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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10


had become suite dark illicn de-
cided TO slip out and scout hit to
determine what the bandits were do
INK Tho heavy door was unbolted
ana Ne crept out Evidently the
d0or cteoE,d. or the ewes ~ villas
men were sharp, for volley greeted
him
II wus o. soft,noscd bullet that
EraEed his forehead laying open the
skin aud uiuwinE thru tho skull
bone Companions came from the
shelter " the hlockhouse and car
fled him ln unconscious.
sounds OF running gave Evidence
that the attack Was being aban.
doued ard a few minutes later the
thunderlns NJ houfbents ana de-
parting yells Indicated hat the de-
teated uerillas were returning 30
their stronghUlds IN the mountains
The next morning tho bodies ~
-four yacgueros were found IN the
sand.
<hat is the story of Sergeant
llllens scar n marked the end OF
decade or experience that would
tll - good -g.Red volume These
brushes with bandits came at the
close ~ a life OF adventure. begin
ning with the spanish American war
and ending two pears age when no
left the mine and desrtH at Hormo-
.silla and came to Tulsa TO engage IN
Ia more peaceful occupation OF brok-
erage IN oil and mining leases.
spanish War Veteran.
Sergeaat fnlen Is Spanish val
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23
HEARD AND SEEN
By EARL GOODWIN.

I'm these terrible times, when
everybody should show their patriot
Ism and loyalty to the dag I would
suggest 0f you think II . good One)
that through Jour valuable paper
the managers Of every theater and
moving picture house be requested
to play The Star-Spangled Banner
at least once a. every performance.
then the peopSe Of Washington might
recognize it when they hear It. Nov
1t u played so seldom people don't
know Il when they do hear It
THOMAS W. McKNEW."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23
BITTER PROTEST AGAINST
MOVING THE OLD SOLDIERS.

What's the matter with ask
ing the patriotic old gentlemen
at Soldiers Home TO move to =
another home for q while, 50
that the war workers, can live
at this home and thus relieve
congestion? Anything wrong
with that?-From this Column.
Only ONE thing wrong with thai
suggestion
It is entirely TOO CONSIDER
ATE. TOO POLITEI
The soldiers Of long ago, the de-
tenders Of the Union. the boys Of
81" are now very old
They are also very feeble.
Moreover. they are ABSOLUTE
LY HELPLESS.
They really CAN'T EVEN VOTE
anywhere.
If they are in the way NOW Of
the young ladies and gentlemen who
WELD pens, pencils and typewFiters,
who REALLY NEED comfort and
ease, JUST KICK THEM QUIT
@Rattle his bones over the stones.
He's ONLY a pauper, whom NO
BODY OWNS
F. R. Y, JR., THE SON OF A VET
ERAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23
That Patent Once Fire.

81 don't think am fluffy in re
gard to dates" says N. F. s., ~but
I am quite sure the Patent Office
fire was in the late seventies. The
SeatOn was q girls school at that
time and had been for several years.
! was a pupil there. On the morning
Of the FIRE was late and instead
Of going home for an excuse /
thought ] would have my father
write il He was then q clerk in the
Sixth Auditors Office, which was in
the old Postoffee Building at 18th
and F streets. Not long after !
reached there the. FIRE broke out
When the whistle blew for IL O'Clock
I started for school. ! had TO 90
out Of the E street door, as the
streets were roped of. The engines
came over from Baltimore as we
were afraid our department. was un-
able to cope with it ?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23
Do You Remember?
Do You Remember?

Do You Remember
The old Belt Lire horse cars that
used to run on First street north
west, with one terminus on Mary
land avenue near Third street?
The one single track horse car line
out Fourteenth street to the barna
on Florida avenue, between Thirs
teenth and Fourteenth streets.
And the switches where one ear
would have to wait for another car
to pass?
And the driver who acted also
as conductor and rang q bell yio-
lently whenever a passenger failed
to deposit the fare in the box inside
the car.
How passengers had to leave the
ears at Fifteenth street and New
York avenue, Seventh and Psnasyl.
vania avenue, and also at Ninth and
F streets 70 look for { transfer mani
nR1
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23
Of Coure!

