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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
Clock Shells in Long-Range Bom-
harding of Paris.
Sporting Instinct Of Uncle Sans Sol.
dlers Lead Them to Play Time
keeper to Guns Of Hun.

New York.-"American soldiers in
Paris clocked the shells from the 72-
mIle-gun when the Germans began
bombarding the French capital" was
the report by Albert Ogden OF Colum-
bia county, New York, one Of the Y.
NJ. G. A. secretaries arriving at the
New York headquarters Of the national
war works council Of the organiza.
ton, after having experienced three
days of the sensational express gun"
shelling. The question has been asked:
"How did the Americans act when the
long-distance shells hit Parish"
"The Americans did not take to
cover when the Alert was sounded,
but went out into the streets, consult
ed their watches and 'clocked' the in
tervals, between the shots by the long
range gun, ;" said this "Y" man. zone
of the shells hit the building in the
Grand boulevard, block from the
~ pavilion. one Of the three hotels we
conduct in Paris. Our men held their
watches on the shots and figured out
that they arrived once every Is min
utes, practically on the quarter hour
by the clock.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
Simple Glass Cement.

The amateur worker who desires
to make a trough or tank, or to repair
dishes and receptacles of glass or
other material for Photographic
purposes. may be glad to know of an
old recipe for producing suitable
cement for the purpose. Take about
half pound of finely pulverized
stone and glass Tin equal proportion.
|. G.. n quarter pound of each), aLd
after thoroughly mixing 1t with four
ounces of sulphur. subject the COM
pound to a moderate heat until the
sulphur melts. At this point stir
well until the whole is homogeneous.
and then pour into mold until re-
quired for use. When actually
wanted 1t should be reheated to 24S
degrees Fahrenheit. at which tempera-
ture 1t melts freely. and used in the
usual manner according to the nnture
of the particular work In hand. This
cement Is recommended as being alb
solutely impervious to water, 1t reeists
acids and all atmospheric action. is not
affected by boiling water. and even Mt
a temperature of 800 degrees 1t bclds
firmly and remains hard.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
THREE KINDS OF gentlemen
Somewhat Peculiar Distinctions That
Are Made by Inhabitants Of tho
Emerald Island.

Ireland is the only country in which
1t has ever been customary to classify
gentlemen as of three distinct kinds OF
species.
Probably the distinctions are still
recognized to some extent In the EN-
erald Isle, but two centuries ago. and
even much later. they were defined
respectively as (one) the ."half-mount-
ed" (two) the gentleman every inch
of him." and (three) the gentleman to
the backbone"
The first class consisted of descend
ants of Cromwell's soldiers, who. II
they could ride well, were called
"Bucliskin Breeches," or "Squireens."
The second class was composed OF
descendants of old families whose es-
tates had been forfeited to the crown
(fOr rebellion or other reasons). ana
who had been compelled to lower them
selves by working for living. in trade
or the professions.
The third class-the gentlemen to
the backbone'-comprised the old
stock. or folks who lived on the ancient
family estates and the labor Of the
peasantry pertaining to their domains.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
Romantic Mississippi Valley.

1t is not surprising that the Missis-
sippi valley should prove far more re-
sponsIve to the chimes Of romance
than to the harsh clang Of realism.
The West in itself Is a romance. Vir-
ginia's claims to recognition as the
chief field OF tourney for romance in
America totter before the history Of n
vast area whose soberest chronicles
are enlIvened by the most enthralling
adventures and a long succession Of
picturesque characters. The French
voyageur, on his way from Canadh
by lake and river to clasp hands with
his kinsmen Of the Lower Mississippi !:
the American pioneers, with their own
heroes-George Rogers Clark. Mad An
thony Wayne and "Tippecanoe" Har-
rison; the soldiers of Indian wars and
their sons who fought In Mexico in
the '4Os; the men who donned the
blue in the eos; the Knights Of the
Golden Circle. who kept the war gov.
ernors anxious in the border states
these all unroll upon tapestry crowd
ed with romantic strife and Stress
Meredith Nicholson in Scribner's Mag
azine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
BIG BEAR WORRIES FARMERS
Steals Stock and Poultry In Maryland
Community but Cannot Be
Captured.

