Pride holds some people up and
throws a good many down.
A woman never forgets her first
love-nor forgives herself II she mar
ries him.
It is easier to lead a man to the
altar than it is to make him eat war
biscuits.
There is something wrong with a
girl who doesn't know that young
han is in love with her until he men
lions it.
Before her marriage woman thinks
that all men are alike, but eventually
she is convinced that at least one Is
worse.
There was once a woman who could
starch a mans shirt in the right place
but she has been dead a hundred years
or more.
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The Dad-Im glad to see you're
taking French. Oscar. I wish 1 had
studied 1t in college.
The Cad-wish I had. too! Finals
next month.-Purple Cow.
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Punitive operations against the MARI
tribesmen, in tho Punjab region OK anaia'
have been successfully Concluded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-06

Mrs Robert Mccormick was hostess at
a luncheon party yesterday, entertain
ing at Grasslands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-06

Mrs. Thomas f. Bayard is entertain
ing at small tea this afternoon at her
home, in II street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-06

The Secretary of the Treasury and
frs. McAdoo will return to Washington
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Mrs. Nanette B. Paul has sent out in
vitations for reception Monday. May
20. at $50 o'clock at Paul Institute, 2lo7
s street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-06

Lieut.. and Mrs. F. Lawrence Goodwin
have had as their guest Miss Dorothy
Blake F'rick. who has returned to her
home at Baltimore
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First Lieut.. Newbold LIE Roy Edgar,
u. 8. N. r. F.. has gone to New York
to pass q few days with Mrs. Edgar.
AZ. No. u.,An n Jnhns,nn ,,i,1
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Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller
and the assistant secretary Of agricul-
ture, and Mrs. Vrooman, will be among
the dinner hosts of the evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-06

Mrs. Howard 8. Reside has returned
to Washington after a stay of two
months at New York and has jointed
Mr.. Reside at their residence. In 18th
street Mrs. Reside has as her house
guest her niece, Mrs. Elizabeth Powley
of Maplewood. n J..
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l.5O SILKS, Sl.S
Choice of black and all o0lors
in 4o-inch silk ana wool poplin.
40-inch crepe de chine, yard.wide
chiffon taffeta and yard wide
satin messRlfne. p
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-02

cut Of money orders by which the men
can send their pay homo to their fam
lilies. In some Of the big camps the
Y. M. c. A. is providing banking facil-
tiles for the men as well.
Do Your Bit With . rsnnsr.
This month (Novamber) the Y. n,
G. 4. must raise )ss. ooe, 900 - carry
on IT. work amonS or oalAieFs ana
thsiS allies until neat July. OF thls
esA 900 about @3Aooe,o 800 VIII b
spent on the work VIII our own troops
or about $40 for every man In Uncle
Sans uniform. II everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail.
ors were to contribute $40 the task
would DO easy. Are your boys health
and Happiness and clean soul worth
$40 to you?
Your town mayor. your pastor. your
school superintendent win know who
10 the treasurer OF thu campaign com.
mittee IN your county or town. Other.
wise send check or money order Ia
Cleveland II. Dodge, treasurer. 1aA
East Twenty-eighth street, Now York
city.
Only sacrificial giving by millions OF
givers will make possible the contin.
uance Of this vast work for American
soldiers and for those of our alllaa
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-02
VoLTAIaE's VIEW OF DREAMs
Philosopher Gave Much credence 70
a. Mental Workings of Man
During Sleep.

/, Voltaire, semipagan philosopher
as he wasy gave more Importance to
dreams than was to be thought prob
sable in one SO well endowed, observes
the indianapolis News. Dreams"
he said, "appear to me to have been
the sensible origin Of primitive
prophecy or prediction. Dreams
which have come to pass are always
predictions which no one can doubt.
no account being taken Of dreams
which are never fulfilled. How is i
that while the eyes see not, the ears
hear not, we, Notwithstanding, I'M
derstand in our dreams? In one Of
my dreams I supped with NJ. Tou-
ron, who appeared to compose verses
and music, which he sang to us. I
addressed these four lines to him in
my dream:
:" Thy gentle accents, Touron, dear,
Sound most delightful to my ear!
With how much ease the verses roll,
Which flow, while singing, from thy
soul p"
GIN another dream I recited the
first canto Of the 'Henraide' quite
different from what it is. Yesterday
dreamed that verses were recited at
supper and that someone pretended
they were too witty. I replied that
verses were entertainments given to
the soul and that ornaments are nee
essary in entertainments. l have
therefore said things in my sleep
which should have some difficulty
to say when awake; I have had
thoughts and reflections, in spite of
myself and without the least volun-
tary operation on my own part, and
nevertheless combined my ideas with
sagacity and even with genius. Wei
should never be good philosophers
except when dreamingw