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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-23

No. (the leaders maehine) was to
fly at 10000 feet, Nos. 2 and were
to fly at 1920 feet. and Nos. 4 and 5
were to fly at 10.4e0 feet. All ma
chimes were to keep geo feet away
from each other in a straight line.
The idea of this formation was to
give us freer arcs of fire for our guns.
in case of attack by hostile planes.
while the different attitudes would
confuse enemy range-finders who
sought to fire on us with AA guns
from the ground. My machine was
No. in the formation. With No. 4
it shared the unhealthiest location in
event Of attack from the air. as air
battles usually begin with a swoop
uPox the rear planes Of a hostile forma-
ton.
After we were in position the signal
to proceed was given from the leader S
bus by showing a green Very's light.
Just as we crossed the line and the
Hun arches began to whistle around
us my mate, No 4. fell out of forma-
ton and glided back over our
trenches. Afterward I learned that
his engine was firing very badly, and
he rightly feared to continue with it.
Accordingly, I swung my plane into
a new position directly behind the
leader, but maintained the same
altitude. We were now in this posi-
ton:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-23


r. NERYBODY except Old Man
Science knows that the very first
aviator was the broomsticls witch.
And those in the secret are equally
aware that she has always been
jealous of that COW. that jumped over
the moon-for why? The greatest
altitude she has ever been able to
attain is the cobweb district this side
the sky, where the sweeping has to
be done, but-these are startling times
and the first thing that witch knows
she will be topping the cow record,
because that Is where the price Of
brooms is soaring today.
A woman bought enc and paid a
dollar for it without one word of
complaint, knowing that broomcorn
is scarce because the ground is need
ed for wheat. Another woman, an
ancient soul with a skin the brown
Of tobacco, wen cured, offered the at
fable statement that it wasn't wuth
a quatah." She had bought one '1as'
mont for seventy-f1v' cents an it was
SO chaffy that before she could
tunner reun' twarn't nothing but
the Lawd's trufe.''
Did you soak it overnight in bucket
of sailed water to tougher the straw?
That makes a broom last three times as
long. And maybe it wore sideways be-
cause you let it stand on it's own weight
instead of hanging it by the handle"
Laws. honey, you knows huff bout
brooms to be their own mother. don't
you? Huh, HUH. None, deed, chile.
nevah hearn the fus' word about nussin'
bfooms Hker that, an Pm oler huff to
reclec' when Shumman come marchin'
down our road. But, femme tell You,
we amt nair one of US too old or uppity
to fuse good advice. an Pm gwiner
soak de mex broom de good Lawd sees
fit to SEN me-yes, honey, OATS me.
But l don't know whar Pm ever gwins
to git good money to throw away on a
broom. They's a dollah today an putty
soon they'll be gittin' high enough to
jump ovah the moon, huh, huh
So that is how you know what is COM
ing to the broomstick witch.
MAMIE LANCASTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-23

G HENcE. ;
The lettered command was SO
literally obeyed that the readers in
the Library of Congress might have
been so many dumb gods of Israel
when in breezed tourist woman.
You could tell she was a tourist
because her all-ostrich hat never
came out Of local shop and her
red silk coat had a collar pocket that
Washington is yet to know. Also,
she had nuggets of raw silver in her
ears. raw silver nugget for a brooch
and two big ones for hat pins. Also
again, but never mind about her ring,
unless you know about Arizona opals.
Being tourist woman, she looked
up at the big dome and finally con-
centrated on the statue of Philosophy
the one under the panel that reads:
The Inquiry. knowledge and belief OF
irwin is the sovereign good of hy-
man natvre"
When the tourist had apparently
saturated her soul on the wisdom Of
Philosophy nd the lines she stood
for. she sat down by a woman wRn
was looking over a newspaper file and
pehcliea down something in a note
DOCK Then she considered the file
woman as one who looks for sympa-
thy-you know, that yearnine to
snare a pleasure with some kindred
soul !-and the file woman responded
with the understandingest expression
she knew how. 1t was apparently
satisfactory. for the tourist passed
over the slip and the file woman read:
now DO you get up there to dust
those statues?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-23

last rose in the garden Of
song can't compare in senti-
mental pathos to butterfly
/. that doesn't know enough to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-23

n HERE are many kinds of air
| work to be done in the course
of grand offensive. For in
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Had EN- Framed.

