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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-04
Harrisburg. Pa. May IA. 1915.
Proclamation in Divorce

Dauphin County. SIS:
In the Court of Common Pleas OF
Dauphin County, Pa, No. 31S, Janu-
ary Term, 1918. Libel in divorce-a
vinculo matrimonii. Rebecca L. Enck
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-04
Proclamation in Divorce

Harrisburg. Pa. May II. 1915.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-04
Proclamation in Divorce

Harrisburg, Pa, May IA. 1918.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-04
Proclamation in Divorce

Harrisburg. Pa. May Il. 1s1s.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-04
Proclamation in Divorce

Harrisburg. Pa. May Il. 1918. er'h'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
PATHETIC FIGURE
AMONG WAR RUINS

nothing to do there. They just go to
make sure that their hostess is safe. L
had cup of chocolate with her in her
house and learned her story. / do not
think she ever told it before.
Thanked by General.
when the war was just at the be-
ginning" she said in French, II had
three sons. They hurried off to get
their uniforms and rifles. Then
waited. One day our soldiers came
pouring into the town. They had been
driven back by the Germans. Many
were injured. I took as many as /
could in my house and made coffee for
them. You see my house was better
before it was struck by shells.
"While was making coffee big
shell struck this house and killed
some of the soldiers. Another one had
both legs taken off. helped them all
could, but they went away and the
Germans came. They are cruel, but l am
old, so am alive. Then our boys came
again and made my house a hospital.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
English Boy Defeats Germany's
SuperfIyer voss in Des-
perate Battle.
DOWNS q BEFORE DEATH
Lieutenant Arthur Rhys Davids Said
70 Be One of the Three Elect
Among Bravest of British
Airmen.

London.-When Voss, the intrepid
German airman, was brought down
there was considerable demand that
the name of the British airman who
accomplished the feat should be re-
vealed. He was Lieut.. Arthur Rhys
Davids, an Elton boy of twenty. In
the official Gazette it is stated that
among his other feats he brought
down nine enemy aircraft in nine
weeks.
But after much anxiety the boys
father, Prof. Rhys Davids, and his
mother, both Oriental scholars Of dis
tinction, no longer have any doubt
that their son, missing since last De-
cember, is dead.
In their home on Chipstead Downs
the parents and sisters mourn the
brave and daring boy, said to be one
of three very elect among the bravest
of British airmen.
Arthur Rhys Davids, after doing
brilliantly at Summerfield, where, a
kings scholar, he won Balhol exnl-
bition and the Newcastle scholarship,
took his commission in the Royal Fly
ing corps in the autumn of 1915, leav-
ing his civil service ambitions until
after the war.
Brought Down Twenty-Five Germans.
Young Davids had been good at
sports and he took to flying as though
born to it. He won the M. G. with the
bar and the d. S. o. after five months
in France in April, 1917. He brought
down % Germans for certain-he
actually saw that number crash-but
he drove down many more out Of con-
troll. Among the % were the German
superfyers Voss and Schafer.
The story of the defeat of Voss,
who had been credited with being the
greatest airman of all the armies, is
thrilling. When Rhys Davids went up
with a squadron of six and four Ger
mans were sighted, 1t was not so easy
as it seemed. for VoSs was among
them, and he took on three of the
British machines. Two of these he
put out of action, causing them to re-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
H0MELY PHILOSOPHY

A smart dresser--one who wears q
mustard plaster.
The fly season is most here-both
baseball and house.
Nobody is interested when the baby
wind cuts its teeth.
Some pass the contribution baskets
around and others pass them up.
A girl is following her natural bent
when she is matrimonially inclined.
AIrplainly speaking, we can't have
too many Of them to conquer the
enemy.
Seasonable recipes - those calling
for plenty Of salt and pepper and Gin
namon and spice.
Tailors and lawyers ought to have
q fellow feeling for each other-each
makes his living through suits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
STRANGE SIAM

