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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
SINKING NOT FAVORABLE

There were many indications today that proposal to sink the ships would meet strong opposition in Congress. The Paris dispatch prompted Senator Lodge to introduce today resolution calling on the state department for in- formation as to whether the American delegates are advocating destruction of the enemy ships.and if so, by what authority. The resolution was left on the table without discussion, and Senator Lodge may touch upon the subject in an address he announced today he would deliver in the Senate Saturday.
 While the impression has been given that the navy department would probably not look with favor upon sending the German ships to the bottom, some offi- cers pointed today to practical obstacles to absorption of the surrendered ves- sells by the allied and American navies They said that owing to the differences
 in design and equipment between the capital craft of the German fleet and those of any other naval power, the military value of the ships to the vic- tors is far from as great as might be 1t was explained, oh theories that dif- fer fundamentally from British, Ameri- can, French or Italian ideas of naval con- struction. Only in the case of most modern German dreadnaughts or battle cruisers one officer said. would the ex- tensive reconstruction necessary to make them part of homogeneous fighting fleets be Justified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
TROPHIES OF VICTORY

As peace-time element of the navies of the associated powers. some officers were inclined to think that the chief value of the majority of the surrendered capital craft would -be as trophies of the victory, to be pointed to as an ob- ject lesson to any other power that might become swelled with ambition for world conquest.
 It was recalled, however, that some of the Spanish ships sunk by the American fleet at Santiago in 1898 were raised and used by the American navy, and that also Japan made similar use of Russian ships captured in 1904 after rebuilding them
 At the outbreak of the world war, Great Britain communicated number of warships building in England and Scot land for Turkey and other foreign coun- tries. including some South American republics and these were actively en- gagged with the grand fleet during the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14
Somewhere in France.
January 81, 1918.


Dear Mother:
fear now that I have reached
the most interesting part of my life
in the war. I am falling down in
the telling thereof. And now can
hear Dad pipe up, Eyes, we haven't
forgotten when he was in New
York" Sometimes it was not even
postal. The same reason applies
here for have so many things to do,
and besides, am hampered by not
knowing how much I dare tell. Even
now it's a question how many of my
letters get by, for wrote quite free
ly of anything that entered my fool
head. / remember now that in my
last letter 1 promised you more de-
tails of my first fight. Come to think
of it, there isn't anymore. 1t just
struck me that Dad was right about
my guardian angel. He may not
break out in perspiration every time
1 take the air, but I'll say he was
sure busy the day of my fight. It
was not really a light. A game of
tag would express it better-and l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14
Gets Off First Glass in
Draft by Showing Bills
of His Wife's Dressmaker

If you are getting married these
days and are subject to service in
the selective draft it is a good idea
to have the Mrs. wear a wedding
gown that has. been made a long
time ago. A fresh, up-to- date
trousseau is likely to get the goods
on you. They may find out Just
when it was ordered and developed
and-but listen to the cheerful mar
native of a Shippensburg man who
asked for deferred class on the ex-
cuse of dependent wife.
Precisely on what date did you
take a wife?" the board asked him,
with penetrating glance.
Last May, sir" gulped the regis
trant, fully realizing the significance,
for 1t is generally. understood now
that every man who has married
since May Is is under suspicion. But
thi swas no hurry-up wedding" he
fastened to put it. 1T was PLAN
ned a long time ago."
ANY proof of that?" solemnly
from the board, and here's where
friend dressmaker won a blue rib
bon. Her affidavit showed that the
wedding garment had been complet-
ed one year and six months before
the Federal law was passed, calling
for selection of soldiers, and so it
was: Glass for yours" from the
board.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14