Fredersberg, Md.-Much excitement
prevnils in Puckum, farming commu-
nifty between here md Seaford. about
the appearance there of big bear
which has been terrorizing the farm
ers.
All efforts to capture the intruder or
to get close enough to see what species
he is have proven futile. Farmers
who have been missing young cattle
and fowls think they have fallen prey
to the bear.
1t has been seen by persons driving
along the roads, and on several occa-
sions the farmers have armed them
selves and gone in search of it, but
the bear eludes them by hiding in
swamp. Traps which have been set in
the swamp have failed to capture 1t.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
Animal,a Eyes.

The eyes of an animal can only work
together when they can be brought to
bear upon an object at the same time /;
so that, as a rule. the eyes of fish
must work more or less independently.
This Is sometimes also the case when
the eyes can cooperate, as anyone who
watches plaice or other fiat fish In
an aquarium will soon discover.
Many animals possess more than
two eyes, which do not act together. A
leech, for example. has ten eyes on the
top Of Its head, which do not work in
concerts and a kind OF marine worm
has two eyes on the head and row
down each side Of the body. Some liz
ards have an extra eye on the top of
the head, which does not act with ehe
other two. A bee or wasp has two
large, compound eyes, which possibly
help each other. and are used for near
vision, and also three little simple eyes
on the top of the head. which are en-
ployed for seeing things a long way
off. They are well eqipped.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
Will GROW POTATOES
BOYS and Girls Urged to Become
"PatriotS."
woodcraft Potato Clubs, Founded by
Ernest Thompson Seton, Will
Compete for Medals.

New York.-Home gardeners last
year were prompted by only one pa
triotic impulse. to help increase our
food supply. This year there is sec
ond reason. the need to do all that we
can to avoid further congestion Of
freight shipments. On account of
their bulk in shipment, potatoes are
therefore one Of the most important
Of the vegetables for home growing
and because of this the work of the
woodcraft Potato clubs, founded last
year by Ernest Thompson Seton, is
meeting n hearty response. These
clubs of boy and girl 'potatriots" as
Mr.. Seton has dubbed them, flourished
in 20 states last year and the indica-
tiona are that their number will much
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
YANKS DON'T SCARE

"The French could not believe AT
first that Paris was being shelled, and
not being bombed in an airplane raid
The French airplnnes went UP, circling
around until they were almost out OF
sight looking for the Germans. 1t was
not until later that they realized that
1t was a case of bombardment. I saw
the mark of one shell where 1t had cut
through house, n horizontal mark
and not from above. also saw sliv
er of n shell.
''The longrange shooting Is follow
ed by nightly air raids. The Ameri
can soldiers have become utterly in
different to them. One night recently
there was an air raid and the Alert
was sounded, the police and firemen
blew their whistles and l heard n sol
der protesting against being wakened
up and told to get into the cellar. His
voice beloved down the air shaft ::
Bring that cellar up here"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
Foolish Fad Of Fashion.

Fashions were no less eccentric
four centuries ago than they are to-
day. Before the streets of Venice
were paved Tin the thirteenth cen
tury)," says William Boulting. in
"Woman in Italy" ''ladies went
through the mud and Nth on pattens.
The custom was retained, and In spite
Of sumptuary laws the patten became
heightened until women Of rank stood
on false feet half yard high In the
sixteenth century. They were unable
to walk without the support Of one or
two gentlemen or servsnts."-San
Francisco Argonaut
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
POET REJECTED AS SOLDIER
Gibbs Of Nowhere Falls to Sing His
Way Into Camp Of United States
Marines.

