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Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
AMERICAN SHIP
SHELLED BY U-B0AT
The Horse Transport Ticondero'
ga Torpedoed.
230 ARE BELIEVED LOST
Submarine SheIIed Dead And Dying
20 Survivors Out OF $50 Men
Aboard Reach Atlantic
Port.
230 ARE BELIEVED LOST

An Atlantic Port.-Scores of Amer
lean sailors and soldiers were killed
or wounded by shrapnel fired by a
German submarine after it had tor
pedoed the steamship Tionderoga 1,700
miles off the Atlantic coast, according
10 the story told by 20 survivors, who
arrived here aboard British freighter
There were $50 men aboard the tt
conderoga. an American steamship OF
$50 tons, and all but the 20 who ar
rived here are believed to have per-
ished. The survivors got away in the
only boat which was not demolished
by the shellfire from the submarine
they said. Seventeen of the men who
reached port were members of a de-
tachment of soldiers detailed to care
for horses which were being trans
ported.
The Ticonderoga was attacked, pre-
sumably, on October 2, when she fell
behind her convoy because of engine
trouble.
According to the story of the sur.
yivors, the submarine was not sighted
until she had sent torpedo crashing
into the side of the ship. The torpedo
did not strike vital spot, however,
and the captain crowded on full steam
in an effort to escape, at the same time
ordering the gun crew into action
against the submarine, which appeared
about mile of.
"Our gun crews did not fire more
than five or six Shots" one of the sur
vivors said. The forward gun was
shot away almost at once. The after
gun and it's crew were done for almost
as quickly. Then the men went to the
boats, but it was no use as the flying
shrapnel was spraying the decks and
men fell in scores, either killed or
badly wounded"
Another survivor declared that all
of the Ticonderoga's eight life boats
with the exception of one, were rid
died with shrapnel before they could
be launched. A number of men who
tried to get into the eighth boat were
killed by shrapnel as they clambered
over the side of the vessel, he said.
Finally" this survivor continued,
lone of our men, in desperation, swan
close to the submarine and hailed an
officer, asking him in Gods name to
stop firing.
One of the survivors said the sub
marine was of the cruiser type and
had the largest guns he ever had seen
on a submarine. One of the engineer
officers, he said, whose room was
pierced by shell from the submarine,
declared that the shell was an eight
inch projectile. Heretofore only six
inch guns have been reported on sub
marines.
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.372 UNITED STATES
SOLDIERS LOST
Transport Rammed AmIdship
in North Sea.
MORE THAN 1000 ABOARD
Dashed To Pieces On Rocks In Storm
British Destroyer Rescues
301, II Reach Scottish
Coast Alive.

A British Port.-A large number OF
American troops have been lost as
the result of the sinking of the trans
port Otranto in the North Channel
| between the Scottish and Irish coasts
in a collision with the steamer kash.
mir.
The Otranto after the collision was
dashed to pieces On the rocks off the
South Scottish coast, with a probable
loss of S72 American soldiers.
Three hundred and one men were
taken to Belfast by the British de.
stroyer Mounsey, the only vessel which
made an attempt at rescue in the
terrific gale when the Kashmir, an
other vessel in the convoy with the
Otranto, rammed the Otranto amid
ships.
Seventeen men were picked up alive
on the Scottish coast.
Of the $40 American soldiers on
board the Otranto. 80 were landed.
Seventeen were rescued alive at Islay,
leaving 372 unaccounted for.
The Otranto and the other vessels
of the convoy were battling with the
heavy seas and high winds Sunday
morning. The storm was so severe
and the visibility so bal that the
Kashmir. former Paninsular and
Oriental liner, crashed into the Otran-
to squarely amidships.
The Kashmir backed away badly
damaged, but was able to make port.
As the bows of the Kashmir were
pulled from the great hole in the side
of the Otranto, the water rushed in,
but for a time it did not serve to stop
the engines. The Otranto tried to
proceed, but made no Roadway
against the gale in her crippled con-
dition.
Within a short time the water put
out her fires and the Otranto drifted
helplessly toward the rocky coast of
Islay Island, where most of the Tus-
oania victims met their deaths.
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GET WRITING CRAZE