your remarks about the tele-
phone situation have been very
much to the point note too, that
the telephone company makes no eE-
fort to meet the arguments present
ed The fact OF the matter Is that
they do not dare to ask the Govern
ment to pay what the public pays.
because II they did, Uncle Sam
would simply take charge Of the tele-
phones here 50 quick that Il would
make our heads swim.
"WM. RUFUS PRATT.
1871 Morrison St"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23

A bucket Of anthracite coal has
been standing out in front Of Com
missioner Gardeners house for near
| ly two week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23
Referred to the Ice Administrators
COMMITTEES.

why, may I ask. are the ice COM
panies Of Washington permitted to
pse the city water for manufactur-
ing ice, especially when the natural
supply Of the past winter was great
er than for many years?
"The American Ice Company, that
some years ago served Kennebec
lake ice, now serves manufactured
ice, and has increased its rate 10c
per 100 lbs. (60c, over SOC some
few months ago). They claim the
new law will not permit them 70 de-
liver Sc worth, which they can only
sell at the wagon. This is very in
convenient for jewellers on top floors
in large apartment houses
"Householders must economic for
this frozen water besides paying for
II. n. J WESTINE,
500 E st. N. W"
A while ago C. F. ]. COLEMAN,
editor of the Plate Printer, sent me
letter he had received from the
manufacturer Of wooden sweaters.
The letter said that the concern was
putting out a fine line Of DOG
sweaters for nice sweet little poodles
and other canine pests, and that they
were made up in a large assortment
Of pleasing, harmonious color COM
binations."
Which is one reason why there are
50 many disgruntled common people
in this country.
LAWRENCE MURRAY thinks
that Mt. Vernon ought to be open
10 the public Sundays as well As
week days, and he also suggests
that such beautiful buildings as the
Pan-American Union building be
open all the time.
II Congress will provide money
enough for watchmen, have no
doubt the officials of the Govern
ment would be glad 70 have their
buildings open.
There is no greater opportunity
for study than that afforded in
some of the Government buildings
here. ALL the buildings, Capitol,
Pan-American, Museum, should be
open the greatest possible number
Of hours ALL the days Of the week.
H. L. y0FFUTT JR. tells me that
large number Of Liberty loan sub
scribers sign their pledge cards with
great enthusiasm and then fail to
pay for the bonds That's eamou-
Tagging for you. It helps to weaken
the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23
A Good Conductor.

C. +. THOMPSON, chief oper.to-
Of the Postal Telegraph Company.
has q story about a cheerful con-
duetor on the Mt. Pleasant lir-.
Seems to me I've heard Of a.
cheerful boy before from BERT 81.
CLAIR. Anyhow, here's what M.
Thompson says about him:
was standing IN my usual pori-
ton, Just within the folding dcors.
The car was crowded 70 the limit.
when it stopped to take on several
passengers.
The conductor threw open the
doors, at the same time calling ont
IN loud but cheerful voice: Nov.
good people, everybody move up just
. little Bit They all looked around,
smiling az his genial humor, but no
one moved an inch
"Just IS though everyone had
really moved foot, be exclaimed. m
q tone Of triumph: That's fnel
Then, a. II moved By some uneon-
seious force, everyone stepped for.
ward and smiled again. making room
for the waiting passengers.
Il have read q good deal lately
about saving coal and electricity.
eeasting down hills. skip stops, dou-
be berthinR and re-routing on the
car lines, but this example Of fns
tact and skillful diplomacy struck ne
As q case where WREC0 was vast
ing q very rare article ofbrain power
by permitting such q jewel to pull
the ben cord and punch tickets How
about it?S
A bucket Of anthracite coal has
been standing out in front Of Com
missioner GARDENERS house for near
~ two weeks.
District might sen it and have
money enough 20 f1 the wsIl-knoWn
bump that's been out in front Of the
same premises since before the
spring Of 1916.
(Notss Ths akors itums were writtnn
several days 40. and alnce then In
bucket % coal has diaappeared and = rang
q men has sprinkisd some mrch needsd
top DRESSING on ths Newark 8treet HlIl,
almost but not quite oblitarAting n wsn
knoun bumpl.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23
Pedestriansl Keep to tie RiEhtI