A humning bird fantasy created
from porcelain.
A man plucking peacock for dinner
under the trees.
Temples, many-roofed, pillared--
r!narets and towers and walls.
The canals covered with boats OF all
kinds; the markets held on the water.
The doggers of the hill tribes, In nat
silver cases, for sale In the Chinese
Junk shops.
The jungles Of the North creeping
about the feet of the bronze Buddha
sitting among ruined walls.
The elephant, dirty gray, trumpet
ing petulantly at command his four
great legs fastened with chains to the
floor.
The gambling hall, as large as city
block, where the women, with short
hair like bottle brushes, sit playing,
cross-legged on the floor, tanning their
babies in the sitting heat.
The blue-eyed cats, lying with tuck
ed-in paws in the midst of the side
walks crowded with coolies; bananas;
black, dangerous crows against yellow
sunsets; adventurous naked babies
wearing silver anklets.--Asia.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
FACTS WORTH KNOWING

A popularity Of Waehington's death.
is that it occurred at the last hour Of
the last day of the week of the last
month of the last year of the eight
zenith century. The time was mid
night, Saturday, December IA, 1909.
Second lieutenants will wear here
after a gold bar on each shoulder strap
and brown braid loops on overcoat
sleeves to distinguish them from en-"
listed men. Confusion has been so
widespread that an order creating
these insignia of rank was authorized
by Secretary Baker.
An officer in the United States Med
zeal Reserve corps states that heat
and light, combined, alleviate pain bet
ter than heat alone. He prefers an In
candescent bulb and reflector to hot
water bottle as a means of relieving
suffering.
Between May 1 and December 81
1917, the American Bible society dis
tributed 1892, 1853 special editions OF
the bible-in Khaki cloth for the army
and in blue cloth for the navy-among
the men who have gone to the front.
Plans have been made to begin this
spring the propagation of oysters In
Bear River bay, Great Salt lake, Utah
Analysis has shown that the percent
age of salt In the water is practically
the same as In ocean oyster beds.
There are over 1000 languages
spoken by mankind. Some authorities
however, think that century hence
there will be only four languages OK
Importance in the world.
A few minutes day In an cleo
trio cafe giving high frequency waves
enables man to get along with less
food, according to Paris scientist
What Is known to scientists as mat
ter is composed Of electrons, and
these are the absolute units OF cleo
tricity.--People's Home Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
WORK OF THE YIN. G.. A.

both in the United States and in
France. AT the present time there are
900 Y. M G. A. workers with the ex-
peditionary forces in France and Eng
land and 5000 other workers in Ameri-
can camps.
The Y. M. G. A. has been asked by
General Pershing to take over the en-
tire canteen system with the American
army in France, and this will require
the services of more than 5000 volun-
teer workers alone. An effort is now
being made to secure at least 1000
business and professional men of high
standing who will go to France for all
sorts of Y. M. c. A. service before
July /.
1t is estimated that 100000 feet Of
film are being exhibited weekly to the
soldiers at home and abroad. A re-
cent shipment Of athletic equipment
for the troops in France consisted of
rs, $50 baseballs, 10000 bats, 10000
gloves and mitts, boxing gloves, volley
balls End various other kinds of apa-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
YOUTH is VICTOR
OVER NOTED HUN