Paris.-The ietter-writing craze has
struck the American army.
Just as soon as he gets out Of the
trenches the dOughboy washes up,
scurries around for pen and paper and
sits down to tell 'em all about 1t. AND
he tells 'em in reams and reams.
+. "Well. let's see," he says, as he
meditatively kicks his steel helmet
under his cot 1--WE got to write to ma
and pa, Kittie and Johnny Boggs over
ut Canton, o. Then, owe Nell John
son a letter. And I've got to scribble
few lines to Uncle Abe and Aunt
Minnie.
Writing naterials-paper and en-
velopes-are not always plentiful
where the doughboy is stationed, and
for a while it was doubtful whether
the last of his correspondence list
would receive their letters, for the
supply in the small town stores was
soon exhausted. But the Y. NJ. G. A.,
learning Of this scarcity, soon ar
ranged to supply all contingents. It
sent out seven million sheets of writ
ing paper and some 100000 envelopes
a month.
With the tremendous growth of the
expeditionary force. orders have been
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TOurs.-The American army In Eu-
rope could be fed and clothed and oil
its creature comforts looked after for
three months If not another pound OF
supplies was secured. This was the
statement made here by officers of the
army quartermaster's department,
which directs this mammoth work OF
supplies.
It gives an idea of the vast stock
Of reserve resources stored in the
miles Of warehouses stretching from
the coast inland to the fighting line,
and 1t is a comforting assurance, too,
that this huge reserve will be kept
up through the coming winter period,
20 that the American soldiers warmth.
as well as his food and clothing. will
be fully looked after.
Some Big Job.
It Is q huge undertaking to feed a
million men even for single day-a
million men scattered to thousand
points, in trenches, on battleficlds and
camps, along 800 miles Of front and for
a depth of 500 miles. And when are
added housing and clothing and the
period is extended through the win
ter months of cold and frost, with the
prospect that another million or two
Of men may be headed this way before
lOns-with these elements one gets
some idea of the magnitude of the
supply problem for a million or more
men.
Here at the center of the system,
where the receipts are regulated and
the distribution made. there was an
opportunity of learning some of the
details of how the system operates.
In the food branch alone it takes
over 100000 pounds of food every
day to feed the army. This prodi.
gious daily consumption of food en-
braces 1000 pounds Of -four baked
into a million pounds of bread every
day, $4,000 pounds of fresh beef.
$4,000 pounds Of potatoes. 100000
pounds of sugar and 125,OOO pounds of
tomatoes. The pepper and salt for a
single day is 1880 pounds.
Army coffee is roasted at the rate
of 10000 pounds day. and it takes
10000 pounds Of solidified alcohol to
cook this coffee through the month.
The beef is the bulkiest product
used each day. and occupies daily
space of $4,000 cubic feet, or about
the dimensions of business block, Of
solid meat. Flour comes next, requir-
Ing $4,000 cubic feet Of daily space.
and potatoes about the same.
A Few Daily Items.
These are only few of the main
items. But the list runs oil through
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BY e. M. BACHELOR.

mo boys, I'm not so very tired"
said the Y. NJ. G. A. secretary. "Just
a little after a week of that" indicat.
ing with a wave Of his hand the coun-
try behind, from which came incessant
sounds of artillery and machine-gun
6re.
But he was dead tired, and the am
bulance driver who was giving him
a ride knew it. The secretary's head
bobbed from side to side as the ambu-
lance thumped along the rough road.
At intervals the Y. NJ. G. A. man slept.
roughly reused whenever shell-holc
Jolt threw him against the side Of the
vehicle.
The ambulance was stopped by the
side OF the road SO that the driver
might tighten q loose bolt.
Il guess I'll lie down for a minute
while you are working" said the 7. NJ.
G.. A. secretary. In a second ne was
sound asleep by the road.
An hour later the driver shook him.
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October s, 1918.

The following telegram. which
is self-explanatory, relates to the
emergency medical and nursing
relief work furnished through
the u. S. Public Health Service
to communities unable to cope
with the present situation even
with State aid:
ITO all State Health Officers:
Public Health Service will mo-
bilize with aid Volunteer Medical
Service Corps all outside med
ical aid required in combating
present influenza epidemic. Red
Cross upon specific request from
this Service will mobilize nurs-
ing personnel and furnish neces.
sary emergency hospital supplies
which cannot be obtained other
wise. Inform all city and coul-
try health officers your state that
all appeals for aid must be made
to State Health Department
which will make request of Sur
geon General Public Health
Service whenever local needs re-
auire. Whenever necessary pub
lie health service will establish
district officers to cooperate
with state omcials and distribute
medical and nursing personnel.
(Signed) Blue, Surgeon Gen
eral U. S. Public Health Serv'
ice."
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HAS NO FEAR OF DEATH
Aged Negroes Prayers Are Heard and
He Is Now Assured Private
Grave.