J. WEBB HICKMAN has q good
idea here. II adopted, It would avoid
much confusion and would get peo-
pie to where they ere going n much
less time than it now takes then.
He says:
Keep to the night Is the rule Of
the road for vehicles. but to anyone
using the sidewalks, as many do nov
to relieve the street car system, the
eorkserew stunts necessary to eYade
the folks who never heard Of tbs
keep to the right idea makes Of
most Of rs candidates for football
teams. believe il just as reason
able to keep to the right on the side
walks of any city as TO require We
hicular traffic to follow that rule. II
one must walk on the wrong side Of
street for q block OF 50, keep to
the right so as 70 minimize that
eorkserew stunt ] frequently meet
people who insist on going to ex-
tremes in passing to (their) left
Il endeavor always to keep to the
right side Of the street; it means
hugging the houseline pretty close %
escape collision with those who give
little thought to traffic regulations.S
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23

Mr.. MsliEs Is right IL Is a dGa-
oeroRs spot and II there Is arg coy
Of LesseRing the danger, commend
Il to the authorities at the URioE
Station Vko fJsd to b ge1tIeEaea
alscays irilIing to cooperate tOitk
anyone trho has eoRstTlEetSUo sstg-
0estioH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-23
A Danger Spot at the Union Scatter

A Danger Spot at the Union Staten.
~As you are constantly on the
lookout concerning matters Of pub
Lie interest, want 10 call your at
tention to the danger that e0nfronts
pedestrians in passing under the
.arehway at the west side Of the I'm
ion Station, used ss a driveway BY
taxicabs and automobiles going to
and coming from the station. The
suddenness with which they swing
around from under tho arches at the
station going out and the speed used
both going and soming is a constant
danger to persons passing 10 and fro.
and there ought TO be, If possible,
some means devised to lessen ttis
danger and make the passageway
across safer for those who use It. 4
great many people use the west doors
of the station in the morning coming
from the trains &C the nearest way
TO the city and to avoid the crowds
that throng about the cars on the
south front, and the wonder Is that
no accident has vet happened there.
81 don't know what the remedy Il.
If, indeed, there is any; but II any
thing can be done TO lessen the dan
ger there, it should receive proper
consideration" LOUIS MELIUS.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10

the other sentry said they'd pardon
me. For Gods sake-don't tell me I'm
to be shot !" and his voice died away In
q sob.
"Of course, they're going to shoot
you. The other sentry was Jest a-kid-
din you jest like old Smith. Always
a-tryin' to cheer some one. You amt
got no more chance o. bein' pardoned
than I have Of gettin' to be colonel Of
my bait"
When the fact that oil hope was
gone finally entered Lloyd's brain, a
calm seemed to settle over him, and
rising to his knees, with his arms
stretched out to heaven, he prayed, and
adj Of his soul entered into the prayer.
20. good and merciful God, give me
strength to die like mani Deliver
me from this towards death. Give me
n chance to die lik uiy mates In the
fighting line, to die fighting for my
country. nsk this of thee"
A peace, hitherto unknown, came to
him. and he crouched and covered no
more, but calmly waited the dawn,
ready to go to his death. The shells
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10
6LA lzHx Ag g ggss
DOlWEnz21% HAnZsS ~

barrel" While dropping from Q
height of $4,000 feet. had seen one
boy pull almost the whole bag OF
tricks. In fnct he put his plane through
every possible twist and gyration-
ana many impossible-in an actual
fall.
Visits U. S. Squadron.
With this knowledge stored away !
was now on my way to visit an Amer
lean squadrilla In actual service at the
'front.'. AS we approached the last
town between us and the trenches I
finished telling the lieutenant from
general headquarters about subma-
rine had seen captured while cruis-
Ing with our destroyer fotilla in Eng
fish waters. He agreed that It was
as fine bit Of luck as ever fell to a
correspondent.
/ "But lightning never strikes twice
In the same place." he added. "You
used up all the luck that is coming
to you In this war. You WON'T get
In on anything like that aga a."
He was, however, m.,faken. Ma
lures laws are So, I'd be without ex-
ceptions, bit. .rfe had no more than
said II lNrf6re the lightning violated
all ,sfecedents and struck again
y cough the raised hand and arm
Nof an American military policeman
on the edge of the town.
"Pinched!" our sergeant chauffeur
exclaimed when the hand went UP.
He was not altogether joking. Mill
tary law Is not unlike that Of the
Modes and Persians which atereth
not. Because of some mixup in their
passes three correspondents had
been "pinched" by the military police
and brought back to NJ. G.. ii. O. the
week before in state of uncertainty
as to whether or no they would be
shot Mt sunrise.
The sergeant added as the car rolled
on to n slow stop: "You can get by
the French military police with any
old thing-beer check, laundry bill.
chewing gum coupon, anything that's
written In English and looks official.
but when them iron-jaws of ours hold
up hand 1t means YOU"
See Boche Planes.
The "iron jaw" however, wns re-
Taxed In n pleasant smile. Saluting,
Its owner informed us: eff you drive
round by the public square you will
see two Boche planes our boys have
Just shot down. It's worth your while,
for these are the first planes brought
down by home-trained American avia-
tors flying our own flag"
First submarine-flrst piane!" the
lieutenant commented as we drove on.
"You must be the luckiest man in the
whole world!"
1t happened to he Sunday, and in
the square we found dozens Of women.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10