turn home with their engines full of
lead, The third was the boy from
Elton.
Voss and Rhys made a duel Of 1t.
The Hun was in triplane, and there
was a most tremendous fight. The
story of it was afterward told to the
family by an officer acquainted with
the facts.
II want to give Voss all credit"
says Miss Rhys Davids, sister Of the
brave young airman, in repeating the
story. HE had a fearful fight with
the three for twenty minutes. and
then my brother and Voss wheeled
round and round; and then, suddenly,
Voss crashed to earth.
Eyes, my brother spoke of one or
two narrow escapes. On the very first
time he went up out there something
made him turn round, and to his as
constituent he saw a Hun on his tail.
If he had not glanced round at that
moment he would have been killed.
Worse still, his gun damned, and for
ten minutes he had to get out Of this
machines way by rolling and turn
ing. Then suddenly, to his amaze
ment, the Hun turned tail and went
home. That was one of the narrowest
escapes he had.
"My brother was inclined to fly
recklessly low, and that is probably
how he met his death in October, last
year. We knew he was missing, and
we hoped and hoped for eight weeks
before we had any practical certainty.
Shot "Painted Banana"
l"He had very often been in a big
fight of % on each side, and when he
wrote home about such, he said: All
you can think of is pumping lead into
any machine you see and looking out
and avoiding collisions, just missing
each other by perhaps couple of
feet. He used to laugh when he saw
the German machines painted up like
an unripe banana. He described one
of these machines, and said that when
it came toward him he chuckled with
laughter at the curious appearance of
it, and then let fly. He brought the
painted banana down."
And now young Rhys Davids has
himself been brought down. But he
lives memory of schoolboy British
pluck that can never die.
Among other raiders mentioned in
the Gazette is Lieut.. r. III. Ayre, X. T..
c.. who during one of his many sue
cessful raids" bombed an enemy air
ship shed, and on another occasion
bombed a railway station from q
height Of 500 feet. He also derailed
part of a train and poured machine
gun fire on. its occupants. The mill
tary cross is awarded to him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23

ratus for promoting the play spirit
among the troops in their leisure
hours.
The Y. M. G. A. has established a
chain Of huts and dugouts along the
front lines occupied by American
troops 'over there" and is meeting the
needs Of the Sammies as they take
their places in the Lorraine trenches.
The Y. M. G. A. huts on the Russian
front have been demolished by German
guns and the $50 secretaries there have
retired before the advance of the Huns
and are now established in Siberia
awaiting an opportunity to return to
Russia.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
Spends S5,OO0,O 900 a Month in
Ministering to Soldiers.
TWO Thousand Workers Are with tx
peditionary Forces and 5000
in American Camps.

Washington.-In its work OF minis
tering to the social, recreational and
religious welfare of the boys and young
men of this city and county who have
enlisted in the National army, the 7.
M. C. A. is now expanding total of
S5,0O0,000 month. These, together
with other interesting figures on the
scope of the work are contained in a
bulletin just received from the Nation
al war work council
According to the statement of the
council, the home" side of army camp
life is being maintained among the
hundreds Of thousands Of soldier boys
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
MAKE PEANUT FLOUR BREAD
Florida Baker Expects to Market II
at Price Below That of
Wheat Flour.

Neutrality-suspicious. -four bread
has been put on the market in wide
distribution by baking company in
Gainesville, Fla, working in co-opera-
ton with B. F. Williamson, a chemist
of that city, the food administration
reports.
The peanut flour used is made from
peanut cake left after oil extraction.
1t is said to contain a satisfactory
percentage of fat and to have almost
twice the heterogeneous food value of
dried beef, in the ratio of A to 25.
The loaf is made of one-fifth peanut
flour to four-fifths wheat flour, which
produces a balanced ration, supplying
both bread and meat ingredients.
Peanut flour is said to be readily
digestible, wholesome and palatable,
and the Florida company expects to
be able to market it at price below
that Of wheat flour.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
TELLS OF NEW GRETNA GREEN
West Virginia Town Where Nuptial
Knots Are Tied More Easily Than
Anywhere Else.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Wellsburg, w. Va.
is the Gretna Green where nuptial knots
are tied more easily than anywhere
else in America. A woman taxicat
driver meets all trains for the purpose
of taking clipping parties to the mar
riage license office and the altar with
out moments loss of time.
This information was given by Mrs
Otto Schenck, aged sixteen years
when her plea for divorce was heard
in the divorce court here.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
Farmer Kills Wild Cats.