Buffalo. N. "a tiuai wave of po-
etic verse threatened to swamp the re-
cruiting office of the United States ma
rine corps here recently when Burt
Gibbs of nowhere in particular enter
ed the Office and burst out:
MY country calls. l wish to fight
"Pray tell me, am / in righty'
His auditors were staggered and one
braver than the rest led the poetic
Gibbs. still chattering. to the officer in
charge. Gibbs effected lordly bow
and swept his hat to the floor:
1--WE come to fight to clean the sea-
To make 1t safe for democracy"
This was followed with:> .lU
"Prithee kind sir, I'm known to fame.
"Think and reflect-Gibbs is my
name"
But Gibbs may gain poeticnl but
never military fame. He was reject
ed as physically unfit.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
YANKEES ABUSED
BY HUN CAPTORS

talked with them. These men signed
the scrap of paper In the hope that
some news of them would reach the
outside world. They were in poor
physical health and somewhat de-
spondent.
Some Of the Evidence.
A few recent examples from large
amount Of sworn evidence follows:
In February, 1918, 1000 men were
sent from Westphalian camp to with
In thirty kilometers behind the front.
Their guards ran away to escape the
British shrapnel fire.
The state of prisoners coming from
the big Somme battle in the first week
OF the present month was deplorable.
Iheir wounds had not been dressed in
many cases for more than ten days.
Owing to the lack of dressing, British
comrades bandnged their wounds with
old towels and shirts.
1t was formerly announced by the
herman authorities in Camp Bonn on
April 13 last that two British soldiers,
X" and B, had been shot near
Minden for not stopping talking when
ordered to do so.
In November, 1917, men were
brought into the hospital at NJ con-
tinually, having been wounded by
shrapnel from behind the lines.
Wounded men lay for three or four
weeks unattended and grossly neg
1ected.
Much of the sworn evidence is so
repugnant that 1t could not be pub
lished. There has been talk of re-
prisals on American prisoners. and
even foreigners born in America are
included in these threatened reprisnls
I'VE will hit America through the
allies" one commandant stated.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16

well and feel fine in the morning snd
able to do my work. gladly recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to make weak nerves
strong. Mira. ALBERT Suite, 608
Olmstead St, Winona, MINI.
How often do we hear the expression
among women, Il am 90 nervous, cam
not Sleep" or "it seems as though !
should fy." Such women should profit
by Mrs. Sultze's experience and give
this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, trial.
For forty years 1t has been overcom-
ing such serious conditions as displace-
ments, Inflammation, liberation. irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, diz.
ziness, and nervous prostration OF
women, and Is now considered tho stan
dard remedy for such ailments.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
BAR GERMANS FROM BUSINESS
Two Cities In ohio Refuse Licenses to
All but American Citi-
zenS,

Cleveland. O.-Cities in Ohio are
curbing the Germans in various ways,
but 1t remained for Mayor Fl. L. Davis
of Cleveland, and Mayor I. S. Myers Of
Akron, to issue orders barring aliens
from obtaining licenses enabling them
to do business in the two cities. Here
after only those who are American cit
liens or who have taken out their first
papers will be eligible to licenses.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
cutIeura Heals Eczema

And rashes that itch and burn. II
there is a tendency to pimples, ETC..
prevent their return by making Cuti-
cura your daily toilet preparation. For
free samples address. "Cuticura. Dept
x, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
SLAYS NEGRO OBJECTOR
TO WAR TAx-ACQUlTTED

Montgomery. Ala.-A negro
objected to the penny war tax
on five-cent packages of tobacco
and started n fight. Robert
Owen. the cigar store proprietor.
killed him. The jury said mot
guilty"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
NAVAL INSURANCE UNIT
PROVES GREAT SUCCESS

Chicago.-According to figures
made public, the insurance unit
at the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing station is one of the greatest
of Its kind in the world. These
figures show that 25,00O men
have signed up for insurance, to-
falling $242, 100000. The aver
age insurance per man is $9.7OO.
The drive for insurance closed in
February. but was continued to
April 12. When later figures are
given out the above amount is
expected to be greatly aug
mented.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16

Wise men act as If they expected to
live 100 years, but are prepared to
shuttle off tomorrow.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16

30 D0Q i COUlO uOB
re st at nigh t.
would lie awake and
get 30 nervous /
would have to get
up and walk around
and In the morning
would be ell tired
out / read about
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and thought
! would try 1t. Ny
nervousness soon
left ma. 1 Sleep
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
WOMAN'S NERVES
MADE STRONG
By Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Winona, Mimi suffered for more
than a wear from nervousness, and was
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16

Money talks when it is put up as q
guaranty.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-16
His Retort.