children and pretty French girls, all in
their -o-to-meeting best, elbowing
through mixed crowd of Poilus
Tommies and Sammies to get good
view Of the wrecks.
OF the two Albatrosses one had
burned in mic-air and lay a charred
wreck on the ground The other could
easily be fitted for flying again. Both
their pilots had survived. though one
was badly burned.
Their conquerors, we were told,
could be found at the flying field out
side the town, and n very few minutes
thereafter 1t opened before our speed
ing car; n dead fiat plain bounded on
one side by long low barracks; on the
other by camouflaged hangers. In
front Of one. surrounded by n mixed
mob of mechanics and flyers, stood the
victorious planes.
In the crowd we found two Of our
crack fiiers who had recently been
transferred to us from the Lafayettes.
One had just received the newly Gre
ated American order for distinguished
conduct. The other has no less than
| 16 official crashes" to his credit and
twice as many that are unrecorded.
All Like "Maiden Ants"
Usually the presence of this one
man would be sufficient to set any
hangar abuzz with excitement. But
today he and his fellow stars were
| ssc,,pip 81 In N cropa xybioh In itsN,,,
eral features strongly resembledpthat
created in an average American house
hold by the first visit of the stork.
The same atmosphere Of quiet JOY.
suppressed excitement, prevailed. In
their pleased interest, indeed, the two
stars might have acceptably filed the
role Of maiden aunts at a christen-
ing.
They were bashful' about their age
as'' girls-for the opposite reason.
They would fain have been older.
When pressed for the truth Douglns
Campbell, n young Californian. adj
mitted one and twenty. Alan Wins
low. who halls from Chicago. went
him one better. Babies! Just out
of their infancy! Think Of It'll But
then-this aerial war has been con-
Quoted from the first by babes.
OF course you want to know more
about them. Alan Winslow. then,
trimmed with the French; therefore
must yield to young Campbell, who
was born and raised at the Lick OBJ
servatory on the top of Mount Hamil-
ton In central California-with its
wooded gorges, deep rnvines. cosruic
outlook over foothills and plains. sure
ly an Ideal eyrie for young eagle.
He had taken his ground training mt
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. and was completely American
trained.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10

had. An intense bombardment of the
enemy's lines had commenced. The
roar Of the guns was deafening.
Lloyd's fears came back with a rush,
and he covered on the earthen floor
with his hands over his face.
The sentry, seeing his position, came
in and tried to cheer him by talking to
him:
"Never mind them guns, boy, they
won't hurt you. They are ours. We
are giving the Boches q dose of their
own medicine. Our boys are going over
the top ut dawn of the morning to take
their trenches. Well give 'em taste
of cold steel with their sausages and
beer. You just sit tight now until they
relieve you. I'll have to go now,lad
rs It's nearly time for my relief and j
don't want them to see me a-talkft'
with you. So long, laddle, cheero."
With this, the sentry resumed the
| pacing Of his post. In about ten min
utes' time he was relieved. and a d
company man took his place.
Looking into the guardhouse, the
| sentry noticed the covering attitude of
Lloyd, and, with sheer, said to him:
"Instead of whimperlng in that cor
ner, you ought to be saying your pray
ers. It's bally conscripts like you
what's spoilin' our record. We've been
out here nigh onto eighteen months,
and you're the first man to desert his
post. The whole battalion Is laughln'
and pokin' fun Mt ID company, bad
luck to you but you won't get another
chance to disgrace us. They'll put
your lights out in the mornin."
After listening to this TRADE. Lloyd
In faltering voice, asked: "They are
not going to shoot me. are they? Why,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10
Risked Life for Leader