Live Oaks. Cal.-Wing, a farmer
near here, recently killed two large
wild cats along the Feather river
while engaged In hunting jack rab.
bits. One Of the wild cats raced up
a tree and started to show fight when
Wing discovered it. A shot brought
it to the ground. It's cries Of rage
and pain brought its mate to the
scene, and Wing dispatched the sec
ond cat with a shot from his gun
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23

1t was struck twice more and was
hurt little, too, but not much. don't
want to leave. / have lived here all
my life and here is where / shall de-"
The eyes Of the old lady glowed I'M
der the spell of a thought she had not
yet expressed.
"a French general came and thank
ed me for what did for our soldiers"
she said. 'Then, long after, he wrote
me letter saying was a bravo wom-
an and had brave sons. ] have the
letter you may see it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
GLOBE SIGHTS

Women don't get over love affair
nearly SO quickly as men.
What has become Of the type OF
man known as a tin-horn gambler?
Did it ever occur to you that the
battlefield of France rhymes nicely
with the kaiser's pants?
The only good we can think about
an Atchison man Is that his boneg
would make good fertilizer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23

with the American troops. They have
occupied the sector Immediately beside
ours. We have seen them at work and
could form an idea, and it should be
told and retold that they are marvel
Gus.
''The Americans are soldiers by ma
ture, and their officers have the desire
to learn with an enthusiasm and an
idealistic ardor very remarkable. There
is the same spirit among the privates.
They ask questions with touching
good will, setting aside all conceit or
prejudice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
FINE TRIBUTE TO AMERICANS
Marvellous Soldiers" Says French
Officer Who Has Had opportunity
to. Observe Their Work.

A glowing tribute has been paid
American soldiers in France by
French officer in letter to a friend,
published in the Paris Temps.
The letter as quoted by an officiai
dispatch from France said:
"snfinitely interesting is our contact
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
IN OTHER CITIES

Buffalo is crusading against pistol
toting.
Kansas City schools will teach food
gardening.
Ravenna, O.. has dedicated new
Methodist church building.
Buffalonians will ship apples to
American soldiers In France.
Cincinnati may merge city and coun-
ty governments as an economy meas
ure.
Cleveland plans to extend school sys-
tenn so as to teach child patients in
hospitals.
New Workers during coal famine di-
vided household supplies by request or
the mayor.
Cleveland in 1917 spent $50, 4SS.75O
FOR new buildings. including nearly g.
600 dwellings.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23

NATURALLY they have the faults Of
all new troops. They show themselves
too much and expose themselves inn
prudently, letting themselves be car
ried away by their ardor, not knowing
when to spare themselves or to seek
shelter or when to risk everything for
an end. This experience, however, WIN
quickly be learned.
LAS for bravery, activity and dis
cipline, they are marvellous. The Of
ficers are intelligent and filed with
zeal and the greater part of the serv-
Ice functions without hitch"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23

Following their disastrous repuise
in Flanders, the enemy made two at
tacks in the Ansiens region. The hrst
was directed especially at the Ameri-
can troops, now revealed as holding
positions in the vicinity Of Villers-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23

For day or two last week the world
was startled by report that there had
been a counter-revolution in Russia,
and that the former cars little son
had been proclaimed emperor, with
his uncle, Grand Duke Michael, as re-
gent The story came from Scan
dinavia, and soon was recognized as
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-12
EXCESS PROFITS
TAXES DUE SOON
Representative of Revenue
Department Installed in
Federal Building.

X. J.. Norman of the internal reve-
nue. department has arrived in the
city and is ready to answer any ques-
lions regarding income and excess
profit taxes, at his office on the second
floor OF the federal building. These
taxes will also be payable there.
The first tax n has to dcal with
is the income tax. All single indi-
viduals with an income of 5 1000 will
be in this class and married people
with an income Of $4,000 will be in
the same class. Should the income of
an individual reach the $4,000 mark
and a corporations income exceed
$4,000. they come under another class
and are subject to the excess profits
tax.
Every individual with a net income
of more than $1,000 and every cor
poration with a net income of over
$4,000 must report this to the gov
eminent or be held liable for disre-
garding the same.
The regular income tax reports
were the first sent out and to all
corporations throughout the state.
Most of these have been returned and
the excess profit reports were mailed
them from the Aberdeen office yester-
day. These must be filled out and re-
turned on or before April i.
Mr.. Norman will be in the city for
three weeks and asks that everyone
requiring information and assistance
come early and not wait until the
last day and try OF swamp the office.
Mr.. Norman says that he has been
sent up here for the sole purpose Of
getting these reports and getting them
in on time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-12
PLANS ARE, J
SUGGESTED
FOR APRIL 6
War Anniversary Celebra-
ton Proposed for Opening
of Liberty Loan Drive.