She-Do you believe in spells?
He Uenderly)-No, but l do in
witches.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-06-07
MOB RULE CONDEMNED

San Francisco Editor Barry Of
the Star is another man who is brave
enough to stand for American ideals
and against mobs that mask their
cowardly actions under patriotism.
"There is not the slightest excuse"
he says, "for the existence of bands
Of laWbreakers who prove their cow
ardliness by operating under cover Of
darkness and conceal their identity
with masks. Lawabiding citizens
should promptly demand of their local
authorities that every effort be made
to ferret out the miscreants who are
bringing the state into disrepute and
endangering the lives and property Of
all who may come under 'suspicion.'
"California needs no 'Ku Klux' or
Night Riders to deal with violations
of the law; certainly it is not willing
that the law should be administered
by masked mobs-who have no re-
spect for law and order"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-06-07
Church Convention
Opposes Prohibition
DIOCESE OF LONG ISLAND IN
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Refuses to IndOrse the National Pro-
hibitiOn Amendment in New York

Endorsement of the National Pro-
hibition Amendment was refused by
the annual convention of the Epis-
copal Diocese of Long Island in the
Cathedral Of the Incarnation, Garden
City. The delegates voted 80 to So
to table the resolution introduced by
Canon Chase which would have placed
the convention on record as petition
ing the Legislature to ratify the
amendment.
The fight over the liquor question
which began when the resolution was
presented Monday continued Tuesday.
Opponents of Canon Chase argued
that the convention should not mix
in a purely political question. Sup
porters of the resolution were con-
cerned mostly with refuting the as
sertion made by the Rev. Henry C.
Swentzel that their proposal would
"cast reflections on Jesus of Nazareth,
who turned water into Wine"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-06-07
UNION GROWS FAST

Chicago-Offcers Of the Amalgam-
ated Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men report that from $500 names
enrolled on their books on July 81,
last year, the unions membership has
bounded to $4,000 on April 30 last.
Eighty-six charters were issued from
July 81, 1917, to April 80, 1913.
With this remarkable gain in mem
bership is the establishment of the
eight-hour day in the packing indus
try, which was secured by arbitra-
tion after thorough organization. The
butcher workmen express apprecia-
tion to Federal Judge Altschuler, act
ing as arbitrator, Secretary of Labor
Wilson, Frank P. Walsh, their attor-
ney, and the entire trade union move
ment, for placing thousands of work
ers in a position where they can now
develop themselves as American citi-
zenS.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-06-07
ONE CENT PER MILE FARE FOR
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

The United States Railroad Ad-
ministration authorizes the following:
Director General McAdoo realizing
that the payment of the full railroad
fare means a serious hardship to our
soldiers and sailors who desire to
visit their homes before going over
seas, has ordered that as soon as ne
cessary details can be completed
soldiers and sailors of the United
States forces, when furloughed and
travelling at their own expense, will
be granted rate of approximately
one cent per mile. This fare will be
available on delivery to ticket agent
of certificates signed by commanding
officers. Such certificates of standard
form will be prepared and distributed
with the utmost promptness.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-06-07
Moneys Life is
Still in Jeopardy
RESENTENCED BY JUDGE GRIF-
FIN IN SAN FRANCISCO
Prisoner Ordered Removed to San
Quentin; Only Hope Now Rests
With PardOning Power of
Governor Stephens