On the wall in the presidents office
ut the Hotel SEVERN, there hang three
handsome framed personal letters ad
dressed to the head of the institution.
Received them all In one day" said A.
Bennett Gates, "and they are so rare
that | have had them framed, for
wish to preserve them. Such as these
do not come often to the hotel man"
The writer of each of the three
framed letters was grateful for some
courtesy or favor, or this or that,
which pleased him during his stay as
Il guest. None had kick" TO reg
lister, which struck Mr. Gates as rather
odd since half the time of hotel man
ager is occupied In hearing the com
plants of someone who feels himself
sighted in some particular. Three
thankful epistleS In day were almost
too much for the hotel president.-In-
dlanapolis News.
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CHAPTER xlx-contlnued.
10

AT one ) ant of the line where the
trenches 0ere very close, stake was
driven in o the ground midway be-
tween thu hostile lines. At night when
II was his turn, Tommy would crawl
to this stake and attach some London
papers to It, while at the foot he would
place tins of bully beef, flags, sweets,
and other delicacIes that he had re-
celved from Blighty In the ever looked.
for parcel. Later on Fritz would come
out and get these Injuries.
The next night Tommy would 60 out
to see what Fritz put into his stocking,
The donation generally consisted Of II
paper from Berlin. telling who was
winning the war, some timed sausages,
cigars, and occasionally a little beer,
but funny thing, Tommy never re-
turned with the beer unless II was In
side OF him. His platoon got Whit OF
his breath one night and the offending
Tommy lost his job.
One night young English sergeant
crawled TO the stake and as he tried TO
detnch the German paper bomb ex-
ploded and manged him horribly. Fritz
had set trap and gained another vic
tim which was only one more black
mark against him In the book OF this
war From that time on diplomatic re.
lations were severed.
Returning to Tommy, think his
spirit is best shown in the questions he
asks. II is never "who is going to win"
but always how long will II take?'
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killing or woundng an English officer
he gets five marks, but II he Kills Red
Cap or English general, the snlper gets
twenty-one days tied to the wheel Of a
Timber as punishment for his careless
ness"
Then he paused waiting for me to
bite, suppose,
bit all right aud asked him why the
snper was punished for killing an
English general, With smile he ir-
piled
We'll you see, II all the English zen.
erals were killed there would be no
one left TO make costly mistakes"
| shut him up, he was getting too
fresh for prisoner. After a while he
wlnked AZ me and wlnked back, then
the escort came to take the prisoners
to the rear shook hands and wished
him "The best Of luck and safe Jour.
ney to Blighty."
] liked that prisoner, he was fine
fellow. had an Iron Cross, too. ad.
vised him to keep 1t out of sight, or
some Tommy would be sending It home
to his girl In Blighty as souvenir.
One dark and rainy night while on
guard we were looking over the top
from the fire step OF our front.lInc
trench, when we heard a noise lmme
diately In front of our barbed wire.
The sentry next to, me challenged
Halt. who zones there7" and brought
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS.

Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, command,
ant at Camp Funston, awarded the
War Service emblemS earned by the
scouts of Manhattan. Kan. This com.
Ing so soon after the general returned
from France, wounded, his presence
was an inspiration to the scouts.
Utilizing their knowledge of for
estry, scouts of Hardwick, VT, found a
woman who had wandered off into the
woods. Two scouts in Barberton, O..
by their knowledge of resuscltation
saved two lives from death by drown.
ing.
Scouts In Birmingham, Ala, collect
ed % large lunches of violets In the
woods and carried them to the charity
patients In the Woman's infirmary.
Many scouts are Interested In the
class in aviation and airplanes at Man
haitian headquarters, 70 Madison ave-
nue.. So many former scouts are In
the regular army aviation service that
there is great incentive to the young.
sters to take up this branch of study.
At the time that the German sub
marine sank ships off Nantucket.
scouts Of Newport, r. l., transformed
their camp Into hospital for the sur.
vivors.
At Wolsey, s. D., scouts take turns
In wheeling an invalid to church.
Grand Ledge (Mich.) scouts on their
one-acre garden raised 90 bushels of
potatoes and quantities of beans. and
also assisted In working the plot of
the Human Relations league, and then
did messenger work for that organlza.
ton. Bullion (Wis.) scouts did not
have their own garden, but picked all
the stones from a farmers field and
cleared the streets and kept order dur.
Ing the state fair and planted trees
for the Woman's club, and In winter
tine built bird houses and kept the
snow from the schoolhouse walk.
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36L3OIH6
SCOUT I S
Conducted by National Council Of the
Boy Scouts OF America)
SCOUTS MUST "RAISE GRUB"