On April 6, one year will have
elapsed since the United States de-
clared wal against the German en-
pire. and in commelnoration of that
event. the third Liberty Loan cam
paign will open throughout the coun-
try the same day. Discussing these
facts in ar interview with The Herald
today, a local business man who did
not care to have his name used at the
present time. suggested a mammoth
patriotic demonstration for Grand
Forks city and county to be held on
Saturday. April 6.
at is but fitting" his business man
said, that we all get together that
day n renew pledges Of continued
loyalty to u county. and to assure
our boys at the front that we are back
OF them in a very effective and literal
sense. l think the entire state expects
that something of that kind be carried
out right. here in this city where we
set an example last year when we ar
ranged u registration day celebra-
ton on June 5. That demonstration is
still being referred to as the greatest
of its kind in North Dakota. 1t is up
to us to do nothing less this year, and
II possible, much morc.'
Asked for details of the plan which
this business man had worked out, he
said:
First of all l think that every So
ciety, every lodge and congregation
and every business organization in the
city and county should make up their
mind to aid in carrying out a celebra-
ton on h memorable day. They
should take the matter up at their
very next meeting, as only three
weeks remain. and appoint delegates
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-12

who can then get together and form,
a central committee for the purpose
OF forming h necessary plans.
One of h essential features of the
day should be a parade something like
the n we had last year, only bigger
and better.
This parade should be a very con-
crete expression of the sentiments Of
the community, and in it should be
carried out certain designs by which
the two-fold nature of the celebration
becomes apparent, I mean. the war
anniversary and the opening of the
third Liberty Loan drive. Further
more, it would be very striking and
very appropriate to emphasize the
fact that we have comrades-in-arms.
and we should carry a very large num-
Der of the flags of the allies. I remem-
Der last year: We saw tiny flags OF
Great Britain. France. Italy and Bel
GUM. There should be many flags. and
many large flags from each of our
war associates. Aside from the har-
monious color effect. such a display
would bring it home to our people in
a clear name that we are one with
the liberty loving nations of the world.
Other Features of Day.
/ The parade must necessarily differ
from that of June ). last year. Then
we had soldiers marching ahead of
our ranks. We won't have any this
year. They have gone over there and
are fighting for us.
But they should be quite particu-
larry remembered, and for that rea-
son my suggestion is that all who
have sons. brothers, husbands. sweet
hearts in the war. should carry with
them a service flag, and, if possible,
Marc together in one group. This
might not be feasible for business and
other organizations who have sent
men to war. II in order to avoid
needless duplication, it may be neces-
sary to restrict this feature to the
service flags of the individual homes
and families.
4 Souvenir Book Proposed.
II might add hat it would be Il fine
thing if we could prepare and publish
a book with articles and pictures
showing how the war came to Grand
Forks, that is, containing material H.
lustratinE the principal war events in
this city'%n County during She trst
young men who have enlisted in the
rny and navy or who have been
dlafted. should be printed in this war
souvenir.
My plan is hat such a book should
he of profit to no one but the public,
and for that eason should be, if pos
sible. distributed free Of charge. 1t
must be possible to find a handful of
men public spirited enough to defray
the expenses connected with the pub
LEGATION of UGH n work which would
be of inestimable value to our entire
community.
Speeches and singing should, of
course. be provided for. and if the
weather is good. it may be possible
to put a climax to the days events
with a gathering in Central park. In
case of Indictment weather. meetings
may be arranged in various halls
throughout the city.
"All this. you understand, is merely
a suggestion M might be used as a
tentative program to afford a basis
for further action.
Il do want to say, in conclusion,
that the very first step. that of or
Eanizing n central committee. ought
to be taken right row.. 1t isn't a day
too early, n if we wait too long, it
will be too late"