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The Washington herald., 1918-02-22

New York, Feb. 21.-An inconclu-
s.ve peace is the one big fear in
the minds OF ''the fellows who are
fighting at the front" James Nc
Culloch, OF Butte. Mont. said yes
terday upon his arrival in this coun-
try after three years and five months
at the front in France facing the
Boche.
Beware OF German pence offers!
Beware OF this trumped-up talk Of
German strikes! Don't think it's
true" Mccul!och said.
Fears Easy Peace.
The fellows who are fighting at
the front have just one big fear
now. They are afraid that an easy
peace will be patched up with Ger
many and that this whole thing
will have TO be gone through with
again a dozen years from now"
Mcculloch is an American mining
engineer who left for the seat Of
war soon after its beginning. sailing
August l3, 1914, nine days after Eng
land declared war. He enlisted in
the British army and has been serv-
ing ever since. He has twice been
wounded. but suffered most from gas
shock.
Fourteen Americans went over with
him to take hand in things. Eleven
of them lie dead in Flanders.
Half an hour after his ship dock
ed yesterday he was in the Inter-
national Young Mems Christian As
sociation at ia East Twenty-eighth
street.
Il came right here" he said. We
fighting men turn to the " for
everything. We get the habit.
War Aged Him.
About "a years DID," the passport
he took to England read. The James
MulIoch who returned is an old' man.
His hair, which the passport describes
as dark brown. is gray, he has been
twice badly wounded. and he has sut-
fered most of all from gas shock.
"All that we've done Is wasted If
the next generation has to do 1t all
over he says. We've paid the price
once, and once is enough. We fought
thinking that we were making the
world safe for the kids, and II the po-
liticians and those who don't know
what they're doing make peace before
there can be any peace, we haven't
gained a thing"
None of those chaps who are
over there fighting want to make
truce with the bear" James Nc.
Cullough said. NO man who has
stood twenty-four hours in front OF
German shell fire. and has beer
forced to give way. and later tC
watch the Germans come into 8
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
Men in Front Trenches
Fearful of Empty Peace
James McCulloch, After Al Months Fighting
Germans, Returns to America Insistent
That Huns Must Be Crushed.

French village. while he looked on
at the outrages there. is going TO
have any illusions about what the
Huns will do II we give in before
the hight is fought TO q fnish.
Praises Highlander.
I i saw something over there on
the battlefield that Kipiing would
have loved TO write u poem about,
I'll bet. 1t tickles me yet when
ever / think OF IL. II was after
the battle. and q little Highlander.
four foot nothing or so. had got
hung up on the barb wire entangle-
ments. All of q sudden a big Ger
man saw him, and rushed back to
get him. his ugly face a-grin. And
Just as ! thought the little chap
was done for. one Of the huskIest
Highlanders ] ever saw caught on
to what was happening. let out q
below and started back
1T was a race for the little fell
lows life. and the devil take him
If the Scotty was the hindmost.
But he wasn't He got there in
time to run his bayonet clear
through the German I was wound
ed. but / laughed when ! saw that
then he just yanked the little fell
low OF the barb wire, and they
strolled OF, saying nothing. being
Scotchmen. and acting as calm as
If they had been to the corner for
a morning paper.
I've seen a lot of the Germans
before this. Wherever my work has
taken me, and that's pretty much all
over the world. they all had the
same notion-nothing but relentless
expansion. I've watched them in
Mexico, in South America. in Aus
tralia, and South Sea Islands, and
half a dozen other places. and
| they're all the same. Their souls
are poisoned with their desire for
world possession.
German babies get that idea with
their milk. and have since Frederick
the Great Once 1 fought with two
husky Germans at once in the San
Juan Islands for saying that their
country would own the United States
in a few years. 1 may be a hot
headed Irishman, but couldn't
stand for that.
Glad He Went.
| but I'm glad I went It was mud,
monotony and misery. but in the
| background there was always The
angel with the flaming sword old
Omar talks about. / carried Omar
in my pocket. He and Kipling are
good old sports, the kind you can
read even at war.
How do men feel as they 90 over
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22

There has been completed in vernal,
Utah, a bank building made Of brick,
all OF which, together with the hard.
ware. were delivered by the govern,
penys mail ssrvisA
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD

says Cream Applied I'm NostriIs
Opens Air Passages Right Up.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22

Billy Sunday and Miss Grace
Sake talked yesterday at a meet
ing in the home of Mrs. Gillette.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
French aa II Is snoken,