The gardening season Of 1918 Is
here, the war Is still on, and America
Is sending more men across the ocean
to prevent the enemy reaching our glo-
rlous country, says Chief Grub Scout
Hal B. Fullerton.
America must feed these men, and
feed them well. They are our boys
who are rlsking everything. even their
lives, to save our country, our homes,
from the horrible fate of each and
every country In Europe that our cruel
enemy has overrun.
That means more work, bigger work,
better work for the boy scouts than the
splendid work they did last year. Get
busy; keep busy!
This year every scout Is asked to be
responsible for securing one adult to
agree to work with him on the scouts
individual garden or on the troop gar
den or on the local council garden. The
adult might be scouts father, his
brother or his sisters best fellow, his
uncle or, indeed, any man who will
faithfully stick to the job until the
crops are harvested.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05

| got out the rum jar and gave each
a nip and passed around some fags,
the old reliable WOodbines. The other
prisoners looked their gratitude but
the big fellow said In English, THANK
you sir, the rum is excellent and APP
precIate II, also your kindness"
He told me his name was Carl
Schmidt, OF the SiNty.sixth Bayaran
Light infantry that he had lived six
years in New York (knew the city bet.
ter than did,, had been to Coney
island and many Of our bail games. He
was regular fan couldn't make him
believe that Hans Wagner wasn't the
best ball player In the world.
From New York he had gone to Lon.
don. where he worked M waiter in
the Hotel Russell. Just before the war
he went home 10 Germany to see his
parents the war came and he was con.
scripted
He told me he was very sorry TO
hear that London was in ruins from
the Zeppelin raids. could not con.
vince him otherwise. for hadn't he seen
moving pictures In one Of the German
cities of 81. Paul's cathedral in ruins.
changed the subject because he
was so stubborn in his belief. II was
my intention 10 try and pump him for
Information as TO the methods Of the
German Snipers, who had been cans-
Ing us trouble In the last few DAYS.
| broached the subject and he shut
up like u clam. After a few minutes
he very innocently said
German Sniprrs got paid rewards
for killing the English"
| eagerly asked, What are they?"
He answered.
For killing or woundlng an English
private, the Snlper gets one mark For
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
HE'S A BOY SCOUT.

His Uncle Sam can bank on him what
ever be his part,
He's scout!
No IFS" or "ands'' or "buts" or "ors''
confuse his mind or heart,
He's scout
Come, look him over carefully, front
and face about,
Quiz him, poke him, turn him upside
down or inside out,
You'll find him true rs navy blue
And resOlute and stout!
He's scout
His sense of duty points for him q
clear and shining way.
He's scout
He understands what Service" means,
and honor and "obey,"
He's scout!
He's genuine American. he's loyal
through and through,
He's on the job to show old Bill what
Yankee boys can do,
And there he'll stick through thin and
thick,
Until the war Is through!
He's Il scout
F. ]. 2. in Boys Life.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
CHAPTER Xxx.
"Chsts With Fritz