Macon, Mo.-Sandy Patton, an aged
negro inmate of the Macon county In
Urinary for many years, will not be
buried ION the county," For years the
aged negro has lived in horror of this
and says he has prayed that he be
spared the disgrace. He knew of no
one who would pay for the funeral ex-
penSeS.
Whea the will of LES. John H.
Griffin was filed for probate few
days ago, it was found she had pro-
vided sum of money for his burial.
Sandy. former slave, wept with JOY
at the news. He has no fear of death
now.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
TO CONTINUE DAYLIGHT SAVING
Senate Passes Bill Keeping Clocks
Turned Up.

Washington.-The Daylight saving
law would remain in effect until re-
scinded by Congress under a bill
passed by the Senate. The measure
which was Endorsed by Chairman
BarucfA OF the War Industries Board,
in the interest Of fuel economy, nov
goes to the House. Under the resent
law the clocks would be turned back
an hour on October ~.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
PRESIDENT WILSON APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN.

Recent events have enhanced,
not lessened, the Importance OF
this loan, and hope that my fell
low-countrymen will let me say
this to them very frankly. The
best thing that could happen
would be that the loan shoxld not
only be fully subscribed but very
greatly oversubscribed. We are
in the midst of the greatest ex-
ercise of the power of this coun-
try that has ever been witnessed
or foreseen, and single day OF
relaxation in that effort would be
of tragical damage alike to our
selves and to the rest of the
world. Nothing has happened
which makes it safe or possible
to do anything but push our ef-
fort to the utmost. The time IS
critical, and the response must
be complete"
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
TWO CHAMPIONS ARE WED
Best Dishwasher and Best Cook Ought
to Make Useful Comb.
nation.

Kansas City, Kan.-Two Kansas
champions, the best pastry cook in the
state and the best dishwasher in the
state, were married here recently.
Francis A. Davis, seventy, a veteran of
the Civil war and chief pastry cook at
the Soldiers home Mt Leavenworth,
Kan. and Mrs. Ida N. Wilson, forty
nine, a widow employed as dishwash-
err ut the home were the parties.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
RED CROSS MAN KILLED.

Capt. Harris, Richmond, Wounded
While Bringing Up Supplies.
Paris.-St. Clair Mott, of Jackson
Vile, Fla, was killed and Capt. E. d.
Harris. of Richmond, Va. was wound.
ed while following the American
troops with equipment and supplies
over a shell-swept road northwest Of
Verdun. Both men were attached to
the American Red Cross. Mott, who
was driving the car, was killed in
stantly. The vehicle dashed over an
embankment, throwing out it's occu-
pants.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
PRESIDENT LEADS TROOPS.
Marches At Head Of Armed Forces In
New York.

New York-President Wilson, Gem.
mander-in-chie of the Ameriman Army
and Navy, marched at the head or the
American forces in the Columbus-Lib-
erty Day parade, one of the most i'm
pressive and inspiring spectacles New
York has ever had.
Under canopy formed by the flags
of the % nations arrayed against au-
tocracy and with squadrons of Amer
lean airplanes lowering overhead, the
President strobe with $4,000 fightin-
men from five continents and islands
from every sea over the entire three
mile line of march along the Avenue
of the Allies. Then, at the foot o.
Fifth avenue, beside the Washington
arch, he took his place in an automo
bile and reviewed the long column.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
Favored BY Germans.

Paris.-The tendency is remarked in
certain German circles, says dis.
patch from Geneva to the Temps. to
represent the eventual fall OF Emperor
William as concession which the Ger
mans would be disposed to allow 10
the Allies if they demanded it.
Such talk appears, above all, the
message adds, to be an attempt to
bring about an event which many Ger.
mans Judge to be inevitable ard even
desirable.
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CUT OUT FRATs DURING WAR
Fraternity Houses and CLUBS AZ oS'~
cuse to Be Used as
Barracks.

Syracuse, N. Y-Fraternal life az
Syracuse university will cease for the
duration Of the war. Frathouses anu
clubhouses will be converted into bar
roc.s for the members of the students
army training corps. 1t is expected tne
students will be too busily engaged IN
their Studies to give attention to rush
ing : "pledging" and limitation.
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"Y" MAN NEEDS SLEEP

"SOrry to wake you up," he said,
but | absolutely must be getting on.
I'm likely to be court-martialed now
for being so long on this job, but l
would rather take month and a
month than have robbed you of that
sleep. l decided that the war could
60 on for an hour without me, while
you tore off 40 winks."
This is just one Of many instances
showing how the Y. NJ. C. A. stands
with the army. That driver had vol
unfairly risked getting into trouble
with his commanding officer because
he knew the Red Triangle man need
ed sleep.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
YANKEE BAPTIZED ON A RUN
Made Chaplain Hurry Because He
Wanted to Catch Up With
His Company.