A recent press dispatch from San
Francisco says:
Thomas j. Mooney, convicted Of
murder in connection with the pre-
paredness parade bomb explosion
here July %, 1916, was again SEN
fenced to death. The order made by
Judge Franklin A. Griffin, who pre-
sided at the trial, was that Mooney
be removed to San Quentin prison
within ten days, and there hanged at
a time to be determined by the ward
en-, but not less than sixty nor more
than ninety days from day of SEN
tence.
Judge Griffin did not amplify the
statement necessary to sentence,
merely saying that the law imposed
a plain duty on him. Mooney showed
little emotion.
This action takes from the courts
of San Francisco county a case which
has occupied much Of their time for
the past two years, and which has
attracted international attention. Or
ganizations as far distant as Russia
have sought to intervene in MONEYS
behalf.
MONEYS fate now rests with Gov
ernor William d. Stephens of Cali
fornia, who has a pardon petition be-
fore him, and request from Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson for executive
clemency, this request being based on
findings of a federal commission that
possibly perjured testimony-cOntrib-
uted to MONEYS conviction.
Mooney was taken into custody a
few days after the bomb explosion,
which resulted in the death of ten
persons, and inflicted injuries on thir-
ty-eight others. He was convicted in
February, 1917, and since that time
the courts have had constantly before
them various appeals, applications for
writs, and other proceedings in his
behalf.
A former death sentence against
Mooney was nullifed because an ap-
peal was pending when the date set
for his execution arrived.
Warren K. Billings, another defend
ant, was convicted and sentenced to
life Imprisonment. Israel Weinberg,
a third defendant, was acquitted.
Mrs. Rena Mooney, wife of the con-
demned man, was tried for the murder
of one of the bomb explosion victims,
acquitted, and subsequently admitted
to bail on other untried charges.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-06-07
REPLY TO ANTI-UNIONIST

Local trade unionists ridicule the
claim of a Detroit labor shortage
made by Henry NJ. Leland of this
city at the annual convention of the
national association of manufact-
urers in New York.
"Mr Leland has a government con-
tract and fatty refused to live up to
those provisions in it which call for
an eight-hour day and the highest
prevailing wage" said Business Rep
resentative Watson of Electrical
Workers union No. So.
Give months ago." continued the
unionist, "the electrical workers in
his establishment were compelled to
strike because Of inadequate wages.
"There is no shortage Of mechanics
in Detroit at this time, and if Mr..
Leland would only pay the wage and
grant the conditions that American
spirited employers in this city do, he
will have no difficulty in filling his
shop with competent mechanics in all
lines. Just as long as he will NAM
tain his autocratic labor policy, just
that long will workers refuse to go
to work for him. Workers cannot be
expected to get along on peace-time
wages during the time of war prices"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-06-07
Mighty Parade of
Organized Labor
CRAMPS SHIPYARDS 100 PER
CENT. UNION
Nine Thousand of Them March in
Parade and Attest Their
Loyalty

1t is the proud boast Of the en-
ployes and the officials at Cramps
ship yards that the plant is 100 per
cent unionized and to show that the
ship yards workers of the nation are
as full Of loyalty to the nation as are
any other classes of workers, the
mechanics of Cramps worked like
beavers on a parade through the
streets of Philadelphia last week.
Nine thousand men were in line.
Each section was led by the heads of
their departments. The officials of
the big yards paraded in line with
the men who are making it possible
for the soldiers to get across to win
the war
Forty floats, depicting different
stages of shipbuilding and models of
the smaller crafts of the navy were
in line. Exhibits of every line of
work in the big yards were demon
strated in the affair.
AS proof of the interest of the
workers in the yard a monster ban
quet was staged in Moose Hall. Pres
ident keenan, of the Central Labor
Union and leading labor men address
sed the union ship yard men, as did
the officials of the Cramp company.
A new spirit has taken possession
Of the officials and employees in this
big concern. The only interest any
one in Cramps has these stirring
days is for maximum production. If
the war can be won by the Cramp
employees they have decided to win it.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-06-07
TROUBLES FOR PROFITEERS

WashingtOn,-In urging congress
to pass a new revenue bill at this
session, President Wilson warned
lobbyists to keep hands off this legis-
lation.
The chief executive said:
"There is no danger of deceit now.
An intense and pitiless light beats
upon every man and every action in
this tragic plot of war that is now
upon the scene. If lobbyists hurry to
Washington to attempt to turn what
you do in the matter Of taxation to
their protection and advantage, the
light will beat also upon them.
"There is abundant fuel for the
light in the records of the treasury
with regard to profits of every sort.
The profteering that can not be got
at by the restraints Of conscience and
love of country can be got at by
taxation. There is such profiteering
now and the information with regard
to it is available and indisputable.