was it; only I never lodged bullets
Defore, and as q sensational expert
ence 1t has few equals. /, for one,
have no wish to repeat either the
performance or the sensation. It's
the Boche's turn to dodge next time
and 1 hope he is sport enough to
take his turn, for 1 want a little
target practice also.
Streak of Hard Luck
The next day was sure an unlucky
one for this escadrille, for three
planes were put out of service. 1t
seems to be the irony of fate that /
can never go on a protection" job.
something always happens to pre-
vent my going. This time, however,
L actually got under way, but just as
we neared the place where we were
to meet the photo planes, "Pouf"
went my motor and stopped dead
for several seconds and then began
again. Thinking it was getting too
much gasoline, reduced the supply,
but again the sudden stop, the sick
ening drop of the "Zang" and then
the sudden start again. / was up a
tree then, because 1 was dropping be-
hind and below the protection patrol
and did not know what was the mat
ter-and then the thing came to q
climax by a series of seven eXplo-
sions. After that gave up all hope
of continuing and turned for camp,
wondering if l could make it from
my height of 1000 meters. l still
had some engine left, although she
would make those sudden explosions
now and then. So l made the camp
all right, and there it was discover
ed that the motor was in such bad
that new one would have
to he inStalIed As for the rest Of
the patrol, a chunck of shrapnel
finally made a hit, nearly knocking
the engine off one of the planes.
The pilote in making a landing, tried
to dodge some telegraph wires. and
in doing so, found himself headed
for some trees. Following orders he
had received in school, he picked out
two and flew between them. Nat
urally, he ruined his "Zang."
Down With Dead Stick
There is a training camp for in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14
twice starting the fire with gasoline,
but we have the fire going now,
WALTER.
EscadrilIe No. 156

ESCaurllle NO. loo
Sectuur Postal IL,
par b. G. M. Jan 30,S 1918.
Dear Mother:
Like the newly married couple
L can say I'VE have moved into our
new home" and l can say 1t with
Just as much pride, for we surely
put lot of work in fixing it up
making benches, papering it. etc.
Yes, l said we, as there are two to
a room and an American by the
name of Putnam, and l are together.
l did most of the papering yester-
day and to-day he put up shelves
and made a washstand. The paper,
however, is not of the floral design
you may have in mind, this paper
being more for use than ornament,
It being regular packing paper, real
heavy, you know, and for warming
purposes only. Now, that we have a
few pictures up it looks real home
like.
VOLTA, the Morane Planes
It's no use of my writing anything
else until l relieve my mind of this
overfiowing load of news. If I don't
tell 1t pretty soon I'll bust-Our
escadrille Is going to flys Morane
monoplanes, plane so fast and
powerful that it will climb straight
up. Seven men leave tomorrow to
get theirs and ten days training also
to learn how to land and fly them.
The fact that 1 am not one of the
seven makes me feel slighted bit,
but L guess ! will go soon after.
Such piece of luck never did come
my way, and you know how crazy
1 always have been to fly a mono
plane. l dare not tell how fast it is
but there isn't anything awing that
can catch it-and that's going some,
believe me! Yesterday, after a two
hour flight 1 came down with a bust
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14
Had Female Trouble Ten Years--BIiss
Native Herb Tablets Made
Her Entirely Well

Mrs. Foselman, Cuero, Texas, cer-
have been suffering from female
trouble for ten years, and tried
many different medicines recon-
mended for this malady, without
benefit, but thank God, one of your
agents came to my house, and sold
me a box of Bliss Native Herb Tab
let's. ] just took one-half a box of
them. and got entirely well of my
complaint"
One of the simplest methods 10
keep we'll is to take Bliss Native
Herb Tablets regularly. They stim-
ulate the liver, cleanse the kidneys,
ach. and keep the entire system
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14
Sore Throat Prudence

Yourmedicine shelf is not well stocked
without bottle of TONSILINE, for you
don't know what moment it may be
needed to relieve sudden case of Sore
Throat. Relieving Sore Throat is TON.
SHINES special mission. tits made for
that-advertised for that-sold for thai
one purpose. TONSILINE is the Nat
ional Sore Throat Remedy. It is sold in
every State in the Union. You -
will need TONSII.TNE: one of @S
these days, or some night when
the drug store is closed-better
have a bottle ready at home
when you need it most. &c.,
N1d 60c. Hospital Size, s1.O0. "a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14

ed motor again, and it was brand
new one. too. Fortunately, it did
not break until I was nearly ready
to land, and since we were told that
evening we were going to get Nor
anes, they didn't bother to fix it up
again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14
Cash and Garry Grocers
Deny Unfair Trading