With the American Army at the
Marne-A long line of dust-cOvered
Yankees were pushing their way
through a shell-battered village near
Chateau-Thierry toward ridge Of
hills from which came the rumble of
artillery fire. At q crossroads they
came upon a chaplain, waiting beside
a broken-down sidecar. One of the
doughboys fell out Of line and walked
rapidly up to the crossroads.
Say, Chaplain, baptize me quick,
will youy" he urged. "Well be in the
line tonight"
The chaplain walked away from the
sidecar.
do you believe'-he began.
"Yes, sir; believe everything" in
terjected the boy; but I've got to
catch my company. Can't you make it
quick?"
In less than a minute the ceremony
was over and he was running up the
road.
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FIND sUPERMAN IN GYPSY
en,,;.hman UnfiinchingIy Withstands
Electric Shocks OF Varying
Degrees.

,ondon.-The military authorizes
have discovered superlnan III 'l,e -
Of Swinging the lead.' Nathan Green
zypsy. has been crawling about Read
inr barracks in a doubled up condition
on two sticks.
Twelve doctors have examined MN
An6 declared him 1T and specialists
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increased and the estimate for next
year is 12O.OOOOOO sheets Of paper and
6O.00O,OOO envelopes.
This means that the Yanks will use
a,Out 72O tons of writing materials
12O tons Of news and comfort for the
folks ut home.
And when the censor officers stop to
consider it they grow weak, for it is
their duty. along with everything else,
TO censor the letters and see to it that
the soldier uses discretion and doesn't
mention things of military Importance.
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SAILOR SYMPATHlZES
WITH LORD BISHOP

Queenstown.-The Right Rev
erend Doctor Browne, Lord BiSh-
op, is a person Of consequence.
as his title might indicate.
He had settled himself COM
fortably in the corner of first
class compartment when, just
as the train pulled ont, a happy
and carefree crowd of American
sailors piled into the compart-
ment.
They were on leave and every
body's friends.
Are you a priest?" asked
one.
Il suppose I was at one time"
was the good-humored reply of
the man who was known
throughout the land as "his
lOrdship."
"Well, I was a chief gunner at
one time" the jackie replied.
"but l have been disrated also
through booze"
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occUPATIoNAL TAX.
House Provision Adopted BY The
Finance Committee.

Washington.-The Senate Finance
Committee in revising the War Rev.
enue Bill approved business or &C.
cupat;onal tax. House provisions
placing tax of $40 on all persons
"engaged in any trade, business or
profession" whose gross receipts ex-
coed $4,000 were adopted after being
amended so as to include farmers,
whom the House had exempted. An
nouncement was made that amend
ments which would furnish some re.
lief to farmers would be considered
later.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
Renovate Brushes.

When sweeper brush bristles become
soft from long use and do not sweep
up lint as well as when stiff. put , lit
tie common baking soda in some hot
water; take the brush out of the
sweeper and dip It up anu down in
this. Let it dry in the sun and it will
be like new. Hair brushes or any brush
can be treated in the same way with
the best Of results.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
A GIRL FIRES ON OUTLAWS.
Barricaded In A Tower, She Keeps
Train Wreckers off.

Uniontown, Pa-Barricading herself
in the tower at the Pennsylvania Rail
road crossing at Gist, near here, Miss
E. NJ. Vensel, signal operator, pluck
lily held her post and fought re-
tempted to wreck an ammunition train
by placing ties across the tracks.
With bullets crashing through the
sides of the tower house she returned
freight train frightened away the in
truders.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
TO SPEED HARD COAL.
Operators And Miners Brought To
gether BY War Board.

Washington.-Anth operators
and officials of the United Mine Work
ers conferred with the War Labor
Policies Board, and it is understood
an agSement has been reached on
measures to increase the output of
the anthracite fields and to guard
against a recurrence of the unauthor.
lied strike recently put into effect by
some Of the miners.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19

James y. Tabor Of Bath, Me-, has
u hens which laid 1858 eggs from
January 1, to August 1. they sold
for 1922, and their cos. Amounted
to $47,G5, leaving profit Of $45.O7.
This is better than 81 a hen. for this
81 ven-month period.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
HUNS BALk At EXCHANGE.
Will Not Ratify Agreement On
Prisoners.