When the steamer Rochester was
sinking, the me1 Of the armed guard
abandoned the ship In the various
boats assigned to them. The explosion
Of the torpedo had damaged one of
the ships boats and a redistribution
Of the men among the remaining bonts
become necessary. w. +. EIsenhardt,
member OF the United States naval
armed guard. had heen stationed Mt
he bow-pai,ter of one of these boats.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10

He was told to let this go and get
into the boat. This ne refused to do,
thinking the commander of the armed
guard was still on board. He remain
ell on board long enough to satisfy
himself by search that his superior was
not aboard. Eisenhardt was the last
man to leave the Rochester. He was
one OF the occupants of the open boat
that landed FIVE days later on the
Irish coast. He has been commended
by the secretary Of the navy. t,Isen-
hardt is twenty-one years old. He
comes from New Orleans.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10
EMPEY LEARNS THAT SOMETIMES A STREAK OF YELLOW
CAN TURN PURE WHITE.


American lives Arthur Empey American living Jersey City
to England and enss private the British After
short experience recruiting officer London he train
France where he hears sound big
After
Eme into the fronne trenches he takes
while
as falls that death turks the
Chaplain distinguishes himself by rescung wounded under hot
Empey
Land Exciting experience listening detail Ex
observation duty Back In blets Empey
successful Once the
successful but costly
his
launched by the Germans His
which
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10
Educational Influences.

do you find that your .farmhands
are benefited by course of reading 2"
"Yes," replied Farmer Corntossel.
They've gotten about all there 10
from the scientific works on agricul.
ture. When want 'em to hustle for
crops now. ! make 'em read the wss
news"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10

In These Days Of Many Laws.
There ought to be law against
It,"
II don't know what you're talking
about. but Ill bet there ~"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10

gums" to the d;
acrobatic field.
perform a n C e s
that would have
raised the hair
Of Linco In
Beachey or any
other Of the
stunt flyers of
five years ago.
For In the or
binary course of
their flying our
lads are taught
the "vreille," or
tail spin the
"r e versement.
n half loop and
fall sideways /;
TO camel" turn
Ing over and
ov er sideways
IKE a rolling
cnsk f; the "ver-
teal cirage," n
@-dcgree bank.
said to be n
most dlsa gree
able FIRST expert
ence; to bank
and side slip
the distance re-
quired to elude
a pursuer: a
difficult opera
ton which the
beginner usu-
ally ends In n
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10
British prepare for the ~6io
Pcsh," the fo~ervower o. the
battle Of use sosnne. Read
about II In the next iustaiiupent.
lTo BE coNTINUED.l
Striving After Strength.

We think that we shall win truth
by striving after strength. instead Of
knowing that we shall gain strength
just In the degree that we become
rue.--PMllips Brooks
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10
Home Trained american Boy
Tell How They Shot Dowr
Enemy Filters From the Sky

II HAPPENED while we were
bowling along a. smooth
French road that split lnnu-
merable rcd-tiled villages In
halves on its way to the
American front, writes Her
man Whitaker In the De-
troit News.
A week before l had jour
neyed around our flying in
Struction Stations In eouth
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-10

France, where our lads were to be
seen In training from their first ridi-
culous "hops" with wing-clipped "pen-
gums" to the daredevil stunts on the
acrobatic field. There l had watched
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

Mrs. w. n. Love has recently re-
ceived a letter from relatives in the
West telling her of the youthful pa
triotism- of two of her cousins there
One cousin, Donald Doris, nineteen
years old, volunteered and Joined the
Navy, now being in New York City in
training. The other was Floyd OAR
dy, sixteen years old, who enlisted in
the Aviation Corps and is stationed
at Ellingfeld, Houston, Texas. This
youth, as young as he is, has been
thirteen thousand feet in the air, car
RIGS ten thousand dollar life insur-
ance policy and has bought four Lib
erty Bonds. Both boys homes are in
Roseburg, Oregon, and have shown
the kind of spirit that causes their
relatives, their community and coun-
try to be proud Of them.