Harrisburg grocers who are using
the cash and carry plan for selling
groceries took exception to the state
ment of credit grocers that their
business is not legitimate, or that
they take unfair advantage of the
other grocers. The cash and carry
merchants say their line of products
is as good as any other grocer's and
that their customers are satisfied
with their methods of doing busi-
ness
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14
BISHOP DARLINGTON LECTURES

Bishop James Henry Darlington
lectured last night in the Millers-
burg High school on the subject,
Patriotism vs. the Kaiser" The
meeting was largely attended, clergy
men attending. in body. All prayer
meetings were omitted in order TO
hear the bishop, who made an elo-
quent and inspiring address.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14

free from biliousness, sick head
the many kindred ailments, which
If allowed to continue become ag-
gpavated, and cause serious illness
with possible fatal results. Bliss
recognized standard herd medicine.
They are used in all parts of the
civilized world and are guaranteed
or money refunded. A dollar box
contains 200 tablets. None genuine
without the picture of Alon-
20 o. Bliss on every box. ~
Every tablet contains our IA8l
trade mark (AB). Price $1.0O 0
per box. Sold by Kennedy's Drug
Store and local agents everywhere.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-14
BANQUET DAVE PosTPoNED

The Going to College" banquet to
be held at the University Club will
be held April 10. This decision was
made at the meeting of the board
of directors. Seniors of Technical
and Central High schools and the
Harrisburg Academy will be guests
at the affair.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-21
REAL JOB, THAT OF THE Jump"
Man Who Holds Indicator In Profess
sionaI Ball Game Surely Has
No "Soft Snap"

There are those who will scott at
the idea that umpiring ball game is
work, but let these, just once, stand
out in the broiling sun of July or Au-
gust and judge a two-hour game,
while watched intently every moment
by two keen-eyed managers, thirty or
forty players, as familiar with the
rules as the Indicator holders, and
several thousand excited, restless and
shouting spectators, every one Of
whom is anxious to detect some slip in
Judgment upon the part of the man in
blue. Let them labor for that length
of time without encouragement, but
with shouts of disapproval ringing In
their ears at frequent intervals, or
have several players step on their
toes with their spiked shoes, while
making threats and referring in
sighting terms to every one connected
with them from their remotest ances-
try down to the present period, and
they will be ready not only to admit
but to make affidavit that the umpire
actually works.-Leslie's Magazine.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-21
Aeria, Tank.

An aerial tank has been invented
and put into practical use by Italian
soldiers who have astounded the world
by their extraordinary feats in noun
tain warfare. An Austrian machine
gun emplacement was so situated on
q mountain side that 1t poured har-
assing fire into an italian post. The
Austrian position was unassailable by
ordinary means, but 1t was necessary
that it be wiped out. A "Teleferica"
car, many of which are operated by
the Italians across chasms and up
mountain sides, was armored and
equipped with machine guns. Volun-
teers were called for, and from the
many who responded two were chosen
to man the guns. This improvised
aerial dreadnaught was then swung
out across the valley, After one or
two exploration trips at a dizzy height,
the men in the car finally located the
Austrian post and quickly put it out
of action.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-21
FROM CHURCH
AND GUARDHOUSE

From church to guardhouse is log
ical when both happen to be Y. w.
G. A. Hostess Houses.
The War Work Council of the Y.
w. C.. A. has not taken generally TO
turning churches and guard houses
into hostess houses but the demand
is great with plans for an increased
army.
Requests from Camp Commanders
and authorizations from the War De-
partment arrive at Y. NJ c. A. head
quarters. 600 Lexington Avenue, New
York, at the rate of one a day. II
takes time to build the houses.
In one camp where house was
needed badly, a Methodist Church in
the village was offered to the Hostess
House Committee. At another, a six
roomed bungalow was offered
At Camp Lee, Va, the camp author
titles requested further hostess SER
vice and are fixing up a guard house
with veranda, small kitchen and rest
room. The Y. W. c. A. is furnishing
the lounge cretonne and are placing
two secretaries there.
1t is in the replacement camp,
where the boys are in quarantine
however, they will be allowed to visit
the hostess house to see their fami-
lies before they leave for overseas"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-21