LondOn.-The German Government
has communicated to the British Gov
eminent. through Holland, its decision
not to ratify the Anglo-German agree
ment for an exchange of prisoners
unless guarantees are given against
the deportation and internment OF
Germans in China.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
Overpowerjnu Desire for Fame.

Were not this desire of fame very
strong. the difficulty of obtaining it
and the danger of losing it when OBJ
tanned would be sufficient to deter a
II an from so vain pursuit.-Addison
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TO PLAN LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

German Foreign Minister Will Name
Committee Of Reichstag.
Amsterdam. - DR.. Solf, German
Foreign Minister, will soon appoint
committee of Reichstag members, rep
resentatiyes of the Foreign Office and
jurists to formulate the German draft
of league of nations plan, according
to the Nord Deutsche Allegemeine
Zeitung today.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19

have subjected him to electric shocks
of varying degrees. These he with
stood unflinchingly, and the special
ssts have Endorsed the doctors opin-
ion.
Green, however, has refused to
hold himself erect and was drafted
to Ireland. He continued in his
dOubled-up condition and so rode
while his comrades walked to the sta.
ton.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
CADET Filler KILLED.
Mississippi Lad Loses Life In
Texas.

Fort Worth, Tex. - Cadet Perry
Lyons, of Vicksburg, Miss, was killed
In an airplane accident here, while re-
ceiving formation drill. He is survived
by a mother in Vicksburg and several
brothers in service in France.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
ONLY ONE POUND ATA TIME.
Revised Rules Governing The Sale OF
Sugar.

Washington.-Revised rules govern
ing the sale of sugar to consumers
while still permitting the issue of two
pounds month for each person re.
strict the sale to one pound at time.
Hereafter only one pound for each
person can be issued between the first
and fifteenth of month and the other
pound between the fifteenth and thir.
ieth.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
U. S. CUTS PEN INDUSTRY.

Brass And NickeLPIated Styles Are
Stopped; Others Curtailed.
Washington-The manufacture of
brass and nickel plated pens will be
discontinued shortly by a ruling OF
the War Industries Board. No new
types Of pens are to be produced dur.
ing the war. The variety of existing
styles also is to be materially reduced
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
BARNETT IN FRANCE.
Safe Arrival OF The Marine corps
Commander.

Washington.-Arrival in France of
Major General Barnett. commandant of
the United States Marine Corps, and
Brigadier General McCawley, quarter
master general of the corps, was an.
nounced by Secretary Daniels.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19
Wants Twins in Same COMPANY

Wants Twins in Same Company.
Topeka. Kan.-Martin Litke, a farm
er of Council Grove, does not ask ex-
emption for his twin sons. George and
Jerry. All he wanted of the district
draft board was that they should 90
to war together. The board granted
the request.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19

German Governments, the Govern.
ments that declared the treaty insur.
ing the inviolability of Belgium a
"scrap of paper" and forced the oner
Gus peace treaties on Russia and Ru.
mania.
The President has gained the oppoc,
tunity he has sought. officials declared
the opportunity of telling the Ger,
man people:
you are willing to evacuate al
conquered territory. You are wilma
20 make good the wrongs you hav"
DONE There is but one way in which
you can convince the people OF the
United States and the Allies of your
sincerity, and that is by getting rid
of the political system responsible for
these wrongs"
The Presidents reply, it was d..
clared, will be officially addressed 70
the German Government. but he will
actually speak above the head of that
Government-to the German people
themselves-in an effort to convince
them that the Hohcnzollerns must go
ere peace can be returned to them and
the whole of Europe.
Middletown transcript., 1918-10-19

At cat owned by Mrs. Mcleod, of
East Cleveland, Ohio, eats olives.
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GOO pounds of corned beef and 2,OOO.-
600 pounds of bareback, 100000 pounds
of sugar, 62,5OO pounds of coffee, 90
600 pounds of salt. and 100000 pounds
of solicited alcohol for heating and
cooking while on march.
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ENTIRE DRAFT BOARD OUT.

VI 0eo'VId 6ouy Removed
BY Wilson's Order.
Atlanta, Ga.-Removal at the order
OF President Wilson of the members
OF the local draft board of Liberty
county because of alleged Irregular.
Ties and improper conduct of the reg.
ulatlons was announced by Major Joel
b. Mallett in charge of administration
OF the. selective service law in Georgia