Mrs, j. Guy Hangh. 1isa North Me.
ridian street, p French woman, born
and bred, and as she expresses 1t her.
helf, French Ia every one of my
thoughts, In every fiber of nay being
hns evolved a plan Tor the help Of sol.
diers who are about to go over there"
to speak ordinary, conversational
French. The idea cgma to her be-
cause some soldiers, friends of her
husband. would undertake to talk to
her In Freach. knowing her TO be a ma
tive French woman,
Now Mrs. Hangh's home ts meet
ing place for Uncle SANS soldiers,
who under her guidance, are learning
to talk plain. unaaorned French. Tho
privates have class at her home on
Thursday evening and officers on Mon
day evening, between eight and ten
o'clock. All men wearing Uncle Sans
uniform are welcomed and there is
no charge for the lessons. No books
are used, and no English Is spoken.
Mrs. HaUgh advises soldiers who are
already taking French lessons TO con-
tinue them. as the gatherings at her
home are merely to assist the men In
acquiring rapidly an ability to talk
French. ch.--fndianapolis News.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Hanna,a Aztec aerpant.

An introduction to some Of the lead
ers will show that there are brains
as well as bullets behind the Xapata
movement. says the Christian Herald.
Gen. Alfredo Serratos was former
lawyer, who had made Il good record
rs a soldier. 1t will surprise Amerl-
cans to learn that he was at one time
a eeryant Of Mark Hanna, the noted
politician Of Ohio.
His history Is romantic one. AS
homeless waif he was taken to the
United States by an American, who
promised TO give him an education.
In Cleveland, O., the American died
and young Serratos was left stranded.
For three years he worked at the
home of Senator Hanna, moving
lawns and caring for horses.
Later the. young Mexican returned
to Mexico and studied law. He speaks
three languages fiuently. In the con-
vcntion cabinet he was elected secre-
tary of war. These were some Of the
men who were zapata's lieutenants
and advisers.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
CASE or 40 UNTO OTHERS.
Gf@rssFsa's ssssns tip % the sltussfan
Showed Pretty sees Isasmsat
sf t4assaa Nature.

The else usaa soEssass remarked q
asas tiua ago taAs II s uasn in Ia have
fTiessaa be mnss sasaa Aigsetf ggsrsSsa.
u ara IL ssssshs ae saaA new ssaas VI e
sa*n " astssse4s gosf ec1gls,9r. be
y tasshss slke1g sa hays g.sasa aslsts,
s'1sss@' 40 & rSse,
esa THIS gssEgs Ws rssAgstly gAa eess.ss
sn .asssSstsae sarea STORY. fresh fresa
ifEe pq23E2es sf the AeSs. The sssssfsl
y eais tANt eaanbs he toa ostaA sssaglag,
ssxssi ass th@s Is tho STORY ~ ihe
American Cs-ef,Sgaiife journal styes
tft
~ihry ssli az sa aid gfaastsaa wgse,
was si,siHE la sesAns az hvs auins, 1rit,
ting 10 she sanshsae, when Aa lsasaa,
SFaas w@ta eusersst wagon ,ieew ag h!s
teaia and gave a4tsa fpss and dgiuk,
'Bawds Z sp0ks ap grandma.
" here ee y0E sNin
To Nebraska, grandma
"'Aa whera aa yaa SrasaaY
'fr9sa back In Iatlsnaa state
Wall, s'paat sea sess hated 70
lsaNa the asl hofae and avigabessr
sEata asked grandma
"'Sc &Aeed We tsid rot we haa the
pssAiest, uscAaes, nrighhaes, We Was
glad 10 get sl4e%i ~ 'eu.
ges, aat soall ana plenty mora
tass lake 'efn aheee you're a gotta,
And then grandma Weas ea kaitttng
A fsw days later aaathef Immigrant
wagon with lis famsly drew ap AT tsls
water trough And agaIa grandma
asked the usual questions as Ia whers
they were soing and ahnes shey weea
from.
"But this time ftie answer Ia the
question at whether they DID nos hasa
to break az sid henie Ties WIS differ
ent.
'tndaed. We did hate To leave,
grandma. II nearly broke cur hearts,
We had the best neIghbors that any,
one ever had
Yes. consoleti grandma, I know
how It's, hui youll find plenty more
just like 'en where you're a gnlEs'. '..---
The Progressive Farmer.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Take Up Study of Navigation