need for blankets is tremendous. Hos
pitfalls and other institutions suffer for
want of sheets. In some places whole
families sleep together to share sin
gle blanket.
ITO relieve plucky and long-suffer-
ing nation we must open up our stores
of partly used clothing. The value of
these supplies is inestimable Your
unused garments will clothe our OPP
pressed allies as human beings should
be clothed, save them from suffering,
disease and death by protecting them
against the cold and raw winters Of
northern Europe"
Garments of every kind, for both
sexes, and all ages, are needed, accord
ing to the appeal. Also piece goods
which can be made into sheets blank
cts, and baby clothes. Only garments
of strong materials will be accepted.
Apparel of fiimsy material or fancy
clothing will not be taken. Prospec-
tive donors are reminded it will not
be necessary to mend the garments as
the repair work will give employment
to the thousands of destitute women
in the occupied regions.
Collections will be made through the
Chapters of the Red Cross. The drive
will be from Monday to Monday, in
elusive.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-21
SALVAGE.

The following letter was written by
the wife of man fighting overseas to
q member of the Salvage club, an off,
cial organization for preventing war
waste:
"Dear Sir: / called at your Office on
Wednesday at one o'clock, but was told
you were engaged on salvage, and that
I could not see you. / wanted to ask
you about Bert's teeth what he lost
at the front in the mud-do still have
to keep up the payments Of them on
the installment plan? l feel quite sure
that your Salvage club what they
talks about would have the matter put
right If you would only mention it.
Yours respectfully -."-London
Tit-Bits.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-21
Avn THE COLONIAL T0NIGHT

Douglas Fairbanks in the highly
amusing story Say, Young Fellow"
will be the extremely enjoyable at
traction at the Colonial this even
ing The story of Say. Young Eel
low" deals with a young newspaper
reporter in an inland city. whose smil-
ing optimism has won him many
friends and the confidence of his edi-
tor as we'll. He is assigned TO inter-
view an exclusive millionaire whose
hatred for members OF the press and
publicity is proverbial. How this
young fellow finally reaches the
financier and forces an interview in
which the Fairbanksian smile and
methods are largely in evidence
His success with this assignment,
prompts his editor TO send him to
neighboring town where there is a
william" and factory, both being
connected with an alleged fraudulent
scheme which ii is the mission of the
young reporter to expose. In his en-
enthusiasm the young fellow is
branched of the main track by a false
conception of the real situation and
his journalistic task is threatened
with failure until "the girl" appears
on the scene. He then finally sees
the right path and accomplishes his
object with brilliant success. In the
development of the story Douglas
Fairbanks, as the young reporter,
does athletic stunts of the most sur
prising and his friends battle des-
perately with an army of factory en-
ployees, finds a perious perch over
revolving fiywheels and other ma
chinery, comforts a sweet spinster,
overcomes the william and finally wins
the girl. Douglas Fairbanks in SAY
Young Fellow" is truly huge de-
light. A screamingly funny Mack SEN
nett comedy. "Saucy Madeline" will
also be shown. This is a dandy COM
edy treat this evening, so don't miss
IL.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-21
At THE REPUBLIC TONIGHT