We were swimming In money, from
the receipts OF our theatrical venture
and had forgotten all about the war
when an order came through that oul
brigade would again take over theil
sector OF the line,
The day that these orders were Is
sued, our captain assembled the com
pany and asked for volunteers to go t.
the Machine Gun school at st. Omar
volunteered and was accepted
Sixteen men from our brigade left
for the course In machine gunaery
This course lasted two weeks and we
reJoined our unit and were assigned tO
the brigade machine gun company. II
almost broke my heart to leave my
company mates.
The gun we used was the ylckers,
Light 1903. water cooled.
was still member OF the Suicide
club, having Jumped from the frying
pan into the fire. ! was assigned TO
section l. gun No 2. and the first time
sin" took position In the front-lIne
trench.
During. the day our gun would be
dlsmounted on the fire step ready 70.
Instant use. We shared n dugout with
the Lewis gunners. At "stand to" we
would mount our gun on the parapet
and go on watch beside II until "stand
down in the morning. Then the gun
would be dlsmounted and again placed
In readiness on the fire step.
We did eight days In the front.line
trench without anything unusual hap
penlng outside Of the ordinary trench
routine. On the night that we were to
carry out" bombing raid against the
German lines was pulled off. This raid
Ing party consisted OF sixty company
men, sixteen bombers, and four Lewis
machine guns with their crews.
The raid took the Boches by surprise
and was a complete success, the party
bringing back twenty-one prisoners.
The Germans must have been awful
ly sore, because they turned loose
barrage OF shrapnel, with few Min
niles" and "whizz bangs" intermlxed.
The shells were dropping into our front
line like hallstOnes.
To get even, we coul6 have left the
prisoners In the fire trench, In charge
Of the men on guard and let them click
Frtz's strafelng but Tommy does not
treat prisoners that way.
Five Of them were brought into my
dugout and turned over to me so that
they would be safe from the German
fire
In the cnndlelight, they looked very
much shaken. nerves gone and chalky
faces, with the exception of one,
sreat dig fellow. He looked very much
at no We. liked him from the start.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
EMPEY, QUESTIONING GERMAN PRISONER, FINDS He IS
FROM NEW YORK.

Synopsa-Fired by the sinking OF the Lusania with
American lives Arthur Guy Empey living Jersey City
goes to England and ensts private In the British
short experience recruiting officer
Ing quarters In France where he first hears
makes the acquaintance Of cootes After brief training
Employs into the ontne trenches
his first turn the fire while the bullets w pe
learns onade falls that death turks trenches
Chaplain distinguishes himself by rescung
fire. With pick and shovel Empey has experience
In No Mans Land Exciting listening post Tx
citing observation duty Back Empey
writes and stages a successful play
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Lemon Juice
For FreCk|es
Girls! Make beauty lotion at
home for few cents. Try II!

Squeeze the juice Of two lemons into
bottle containing three ounces Of
orchard white, shake we'll, and you
have quarter pint of the best freckle,
sunbTrn and tan lotion, and complex
Ion whitener, at very very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces of orchard white
for a few cents. Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face, neck,
arms and hands and see how freckles,
sunburn and tan disappear and how
clear soft and white the skin becomes.
Yes 1t is harmIeSs.-Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
SCOUTS ALL OVER WORLD.

Besides the 353,04S Boys Scouts of
America. duly registered, there are in
the great boy scout brotherhood all
over the world millions of boys wear.
ing practically the same uniform and
having the same sign and oath, the
same beliefs and principles and cheer.
full outlook on life and It's opportunl-
ties for service.
There are large hoy scout organlza-
lions. following the one originated in
England by Lieut.. Gen. Sir Robert
Baden-Powell, In almost every coun.
try wherever boyhood longs to be man.
hoods pal and to play the mans part
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
cTo BE CoNTINUEDJ
Be Above Gossip,

GoSSiping is about the most useless
kind Of work one could possibly en-
gage In How much better and more
charitable II is to turn a deaf ear to
cruel truths, to honorably keep silent
about what we have heard, and at the
same time give the unfortunate person
in the case the benefit Of our doubt
Small wits talk much" Is an old say
I'M and true one. The girl or woman
who would be truly happy, and who
incidentally would make others happy,
should wisely think twice before she
speaks and then should put into words
only thoughts that are cheering and
charitable.-New York Evening Mall.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Metal Millinery,