equator aad the poles TO pass p,l,ief
4 certain ttxed pnlnt fn the heavens at
oae-hnar intervals.
Fer Determining longitude nil chro-
noioeters used nn American aud isrtt.
isls ships are set en rise time of the
meridian OF Greenwich observatory,
nalF London. French ships figure
from the meridian Of Paris,
Knowing hy his ehronometer the
time at Greenwich, and by observation
Of the sun NJ s a. III. or y. IA. his own
time, The marlner, by the aid OF tables
has oRly Ia find the difference In these
two times. 10 find his distance In De.
grees from Greenwich. This found,
the distance Is eastfg expressed in
miles. and marks his position on his
chart.
Dead Reckoning"
Prior to the perfection If the rhro,
flomater, iile common method Of deter.
mining longitude was by dead reckon-
ing. thar is, estimating s. ships run
day by day. by means or The log. de-
vice for telling her speed by means of
the rate at which knots In line, paid
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Aviator Dodges Huns II Days

Ter nearly q month afsarward
thought my left eye was gore The
scars nfe there yet. by the time the
train stopped, q hulf.miie on, or more,
! WAS UP and stumbled to hiding
place. Those Germans looked every.
wiiere--on the side of the tracks to
ward the border. was I'm the oppo-
site direction.
II was q month before | got rid Of
my English uniform. stole a pair of
ovafalls one night. got a cap the
next and Il shirt later. A Belgian gave
me scarf. That was all the help
got"
AS an appetizer lieutenant O'BrIen
ate furnip. The entree was sugar beet,
and the meal closed with a cabbage
stump that even the Germans scorned,
And ] never did like vegetables
he said. u hope never have to eat
another
One night German soldier saw him
swimming river, and raised the
alarm
i felt sure they would be on top of
'''; 80 - tsSf ibiiiaASSt ne SIil, SD II
ran upstream and swan back TO the
ether side. I knew the ways of the
Hun pretty well by then. They looked
everywhere on the other side but not a
German came near me.
"0ne of the hardest things ] did
was to swim the Meuse river. had
all my clothes on, to my boots. and
the river was half mile across. 1t
nearly got me twenty-five feet from
shore. was choking and admit
praying.
when i got ZIP the hank I tainted.
1t was the only time ! ever tainted"
Lieutenant 0'Brien could not speak
German. AS a boy, Momence baker
of Tenton origin taught him a phrase
of German, but he did not know what
il meant. 1t was some "ten lifetimcs"
after swimming the Meuse he found
the nine-foot death fence Of the Hol-
land frontier. Death all but got him
then, as his improvised ladder dropped
him on the charged wires.
"A few minutes later he said, n
could have tripped the guard with my
ladder. After he had gone dug-dug
as ! never dug before In my life. My
back was half an inch from death when
l crawicd under and into Holland
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Kinder skittIs,,.

4 good old nanny OF antebeilum
days went into shoe shop and ask.
ed for "a pair Of everyday shoes
small tens The clerk selected paip
Of mems heavy plow shoes FOR her and
she seated herself TO try them on, The
clerk remained standing LII front of
her. She glanced up and asked;
Honey, Is you all gwine to stan
defe while 1 tries 'em on3n
The clerk answered; "Wly, no,
auntie: I'll move on If you wish It,
She said ). Please do, honey, cause
Tse white folks raised and Fsa kinder
skittish. Ladies' Home Journal.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Lieut.. Pat. 0'Brien of Illinois
Tells of Wild Adventures in
Germany.
JUMPS FROM MOVING TRAIN
American Strategy Triumphs Over
German Efficiency-one OF His
Hardest Stunts Was Swimming
River Meuse.

Chicago. Pat 0,Brien OF Momence,
H., is back from the :ighting front.
In the British flying corps the young
man from Momence is known us Lieut..
Patrick Alya 0'Brien. He is famous
for several reasons. His real story be-
gan when he made descent of nearly
two miles In his alrplane after Ger
man bullet In the face had rendered
him unconscious. The fall cost him a
bump on the head.
He jumped out of the window of a
moving train on his way to German
prison camp, and escaped. Then he
spent II days in getting to Holland, a
distance of 250 miles as the airpiane
flies. And the story ends with one Of
the longest interviews with king on
record-52 minutes by the royal stop
watch.
Many times during those 72 nights of
travel through Germany, Luxemburg.
and occupied Belgium, American
strategy triumphed over German eff
cheney.
Usually" said Lieutenant 0'Brien,
when bunch of fellows get together,
they talk about women. But In our
first prison, In Flanders, we talked
only about escape and food, and got
very little of either. There were eight
officers going to an interior prison
camp, and guard with a rifle for ev-
cry two prisoners.
Leaps From Train.
'tWa rode all day and all night.
Twice put up the window to jump
and lost my nerve. 1t looked too mnch
like sudden death. AS ] put it up
again, about four in the morning, the
guard gave me an ugly look. / knew
1t was then or never and dove out.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14