Mae Marsh, usually seen in charm
ing situations in her screen plays, is
disclosed in any number of tense mo-
ments in her newest Goldwyn Pic
ture, Money Mad" which comes to
the Republic Theatre tonight. But
of course they are relieved by smiles
of her own particular kind.
One of the most novel as well as
dramatic moments in the new play
occurs at a seance around table in
the home of Elsie Dean (played by
Mae Marsh. Her stepfather is under
the spell of a Hindu and is also prey
ed upon by a beautiful woman of
doubtful reputation They arrange a
session at the big table, prevailing
upon the Hindu to go into trance
and giving Elsie and her sweetheart
permission TO join them.
The young man has misgivings, but
Elsie, with the enthusiasm of youth,
is glad to be allowed to take part in
the proceedings The five seat them
selves, their heads touching as they
rest lightly on the table. Then the
Hindu begins his incantations, grow
ing more and more impassioned. The
weird light on his face, his strange
words and the solmen silence of ev-
eryone cause Elsie to break into a
giggle. The Hindu gives her a dag
ger glance, which prompts the girl
to burst into laughter. This enrages
the others except, of course, the young
man, who joins Elsie in her merri-
ment.
In flash the Hindu ceases his NUT
tering and hurls furious imprecations
at the GIRL causing her to shink back
in terror and seek the protection of
her sweetheart's arms. The seance
comes to an abrupt finish as all rise,
Elsie's stepfather and the woman fol-
lowing the East Indian in an attempt
to placate him. Elsie is ordered to
her room and the matter would be
closed but for the suspicious aroused
in the mind of Elsie. What these sus-
picions lead to, and what the girl
does to prove what she suspects, con-
stitutes the main action of the play
and bring about thrilling climax.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-21
sEEoRY THAT WILL LAST
French Gratitude to America is
Deeply Enuraved on the Hearts
Of Her People.

Kathleen Norris. writing in the
woman's Home Companion. gives an
imaginary conversation with young
French girl describing the coming of
the American soldiers to France as she
Is supposed TO remember it:
"'And men-to stand beside our
men-from Americal / remember
standing at the chateau gateway on a
bright November afternoon and seeing
them come up the road. Soldiers We
were used to soldiers! But these were
different. Grandmere was with me,
we had been here all the time.
They came along. In the stream
Ing afternoon sunlight. and they smiled
and waved ar me. .Thev are the
Americansi" grandmere said, and she
began to cry softly. God bless them
God bless them" she whispered,
over and over And that night, as you
know, we had their officers at the
chateau, and one of them told me he
also had daughter, not much younger
than !, and that her name was Vir-
ginie-
81 don't know why - for, God
knows, there were hard times, and
dark times, ahead. But from that mo-
ment'I felt--hope. Child that was,
l seemed to see, behind those march
ing men. the big and generous nation
that was dedicating itself TO their serv-
ice, the women everywhere, with their
sewing and cooking. saving and plan
ming, their letters and their prayers
all one in their work for an ideal be-
side which the comfort and the ease of
this generation was as nothing!"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-21
.DELG|ANS LOOK
TO AMERICANS
Ten Million Sorely Tried People
Need Relief Before The Cold
Of Winter Months
RELIEF WEEK SEPT. %

Ten million men, women and chill
dren in the occupied parts of Belgium
and France again look to the Ameri-
can people to provide them with cloth
ing to get through the coming winter.
On the success of the second clothing
drive which the American Red Cross
at the request of the Belgian Relief
Commission, will launch on September
% and continue for one week, depends
whether these sorely-tried people are
to have enough covering for their poor
ly nourished bodies during the cold
weather
Five thousand tons of clothing is
the minimum amount the Red Cross
hopes to ship to these people as re-
suit of this drive. An equal amount
was collected in the clothing campaign
last March and for some time past has
been in the process of distribution in
Belgium and Northern France, but at
least as much more is needed accord
ing to Herbert c. Hoover, chairman Of
GUM. In an appeal to the American
people for a hearty response to this
worthy call, Henry p. Dawson, chair
man of the War Council of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, says in part:
Back of the German wall that for
years has hemmed in brave little Bel
GUM and her neighbors in northern
France, 100000 human beings look
to US for clothing as well as food. Even
the wellto-do lack necessities, and the
poor are in the direst need. All stocks
of clothing and raw material have
long since been exhausted. There have
been no commercial imports since the
first devastation of the country. The
quantity Of materials that the Commits
sion for Relief has been permitted to
import for manufacture into clothing
has never been sufficient, and now the
world is short both of clothing and
raw material We cannot purchase
what is needed
but you must give it.
Every household in the land has
some spare clothing worn or out
grown, of little value here, but desper-
ately needed by the destitute there.
They have been reduced to fashioning
garments from flour sacks, old blank
es, sheets, and tablecloths, which have
now almost disappeared, and shoes
from scraps of carpet and jute sacks.
Today it costs eight dollars to have a
pair of shoes resoled. For bedding,
sacks suited with dry leaves or moss
serve as mattresses. Everywhere the