Smart millinery shops In London are
displaying metal helmets for women.
presumably for wear during air raids /;
though 1t Is Il question whether the
fair wearer of protective helmet
would not flee to IA bomb-proof refuge
just as swiftly rs her sister whose
hcadgear was fashioned of straw and
SILK. The metal helmets for women
cost just about twice rs much rs those
designed for the masculine sex. They
are lined with dainty and soft ma
terlal, and on top is cunning knob.
which gives n rnkiSh and distinctive
line to the stern hcadgear.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
SKIN ERUPTI0NS ON THE FACE

nre unsightly and mar the appearance
of many a woman whose face would
be otherwise attractive. There is no
need for this. just get box Of Tet-
terine and use II regularly and you will
be surprised how quickly plmples.
blotches, itchy patches, etc, disappear
and how soft and clear the skin be-
comes. Nothing better for eczema and
other skin troubles than Tettcrine.
Sold by druggists or mailed for soc. by
Shuptrine Co., Savannah, Ga.-Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Use for hemIock Bark.

Spent hemlock bark. which has been
used chiefly for fuel, may soon he i'm
portant In felt manufacture. Expert
mentS have shown that this bark can
be substituted for 30 per cent of the
basic material now chiefly rag stock.
used in roofing feltS. If the bark is
used for the 100000 tons of felt made
In this country annually there will
be Il saving, II is thought. of about
S1,000,000 a year.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
His Duty Done.

The family Is rather demonstrativs
when the various members OF the
household come aud go. The grand.
children are expected to embrace every
one at the beginning and at the end
of visit Fred and Albert were get
ting into their clothing and making
their hasty adleux preparatory TO
catching their train home after Christ.
mas. Hurry up. Fred" Albert shout
ed; you're too slow for anything
I've got mine all kissed"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Australian Sugar Crop and Prices

The l9l6-lI sugar crop of Australia
was 3}5.OO0 tons, which left surplus
OF 10000 tons above the requirements
of the commonwealth. The estimated
yield for 10l7-1S is $4,000 tons, which
Will leave surplus of 10000 tons.
The commonwealth government has
been paying growers SlO2 ton for
raw sugar. 4 movement Is on foot to
induce the government to raise the
price of raw sugar 70 SIG ton. Raw
sugar from Java is said to be offered
NJ present at SG3 tou.-Commerce
Reports.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05

health. believe the Compound will
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER, Christopher, III.
Nervousness is often symptom of
weakness or some functional derange.
ment, which may be overcome by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia
Il. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, as
thousands Of women have found by
experience.
If complications exist, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
suggestions in regard to your ailment.
The result Of its long experience 10
at your service.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
LIBRARY SLABS HUN KULTUR
German Books Are Banlshed From the
shelves Of the Los Angeles
Public Library.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Los Angeles has
made sweeping drive on German kul-
tur - her bit In the psychological war
with which civilians are backing up
the American army.
Following closely on the action Of
tho board Of education banning Ger
nan from the public schools. the Los
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Town Has chopplnp Bee.

Lawrenceburg, Ind.-In order to
save coal, more than 900 bankers,
lawyers, physicians. laborers and
,tramps spent q whole day chopping
wood at three camps established on
the river bank here. They cut 600
cords Of wood
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Patience.

There Is one form Of hope which IL
never unwise and which certainly does
not diminish with the increase Of
knowledge. In that form II changes
its name. and We call It patience,--
Bulwer.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05

Angeles public library has banished
German books from Its shelves.
Henceforth, for the duration Of the
war. no child In this city will be al
lowed to study German, and no person,
child or adult, will be able to read Ger
man books and, through their pages,
to absorb any Of the viewpoints Of
Germany. English books that may
prov, 70 expound German philosophy
will also be banned.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
ALL WORN OUT
Deans, However, Restored Mr..
ROulston to Good Health.
Results Have Lasted.

Mornings I was so stiff and sore
] could hardly get up" says A. c.
Roulston, prop. blacksmith shop, 2S+O
Washington St., Roxbury, Mass. "The
sharp pains through my kidneys were
so bad / often thought | wouldn't be
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05

uerVousnebb, a n q
was In q run down
condition. Two Of
our best doctors
failed to do me any
good. / heard SO
much about what
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v egetable Com
pound had done for
others, l tried It
and was cured. I
am no longer ner.
vous, am regular,
and In excellant
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Domestic Finance.

Stela-What is revolving fund?
Bela-What your husband gives
you and then borroWs back.