egs astera. witl wooden s'iug at tha
esid slippcts oest the sall gn d given
number af sccuaSss This VAS Gfsceys
trln, snd hatslias wiads and foul
weather snate IL entigtsly unreliable,
Many fafal sfipwreets resulted frona
mistakes 10 estimating q ships position
bs dead reekntitag, England ttst sew
eral Of her hest ships ef war In ise
eighteenth century hy Their losing
their bearings aud crashing upon a
rocky shore 0ne If ttS hgayest aa-
saliass, Sir taeu,aeaiey showed, lost his
life ia q wreck caused IN this way
The world owes much ID navigation
ta the Portuguese, us Ii was Prince
fieary the Navigator Of fhat nation.
who cogiaEed all the ancient lore On
the subject la she fifteenth century,
and pointed the way 10 better means
Of determining latitude Shaa lay the ane
eient astrolatse and erass staff.
The sextant and chronometer were
both Of English origin, however, and
were brought out within i've years of
each other, the sextant In lTsI and the
chrnuonieter improved eiacR--in
I735. Modern navigation, such as SO
many Americans are studying today.
may be said 80 date from the perfee-
ten Of these two Instruments.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Hard War Times.

The suburban housekeeper was again
without washerwoman and had tried
In vain nll over town to get another.
Each woman she called had Monday
taken, and every other day for that
matter. This woman did not care to
send her clothes to large laundry, for
she had just had put In 8 new washing
outfit In the basement. AS a last re-
sort she called up woman on the tel
ephone who had done her washing the
summer before.
Mary" she said. would you come
around sometime next week to do my
washing7 I'll give you 81"
go on, Miss White responded col.
cred Mary. 81 am havin my washfn'
taken out now w!"-Indianapolis News.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Queer VIII Declared Void.

DR.. Cameron knight, a San Francis
co physician, had such a poor opinion
of the general run of nurses that he
wrote will bequeathing his entire es-
tate TO any woman who might nurse
him free of charge and without the ex-
pectation of any reward. When he
died Mrs. Alice Widrin. d friend. pc
titioned for the estate, saying that she
had taken care Of the doctor In his
declining. years without the slightest
thought of compensation. The courts
declared the will void, because 1t had
only one subscribing witness instead AZ
,no.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
TELLS CHASTITY TALE
InEluman Germans Described by
Holy City Refugees.
Great Suffering Among Population Of
Jerusalem After Germans
Took Control.

Denver, Colo Stories Of the fright
full experiences suffered by residents
of Jerusalem previous to the capture
of the Holy City by British forces un-
der General AlIenby were told here
by Miss Celia Mofnestea. who. with
her mother. fed from the torture in
aicted by Turkish soldiers and Ger
man officers there several months ago.
Miss Moinestea and her mother
were among 800 refugees who escaped
from Jerusalem while thousands We're
starving within the gates of the an
cient city.
There was agonizing suffering
among the civil population of Jeru-
salem after the Germans took control
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Revival OF Seagoing Spirit
Arouses Widespread Inter-
est in the Subject.
SCHOOLS TEACH THE SCIENCE
Classes in Navigation Being Conducted
ny Recruiting Service of United
States Shipping Board---fa,oo0
New officers Needed.

Nashsngton.-~pu of the interesting
features of the present great revival iii
seagoing spirit throughout the coun-
try is the widespread popularity of the
study of navigation.
Reports reaching the United States
shipping board indicate lively interest
all over the country in the study OF
this ancient science, which helped
make the nation great in It's earliest
years of Independence.
Classes In navigation, conducted by
the recruiting service of the board, TO
train officers for the ships of the new
merchant marine, are beng conducted
on both coasts and on the Great Lakes.
Candidates for admission come from
every section Of the Union.
The cause of this nationwide inter-
est in navigation is TO be found in the
gigantic development Of the country's
merchant marine. It Is anticipated
that not less than 1900. new officers
will be required TO handle the Ameri-
can cargo-carrying vessels now under
construction, and not less than S5,eso
men wili be wanted for the crews.
A merchant officer today has many
advantages In studying navigation that
were not known to his seagoing ances-
tors There was never IA time when
The aids to navigation were so numer.
Gus us now, or SO well developed,
While the manner In which II navi-
gator determines his ships position on
the vast face of the deep must always
be something OF a mystery TO the lands
man. it does not long remain so to the
earnest student of navigation. Some
of the students at shipping board
schools have been able, after three
weehs' study, to determine by obser-
pation the position of a ship at sea
within three miles which is considered
creditable performance. Tie best
navigators, on large ships, when able
to check up their observations by the
work of more than one observer, some
times do no better.
Early Navigation.
In the early days of ocean naviga-
tfon the navigator never knew his po-
sitfon at sea within many leagues. Ii
was customary for ships on the Foy-
age from Europe to America to sail
westerly until landfall was made,
then coast to their destination.
Columbus followed this method, for
want of anything better.
Given sextant and cheononeter, the
navigator today reduces the job OF
finding his position TO one of careful
figuring. Latitude is found by obser-
walton of the height, or altitude, Of the
sun at noon.
Longitude is quite another thing, 1t
being the distance between two places
on the earth's surface, expressed In
degrees 1t is based on the rotation
of the earth on its axis every "a hours,
causing meridians - degrees apart--a
meridian being line between the
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
War Aids. Bicycle Trade

Chicago. War has given new life TO
the bicycle, according to wheel man
ufacturers here, and they are busy
making bicycles for the American and
allied armies. which are used back of
the trenches by soldiers. Many more
wheels are being sold In this country,
too, 1t is said.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Increased Respect.

Mrs, Hawhuck 'Hirnm. ii takes
you twice IN long 10 drive the pigs an
II used TO-" Farmer H-"I know II.
You wnuidn't expect ME TO spenk harsh
to a lot Of critters worth SOD apiece,
would youl' Boston Evening Trans
cript.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Fiery He'd pinples.

A hot bath with Cuticura Sonp followed
by an application of Cuticura Oint-
ment to distressing eczemas, etc,
proves their wonderful properties. For
free samples address "Cuticura, Dept.
x, Boston.' AT druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment rs and 50.--Adv.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
GOING OVER TOP is
BETTER THAN FOOTBALL

Admission. Ala.-Tom Mcclure,
former Auburn football star. de-
clares that going over the top in
France beats charging into an
opposing eleven. In letter re-
ceived here Mcclure tells of go
ing "oyer the top with the
United States engineers four
times. He was In the thick OF
the recent hostilities that result
ed !sn several American casual
ties, but declares the game in
France beats football at that.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14

of that city, said the youthful refu-
gee. Hundreds died Of starvation
when food, imported for the inhabIt-
ants of the stricken city, was seized
by military authorities and diverted
to the soldiers. Our. friends fell dead
about us like fieas. Scores of young
girls sold their souls to the German
soldiers in return for food"
1t took five months for Miss Moines-
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Plea.

"And why should give YOU kiss7'
Scientists say man needs sweets"
what of it?" I'm going without
sugar. Now's your time to encourage
patriotism, grille
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14

tea and her mother to reach Denver
after leaving Jerusalem.
We witnessed the most heart-rend-
ing scenes while travelling through
austria the girl declared, "where
roads road We're filled with cripples and
1000 was 80 scarce that the peasants
refused to sell even small portions at
fabulous prices offered by the trar-
elers''
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Pigs Stay in City Limits.

Piedmont, w. Ya.-"Pigs is pigs,
and as such they will be permitted to
thrive within the borough limits. The
momentous question was decided at a
hot special election recently, when the
hog supporters won out by a majority
Of 90.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
many tybtldren are s,ick,y.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Headache, Stomach Troubles Teething Disor-
ders, move and regulate the bowels. and Destroy
Worms. They are SO pleasant to take children
druggists, 2sc. Sample FREE. Address, Mother
Gray Co., LIE Roy, N. Y.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are tho
original little liver pills npt up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver aud bowels. Ad.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14

Wash day ia smile day ii you use Red
Cross Ball Blue, American made, therefore
the best made. ADV.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Keeps Us Hoping.

Tomorrow never comes
Maybe that III Just as well. Prob
ably 1t wouldn't bring us anything"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
ExpiatnIno IL.

Money is 50 tight JUST now.
Il suppose that Ia why II Is hard
to get loose change"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14

Disappointment is the saucer belong
Ing 10 the cup Of s0rrnw.